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2015 Track and Field Roster

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Jazmin Ratcliff

  • Class Senior
  • Highschool Benson HS
  • Hometown Portland, Ore.

Biography

CAREER HIGHLIGHTS:
Indoor:
- Big Sky champion in the 60m Hurdles (2015)
- Two-time All-Big Sky performer in the 60m Hurdles - 2nd in 2014; 1st in 2015 - 8.44 (2014) and 8.33 (2015) seconds
- All-Big Sky performer in the 60 meters - 3rd in 2014 - 7.50 seconds
- Holds the school record in the 60m Hurdles - 8.33 - Big Sky Championships (2/28/15)
- Ranks second all-time in the 60m Hurdles within the Big Sky Conference - 8.37* - Big Sky Championships (2/28/15)
- Ranks third all-time in the 55m Hurdles at Portland State - 8.11 - Big Sky Championships (2/23/13)
- Ranks third all-time in the 30 meters at Portland State - 4.49 - Portland Indoor (2/17/13)
- Ranks fourth all-time in the 60 meters at Portland State - 7.48 - Big Sky Championships (2/27/15)
- Ranks fifth all-time in the 200 meters at Portland State - 24.44 - Big Sky Championships (2/28/14)
- Ranks ninth all-time in the 55 meters at Portland State - 7.16 - Big Sky Championships (2/23/13)
- Three-time Academic All-Big Sky (2013, 2014, 2015)
- Two-time Big Sky Women's Track Athlete of the Week (Jan. 20, 2015 & Jan. 27, 2015)
Outdoor:
- Two-time Big Sky champion in the 100m Hurdles (2014, 2015)
- Part of three straight Big Sky-champion 4x100m Relay teams (from 2012-14)
- Three-time NCAA Regional Qualifier in 100m Hurdles (2013, 2014, 2015)
- Four-time NCAA Regional Qualifier in 4x100m Relay (2012, 2013, 2014, 2015)
- Three-time All-Big Sky performer in 100m Hurdles - 3rd in 2013; 1st in 2014; 1st in 2015 - 13.79 seconds in 2013; 13.30 seconds in 2014; 13.94 seconds in 2015
- Holds the Portland State school record in the 100m Hurdles - 13.26 - Big Sky Championships (5/16/14)
- Holds the Big Sky record in the 100m Hurdles - 13.26 - Big Sky Championships (5/16/14)
- Holds the Big Sky Championship meet record in the 100m Hurdles - 13.26 - Big Sky Championships (5/16/14)
- Part of school record-breaking 4x100-meter relay team - 44.96 - NCAA West Preliminary (5/30/15)
- Part of Big Sky Championship meet record-breaking 4x100-meter relay team - 45.11 - Big Sky Championships (5/17/14)
- Part of 4x100-meter relay team that ranks second all-time at Portland State - 45.19 - Big Sky Championships (5/9/12)
- Part of 4x100-meter relay team that ranks fourth all-time at Portland State - 45.33 - Big Sky Championships (5/11/13)
- Part of 4x100-meter relay team that ranks seventh all-time at Portland State - 46.07 - Victor Lopez Classic (3/29/14)
- Ranks 10th all-time in the 200 meters at Portland State - 24.56 - OSU High Performance (5/2/14)
- Ranks tied for 10th all-time in the 100 meters at Portland State - 11.84 - Big Sky Outdoor Championships (5/15/15)
- Four-time Academic All-Big Sky (2012, 2013, 2014, 2015)
- Two-time USTFCCCA All-Academic Honoree (2014, 2015)

*Time altitude adjusted for Big Sky records
 
PSU PERSONAL BESTS:
Indoor:
30m – 4.49 – Portland Indoor (2/17/13)
55m – 7.16 – Big Sky Championships (2/23/13)
60m – 7.48 – Big Sky Championships (2/27/15)
200m – 24.44 – Big Sky Championships (2/28/14)
55m Hurdles – 8.11 – Big Sky Championships (2/23/13)
60m Hurdles – 8.33 – Big Sky Championships (2/28/15)
Long Jump – 17-05.25 (5.31m) – Jacksons Open (12/3/11)
Outdoor:
100m – 11.84 – Big Sky Championships (5/15/15)
200m – 24.56 – OSU High Performance (5/2/14)
100m Hurdles – 13.26 – Big Sky Championships (5/16/14)
Long Jump – 16-8.75 (5.10m) – Willamette Invitational (3/30/12)
 
