Brianna Duncan

Brianna Duncan
100-yard dash
University of North Carolina Track & Field
Battle of the Blues
Morris Williams Stadium
Durham, NC
Friday, April 6, 2018

Photo by: Jeffrey A. Camarati

Position:
Sprints/Jumps
Class:
Sophomore
Hometown:
Cambridge, Mass.
High School:
Cambridge Rindge and Latin

NCAA EAST PRELIMINARY ROUND QUALIFIER • 2-TIME ALL-ACC • CAROLINA RECORD HOLDER • USATF JUNIOR CHAMPIONSHIPS COMPETITOR

Personal Records

60m - 7.29 • 100m – 11.27 • 200m (O) - 23.13 • Long Jump (I) - 19-7 (5.97 meters) • Long Jump (O) – 20-3 (6.17 meters) • Triple Jump (I) - 39-0 (11.89 meters) • Triple Jump (O) – 40-2 (12.24 meters)

2017-18: Claimed three No. 1 spots in the Carolina record books over the course of the indoor and outdoor seasons • Competed in three events (100, 200, 4x400) at the NCAA Outdoor East Preliminary Round where she ran a UNC- and career-best time of 23.03 in the 200 • Became the fastest woman in the 60-meter in school history after winning the first 60-meter competition in the first meet of the indoor season with a time of 7.29 • Set a new UNC record of 11.27 in the women’s outdoor 100 at the Virginia Grand Prix • Earned second-team All-ACC honors after placing fifth in the 100 and jumped for a new personal record of 19-9 (6.02m) to finish seventh • Finished fifth in the 4x100 relay and seventh in the 200 at ACC Outdoors • Ran the first leg of the 4x100 relay at the Miami Hurricanes Collegiate Invitational and helped capture the fifth-fastest time in Carolina history • Finished sixth in the 60-meter at ACC Indoors for another second-team All-ACC accolade and also placed 23rd in the long jump • Took the long jump title at the UNC Open with a mark of 19-2 3/4 (5.86m) • Earned a total of 11 top-five finishes during the indoor and outdoor seasons.

2016-17: Competed in the long jump at the 2017 USATF Junior Championships, finishing 14th • Took 15th at the ACC Outdoor Track & Field Championships in the Long Jump and competed in the 100 (NT) • Ran a personal best of 11.82 in the 100 at the Tennessee Relays • Scored in the long jump at the ACC Indoor Track & Field Championships, finishing eighth • Also finished 13th in the 60 and 17th in the triple jump at the indoor conference meet • Her personal-best time of 7.51 in the 60 at the conference meet moved her into fifth place all-time at Carolina • Had two top-three finishes in the 60 and long jump, and once in the 100.

Prep: 8-time MIAA State Champion • Gatorade Player of the Year in 2015 • 2015 Boston Globe All-Scholastic Track Athlete of the Year for the indoor and outdoor seasons • New England champion in the long jump and triple jump • All-American in the triple jump • Helped lead her team to a MIAA State Championship in 2015 • First female to win three separate events at the MIAA State Championships in the same year.

Personal: Brianna Darla Duncan is the daughter of Nathalie Jean Simon and Dunstant Duncan • Born October 6 • Mother is from Haiti and father is from Jamaica • Oldest of four children.