Rockford native Dathan Ritzenhein withdraws from international event because of injury
Published: Monday, January 03, 2011, 7:05 PM     Updated: Monday, January 03, 2011, 8:39 PM
Joey Nowak | The Grand Rapids Press By Joey Nowak | The Grand Rapids Press

Dathan Ritzenhein endured an injury during his holiday vacation that was unlike any he had experienced recently -- the kind that doesn’t significantly set him back.

The former Rockford and University of Colorado cross country star was training at Central Michigan University last week when he strained tendons in his left ankle.

Ritzenhein, who had a 2010 filled with discouraging injuries, said it was unrelated to previous problems and didn’t expect it to be an issue moving forward.