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Esther Joseph
- Class:
- Junior
- Hometown:
- Delta State, Nigeria
- High School:
- Unenurhie Secondary School
Personal Records
Indoor Track
- 200m: 22.94 (2026)
- 300m: 36.41 (2026) - School Record
- 400m: 51.36 (2025)
Outdoor Track
- 200m: 23.65 (2024)
- 400m: 50.97 (2026)
SEC Scoring
Indoor Track
- 2025 - 4x400mR - 3rd - 3:27.85
- 2026 - 4x400mR - 4th - 3:30.12
Outdoor Track
- 2026 - 4x400mR - 3rd - 3:22.73
NCAA Scoring
Indoor Track
- 2025 - 4x400mR - 4th - 3:27.25
Outdoor Track
- 2026 - 4x400mR - 3rd - 3:23.75
HONORS
- 2026 Spring SEC Academic Honor Roll
- 2026 Outdoor USTFCCCA First Team All-American - 4x400m Relay
- 2026 Outdoor USTFCCCA Second Team All-American - 400m
- 2026 Outdoor NCAA Bronze Medalist - 4x400m Relay
- 2026 Outdoor All-SEC Third Team
- 2026 Outdoor SEC Bronze Medalist - 4x400m Relay
- 2026 Indoor USTFCCCA Second Team All-American - 200m, 400m
- 2025 Outdoor USTFCCCA Second Team All-American - 4x400m Relay
- 2025 Indoor USTFCCCA First Team All-American - 4x400m Relay
- 2025 Indoor All-SEC Third Team
- 2025 Indoor SEC Bronze Medalist - 4x400m Relay
- SEC Track & Field Runner of the Week (3/25/25)
2026 TRACK & FIELD
Outdoor- Saw action at six outdoor meets during the 2026 season and finished the year earning outdoor All-America status in the 400-meter and 4x400-meter relay
- Ran the second leg on UT's third-place 4x400-meter relay at the NCAA Championships (6/13) that turned in a time of 3:23.75
- Finished 13th in the national 400-meter semifinal with a time of 51.52 at the NCAA Championships (6/11)
- Set her lifetime-best in the 400-meter at the NCAA East Prelims (5/30), clocking in at 50.97 seconds to punch her ticket to nationals
- Helped the Lady Vols break the 4x400-meter relay school record with a time of 3:22.73 at the SEC Championships (5/16), placing third at the meet while ranking 11th in NCAA history
- In the SEC Championships (5/13) 400-meter prelims, finished 12th overall with a time of 51.88
- Finished fourth in the 400-meter final at the East Coast Relays (5/2) with a time of 52.45
- Capped the Tom Jones Memorial Invitational (4/18) with a season-best time of 3:24.96 in the 4x400-meter relay
- Competed at seven meets during her sophomore indoor season and earned Second Team All-America honors in both the 200-meter and 400-meter
- Finished 14th and 13th in the 200-meter and 400-meter dash semifinals at the NCAA Championships (3/13) with times of 23.11 and 51.95, respectively
- Helped the Lady Vols finish fourth in the 4x400-meter relay at the SEC Championships (2/28) with a time of 3:30.12
- Claimed the 200-meter invitational event crown at the Tyson Invitational with a lifetime-best 22.94 (2/13), ranking fourth in school history
- Placed first in the 400-meter final at the Bob Pollock Invitational (1/31) after clocking an indoor PR of 51.36
- Improved her own 300-meter school record with a time of 36.41 at the Arkansas Invitational (1/16), ranking ninth in NCAA history
- Won the 200-meter final at the Clemson Invitational (1/10) with a lifetime-best of 23.11 seconds
- Opened her sophomore campaign breaking the school record in the 300-meter dash at the Winter Commodore Challenge (12/6) with a time of 37.01
2025 TRACK & FIELD
Outdoor- Saw action at seven meets during her first outdoor season with the Lady Vols
- Represented UT in the 4x400-meter relay at the NCAA Championships (6/12), helping the Lady Vols finish 15th overall with a time of 3:32.03
- Placed 13th in the 400-meter dash at the NCAA East Prelims (5/31) with a time of 52.01 in the quarterfinals
- Made her SEC Outdoor Championship (5/16) debut in the 400-meter dash and placed 13th with a time of 52.42
- Opened the outdoor season with a victorious PR of 51.58 seconds in the 400-meter at the USF Alumni Invitational (3/21), setting the Lady Vol freshman record and ranking sixth in school history
- Competed at four meets during her debut indoor season on Rocky Top
- Helped the Lady Vols finish fourth in the 4x400-meter relay at the NCAA Championships (3/14) with a school-record time of 3:27.25
- Earned a bronze medal at the SEC Championships (3/1) as the Lady Vols finished third with a time of 3:27.85 in the 4x400-meter relay
- Set her indoor 400-meter PR in the prelims at the SEC Championships (2/28) with a time of 53.12, placing 16th overall
- Made her Tennessee debut at the Tiger Paw Invitational (2/15) where she helped the Lady Vols finish second in the 4x400-meter relay with a time of 3:27.60
PRIOR TO TENNESSEE
- Nigerian 400-meter specialist who represented her country at the 2024 Paris Olympics before arriving on Rocky Top
- Helped Nigeria win 4x400-meter relay at the African Athletics Championships with a time of 3:27.31
- Won the 400-meter title at the 2024 Nigerian Championships with a time of 51.70 in the final
- Took silver in the 400-meter final at the 2024 African Games with a personal-best time of 51.61
- Competed at the 2024 World Athletics Relays in the 4x400-meter mixed relay and helped Nigeria finish fourth in the final with a time of 3:12.87
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