2015 OUTDOOR:
Defended her Big Sky title in the 100-meter hurdles...Regional qualifier in the 100-meter hurdles and 4x100-meter relay...Broke the school record with the Vikings' 4x100-meter relay team at the NCAA West Preliminary (5/28-30), crossing the line in 44.96 seconds...Went into the NCAA West Preliminary ranked 24th in the NCAA west in the 100-meter hurdles, and 41st in the 4x100-meter relay...Scored for the Vikings with a seventh-place finish in the 100 meters at the Big Sky Outdoor Championships (5/13-16)...Set a seasonal best in the 100-meter hurdles during the prelims of the event at the Big Sky meet, finishing in 13.46 seconds...Also set a new personal best in the 100 meters during the prelims of the event at the Big Sky meet, finishing in 11.84 seconds...Moved into a tie for 10th all-time in the 100 meters at Portland State with her time at the Big Sky meet...Won seven races during the season, including three titles in the 100-meter hurdles...Won two races at the Rose City Preview (3/21) between the 100-meter hurdles and 4x100-meter relay...Also won the 100-meter hurdles and 4x100-meter relay at the OSU High Performance meet (5/1)...Finished a spot out of the qualifying for the quarterinals of the 100-meter hurdles at the NCAA West Preliminary, finishing 25th in 13.53 seconds.

2015 INDOOR:
Won the Big Sky title in the 60-meter hurdles at the Big Sky Championships (2/28)...Broke the school record in the finals of the 60-meter hurdles at the Big Sky meet, finishing in 8.33 seconds...Also finished seventh in the finals of the 60 meters at the Big Sky Championships (2/28), crossing the line in 7.56 seconds...Competed in the prelims of the 200 meters at the Big Sky meet as well, placing 10th in a seasonal-best time of 24.64 seconds...Ran a personal-best 7.48 seconds in the prelims of the 60 meters at the Big Sky meet, moving her up to fourth all-time in the event at Portland State...Led the Big Sky in the 60-meter hurdles throughout the season...Named Big Sky Women's Track Athlete of the Week in back-to-back weeks, following her performances in the 60-meter hurdles at the UW Indoor Preview (1/17) and Lobo Collegiate Invitational (1/24)...Won the 60-meter hurdles at the Lobo Collegiate Invitational (1/24), finishing in 8.42 seconds...Won the 60 meters at the Scarlet & White Invitational (2/7) in 7.63 seconds...Cracked 8.5 seconds in the 60-meter hurdles at four different meets during the season.

2014 OUTDOOR:
Big Sky individual champion in the 100-meter hurdles with her time of 13.30 seconds in the finals (13.38 after altitude conversion)…Ran the anchor leg of the Vikings’ Big Sky-champion 4x100-meter relay team, which won the Big Sky title in a school-record 45.11 seconds… Broke the school, championship and conference record in the 100-meter hurdles at the Big Sky meet, running the distance in 13.26 seconds (13.34 after altitude conversion) during the prelims of the event…Qualified for the NCAA West Preliminary meet (5/30-31) in the 100-meter hurdles and 4x100-meter relay…Advanced to the quarterfinals of the 100-meter hurdles at the NCAA West Preliminary, where she finished just .09 seconds behind the final time qualifier for nationals in the event with her finish of 17th overall in 13.53 seconds…Placed 20th in 46.39 seconds at the NCAA West Preliminary with the Vikings’ 4x100-meter relay team…Also finished fourth in the 100 meters at the Big Sky Championships (5/31) in a wind-aided time of 11.62 seconds…Totaled 25 points at the Big Sky meet between her finishes in the 100, 100-meter hurdles and 4x100-meter relay…Won or shared wins in eight events before the NCAA West Preliminary meet…Went a perfect 6-0 in the 100-meter hurdles before the NCAA West Preliminary, winning the event at the Oregon Preview (3/22), Victor Lopez Classic (3/29), Mondo Mid-Major Challenge (4/12), OSU High Performance meet (5/2), Oregon Twilight (5/9) and Big Sky Championships (5/17)…Also part of the Vikings’ 4x100-meter relay team that won the event in 46.12 seconds at the OSU High Performance meet (5/2)…Ran a seasonal-best 24.56 seconds in the 200 meters at the OSU High Performance meet (5/2), moving him up to 10th all-time in the event at Portland State…Ran a wind-legal seasonal-best time of 11.93 seconds in the 100 meters at the Oregon Relays (4/19).

