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2019 Men's Cross Country Roster

Tim Hanson
Tim Hanson
OBU Media Relations

Byrun Ratliff

Byrun Ratliff

  • Height:
    5-11
  • Class:
    Senior
  • Hometown:
    Catoosa, Okla.
  • Highschool:
    Lincoln Christian HS
  • Major:
    Business Administration

Summary

Biography

2019-20 (Indoor): MIAA Indoor Track & Field Honor Roll … Set a personal best and established a new school record in the mile, finishing with a time of 4:22.79 at the MIAA Indoor Track & Field Championships … Set a personal best and established a new school record in the 800-meter run, finishing with a time of 2:00.13 at the 5th Annual Indoor Gorilla Classic … Set a personal and season best in the 3000-meter run, finishing with a time of 9:01.68 at the MSSU Lion Open & Multi … Earned a fourth-place finish in the mile at the UCO Weilert Open with a time of 4:34.97 ... Member of relay team that set a season best and established a new school record in the distance-medley relay, finishing with a time of 10:36.81 at the MIAA Indoor Track & Field Championships … Member of relay team that earned a fourth-place finish in the distance-medley relay at the MSSU Lion Open & Multi with a time of 10:52.82 ...

2019 (XC): MIAA Cross Country Honor Roll … Ran a personal best in the 8k event at the MIAA Cross Country Championships on October 26, 2019, running a 26:19.5 … Ran a personal best in the 10k event at the NCAA Division II Central Region Championships on November 9, 2019, running a 33:01.7 … Ran a season best in the 4-mile event at the UCO Land Run Invitational on September 7, 2019, running a 21:27.3 … Ran second for the Hillcats at the Lewis Crossover, running a 28:00.2 in the 8k event ... Ran third for the Hillcats at the Southern Stampede, running a 27:18.8 in the 8k event ...

2019 (Outdoor): Great American Conference Distinguished Scholar … Second Team All-GAC (1500-meter run) … Set a personal and season best in the 1500-meter run, finishing with a time of 3:59.52 at the Wendy's/PSU Invitational ... Ran a season best in the 5000-meter run, finishing with a time of 16:14.48 at the Wendy's/PSU Invitational ... Earned an eighth-place finish in the 800-meter run at the Great American Conference Championships with a time of 1:58.81 ... Earned a fourth-place finish in the 800-meter run at the Oklahoma Baptist Invite with a time of 2:02.76 ... Earned a fifth-place finish in the 1500-meter run at the Great American Conference Championships with a time of 4:03.52 ... Earned a sixth-place finish in the 1500-meter run at the Oklahoma Baptist Invite with a time of 4:16.72 ... Earned a seventh-place finish in the 1500-meter run at the Oklahoma Baptist Early Outdoor Invite with a time of 4:19.84 ...
 
2018-19 (Indoor): Set a personal and season best in the 800-meter run, finishing with a time of 2:06.57 at the Great American Conference Championships ... Ran a season best in the mile, finishing with a time of 4:29.88 at the 4th Annual Indoor Gorilla Classic ... Earned an eighth-place finish in the mile at the Great American Conference Championships with a time of 4:39.43 ... Member of relay team that ran a season best in the distance-medley relay, finishing with a time of 10:52.05 at the 4th Annual Indoor Gorilla Classic …

2018 (Outdoor): Second Team All-GAC (800-meter run) ... Ran a season best in the 1500-meter run, finishing with a time of 4:01.65 at the MSSU Bill Williams/Bob Laptad Invite ... Ran a season best in the 5000-meter run, finishing with a time of 16:31.02 at the MSSU Bill Williams/Bob Laptad Invite ... Earned a fifth-place finish in the 800-meter run at the Great American Conference Championships with a time of 1:57.71 ... Earned a sixth-place finish in the 1500-meter run at the UCA Open with a time of 4:07.27 ... Earned a seventh-place finish in the 800-meter run at the UCA Open with a time of 2:02.75 ... Earned a ninth-place finish in the 1500-meter run at the Emporia State Relays with a time of 4:05.43 ... Earned a ninth-place finish in the 1500-meter run at the Oklahoma Baptist Early Outdoor Invite with a time of 4:17.84 ...
 
2017-18 (Indoor): Set a personal best and established a new school record in the mile, finishing with a time of 4:25.60 at the Pittsburg State Invitational ... Member of relay team that ran a season best in the distance-medley relay, finishing with a time of 10:52.13 at the Pittsburg State Invitational …

2017 (XC): Ran in all six meets during his sophomore season in the navy and red for cross country...Set a personal best mark of 26:27.4 to place 18th overall at the Heartland Conference Championships on Oct. 21, 2017 in Wichita, Kan...Placed a career-best 11th overall at the UCO Land Run to open the season on Sept. 2, 2017...
 
2017 (Outdoor): Set a personal and season best in the 5000-meter run, finishing with a time of 16:06.65 at the MSSU Bill Williams/Bob Laptad Invite ... Set a personal and season best in the 800-meter run, finishing with a time of 1:57.59 at the MSSU Bill Williams/Bob Laptad Invite ... Ran a season best in the 1500-meter run, finishing with a time of 4:07.36 at the Wendy's/PSU Invitational ... Earned a 10th-place finish in the 800-meter run at the Oklahoma Baptist Early Outdoor Invite with a time of 2:12.00 ... Member of relay team that earned a fifth-place finish in the 4x400-meter relay at the Wendy's/PSU Invitational with a time of 3:34.43 ...
 
2016-17 (Indoor): Member of relay team that earned a 10th-place finish in the distance-medley relay at the MSSU Southern Invitational with a time of 11:10.11 ...

2016 (XC): Raced in four events during his first season during his cross country campaign on the Hill...Placed in the top 50 twice out of four events...Put together a season-best finish of 29th at the OBU Invitational on Oct. 8 with a season-best time of 27:05.83 in the 8k race...Almost matched the season-best time two weeks later at the Heartland Conference Championship on Oct. 22 in a time of 27:06.8 for 44th place.
 
Prep: Completed his prep career at Lincoln Christian High School under the direction of head coach Martha O'Rourke ... Helped the Bulldogs to back-to-back Oklahoma Class 4A state cross country championships in 2014 and 2015 ... Placed seventh as an individual at the state meet as a senior running a personal-best time of 16:28 in the 5k following a 10th-place effort in his junior season ... Part of a second-place 4x800-meter relay team at the 2015 track and field state meet ... As a sophomore, placed fourth at state in the 3,200 meters and fifth in the 1,600 meters ... Member of the 2013 LCHS Class 3A state track and field championship team.
 
Personal: Son of Gil and Rhonda ... Majoring in Business Administration Management with a minor in Graphic Design ...

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Historical Player Information

  • 2016Freshman

    5'11" 155 lbs
  • 2017Sophomore

    5'11" 155 lbs
  • 2018Junior

    5'11" 155 lbs
  • 2019Senior

    5'11" 0 lbs