Two-sport athlete Joel Stallworth was a solid presence on the basketball court, but shined on the track at Stanislaus State. Playing basketball from 2004-06 where he averaged 11.7 points and 5.7 rebounds a game for the Warriors, Stallworth directed his attention to sprinting in 2006 and '07, where he earned All-American status three times and was named West Region Outdoor Track Athlete of the Year in 2006, and West Region Indoor Track Athlete of the Year in 2007.
In both 2006 and 2007 he won three titles at the CCAA Championships, racing to the top of the podium in the 200 and 400 meters, and well as competing with the winning 4x400 meter relay team. Stallworth never lost a rach in which he competed at the CCAA Championships during his two seasons for the Warriors.
Stallworth holds Stanislaus State outdoor track records in the 200 meter dash (20.80 seconds) and 400 meter dash (45.40), as well as the indoor record in the 400 meter run (47.31). After graduating from Stanislaus State, Stallworth was a qualifier in the 400 meters in the 2008 IAAF World Championships in Spain, where he received a gold medal as a member of the winning 4x400 meter relay team.
Inducted in the Stanislaus State Hall of Fame in 2016, Stallworth volunteers in the Los Angeles community, assisting in various projects that range from feeding the homeless with Motivate and Empower to working with Leap, a program with a focus to bring art back to students in an after-school setting.
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