BLUE DRAGONS PICKED 2ND IN KJCCC PRESEASON POLL

Hutchinson CC Sports Information

One day after earning a preseason national ranking, the Hutchinson Community College women's soccer team were picked to finish second in the Kansas Jayhawk Community College Conference (KJCCC) Preseason Coaches' Poll, released on Tuesday.

The Blue Dragons earned their highest preseason league pick since being tapped as the preseason favorite in 2015. Last season the Dragons were picked to finish third.

On Monday, the Blue Dragons were ranked No. 15 in the NJCAA Division I preseason rankings.

The 2025 Blue Dragons have six players returning from an 11-2-7 team in 2024 that placed third in the KJCCC with an 8-2-6 record. The Blue Dragons defeated Dodge City 1-0 in overtime in the opening round and upended Butler 2-1 in the semifinals to earn their first Region 6 Tournament championship berth since 2014. The Blue Dragons lost to Cowley in the championship game in penalty kicks in the title game.

Sammy Lane, the only head coach in Blue Dragon women's soccer history, begins his 21st season when the No. 15-ranked Blue Dragons open the season with No. 12 Trinity Valley at 6 p.m. on Monday, August 25 at the Salthawk Soccer Complex.

Lane is 270-74-19 in his first 20 seasons at Hutchinson.

Defending KJCCC and Region 6 champion Cowley is the preseason poll in the league's coaches' poll. Hutchinson is second, followed by Butler, Barton and Dodge City in spots 3, 4 and 5. Garden City, Coffeyville and Seward County round out the preseason poll.

The Blue Dragons will have three preseason scrimmages before opening the season with Trinity Valley. The Dragons go to Pittsburg State on Friday and will play host to Neosho County at 1 p.m. on Sunday and FC Wichita at 6 p.m. on Thursday, August 21.

2025 KJCCC DIVISION I WOMEN'S SOCCER PRESEASON POLL
1. Cowley
2. Hutchinson
3. Butler
4. Barton
5. Dodge City
6. Garden City
7. Coffeyville
8. Seward County