Illinois Wesleyan senior third baseman Julie Josten (Palatine, Ill., Fremd HS) has played on three straight teams that have advanced to the final round of the NCAA Division III championships. As of April 4, 2019, she ranks No. 4 in career home runs at IWU and is also No. 19 in hits, No. 16 in doubles and No. 17 in runs batted in.
In 2016 and 2018, she was chosen to the NCAA All-Regional tournament teams. She was chosen to the first team of the all-College Conference of Illinois and Wisconsin softball squads as a junior and was a second team selection as a freshman, when she led the team with eight home runs.
Daughter of Minda and John Josten, Julie is a nursing major with a minor in Hispanic studies at Illinois Wesleyan.
Why you chose to attend Illinois Wesleyan: It was the best place for me to play softball and become a nurse
IWU class you’re most qualified to teach: I liked to think I was a part of the v'ball team, so coaching softball and volleyball
The hardest challenge about being a Division III student-athlete is: Trying to write a paper that’s due at midnight on the bus home from an away game (that we lost) and then being told we have to untarp the field at 7 am
Worst grade in a class you ever got – what and when? I love all my C’s equally
I’m deathly afraid of ... : Peanut Butter
Worst habit: Scraping my teeth on my fork
Most expensive traffic ticket: $200 speeding ticket
Language I’d like to learn: Well I’m a Spanish minor, but still Spanish
The longest I could survive without my cell phone: Forever
One word your mother or father would use to describe you: My mom’s first response was “ask your dad” and my dad’s response was “confident” (my mom’s later response was “adventuresome”)
Favorite sports figure: My dad, go Badgers!
My greatest moment in sports was: Playing for a national championship last season!!!!!
The best player I ever faced was: Sam Berghoff in a scrimmage when she’s on the other team
Worst dresser on my team: Hayley Earl
Thing that’s been in my fridge the longest: Applesauce
Person I’m dying to have dinner with: Delaney Olinger
Favorite food: Mac n cheese
Vegetable I won’t eat: There are too many to list
Pepsi or Coke? Neither
Favorite TV show: "Criminal Minds"
Favorite musical group: The IWU softball dugout during games
Favorite movie: "Gifted"
If a movie were made of my life, I would like the following person to play me: Reese Witherspoon
If my life were on TV as a reality show, I’d call it: "Scrubs n Scrambled Eggs"
The person in history I would most like to meet is: Neil Armstrong
My dream job would be: White-water rafting guide
Place I’d most like to live: Oregon
If you come back in another life, what would you like to return as: My dog
Two things that are tops on my “bucket list”: 1) go on an African safari; 2) hike the Pacific Crest Trail
My possession that would fetch the most on eBay: My car ?
Who is the luckiest person in the world? My grandma
What I miss most about being in the third grade: 4 square
