BLUE DRAGONS SIT FOURTH AFTER DAY 1 OF NATIONAL PREVIEW
Hutchinson CC Sports Information
NEWTON – Sophomore Corey Scullion shot 3-under par on Thursday to lead the No. 5-ranked Hutchinson Community College men's golf team on Day 1 of the NJCAA National Preview at Sand Creek Station.
The National Preview gives teams from around the NJCAA an early chance to play the course that will play host to the 2026 Division I National Championship in May. Sand Creek Station will play host to the championship for the second-straight season.
Originally scheduled for 54 holes, the tournament was reduced to two rounds because of morning frost on the course, which pushed the tee times back. The final round will tee off in a shotgun format at 10 a.m. on Friday.
BLUE DRAGON MEN'S GOLF
No. 5 Hutchinson at NJCAA National Preview
When: Friday, October 31, 2025
At: Sand Creek Station, Newton, KS
Round: 2
Tee times: 10 a.m. (shotgun start)
Live Scoring: scoreboard.clippd.com
Scullion fired a team-low 69 on Thursday to lead the Blue Dragons to a 2-under 286 team score, which is fourth after 18 holes. Indian Hills and McLennan are tied for the team lead at 281. Weatherford is third at 285 and the Blue Dragons are five strokes off the pace.
The Blue Dragons also have a "B" team competing in the tournament. That group of Hutchinson players are tied for fifth with Garden City at 4-over 294.
Scullion played the front nine at even par, but had three birdies and six pars on the back nine to finish at 69. Scullion is tied for fifth with four other players. Scullion is two strokes off the lead of Indian Hills' Nathan Pouchoulon and McLennan's Abe Bignell, who are tied for the individual lead at 67.
Sophomore Jack Northgraves and freshman Grant Hatzenbuehler are tied for 16th after both shot 72s on Thursday.
Freshman Joe Austin was the fourth Blue Dragon to have his score count in the opening round. Austin shot a 1-over 73 and is tied for 24th. Freshman Hugo Duquaine was the fifth Blue Dragon on the "A" team. He shot 75 and is tied for 35th.
Scullion wasn't the best Blue Dragon to shoot the low round of the 11 Hutchinson players in the tournament. "B" Team freshman Ronnie Gibb shot a 4-under 68 in the first round. Gibb had four birdies, two bogeys and an eagle on the 525-yard 16th hole to lead the Hutchinson "B" Team. Gibb is tied for third with Garden City's Ilan Dufrenoy for third place.
Freshman Mark Hewlett carded a 2-over 74 and is tied for 32nd. Freshman Hudson Sauder and sophomore Cal Schultz are tied for 42nd at 76. Freshman Matt Vearncombe is tied for 51st after carding a 77.
Freshman Lincoln Barnes is playing as an individual. He shot an even-par 72 and is tied for 16th.
Hutchinson's "A" Team is paired on Friday with Indian Hills, McLennan and Weatherford. The Blue Dragon "B" Team are paired with Garden City, Eastern Wyoming and New Mexico Military.