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Mason Ratkovich
- Height:
- 5-11
- Class:
- Redshirt Sophomore
- Hometown:
- Los Angeles, Calif.
- High School:
- Loyola
Bio
2023 (Track & Field)
Appeared in eight races with UCLA in the outdoor track and field campaign… Ran a season-best 3:44.05 in the 1500m race at the Pac-12 Championships in the preliminary round… Placed second in the 1500m (3:45.36) and 3000m (8:39.73) events at the annual rivalry meet with USC… Earned an eighth-place finish at the 2023 Pac-12 Outdoor Track and Field Championships, running a 3:48.04 in the final.
2022 (Cross Country)
Ran in five meets for the Bruins during the 2022 season… UCLA’s top finisher at the Highlander Invite, Ratkovich ran a 24:19.2 on the 8000m course in Riverside, Calif., to place 20th in the race… Finished 54th in the Conference (25:02.9) at the Pac-12 Championships.
2021 (Cross Country)
Made three appearances for the Bruins in cross country this past season … Finished eighth overall at the Mammoth Tri-Meet against UCSD and UCR, clocking a 5k time of 17:07.1 … Secured 185th place at Pre-Nats/FSU Invite with an 8k time of 24:52.2 … Competed in the postseason for the Bruin men at the Pac-12 Championships in Salt Lake City, where he finished in 72nd place on the 8k course with a time of 29:06.0.
2021 (Track & Field)
Competed in seven meets for the Bruins in Track & Field … Competed in the 3000m at the Arkansas Qualifier (indoor), finishing 11th overall with a time of 8:44.17 … Finished eighth overall in the 1500m at the Anteater Distance Twilight, crossing with a time of 3:53.88 … Ran his lone 800m of the season at the Stanford Invitational, crossing in eighth place with a time of 1:57.24 … Posted a season-best 1500m time of 3:50.54 at the West Coast Classic in Oregon, good for 11th place on the day … Doubled in the 1500m (3:51.33) and 5000m (14:53.60) at the Pac-12 Championships, finishing 16th and 37th overall in the events, respectively.
2020 (Cross Country)
Toed the line at the Dave Murray Invitational, where he finished 32nd overall with an 8k time of 27:27.8 in a victory for the Bruin men.
2020 (Track & Field)
Competed in five different events across five meets in his true freshman campaign … Doubled in the 800m (11th place) and DMR (6th) at the MPSF Indoor Championships … Notched a personal-best 800m time of 1:52.22 at MPSFs … Finished fourth in the mile at the Alex Wilson Invitational with a lifetime-best mile time of 4:10.06 … Helped the men’s DMR squad to a second-place finish (9:54.11) at the Dr. Sander Columbia Challenge … Made his UCLA debut at the UW Indoor preview … Helped the men’s 4x400m squad to a second-place finish and placed 19th overall in the 1000m with a time of 2:26.25.
2019 (Cross Country)
Did not compete in his first cross country season with the Bruins.
High School
Attended Loyola High School in Los Angeles … Lettered three years in cross country … Finished seventh (14:56.7) at the CIF-SS Division Finals … PR’ed at the Rosemead XC Invite with a time of 14:43.5 … Notched 28th at the CIF State Championships his senior season, clocking a 5K time of 15:48.0 … Lettered three years in track & field … Three-time New Balance All-American (two-time 4x800m; DMR) … Qualified for the state finals in both the 800m and 4x400m … State champ in the 4x400m, as the Loyola quartet crossed the finish line at the 3:17.56 mark … Runner-up at the CIF-SS Division Finals in the 800m (1:52.38) … Placed eighth in the CIF State Championship Prelims in the 800m and later earned third in the finals with a PR of 1:52.22.
Personal
Born in Los Angeles to Jenny and Milan Ratkovich … Has two younger brothers, Tyler and Jake … Lists Kobe Bryant and Nick Symmonds as famous athletes he admires … Hobbies include going to the beach and watching sports … Greatest athletic thrill to date is finishing his leg in the 4x400m and watching his team’s anchor pull off the upset win at the state meet … Said Devin Elizondo and the Bruin cross country team made him “comfortable and excited” about a future at UCLA … Plans to major in economics.
