Deyanneira Colon Maldonado

  • Award
    Student-Athlete of the Week - Women's Track
  • Week Of
    4/14/2024
  • Sport
    Outdoor Track & Field
  • School
    Aurora University
  • Year
    Junior
  • Position
    Distance
  • Hometown
    Aurora, Ill.
  • High School
    East Aurora
Colon Maldonado, a junior from East Aurora, Illinois, set new Aurora and NACC records in two events over the past weekend. At the UW-Platteville Invite on April 12, Colon Maldonado ran a time of 16:34.97. This breaks the previous record by over 35 seconds. She is currently ranked eighth in the nation in that event. The following day, at the Wheaton Invitational, Colon Maldonado doubled back in the 1500 and ran a new Aurora and NACC record of 4:32.09. She was the top collegiate finisher in that race. She is currently ranked 12th in the nation in that event.