Carissa Ratliff (formerly Verkaik) will serve as the assistant coach for the third straight year during the 2021 season. It will be her fifth year within the athletic department after assisting the track & field squad during her first two years.
Ratliff was standout basketball player at Calvin (MI) were she is the all-time points leader with 2,236. Ratliff earned basketball All-American honors twice while helping the squad to four NCAA Tournament appearances. While at Calvin she was also a two-time NCAA DIII national qualifier in track & field.
After graduating from Calvin, Ratliff began coaching track and field at the high school level and transitioned to the college level in 2016-2017.
In addition to coaching at Colorado Christian, Ratliff worked towards her masters at University of Northern Colorado in the Sport Exercise Program, specifically focusing on the social psychology of sport. She earned the degree in May 2019.
Ratliff is a USATF certified level 1 coach and she has her Michigan Provionsal Teaching Certificate.
She was married in May, 2020 to Levi Ratliff.
