Laya'Lapri Ratney

Position:
Hurdles
Class:
Sophomore
High School:
Westside Leadership Academy
Hometown:
Saint John, Ind.

Before Ball State: Transfer from Abilene Christian University.

High School: Served as team captain her senior year at Westside Leadership Academy … named team MVP as a sophomore, junior and senior … focused on the 100- and 200-meter sprints through her sophomore year before adding hurdling as a junior, where she quickly excelled … broke her school’s 100-meter hurdles record with a time of 14.42, finishing fifth at the Indiana Girls State Meet … placed fourth in the 60-meter hurdles and fifth in the 60-meter dash at the indoor state meet during her junior year … as a senior in 2024, finished runner-up in the 60-meter hurdles indoors and won the IN Girls Region 1 title in the 100-meter hurdles … owns personal bests of 14.42 in the 100 hurdles and 12.22 in the 100.

Personal: Was on the honor roll in high school ... Plans to major in social work with the goal of becoming a school social worker … chose Ball State because it felt like home … enjoys singing … favorite food is chicken alfredo.