David Ribich.

Former Enterprise High School standout athlete David Ribich competed at the NCAA Division II Cross Country Championships on Saturday in Joplin, Mo., and finished 67th out of 246 runners.

Ribich, a 2014 EHS graduate and current student-athlete at Western Oregon University, qualified for the national field during a regional meet Nov. 7 in Monmouth, Ore., where he managed to beat his personal best in the 10K by a full two minutes. At the national race, he managed a time of 30:58, about 47 seconds behind his mark at regionals.

Ribich won state championships for the Outlaws in cross country and both the 1500-meter and 3000-meter races in track before moving on to Western Oregon. He also qualified for the regional D-II championships last year as a freshman.

During his sophomore campaign he found an extra gear and with a time of 30:11.95. He finished 11th in the field of 162 runners to qualify for the trip to nationals, his first.

Ribich’s mother, Enterprise assistant coach Jenny Reinheardt, attended the national event, as did a few of his roommates, fellow WOU runners, who made the 29-hour drive to Joplin.