Teresa González embarked on her professional life as a track and field athlete. Regarding the 400-meter hurdles, she is an expert.

She competed as a sprinter for the track team at the University of Texas at Austin. She raced for both the first and second teams in the 400m hurdles and 4x400m relay.

In the 400-meter hurdles, she placed 22nd at the NCAA Championships with a time of 1:01.28 during the 2013-14 season. In 2014-2015, she finished thirteenth in the 400-meter hurdles at the NCAA Championships, showcasing a personal best time of 57.78 seconds.

She competed in the 4x400m relay squad that achieved a seventh-place result at the NCAA Championships. She emerged victorious in the UTSA Challenge Invitational 400m hurdles.

At the Big 12 Championships, she placed second in the 400m hurdles with a time of 57.94, which was a season-best. She competed as a member of the UTSA Challenge Invitational’s fourth-place 4x400m relay squad.

She earned two gold medals at the 2017 South American Championships and one silver medal at the 2018 South American Games.

In 2019, at the South American Championships, she won a gold medal and surpassed her previous national record of 25 years in the event. Subsequently, she retired.

Presently, she is representing Colombia in the 400m obstacle competition at the Tokyo Olympic Games. She achieved a personal best of 55.32 seconds in the event during the Tokyo Olympics.

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