Richard Duran

Mr. Richard Duran, Athletic Director, joined UIW in 2017. In June 2020, Duran was elevated from Interim Athletic Director to the permanent role of Athletic Director. With this, he became the youngest sitting Athletic Director and one of eight Hispanic ADs in Division I. Since that time, UIW Athletics has risen to new heights, highlighted by a record-breaking 2021-22 academic year that saw bests in department GPAs, community service hours and revenue generation numbers to go along with six conference championships and the Southland Conference Commissioner’s Cup title. Duran leads a team of 125+ full-time and part-time employees in helping guide 520+ student-athletes as they work to become champions in the classroom, in the community and in competition.