DRAGON MEN REMAIN NO. 17 IN XC RANKINGS
USTFCCCA/NJCAA DIV. I
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| 1. Colby 2. Iowa Central 3. New Mexico Junior College 4. Trinidad State 5. El Paso 6. Northwest Texas 7. Butler 8. Salt Lake 9. Central Arizona 10. Iowa Western 11. Southern Idaho 12. Pima 13. Vincennes 14. Eastern Florida State 15. Cloud County 16. Amarillo 17. Hutchinson 18. Hill 19. Southern Nevada 20. Ranger 21. Western Texas 22. Garden City 23. Hagerstown 24. Monroe 25. Indian Hills |
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Hutchinson CC Sports Information
The Hutchinson Community College men's cross country remained No. 17 in the latest United States Track and Field and Cross Country Coaches Association national rankings.
Colby topped the rankings for the second poll in a row at No. 1, Butler jumped two spots up to No. 7, and Garden City fell a couple spots to No. 22.
The Blue Dragon men are coming off a 22nd-place finish at the Chili Pepper Festival in Arkansas where they had two runners place in the top 100 of the men's 8K division.
Freshman Douwe Bentsink ran a career-best in the 8,000-meter race with a time of 27:18.5 and finished 73rd overall. That time beat his mark at the Greeno/Dirksen Invitational by 16 seconds.
Freshman Hayden Keller was the other Blue Dragon to finish in the top 100 in the race, coming in 76th with a time of 27:22.5.
The Blue Dragon men and women will compete at the Ollie Isom Invitational in El Dorado Friday, Oct. 14.