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2020-21 Women's Track and Field Roster

Joie Royer

  • Class Senior
  • Position Sprints
  • Hometown Stone Mountain, Ga.
  • High School Arabia HS

Biography

HONORS AND AWARDS
Gold Stars (Fall 2019)
Dean's List (Spring 2020)
Southern Conference Honor Roll (2019-20)


CAREER MARKS (TFRRS)

 
60m  8.79 Carolina Challenge (1/31-2/1/2020)
100m  13.00 Terrier Relays (3/30-31/2018
200m  26.32 VMI Team Challenge (1/27/2018)
300m  43.76 Gamecock Inaugural (1/18-19/2019)
400m  57.65 2018 SoCon Indoor Championships (2/24-25/2018)


JUNIOR (2020)
INDOOR: Ran in six indoor meets, including starting the season by running the 300-meter dash in a time of 43.96 at the Gamecock Opener (1/17-18/20) … At the VMI Team Challenge (1/25/20), posted a time of 27.88 in the 200-meter dash, and finished ninth in the 400-meter dash with a time of 1:01.07 … Ran the 60-meter dash for the first time at the Carolina Challenge (1/31-2-1/20), posting a time of 8.79 … Also turned in a time of 1:01.99 in the 400m … Competed in the 400-meter dash at both the JDL College Team Challenge (2/13/20) and the USC Indoor Open (2/22/20), improving her time both times, including a 1:03.78 at JDL before shaving her time to a season-best 1:02.32 at the USC Indoor Open … Closed out the indoor season by running in three races at the 2020 SoCon Indoor Championships (2/29-3/1/20) … Posted a time of 1:02.83 in the 400m, helped the 4x400-meter relay team to a time of 4:15.20, and helped the distance medley relay team post a time of 12:57.30.

SOPHOMORE (2019)
INDOOR: Ran in two indoor meets … In her first meet of the indoor season, the Gamecock Inaugural (Jan. 18-19), ran her personal best in the 300-meter dash in a time of 43.76 and helped the 4x400 meter relay team run a 4:28.21.

OUTDOOR: Ran in three outdoor meets … Started the season with a time of 1:01.84 in the 400-meter dash at the Gamecock Invitational (April 13) … Turned in a time of 1:03.13 at the USC Open (April 20) … Ended her sophomore campaign with a season-best time of 1:00.89 in the 400m at the 2019 Southern Conference Outdoor Track and Field Championships (April 27-28).

FRESHMAN (2018)
INDOOR: Ran in five indoor meets in her first track and field season … Made her collegiate debut at the Wake Forest Invitational (Jan. 20-21), running the 200-meter dash with a time of 27.34 and the 400-meter dash in a time of 1:03.08 … At the VMI Team Challenge (Jan. 27), ran her personal-best of 26.32 in the 200m … Shaved close to four seconds off her 400-meter time, running a 59.67 to finish fifth, and helped the 4x400 meter relay team finish fourth with a time of 4:20.69 … Ran in three events at the JDL College Team challenge (Feb. 8), including posting a 200-meter time of 26.65, a 400-meter time of 59.88 and was a member of the 4x400 relay team that ran a 4:22.55, finishing second … At the UCS Invitational (Feb. 16-17), was a member of the 4x400 relay and distance medley relay, helping the squads turn in times of 4:17.44 and 13:11.45 … Rounded out her first indoor track and field season at the 2018 Southern Conference Indoor Track and Field Championships (Feb. 24-25) … Ran her personal-best 400-meter time of 57.65 in the preliminaries, finishing fourth, and went on to finish seventh in the finals with a time of 58.08 … Helped the 4x400 relay team to a seventh-place finish in a time of 4:09.86.

OUTDOOR: Ran in five outdoor meets, beginning with the Terrier Relays (March 30-31) … Ran the 100-meter dash for the first time with a time of 13.00, and finished seventh in the 200-meter dash with a time of 25.72 … Ran in three events at the East Carolina University Bill Carson Invitational (April 6-7), including setting a time of 58.50 in the 400m and helping the 4x400 team to a fourth-place finish in a time of 4:32.25 … At the USC Open (April 21), finished seventh in the 400m with a time of 59.55, turned in a time of 27.35 in the 200m and helped the 4x100 relay team finish 10th with a time of 50.15 … Recorded a time of 27.68 in the 200-meter dash at the Charleston Southern University Tune-Up (May 2) … Helped the 4x400 relay team take top honors in a time of 4:14.73 and was a member of the 4x100 meter relay team that finished second in a time of 49.10 … Concluded her freshman campaign at the 2018 Southern Conference Outdoor Track and Field Championship (May 10-11) … Ran the 400m in a time of 1:00.04, helped the 4x100 team set a time of 48.95 and aided the 4x400 team in their time of 4:08.34.

HIGH SCHOOL: Earned three letters in track and field … Placed second in the Atlanta Games and third at the DeKalb County Championship in the 400-meter dash as a senior … Earned the Coaches Award as a senior … Took third-place in the 200-meter dash at the DeKalb County Champ prelims as a sophomore ... Named team field MVP as a freshman … Was an A-B honor-roll award winner during all four years.

PERSONAL: Full name is Joie Elin Royer … Daughter of Robyn and Allison Royer … Major is psychology.

Historical Player Information

  • 2017-18Freshman

    Sprints
  • 2018-19Sophomore

    Sprints
  • 2019-20Junior

    Sprints
  • 2020-21Senior

    Sprints

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