Hutchinson CC Sports Information
Heading into its first 5K race of the season on Saturday, the Hutchinson Community College women’s cross country team has joined the Top 10 of the USTFCCCA/NJCAA Division I Women’s Cross Country national rankings.
Released on Wednesday, the Blue Dragons jumped five spots from their preseason ranking to No. 10. The Dragons are the highest-ranked Jayhawk Conference team in the latest rankings.
Hutchinson competes for the second time this season on Saturday at the Missouri Southern Stampede in Joplin, Missouri.
The Blue Dragons have run only once this season, finishing second at their own Terry Masterson Twilight Classic. The Dragons were second only to NCAA Division I Wichita State.
Freshman Mildred Rono was the Masterson individual champion, winning the three-mile race by shattering the course record by 39 seconds.
This is the fourth-straight season the Blue Dragon women have been a Top 10-ranked team.
USTFCCCA/NJCAA DIV. I WOMEN’S CROSS COUNTRY RANKINGS
                        Points  Last Poll
1. Odessa                 200      1
2. Iowa Western             190      2
3. New Mexico JCÂ Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â 178Â Â Â Â Â Â 3
4. Crowder                165       5
5. College of Southern Idaho    161      4
6. El Paso                 145      14
7. Snow                   141      10
8. Iowa Central              124      9
9. Ranger                  122      6
10. Hutchinson             95      15
11. Vincennes               91       16
12. Central Arizona           88      19
13. Garden City              72       7
14. Indian Hills              67       12
15. Butler                  63       8
16. Southern Nevada          60       21
17. Amarillo                48       13
18. Blinn                   40       11
19. Salt Lake                23       22
20. Dodge City              22       18