2014 INDOOR:
Broke the school record in the 60-meter hurdles, finishing in 8.35 seconds in the prelims of the Big Sky Championships (2/28/14)…Temporarily held the Big Sky record in the 60-meter hurdles with her time at the Big Sky Championships (8.37 seconds after altitude-adjusted for Big Sky records), and still ranks No. 2 all-time within the conference in the event...Earned multiple All-Big Sky honors with a second-place finish in the 60-meter hurdles and a third-place finish in the 60 meters at the Big Sky Championships…Set a personal best of 7.50 seconds in placing third in the 60 meters at the conference meet…Set another personal best of 24.44 seconds in the prelims of the 200 meters at the conference meet…Ended the season ranked No. 1 all-time at Portland State in the 60-meter hurdles, No. 3 all-time in the 200 meters and No. 4 all-time in the 60 meters…Broke 8.50 seconds in the 60-meter hurdles three times during the season…Broke 25 seconds in three of the five meets in which she competed in the 200 meters.

2013 OUTDOOR:
Qualified for the NCAA West Regional (5/25/13) in the 100-meter hurdles and 4x100-meter relay…Set a new personal best and moved into second all-time at Portland State in the 100-meter hurdles after finishing in 13.71 seconds in the semifinals of the NCAA West Regional…Won a share of the Big Sky 4x100-meter relay championship for the second straight season…Earned All-Big Sky honors in the 100-meter hurdles at the Big Sky Championships (5/11/13), finishing third in 13.79 seconds…Also scored for the Vikings with an eighth-place finish in the 100 meters at the Big Sky Championships, running the event in 12.04 seconds…Originally moved into second all-time in the 100-meter hurdles after winning the event at the Brutus Hamilton Invitational (4/27/13) in 13.74 seconds…Also won the 100-meter hurdles in 13.74 seconds at the Pacific Twilight (5/4/13), where she was also part of the Vikings’ winning 4x400-meter relay team (3:55.16).
 
2013 INDOOR:
Scored for the Vikings with a seventh-place finish in the 55-meter hurdles at the Big Sky Championships (2/23/13)…Moved into third all-time in the 55-meter hurdles at Portland State with her time of 8.11 seconds at the Big Sky Championships…Also moved into ninth all-time in the 55 meters at Portland State with a time of 7.16 seconds at the Big Sky meet…Set a new personal best and moved into fifth all-time in the 60-meter hurdles at Portland State with a time of 8.73 seconds at the UW Invitational (1/26/13)…Set a personal best and moved into a tie for eighth all-time in the 60 meters with a time of 7.64 seconds at the Husky Classic (2/9/13)…Moved into third all-time in the 30 meters with a time of 4.49 seconds at the Portland Indoor (2/17/13).

2012 OUTDOOR:
Part of the Vikings’ Big Sky champion 4x100-meter relay team that broke the school record in the event at the meet with a time of 45.19…Registered personal bests in the 100 meters (12.02) and long jump (16-8.75; 5.10m) at the Willamette Invite (March 30)…Tallied a personal-best time of 24.68 in the 200 meters at the Big Sky Championships… Named to the 2012 Big Sky All-Academic team.
 
2012 INDOOR:
Competed in seven indoor track meets for the Vikings…Made her Portland State debut at the Jacksons Open, where she ran times of 7.84 and 25.73 in the 60 and 200 meters, respectively, and jumped a season-best distance of 17-05.25 (5.31m) in the long jump…Ran a season-best in the 60 meters in 7.88 seconds to win her heat in the prelims at the UW Indoor Preview (Jan. 12)…Improved on her 200-meters time at the Cherry & Silver Invitational (Jan. 21) with a time of 25.35…Tied her career-best time of 7.78 in the 60 meter prelims at the Big Sky Championships (Feb. 24) and set a career-best time of 25.15 in the 200 meters at the championships.
 
BENSON HIGH SCHOOL:
Four-year letterman in track and field…Three-year letterman in basketball…Champion in the 300-meter hurdles during her junior and senior seasons, and owns the Benson High School record in the event as well…Was on the honor roll all four years.
 
PERSONAL/MISCELLANEOUS:
Daughter of Clarence Ratcliff Jr. and Jacinta Ratcliff…Has one brother, Clarence Ratcliff III, and one sister, Semaj Ratcliff…Enjoys reading and being on the computer…Aspires to owning her own dentistry practice…Majoring in nursing.

Jazmin Ratcliff Feature Story - Sept. 26, 2013

Jazmin Ratcliff Endowed Scholarship Story - July 17, 2014

Historical Player Information

  • 2012Freshman

    Sprints
  • 2013Sophomore

    Sprints
  • 2014Junior

    Sprints/Hurdles
  • 2015Senior

    Sprints/Hurdles
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