EUGENE, Ore. (6/11/14) - Sophomore Julia Ratcliffe punctuated her brilliant year with both an exclamation point and the first NCAA Championship in the proud history of Princeton women's track and field. Ratcliffe topped Colorado's Emily Hunsucker by more than two meters to win the national title in the hammer throw during the first day of the 2014 NCAA Outdoor Track & Field Championships in Eugene, Ore.

Ratcliffe's winning throw was 66.88m (219-5) and she finished with the top three throws of the afternoon to conclude her sophomore year with an undefeated season.

“I’m just so thankful to the people who helped me out get here; my coach, my dad, my family and the Princeton team," Ratcliffe said. "But I’m also really proud of myself because last year I kind of bombed so to come back and win….it just feels so good.”