Dathan Ritzenhein

Height: 5-8
Weight: 117
Events: Distance
Personal Records: 10,000m - 27:38.50; 1,500m - 3:42.99; 2 mile 8:11.74; 3,000m – 7:50.39; 5,000m 13:16.61, 10,000m - 27:35.65; Half-Marathon – 61:26; Marathon – 2:14:01
Born: December 30, 1982
Current Residence: Boulder, Colo.
High School: Rockford High School (Michigan)
College: University of Colorado
Coach: Brad Hudson

Career Highlights: 2005 USA 12 km Cross Country champion; 2003 NCAA XC Champion; 2004 NCAA Outdoor Track and Field 5,000m runner-up; 2001 World Cross Country Junior bronze medalist; 4th at the 2002 NCAA Outdoor Track and Field Championships.

2007: 3rd in 10,000m at US Outdoor Championships (28:31.88). 4th in 2 mile at Nike Prefontaine Classic (8:11.74).
2006: 3rd at USA Outdoors 5,000m (13:16.61PR). 2nd at Stanford 10,000m (27:35.65PR). 11th at New York City Marathon (2:14:01-Debut). 3rd at Great North Run Half-Marathon (61:26PR). ranked #8 in marathon, #3 in 10,000m, #3 in 5,000m in U.S. by T&FN
2005: USA 12 km XC champ (36:59). 62nd at World XC 38:46. 5th in 3000 at adidas Track Classic (7:43.95). won 2005 Reebok Cross Country Challenge in Belfast, Ireland (29:26). 1st at Eugene (13:22.23PR). ranked #5 in U.S. at 3,000m by T&FN
2004: 22nd in 10,000m at Olympic Trials (31:13.91- injured). runner-up in the 5 km at the NCAA Outdoor Track and Field Championships (13:52.13) 6th at Stanford (27:38.50)ranked #5 U.S. at 10,000m by T&FN
2003: 1st at NCAA XC (29:14.1). redshirt sophomore season due to injury
2002: 5th at U.S. XC 24th at world XC Big 12 5,000m champion. 4th in the 5k at the NCAA Outdoors (14:01.02)
2001: 1st in 2 mile at National Scholastics 11th in 5,000m at USA Outdoors 2nd at Big 12 XC 4th at NCAA XC (29:11)
2000: 1st in 2 mile at National Scholastics Foot Locker XC champion 2nd at US XC Championships. 2-mile best of 8:48.06, 1,600 best of 4:05.9, 3200 best of 8:41.10.
1999: Foot Locker XC champion