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Sophomore Farrin Mangelson shattered the Hutchinson Community College men's track and field indoor 5,000-meter record on Friday at the Washburn Open in Topeka.

Mangelson and three other Blue Dragon distance runners posted 4 of the top 6 indoor 5,000-meter times in program history.

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Mangelson finished seventh at the Washburn Open with a school-record and NJCAA-qualifying time of 14:35.35. That time is the sixth-fastest time in the NJCAA this season. Mangelson smashed the old record of Tegan Flanagan by 13.33 seconds. Flanagan ran a time of 14:48.68 at the 2021 NJCAA Indoor Championships in Pittsburg.

Also beating Flanagan's old record was sophomore Titus Kiprotich, who qualified for the 2025 indoor national championships in March with the second-fastest time in Blue Dragon history of 14:37.76. Kiprotich's time is seventh in the NJCAA this season.

Freshman Cornelius Kogo was the third Blue Dragon to qualify in the 5,000 meters on Friday, posting a time of 14:49.92, which is the fourth-fastest Blue Dragon 5,000-meter time and 12th fastest in the NJCAA This season.

Freshman Thaddaeus Rotich ran the sixth-fastest Blue Dragon 5,000-meter time, placing 23rd on Friday with a time of 15:05.73.

The Blue Dragons had one other national qualifier on Friday. Freshman Kebba Makalo qualified for nationals in the 60 meters with a time of 6.82 seconds. Makalo just missed qualifying in the 200 meters by .04 seconds with a time of 21.64 seconds.

D'Antonio Warren just missed qualifying in the 200 by .18 seconds with a time of 21.78 seconds.

Part of the Blue Dragons competed at the Coach Wilson Invitational at Wichita State on Friday.

Taylor Zehr was the top finisher for the Dragons in Wichita, placing seventh in the weight throw with a top distance of 46-4 (14.12).

The Blue Dragons compete once again on Saturday at both Washburn and Wichita State.