Briana Ratchford

Virginia Commonwealth University

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2015-16 Women's Track and Field

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PERSONAL BESTS
Shot Put: 14.04 meters

2016: OUTDOOR

Placed second in the javelin at the New Captain’s Classic, throwing 36.10 meters.
Placed third with a season-best throw of 13.78 meters in the shot put at the Atlantic 10 Championships.

2016: INDOOR

Threw 11.73 meters in the shot put to place first at the Hampton University Indoor Invitational.
Finished second at the Patriot Games, throwing 13.27 meters in the shot put.
Threw a season-best 13.97 meters to finish third at the Atlantic 10 Championships.

2015: OUTDOOR

In her only event, the VCU Ram Invite, she threw the javelin 40.50 meters to win the event.

2015: INDOOR

Placed second in the shot put, throwing 12.65 meters at the Liberty Open.
Secured fourth place with a 13.38 meters shot put throw at the Akron Invitational.
Threw a personal record-setting 14.04 meters in the shot put to earn herself second place at the Atlantic 10 Championships.

2014: OUTDOOR

Scored for the Rams with a 5th place finish in the javelin at the Atlantic 10 Championship
Finished 5th in the javelin at the MSU Legacy Invite
Placed 4th in the javelin with a personal best throw of 42.24m at the Mason Spring Invite
Won the Ram Invite in the javelin with a throw of 40.41m

2014: INDOOR

Bronze medalists in the shot put with a personal best toss of 13.80m at the A10 Championship
Won the shot put at the Hampton Invite with a toss of 12.97m
Finished 2nd in the shot put at the Father Diamond Invite

2013: FRESHMAN (OUTDOOR)

Set a school record and personal-best throw in the javelin, with a toss of 40.36-meters at the Atlantic 10 Championship. She placed third in the event.
Placed third in the javelin with a 35.73-meter toss at the Vanderbilt Invitational.
Finished seventh in the javelin throw with a personal-best score of 37.67-meters at the Fred Hardy Invitational.
Placed fourth in the javelin with a score of 36.17-meters at the Virginia Cup
Won the javelin throw with a throw 33.21-meters in her outdoor debut at the Ram Invite

2013: INDOOR

Set a personal best at the New Balance Invitational with a throw of 12.19-meters.
Named the Atlantic 10's Rookie of the Week for the week of Jan. 7
Placed third in the shot put with a throw of 11.9m at the Father Diamond Invitational

PRIOR TO VCU:

Played basketball and volleyball, and was member of the track and field team at The Roeper School
Set the school record in the 100m hurdles as a freshman
Won the state in the 100m hurdles in her sophomore and junior season
Was All-State in the 100m hurdles and shotput as a senior
Was a member of the AAU Motor City Striders
State champion in the 100m hurdles
Holds HS record in 100m hurdles, 300m hurdles, and shot put
AAU National Champion in javelin (2010)

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