UNCP Athletics

AS A SOPHOMORE (2012)
Ran a personal best time in the 400m dash a the Raleigh Relays with a time of 50.45 seconds for a 67th place finish, also recording a personal best time in the indoor 400m as the JDL Fast Track College Invitational with a time of 52.99 seconds  for finish 42nd overall … Also ran the indoor 200m dash (23.74 seconds, 43rd) at the JDL Fast Track College Invitational, while also being a member of the 4x400m relay that placed eighth with a time of 3:30.29 … Ran a season best time in the 100m dash at the Johnson C. Smith Invitational in a time of 11.48 seconds for a 20th place finish, while also running the 200m dash (23.26 seconds, 22nd) and provisionally qualifying with the 4x100m relay team that finished first in the meet with a time of 41.11 seconds … At the NCAA Southeast Regional Championships, he finished seventh in the 400m dash in a time of 50.50 seconds and helped the 4x100m (41.42 seconds) and the 4x400m (3:21.95) relays place first and second, respectively … Posted a season best time in the 200m dash at the Weems Baskin Invitational (22.82, 33rd) and placed 33rd in the 400m dash (51.86 seconds) … Finished fifth in the 200m dash at the Wofford College Terrier Relays with a time of 22.84 seconds, while also helping the 4x100m relay team finish first (41.55 seconds) and the 4x400m relay team capture a fourth place finish (3:26.26) … Ran the 200m dash (22.94 seconds, 65th) and the 400m dash (50.59 seconds, 45th) at the CCU Shamrock Invitational, as well as the 200m dash (23.76 seconds, 26th) and 400m dash (51.21 seconds, 10th) at the Savannah State Eyeopener … At the Kent Taylor Invitational, he competed in the 200m dash (52.55 seconds, 10th) and was a member of the 4x400m relay team (3:44.97, 11th) … Was a member of the 4x100m at the Aggie Classic (41.49 seconds, 5th) and at the Duke Twilight (41.80 seconds, 2nd).

AS A FRESHMAN (2011)
Garnered a spot on the Peach Belt Conference Honor Roll (Presidential Scholar) … Posted his personal best in the 100m dash at the UNCW Seahawk Invitational for a 12th place finish with a time of 11.18 seconds and also competed in the 200m dash (20th, 23.07 seconds) … Registered a personal record in the 200m dash for a 20th place finish at the Aggie Classic with a time of 22.74 seconds and his second best finish of the season in the 100m dash with a time of 11.24 seconds … Captured two seventh place finishes in the 100m dash with a time of 11.34 seconds at the CCU Chanticleer Classic and with a time of 11.71 seconds at the Lynchburg College Classic ... Placed sixth at the CCU Chanticleer Classic in the 200m dash with a time of 22.97 seconds … Ran the 100m dash (44th, 11.35 seconds), the 200m dash (55th, 23.12 seconds) and the first leg in both the 4x100m relay (41.96 seconds) and the 4x200m relay (1:32.14) at the CCU Shamrock Invitational … Was the third leg of the 4x100m relay (41.11 seconds) that recorded the second-best time of the season at the Highlander Invitational, while placing eighth in the 400m dash with a time of 50.91 seconds … Ran the third leg of the 4x100m dash (41.19 seconds), the 100m dash (20th, 11.40 seconds) and the second-fastest time of the season in the 200m dash (19th, 83 seconds) at the Duke Twilight Meet … Also competed at the NCAA Divisional II Southeast Regional, Weems Baskin Invitational, Liberty Open and the VMI Winter Relays.

HIGH SCHOOL
Prepped at Northeastern High School for Coach Casino and Coach Gorham … Competed in track and field clocking a personal best in the 100 meter dash with a time of 10.9 seconds … Named the Sprinter MVP his senior year as well as a team captain … Finished second in conference and participated in the 4x100 meter relay at the state championship … Was a member of the soccer team and team captain earning all-conference accolades while being awarded the coaches award.

PERSONAL
The son of Robin and Alexis Joyner … Has two older sisters, Chenay and Tarsha … Graduated 30th in his 190-member senior class at Northeastern while maintaining a 3.85 cumulative grade point average … A member of the honor society, Pasquotank, county youth council, 4H club, special Olympics volunteer, relay for life volunteer and Homecoming King his junior and senior years … Earned academic honors as a honor grad, a junior honor marshal, Who’s Who Among High School Students/All-American Scholars, national honor roll, superintendent academic team, and a scholarship recipient for anatomy camp at Appalachian State …  A biology major at UNCP. 

BEST PERFORMANCES
55m - 6.96 seconds @ VMI Winter Relays (02/05/11)
60m - 7.44 seconds @ Liberty Open (01/29/11)
100m - 11.18 seconds @ UNCW Seahawk Invitational (03/12/11)
200m Indoor - 23.74 seconds @ JDL Fast Track College Invitational (02/11/12)
200m -  22.74 seconds @ Aggie Classic (05/15/11)
400m Indoor - 52.99 @ JDL Fast Track College Invitational (02/11/12)
400m - 50.45 seconds @ Raleigh Relays (03/30/12)