Education
Ratcliffe attended Waikato Diocesan School for Girls, and is currently studying at Princeton University.
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Julia Ratcliffe
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Career
While at Princeton she broke the Ivy League record for the indoor 20 lb weight throw in her first competition with the implement. In her first outdoor competition she broke the Ivy League record in the hammer throw. In April 2014 she broke the New Zealand national record in the hammer throw with a distance of 70.28 m.
Achievements
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She competed at the 2014 Commonwealth Games in Glasgow, where she won a silver medal. In 2014 she was unbeaten in the National Collegiate Athletic Association, was the National Collegiate Athletic Association Division 1 Hammer Throw champion and was awarded the USTFCCCA Division 1 Outdoor Field Scholar Athlete of the year. Julia played field hockey for Waikato Diocesan School, captained Waikato Hockey representative teams at three different age levels and was a member of the Waikato representative team that won the national under 14 tournament in 2005.
