Columbia University Athletics

2023-24 (Senior): (ITF) Ran new PR in 600m with time of 1:37.82 at rutgers holiday classic (team’s season opener), new PR in 500m with time of 1:17.97 at YDC showdown, new PR in 400m with time of 59.22 at columbia’s home meet, new PR in 200m with time of 27.85 at fastrack invitational, finished 9th overall in 500m at Ivy Indoor Heps Championship with time of 1:18.96 (OTF) finished 2nd in 400H at outdoor season opener at Monmouth with time of 1:03.86, finished 9th in 400H at Ivy Outdoor Hep Championship with new PR of 1:02.24.

2022-23 (Junior): (ITF) Earned 1st in 4x400m at Rutgers Holiday Classic with a time of 3:54.17 (Dec. 2) … Ran the 400m at the Columbia Challenge, earning 29th with a personal best time of 59.36 (Jan. 27-28) … PR 500m time of 1:19.86 at Mets, placing sixth … (OTF): Ran the 400 hurdles with a personal best time of 1:02.42, earning 6th at UCONN (Apr. 14-15)

High School: Five-time letter winner in Track & Field at Sandia Preparatory School in Albuquerque, New Mexico ... Two-time team captain (jr./sr.) ... Member of the 2019 State Championship Team ... Helped squad finish Third at the 2018 State Championships ... Member of the National Honors Society.

Personal: Born, Sevilla Leona Duran, on July 30, 2002 in Albuquerque, New Mexico ... Daughter of Margaret Garcia De Duran and Bronson Duran ... Has two siblings, Bronson Duran II (27) and Tatianna (30) ... Brother, Bronson, ran track at Stanford (Class of 2017) ... Has private pilot's license ... Enjoys dancing and can dance the style of Flamenco ... Received recruiting attention from the U.S. Air Force Academy, Notre Dame and New Mexico ... Went with Columbia because "the city of New York drew me in and I wanted to be a part of a diverse community" ... Will enroll in Columbia College ... Plans on majoring in Neuroscience and Biology.

High School Personal Bests:
400m Hurdles - 64.35
300m Hurdles - 44.88
100m Hurdles - 15.80