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 | Class:
Senior
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| Hometown:
Overland Park, Kan.
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| High School:
Blue Valley Northwest HS
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| Height:
5-5
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| Club:
GAGE
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| Season Best |
Vault |
Bars |
Beam |
Floor |
AA |
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2008
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9.8
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-
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-
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-
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-
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2009
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9.85
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-
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9.875
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-
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-
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2010
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9.9
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-
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9.85
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-
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-
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2011
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9.725
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9.9
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Career High
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9.9
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-
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9.9
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-
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2011 (SENIOR):
Named first team Academic All-Big 12 ... Tied a career-high 9.9 on beam during the 2011 NCAA Super Six Team Finals ... Set the career-high on beam at the 2011 Big 12 Championship on March 19 ... Scored a 9.85 or higher in four of her final five beam routines ... Set a season-high 9.725 on vault twice ... Scored a 9.725 on vault during OU's quad meet with Centenary, Denver and Oregon State on Jan. 21 and at Washington on Jan. 28 ... Posted a 9.8 or higher in six of eleven beam routines.
2010 (JUNIOR):
Competed on beam at the NCAA Super Six Team Finals ... Posted a 9.8 on beam and competed on vault at the NCAA Afternoon Qualifying Session ... Scored a 9.85 on vault and a 9.825 on beam at the NCAA Regional ... Won first collegiate event title on vault at the Big 12 Championship after scoring a 9.9, shared the title with teammates Jackie Flanery and Brie Olson ... Also competed on beam at the Big 12 Championship ... Posted a 9.825 on beam at Arkansas ... Also scored a 9.8 on vault against the Razorbacks ... Competed on beam against Washington ... Posted a 9.875 on vault against Alabama ... Also competed on beam against the Crimson Tide ... Scored a career-high 9.9 on vault at Michigan State ... Also competed on beam against the Spartans ... Posted a 9.85 on vault against Missouri ... Also scored a 9.825 on beam at Missouri ... Competed on vault and beam against Iowa State ... Scored a 9.85 on beam against Nebrask and TWU ... Scored a 9.85 on vault and a9.725 on beam at Auburn ... Competed on vault and beam in season opener against Florida.
2009 (SOPHOMORE):
Named Academic All-Big 12 and earned National Association of Collegiate Gymnastics Coaches All-Academic Scholar Athlete Award ... Scored a 9.8 on beam at NCAA Northeast Regional ... Posted a 9.825 on vault at Big 12 Championship ... Scored a 9.85 on vault at Alabama and a 9.8 on beam against the Tide ...Posted a career-high 9.85 on vault in home finale ... Competed on vault and beam at Iowa State ...Had a 9.825 on vault in OU's quad meet win on Feb. 20 ... Posted a matching 9.825 on beam in the quad meet as well ... Competed on beam and exhibitioned on vault at Denver ... Posted a 9.85 on beam against Nebraska ...Scored a 9.825 on vault against Minnesota ... Also scored a 9.8 on beam against the Golden Gophers ... Scored a career-high 9.825 on vault against Arkansas ... Also posted a 9.825 on beam against the Razorbacks ... Recorded a 9.875 on beam at TWU in first collegiate routine on the apparatus ... Also competed on vault against the Pioneers (9.75) ... Exhibitioned on beam at No. 3 Florida in season opener.
2008 (FRESHMAN):
Recorded a 9.75 on vault at the NCAA South Central Regional ... Scored a 9.75 on vault at Minnesota ... Had a 9.7 on vault against Auburn ... Scored a 9.75 on vault against TWU in fourth-place tie ... Recorded a 9.725 on vault in quad meet at DU ... Scored a season-high tying 9.8 on vault in home opener against Nebraska ...Finished in a tie for fifth in West Virginia after a vault of 9.75 ... Scored a 9.75 on vault at TWU to tie for third ... Tied for second on vault against Central Michigan with a score of 9.8 in first collegiate competition.
Club/High School:
Trained at Great American Gymnastics Express ... was a member of the U.S. National Team in 2003 and `04 ... had a career best of 9.9 on the floor... excelled in the classroom as an honor roll student every year of high school.
Personal:
Full name is Natalie Marie Ratcliff ... daughter of Steve and Cindy Ratcliff ... majoring in elementary education ... recruited by Arizona, Florida, Missouri, Nebraska, and Penn State.
