Dexter Ratliff - Charleston Southern TFRRS Profile | South Carolina State TFRRS Profile
School Records: As of 3/5/2025
2nd - Indoor Weight Throw - 19.15/62' 10" - 2025 Orange & Purple (1/26)
5th - Indoor Shot Put - 16.01m/52' 6.5" - 2025 Big South (2/28)
2025 Outdoor at Charleston Southern: Did not compete ... Eligibility exhausted.
2025 Indoor at Charleston Southern: Had one of the most historic indoor throwing seasons in school history ... At the Big South Conference Championships (2/28-3/1), he claimed second in the weight throw going for 18.59m and fourth in the shot put with a career best 16.01m, more than six feet better than his season best entering the meet ... His 13 points scored helped set up the Buccaneers second-place finish at the meet to tie their highest in program history ... His mark in the shot put at the meet ranks as the fifth-best in school history ... Set his personal best in the weight throw at Clemson's Orange & Purple Invitational (1/24-25) where he went for 19.15m for a career best and the second-best mark in program history in the event ... Won the weight throw at the Gamecock Challenge (2/1-2) with a 17.98 throw ... Took second at the Gamecock Opener (1/11) in the event with an 18.35m best throw of the day.
2024 Outdoor at SC State: Named MEAC Most Outstanding Field Athlete at the Conference Championship meet after winning a pair of events during the meet ... Won the MEAC Championship (5/6-8) in the discus throw with a 50.93m (167' 1") marking his first time getting the victory in the event since his freshman season ...Won the hammer throw at the MEAC Championships as well breaking the school and conference records in the process with a personal best of 55.21m (181' 2") ... Also scored in the shot put at the conference championships taking 8th with a 14.06m (46' 1.25") which was the second-best throw of his career in the event ... Advanced to the NCAA East Regionals (5/22-25) in the Discus Throw taking 36th overall with the third-best performance in the event of his career with a 51.57m (169' 2") ... Broke the school record in the discus during the season with a 54.73m (179' 7") at the East Coast Relays (4/26-27) for 4th overall ... Competed at a total of nine events during the spring and in the discus, he eclipsed 49 meters at eight meets and 50 meters at six of them, including the final four of the season ... Won the discus throw at the first meet of the spring Charleston Southern Invitational (3/15) with a 49.52m (162' 6"), Embry-Riddle Running Elements Classic (3/28-30) with a 49.29m (161' 8") and MEAC Championships and had runner-up finishes at the Weems Baskin Invitational (3/22-23) with a 52.28m (171' 6") and Georgia Tech Invitational (4/19-20) with a 51.45m (168' 9") ... Won the hammer throw at the Charleston Southern Invitational with a 47.14m (154' 8"), Embry-Riddle Running Elements Classic with a 54.35m (178' 4"), Sharonda Coleman-Singleton Classic (4/13) with a 48.99m (160' 9") and MEAC Championships ... Served as President of SAAC at SC State.
2024 Indoor at SC State: Won an event at the MEAC Championships (2/18-20), his first since his debut at one (2021 outdoor), claiming gold in the weight throw with a best throw of 17.04m ... Broke the school record to open the season in the event with an 18.29m (60' 0.25") which came at the Liberty Kickoff (11/30-12/1) to take third at the event ... Set an indoor personal best in the shotput with a 13.46m (44' 2") taking ninth overall ... Won the weight throw at the RADD Track & Field Invitational (1/19-20) with a heave of 17.50m (57' 5") ... Competed at five meets in the weight throw and took top ten finishes at each meet ... Served as Vice President of SAAC for SC State.
2023 Outdoor at SC State: Finished third in the MEAC Championships (5/9-11) in the discus throw with a toss of 48.36m (158' 8") ... Also scored in the hammer throw at the conference championships taking 4th with his best throw being a 47.79m (156' 9") ... Had his best throws in each event come in the regular season finale at the UNF East Coast Relays (4/28-29) tossing 49.17m (161' 4") in the discus for 7th and a career-best 47.96m (157' 4") for 8th ... Went over 47 meters in the discus at four meets and over 43 meters in the hammer at five meets ... Won the discus throw at the Charleston Southern Invitational (3/17) with a 47.33 (155' 3"), took second in the hammer with a 44.66m (146' 6") and third in the shot put with a career-best 13.55m (44' 5.5") ...
Served as Vice President of SAAC for SC State.
2023 Indoor at SC State: Took runner-up honors in the weight throw at the MEAC Championships (2/19-21) with a personal best heave of 17.01m (55' 9.75") ... Took first or second in four of the five meets he competed in the weight throw, eclipsing 16 meters in four performances as well ... Opened the winter with a win at the Carolina Challenge (1/20-21) going 16.51m (54' 2") for a new personal best ... Bumped that mark up the following week at the Alachua County Collegiate Invitational (1/26-27) taking second at 16.93m (55' 6.5") ... Won the event at the Florida University Invitational (2/9-10) despite it being his shortest throw of the season of 15.54m (51' 0") ... Set his personal best in the shot put at the MEAC Championships with a 13.30m (43' 7.75") ... Claimed second in the event at the Florida University Invitational with a 13.07m (42' 10.75") ... Served as Vice President of SAAC for SC State.
2022 Outdoor at SC State: Finished as the runner-up at the MEAC Championships (5/12-14) in the discus throw with a 46.19m ... Also scored at the conference championships in the hammer throw taking 8th with a season-best 40.75m (133' 8") ... Set his season-best in the discus at final regular season meet, the Gamecock Invitational (4/16) with a 49.25m (161' 7") taking fifth at the meet ... Also eclipsed 160 feet in the event at the Yellow Jacket Invitational (3/18-19) with a 49.16m (161' 3") to take 4th ... Opened the spring season by winning the discus throw at the Georgia Southern GATA Classic (3/11-12) with a 46.73m (153' 4").
2022 Indoor at SC State: Was the runner-up at the MEAC Championships (2/21-23) in the weight throw with a 15.76m (51' 8.5") ... Recorded a massive personal best in the event at the Samford Bulldog Open (2/12) with a throw of 16.19m (53' 1.5") to take 7th ... Had his season-best in the shot put come at the Gamecock Opener (1/15) with a 12.46m (40' 10.5") for 4th ... Took 3rd in the weight throw at the meet as well.
2021 Outdoor at SC State: Won the discus throw at the MEAC Championships (5/7-8) as a freshman tossing 46.22m (151' 8") ... Recorded his collegiate best in the discus at the USC Open (4/17) with a heave of 49.30m (161' 9") for 4th ... Also took a top-seven finish in the discus at the Gamecock Invitational (4/10) in his first recorded distance in the event during his time at SC State.
2021 Indoor at SC State: Competed at a pair of meets in his first collegiate season ... Threw a season-best of 13.21 (43' 4.25") in the shot put at the Carolina Indoor Open (2/13) ... Opened the year at the Gamecock Opener (1/13) by nabbing 3rd in the shot put with a 12.95m (42' 6") and 4th in the weight throw with a season-best of 14.06m (46' 1.5").
High School: Originally from Beaufort, South Carolina where he attended Beaufort High School … Was the back-to-back state champion at the 4A level in South Carolina for the discus throw in the years of 2018 and 2019 … Holds the school record at his high school of 178’ 5” … His personal best in the shot put at the time was a 48’ 5” … Was a member of Saltwater Express Track Club … Was a junior Olympic national qualifier in the discus … Grew up in Okinawa, Japan … Son of Jacqueline Wilson and Dexter Ratliff Sr and has a brother Christen St. Julien.
