Hutchinson CC Sports Information
NEWTON – The Hutchinson Community College men’s golf team shot its best round of the 2026 NJCAA Division I Men’s National Championship on Friday and secured the sixth Top 5 team finish in program history.
The Blue Dragons carded a 3-over 291 on Friday at Sand Creek Station and finished fourth with a team score of 1,185. Hutchinson has now finished in the national Top 10 for the sixth-straight season and for the 13th time in program history. This is the second-straight season the Blue Dragons placed fourth at the national championship.
Individually, freshman Grant Hatzenbuehler placed third to earn first-team NJCAA All-America honors. He is the eighth Blue Dragon to earn first-team NJCAA All-America honors.
Freshman Hugo Duquaine tied for seventh to earn NJCAA second-team All-America honors.
Hatzenbuehler and Duquaine are the 19th and 20th Blue Dragon NJCAA All-Americans, the 18th and 19th led by Hutchinson head coach Chris Young, who won the 2026 NJCAA Championship Sportsmanship Award on Friday.
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The Blue Dragons finished 13 strokes off the pace of team champion McLennan, who needed a birdie from its final player on the course on the 72nd hole – individual national champion Abe Bignell – to win the team national championship by one stroke. McLennan shot 286 on Friday to finish at 1,172. Runner-up Indian Hills posted a 291 on Friday and finished with 1,173. Odessa was third at 1,180.
Hatzenbuehler got off to a good start with birdies on Nos. 1, 4 and 7 and then closed his final round with 11-straight pars to finish at 2-over 70 and post a Championship total of 288. He had only one bogey in his final round. Hatzenbuehler’s first-team All-America award marks the third-straight season the Blue Dragons have had a player finish on the first team, the longest streak in program history.
Duquaine posted his first under-par round of the championship on Friday with a 2-under 70. He had four birdies and two bogeys on Friday to finish the Championship at 5-over 293.
Sophomore Corey Scullion closed the tournament with a 77 and finished tied for 23rd with a 301.
Sophomore Jack Northgraves tied for 32nd at 303 after a 72 on Friday.
Freshman Joe Austin was subbed into the line up for Friday’s round and finished with a 79.
