THE OFFICIAL ATHLETIC SITE OFCOLORADO CHRISTIAN UNIVERSITY

Awards Under Coach Carissa Ratliff

• RMAC Honorable Mention, Victoria Perez, 2024-25
• RMAC Honorable Mention, Dasiya Jones, 2024-25
• RMAC Honorable Mention, Nicole Bowlin, 2024-25

Carissa Ratliff (formerly Verkaik) took over as the Interim Head Coach of Women's Basketball in October for the 2024-25 season. She previously served as the assistant coach for the Cougars from 2019-2021. She served five years within the athletic department after assisting the track & field squad during her first two years. During her first year at the helm of WBB, she led her team to a 10-18 overall record and 8-12 mark in conference. Three players were given All-Conference Honorable mention following the 2024-25 season.

Ratliff was a 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 Provisional Teaching Certificate. 

She was married in May, 2020 to Levi Ratliff.