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
