Joe Ratliffe

Photo by: Beverly Schaefer

Class:
Junior
Hometown:
Seattle, Wash.
High School:
Seattle Prep

At Princeton — 2018: won gold as a member of the 3V at Eastern Sprints; boat topped the field by more than two seconds … raced in the V4- at the IRA Championships; official final was cancelled due to weather concerns, but Princeton placed second in an unofficial final held at the protected Lake Carnegie course … rowed in both the 2V and 3V during the season. 2017: rowed in the 1V at the Eastern Sprints and placed fifth in the final … competed in the four with coxswain at the IRA Championships and finished sixth … rowed in the 2V for most of the regular season.

Before Princeton — placed 10th at the 2014 Head of the Charles; took 19th in 2015 Head … placed 12th in the open 8+ at the 2015 Youth Nationals; competed with the lightweights in 2014 Youth National … raced in the Thames Challenge Cup at the 2015 Henley Royal Regatta … rowed for Green Lake Crew; spent two years with lightweights and two years with openweight … team captain … eagle scout … has performed hundreds of hours of community support, including 60 hours of service to the Special Olympics.

Personal — born Jan. 30, 1998 … son of Lisa and Bob Ratliffe; father walked on to the Washington men’s lightweight team … has an older brother Jack and a younger sister Betsy … works as a photographer and videographer … enjoys hiking, running and skiing … considering studying either biological sciences or neuroscience; hopes to go to medical school.