University of Louisiana at Lafayette Athletics
2023 Track and Field Roster
Ratcliff, Abbey Marie
Abbey Marie Ratcliff
- Position:
- Distance
- Height:
- 5-7
- Class:
- Sophomore
- Hometown:
- Thibodaux, La.
- High School:
- E.D. White
Bio
2023-24
Cross Country: Placed 14th and recorded a personal-best 14:37.7 in the 4K at the Lamar Early Bird Opener (Sept. 1).
Indoor: Won the 3K with a time of 10:37.00 at the LSU Purple Tiger Invite (Jan. 12) … Helped Louisiana finish 9th in the DMR with a time of 12:53.92 at the Robert Platt Invitational (Jan. 26-27) … Ran a personal best 10:18.22 in the 3K at the Sun Belt Conference Championships (Feb. 19-20).
Outdoor: Won the 5000 (17:33.84) and the 4x800 (9:16.92) at the Louisiana Classics ... Ran personal-bests in the 600 (1:41.63) and 1500 (4:43.92) at the Keyth Talley Invitational (Mar. 23) ... Recorded a personal-best 17:20.19 in the 5000 at the Crimson Tide Invitational ... Finished 15th in the 5000 at the Sun Belt Conference Championships with a time of 18:06.52.
2022-23
Cross Country: Competed once at the UNO XC Opener finishing in 31st with a time of 14:55.0.
Indoor: Helped Louisiana finish 8th in the DMR (12:19.40) at the Vanderbilt Invitational (Jan. 20-21) … Strong performance with a 2nd place finish (2:16.55) in the 800 at the McNeese State Indoor #2 (Jan. 27) ... Set a personal-best with a 5:08.55 at the Samford Bulldog Invite (Feb. 10).
Outdoor: Placed 5th (2:17.57) in the 800 at the Louisiana Classics ... Amazing day at the Leon Johnson NSU Invitational (Apr. 15) with a 2nd place (2:19.11) finish in the 800 and another 2nd place (19:41.71) finish in the 5K … Ran a personal-best 4:45.76 in the 1500 at the LSU Alumni Gold Meet, finishing 6th (Apr. 22).
2021-22 (Freshman)
CROSS COUNTRY: Opened her collegiate career by completing the 4k course at the Rice Invitational in 15:09.7 (Sept. 10) … Completed the 5k at the LSU Cross Country Invitational in 21:52.9 to place 24th (Sept. 17) … Crossed the line at the Sun Belt Championship 5k course in 19:47.2 (Oct. 29).
OUTDOOR: Finished sixth in the 3000m at the Battle of the Bayou with a time of 11:10.55 (April 2) … Posted a time of 5:14.86 in the 1500m to place sixth at the Strawberry Relays (April 16).
High School
Four-year All-District, All-Region and, All-State honoree in cross country and track and field out of E.D. White Catholic High School … School record holder in both the indoor and outdoor 1600m and 3200m … A three-time individual state champion in outdoor track … Led E.D. White to team 3A state championship in 2021.
Personal
Born July 22, 2003 in Lafayette … Daughter of Jimmy and Kimberly … Has one sister, Brightyn … A Kinesiology major.
Cross Country: Placed 14th and recorded a personal-best 14:37.7 in the 4K at the Lamar Early Bird Opener (Sept. 1).
Indoor: Won the 3K with a time of 10:37.00 at the LSU Purple Tiger Invite (Jan. 12) … Helped Louisiana finish 9th in the DMR with a time of 12:53.92 at the Robert Platt Invitational (Jan. 26-27) … Ran a personal best 10:18.22 in the 3K at the Sun Belt Conference Championships (Feb. 19-20).
Outdoor: Won the 5000 (17:33.84) and the 4x800 (9:16.92) at the Louisiana Classics ... Ran personal-bests in the 600 (1:41.63) and 1500 (4:43.92) at the Keyth Talley Invitational (Mar. 23) ... Recorded a personal-best 17:20.19 in the 5000 at the Crimson Tide Invitational ... Finished 15th in the 5000 at the Sun Belt Conference Championships with a time of 18:06.52.
2022-23
Cross Country: Competed once at the UNO XC Opener finishing in 31st with a time of 14:55.0.
Indoor: Helped Louisiana finish 8th in the DMR (12:19.40) at the Vanderbilt Invitational (Jan. 20-21) … Strong performance with a 2nd place finish (2:16.55) in the 800 at the McNeese State Indoor #2 (Jan. 27) ... Set a personal-best with a 5:08.55 at the Samford Bulldog Invite (Feb. 10).
Outdoor: Placed 5th (2:17.57) in the 800 at the Louisiana Classics ... Amazing day at the Leon Johnson NSU Invitational (Apr. 15) with a 2nd place (2:19.11) finish in the 800 and another 2nd place (19:41.71) finish in the 5K … Ran a personal-best 4:45.76 in the 1500 at the LSU Alumni Gold Meet, finishing 6th (Apr. 22).
2021-22 (Freshman)
CROSS COUNTRY: Opened her collegiate career by completing the 4k course at the Rice Invitational in 15:09.7 (Sept. 10) … Completed the 5k at the LSU Cross Country Invitational in 21:52.9 to place 24th (Sept. 17) … Crossed the line at the Sun Belt Championship 5k course in 19:47.2 (Oct. 29).
OUTDOOR: Finished sixth in the 3000m at the Battle of the Bayou with a time of 11:10.55 (April 2) … Posted a time of 5:14.86 in the 1500m to place sixth at the Strawberry Relays (April 16).
High School
Four-year All-District, All-Region and, All-State honoree in cross country and track and field out of E.D. White Catholic High School … School record holder in both the indoor and outdoor 1600m and 3200m … A three-time individual state champion in outdoor track … Led E.D. White to team 3A state championship in 2021.
Personal
Born July 22, 2003 in Lafayette … Daughter of Jimmy and Kimberly … Has one sister, Brightyn … A Kinesiology major.
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