LARSON SHATTERS BLUE DRAGON 5K RECORD AT CHILI PEPPER

Blue Dragon freshman Serenity Larson shatters the women's cross country school record at 5,000 meters on Friday at the Chili Pepper Festival in Fayetteville, Arkansas (Photo courtesy Justin Riggs/Blue Dragon cross country)

September 30, 2022

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FAYETTEVILLE, Arkansas – Never mind the placings by the Hutchinson Community College women's cross country team on Friday at the University of Arkansas' Chili Pepper Festival, the No. 2-ranked Blue Dragons posted three of the best times in team history, including a shattered school record.

Freshman Serenity Larson smashed Blue Dragon women's cross country 5,000-meter record by 29 seconds to lead the No. 2-ranked Blue Dragons in the college division of the Chili Pepper Festival.

The Blue Dragons were placed in the college 5K division with some of the top NCAA Division I teams in the nation competing. The Dragons finished 27th overall with 710 points, but 7 of the 9 Hutchinson runners posted career-best times at 5,000 meters.

Leading the way was Larson, who ran a school-record time of 18 minutes, 12.1 seconds. Larson finished 83rd overall.

Larson broke the 2018 school record of 18:29.1 set by Lisayo Ewoi at the Missouri Southern Stampede.

Larson, who ran the second-fastest Blue Dragon 5K time two weeks ago at the Greeno/Dirksen Invitational in Lincoln, Nebraska, beat that time by 29 seconds on Friday.

All-American third-year sophomore Louise Cocking posted the third-best time in Blue Dragon history with a career-low time of 18:45.9. That time was 11 seconds better than her career best as a Blue Dragon. Cocking placed 139th overall.

Freshman Taylor Hoskinson ran the sixth-best Blue Dragon time in program history of 19:14.5, topping her career-best 5K time by 25 seconds. Hoskinson placed 176th on Friday.

Freshman Gracie Lambert was 200th overall with a time of 19:29.7. Lambert already owns the 14th-best Blue Dragon time in program history.

Hutchinson's fifth runner was freshman Ellie Van Zelfden who beat her best 5K time by 51 seconds, running a 20:25.1 to places 233rd on Friday.

Freshman Adaline Fulmer was 247th with a career-best time of 20:55.8, which was 22 seconds faster than her previous best time.

Sophomore Courtney Baetz knocked 44 seconds off her best career time with a 21:23.9. Baetz was 257th.

Freshman Lauren Aiden places 262nd with a time of 21:47.5, two seconds faster than her best time.

Freshman Daisy Orozco ran her first career 5K race and ran 22:01.8 to finish 265th.

Sophomore Aidyn White ran a career-best 23:41.2, knocking off 61 seconds off her best time ever to place 274th.

Arkansas' Isabel Van Camp was the individual winner with a time of 15.58.0. Arkansas also won the team championship with 29 points.

The Blue Dragons next compete at the Ollie Isom Classic on Friday, October 14 in El Dorado.