BLUE DRAGON MEN STAY AT NO. 4 IN CROSS COUNTRY RANKINGS
Hutchinson CC Sports Information
With one race and one team title under its belt, the Hutchinson Community College men's cross country team remained No. 4 in the first regular-season USTFCCCA/NJCAA Division I national rankings of the season.
The Blue Dragons are one of three Jayhawk Conference teams in the Top 10 of the latest poll released on Wednesday. Butler is No. 7 and Garden City is No. 10. Colby is the fourth KJCCC team in the rankings at No. 16.
Hutchinson runs in its first 8K race of the season on Saturday, competing in the Missouri Southern Stampede in Joplin, Missouri.
The Blue Dragons last ran on August 30 when they dominated the Terry Masterson Twilight Classic. Blue Dragon runners finished in the top four spots led by sophomore Cornelius Kogo.
Last season the Blue Dragons won both the Region 6 and Jayhawk West championships and finished third in the NJCAA Division I National Championships.
USTFCCCA/NJCAA DIV. I MEN'S CROSS COUNTRY RANKINGS
Points Last Poll
1. Iowa Western 199 1
2. Iowa Central 189 3
3. New Mexico Junior College 176 6
4. Hutchinson 162 4
5. Crowder 160 7
6. Snow 150 8
7. Butler 149 2
8. College of Southern Idaho 105 11
9. Indian Hills 102 13
10. Garden City 89 12
11. Blinn 86 10
11. Central Arizona 86 15
13. Odessa 78 8
14. El Paso 72 14
15. Southern Nevada 66 18
16. Colby 59 19
16. Ranger 59 9
18. Western Texas 49 NR
19. Hill College 25 21
20. Amarillo 21 17