Illinois Wesleyan

Illinois Wesleyan senior Nia Joiner (Lombard, Ill., Glenbard East HS) was the national champion in the 60 meter dash in the 2014 NCAA Division III indoor championships and finished second in the event in the 2015 national meet. After winning the national 60, she was featured in Sports Illustrated magazine.
At the 2016 College Conference of Illinois and Wisconsin meet she was first in the 60 meter dash in a time of 7.51 seconds that tied the Division III mark set by Lincoln University's Rhondale Jones in the 2001 Penn State Open. Joiner was named the "National Track Athlete of the Week" by the U.S. Track & Field and Cross Country Coaches Association.
Joiner won the 55 and 100 in the CCIW outdoor meet and was fifth in the 100 at the MCAA outdoor championships in 2015. She was sixth in the 100 at the 2014 outdoor championships after winning the 100 and long jump in the CCIW outdoor meet.
Majoring in psychology with minors in french and exercise science at Illinois Wesleyan, she is the daughter of Walter Joiner and Norma King.

Why you chose Illinois Wesleyan: Academics
 
IWU class you’re most qualified to teach: Walking
 
The hardest challenge about being a Division III student-athlete is: Making it to SAGA after practice
 
Worst grade in a class you ever got – what and when? Chemistry… let’s not talk about it
 
I’m deathly afraid of ... :  Snakes
 
Worst habit: Tardiness
 
Most expensive traffic ticket: Too fast to be caught
 
Language I’d like to learn: French Round 2
 
The longest I could survive without my cell phone: A month
 
One word your mother or father would use to describe you: Awkward
 
Favorite sports figures: Arthur Ashe, Allison Felix
 
My greatest moment in sports was: Nationals 2014, 60m dash champion
 
The best player I ever faced was: Abigail Davis from Central College
           
Worst dresser on my team: Coach Shoe
 
Thing that’s been in my fridge the longest: A bowl of cereal
 
Person I’m dying to have dinner with:  Queen B! Beyoncé
 
Favorite food: GUMBO!
 
Vegetable I won’t eat: Cole slaw/ cabbage
 
Pepsi or Coke? Ginger Ale
 
Favorite TV show: "CatDog"
 
Favorite musical group: The Temptations
 
Favorite movie: "Blind Side"
 
If a movie were made of my life, I would like the following person to play me: Kerry Washington
           
If my life were on TV as a reality show, I’d call it: "Back2TheFuture"
 
The person in history I would most like to meet is: Jesus
 
My dream job would be: Chiropractor
 
Place I’d most like to live:  The Netherlands
 
Two things that are tops on my “bucket list”: Traveling; seeing the Olympics in person
 
My possession that would fetch the most on eBay: My student loans
           
Who is the luckiest person in the world? Tyler Charles Peterson
 
What I miss most about being in the third grade: Recess!