Illinois Wesleyan

Has earned four letters (2016, 2017, 2018, 2019) ...

2019: Appeared and started in all 49 games ... Batted .272 with five doubles and one home run ... Drove in nine runs and scored 18 times ... Stole six bases on six attempts ... 

2018: Chosen to All-Region team of Bloomington, Ill., NCAA Regional ... Elected to first team of All-College Conference of Illinois and Wisconsin softball squads ... Named CCIW "Player of the Week" on March 27 (Monmouth games) ... Appeared and started 51 games at third base ... Hit .303 with 43 hits, 29 runs and eight home runs ... Scored 33 runs ...

2017: Appeared in 52 games and started 51 ... Hit .310 for the season with 49 hits ... Drove in 26 runs alongside six extra-base hits ...

2016: Selected to All-Tournament team for Bloomington, Ill., NCAA Regional ... Named to second team of all-College Conference of Illinois and Wisconsin softball squads ... Appeared in 48 games and started in 45 ... Hit .309 with 43 hits during her freshman season ... Led the team in SLG% at .576 ... Hit 13 doubles and led the team with eight home runs ... Drove in 22 runs and scored 27 times ... 

AT FREMD HS: Earned four letters in softball ... All-Mid Suburban League West conference player as a senior ... Was team captain and "Most Valuable Player" as a senior ... Earned academic/athletic honors all four years ...

PERSONAL: Julie Denise Josten ... Pronounced "JOE-sten" ... Born May 3, 1997 ... Majoring in nursing with an emphasis in Hispanic studies at Illinois Wesleyan ...  Daughter of Minda and John Josten ... Father played football at Wisconsin-Madison ...