Fort Bend ISD August 2024

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R A T L I F F WILLOWRIDGE CO-ATHLETIC COORDINATOR HEAD BOYS/GIRLS CROSS COUNTRY COACH & HEAD GIRLS TRACK COACH WHAT DO YOU LOVE MOST ABOUT COACHING

COLLEGE Arizona State University University of Houston

“What I love most about coaching is providing my athletes with a platform to do something that they never thought could be possible and opening up doors that will change their lives forever.” ACCOLADES 2014 and 2024- Willowridge H.S. Coach of the Year 2006 Willowridge Wall of Honor Inductee 2004 Graduated Cum Laude from University of Houston 2002 Conference USA 400-meter Indoor Champion/400 meter Outdoor Champion and Record Holder 2002 NCAA Qualifier 1999 Texas State Champion- 400-meter dash 1997 Texas State Champion – 800-meter relay member 1997 MVP (European Sports Tour, Innsbruck, Austria) 1990-1999 USA Track and Field Junior Olympic Qualifier 1990 USA Junior Olympic 4x400 relay record holder 1996 USA Junior Olympic 4x100 relay record holder

MOST IMPORTANT MENTORS Cynthia Bosie Colbert (Willowridge High School Track Coach) Mary Ayers (Willowridge High School Track Coach) Leroy Burrell (University of Houston Track Coach) DISTRICT OR STATE TITLES 2009 District 23-5A - 800 and 1600-meter relay District Champions (Dulles) 2010 Regional Qualifiers (Dulles) 2011 Regional/State Qualifiers (Dulles) 2014 Regional Qualifiers (Willowridge) 2016 JV Cross Country District Champions (Willowridge) 2017 Regional Qualifiers (Willowridge) 2018 Area/Regional/State Qualifiers (Willowridge) 2022- 2024 Area/Regional Qualifier (Willowridge) HOW DO YOU DEFINE YOUR PROGRAM’S CULTURE? “Whatever is in me is stronger than what is out there to defeat me.”

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