Appeared in eight races with UCLA in the outdoor track and field campaign… Ran a season-best 3:44.05 in the 1500m race at the Pac-12 Championships in the preliminary round… Placed second in the 1500m (3:45.36) and 3000m (8:39.73) events at the annual rivalry meet with USC… Earned an eighth-place finish at the 2023 Pac-12 Outdoor Track and Field Championships, running a 3:48.04 in the final.
2022 (Cross Country)
Ran in five meets for the Bruins during the 2022 season… UCLA’s top finisher at the Highlander Invite, Ratkovich ran a 24:19.2 on the 8000m course in Riverside, Calif., to place 20th in the race… Finished 54th in the Conference (25:02.9) at the Pac-12 Championships.
2021 (Cross Country)
Made three appearances for the Bruins in cross country this past season … Finished eighth overall at the Mammoth Tri-Meet against UCSD and UCR, clocking a 5k time of 17:07.1 … Secured 185th place at Pre-Nats/FSU Invite with an 8k time of 24:52.2 … Competed in the postseason for the Bruin men at the Pac-12 Championships in Salt Lake City, where he finished in 72nd place on the 8k course with a time of 29:06.0.
2021 (Track & Field)
Competed in seven meets for the Bruins in Track & Field … Competed in the 3000m at the Arkansas Qualifier (indoor), finishing 11th overall with a time of 8:44.17 … Finished eighth overall in the 1500m at the Anteater Distance Twilight, crossing with a time of 3:53.88 … Ran his lone 800m of the season at the Stanford Invitational, crossing in eighth place with a time of 1:57.24 … Posted a season-best 1500m time of 3:50.54 at the West Coast Classic in Oregon, good for 11th place on the day … Doubled in the 1500m (3:51.33) and 5000m (14:53.60) at the Pac-12 Championships, finishing 16th and 37th overall in the events, respectively.
2020 (Cross Country)
Toed the line at the Dave Murray Invitational, where he finished 32nd overall with an 8k time of 27:27.8 in a victory for the Bruin men.
2020 (Track & Field)
Competed in five different events across five meets in his true freshman campaign … Doubled in the 800m (11th place) and DMR (6th) at the MPSF Indoor Championships … Notched a personal-best 800m time of 1:52.22 at MPSFs … Finished fourth in the mile at the Alex Wilson Invitational with a lifetime-best mile time of 4:10.06 … Helped the men’s DMR squad to a second-place finish (9:54.11) at the Dr. Sander Columbia Challenge … Made his UCLA debut at the UW Indoor preview … Helped the men’s 4x400m squad to a second-place finish and placed 19th overall in the 1000m with a time of 2:26.25.
2019 (Cross Country)
Did not compete in his first cross country season with the Bruins.
High School
Attended Loyola High School in Los Angeles … Lettered three years in cross country … Finished seventh (14:56.7) at the CIF-SS Division Finals … PR’ed at the Rosemead XC Invite with a time of 14:43.5 … Notched 28th at the CIF State Championships his senior season, clocking a 5K time of 15:48.0 … Lettered three years in track & field … Three-time New Balance All-American (two-time 4x800m; DMR) … Qualified for the state finals in both the 800m and 4x400m … State champ in the 4x400m, as the Loyola quartet crossed the finish line at the 3:17.56 mark … Runner-up at the CIF-SS Division Finals in the 800m (1:52.38) … Placed eighth in the CIF State Championship Prelims in the 800m and later earned third in the finals with a PR of 1:52.22.
Personal
Born in Los Angeles to Jenny and Milan Ratkovich … Has two younger brothers, Tyler and Jake … Lists Kobe Bryant and Nick Symmonds as famous athletes he admires … Hobbies include going to the beach and watching sports … Greatest athletic thrill to date is finishing his leg in the 4x400m and watching his team’s anchor pull off the upset win at the state meet … Said Devin Elizondo and the Bruin cross country team made him “comfortable and excited” about a future at UCLA … Plans to major in economics.
Sight and Sounds: Cross Country
Friday, September 07
UCLA Bruin App
Wednesday, August 29
Morrison Plaza Ceremony
Friday, April 21
XC NCAA 2016 Preview
Thursday, November 17
