Isabella Duarte

Position:
Height:
5-5
Class:
Junior
High School:
Chino Hills
Hometown:
Chino Hills, Calif.

2025 (Track and Field): Competed in the 800m at four meets across the spring with a personal best of 2:13.04 at the Trojan Invite (Mar. 22)...Placed fourth in the 800m at the Battle at the Beach (Apr. 4).

2024 (Cross Country): Ran a time of 15:29.8 and placed 46th in her first appearance for the Trojans at the Waves Invite (Aug. 30).

PRIOR TO USC: Competed at UC Irvine in cross country and track and field during her freshman season...Ran in one cross country race and had a 5K time of 20:28.7 at the UCR Open Invitational on Sept. 16...Competed in a total of three meets during the indoor and outdoor track and field seasons...Recorded a 400m best time of 59.52 at the Ben Brown Invitational...Named to the Dean’s List at UCI.

HIGH SCHOOL: 2023 graduate of Chino Hill High in Chino, Calif. where she was a four-year letterwinner...Qualified twice with Chino Hills in the 4x400m relay to the CIF State meet, finishing fourth as a senior and seventh as a junior...Competed as part of the 4x100m relay and 4x800m relays which placed seventh and sixth respectively at the 2023 state championships...Became the first female athlete to compete in all three relay events at the CIF State Championships...Named 2023 Baseline League 800m champion...Recorded an 800m PR of 2:16.01 and a three-mile best of 18:33.8...Named Scholar Athlete student while at Chino Hills High.

PERSONAL: Isabella was born on March 5, 2005 in Fullerton, Calif…Her parents are Marco and Maria Duarte and she has three siblings, Jacqueline, Nigel and Damian…Jacqueline is also on the USC cross country and track and field teams…Has volunteered at St. Paul The Apostle Catholic Church and for Run Your City L.A...Her interests include soccer, dancing and crafts...List her favorite actor as Zendaya, favorite musical artist as Olivia Rodrigo and favorite movie as 10 Things I Hate About You...Says her sister Jacqui is her sports hero for her endless perseverance, positive attitude, and inspiring work ethic...Isabella’s favorite food is cheeseburgers...Someday would like to travel to Paris and Greece...Her goals after USC include pursuing a teaching career with children...She is a Psychology major at USC.