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Eight KJCCC XC Runners Earn NJCAA All-American Status, Eight Teams Earn Top-10 Finish At Nationals
Eight KJCCC XC Runners Earn NJCAA All-American Status, Eight Teams Earn Top-10 Finish At Nationals

RICHMOND, Va. – Eight runners from the Kansas Jayhawk Community College Conference have earned NJCAA Cross Country All-American honors as the conference was led by a National Runner-Up finish from Hutchinson’s Faith Jepchirchir and third-place finish from Butler’s Emmanuel Otim at the 2024 NJCAA Cross Country Championships in Richmond, Virginia.

November 11, 2024

NJCAA Region 6 Cross Country Individual Champion Faith Jepchirchir Named NJCAA XC Runner of the Week
NJCAA Region 6 Cross Country Individual Champion Faith Jepchirchir Named NJCAA XC Runner of the Week

CHARLOTTE, NC – After becoming the third Hutchinson women’s cross country runner in program history to win the NJCAA Region 6 Championship individual title, Blue Dragon Faith Jepchirchir has earned her third NJCAA Division 1 Women’s Cross Country Runner of the Week award during the 2024 season by bringing home week 10 honors.

October 30, 2024

Butler, Cowley WIn NJCAA Region 6 Women's Cross Country Titles
Butler, Cowley WIn NJCAA Region 6 Women's Cross Country Titles

COLBY, Kan. – Led by three runners finishing in the top 10, Butler Community College edged out rival Hutchinson Community College to win the 2024 NJCAA Region 6 Division 1 Women’s Cross Country Championship team title at the Kansas Veterans home in Winfield, Kansas on Friday, October 25th.

October 26, 2024

2024 KJCCC/NJCAA Region 6 Cross Country Championships Set For Friday In Winfield
2024 KJCCC/NJCAA Region 6 Cross Country Championships Set For Friday In Winfield

COLBY, Kan. – The first Kansas Jayhawk Community College Conference postseason event of the 2024-25 athletics season will take place on Friday, October 25th as Cowley Community College will host the 2024 KJCCC/NJCAA Region 6 Cross Country Championships at the Kansas Veterans Home in Winfield, Kansas.

October 23, 2024

Updated Cross Country Rankings Ahead Of Region 6 Championships Feature 13 KJCCC Teams
Updated Cross Country Rankings Ahead Of Region 6 Championships Feature 13 KJCCC Teams

NEW ORLEANS, La. – Ahead of next week’s NJCAA Region 6 Cross Country Championships, the Kansas Jayhawk Community College Conference has seven men’s teams and six women’s teams ranked in the latest United States Cross Country Track and Field Cross Country Coaches Association NJCAA Division 1 and 2 Cross Country polls released on Wednesday, October 16th.

October 17, 2024

KJCCC Cross Country Runners of the Week - Week 6
KJCCC Cross Country Runners of the Week - Week 6

COLBY, Kan. – Earning event wins and leading the Cloud County Community College cross country teams to their first team titles of the year, Thunderbird runners N Vanee Anchike and Felix Surtan have been named Kansas Jayhawk Community College Conference Cross Country Runners of the Week.

October 08, 2024

KJCCC Cross Country Runners of the Week - Week 7
KJCCC Cross Country Runners of the Week - Week 7

COLBY, Kan. – Getting a chance to preview the course for the upcoming NJCAA Region 6 Cross Country Championships, Hutchinson’s Faith Jepchirchir and Butler’s Emmanuel Otim have each earned Kansas Jayhawk Community College Conference Cross Country Runner of the Week honors for the third and fourth times this season.

October 08, 2024

KJCCC Teams Continue To Hold Down Rankings In Latest USTFCCCA NJCAA Cross Country Polls
KJCCC Teams Continue To Hold Down Rankings In Latest USTFCCCA NJCAA Cross Country Polls

NEW ORLEANS, La. – Despite movement and changes within the latest United States Track and Field Cross Country Coaches Association (USTFCCCA) top 25 polls, the Kansas Jayhawk Community College Conference continues to have six men’s teams and eight women’s teams from either ranked or receiving votes in the October 2, 2024 poll.

October 03, 2024

Hutchinson's Faith Jepchirchir Earns Second NJCAA Division 1 Cross Country Runner of the Week Award In 2024
Hutchinson's Faith Jepchirchir Earns Second NJCAA Division 1 Cross Country Runner of the Week Award In 2024

CHARLOTTE, NC – Setting a school-record for Hutchinson Community College and running a time not seen by a Blue Dragon runner in 40 years, Faith Jepchirchir has earned her second NJCAA Division 1 Women’s Cross Country Runner of the Week award during the 2024 season by bringing home week 6 honors.

October 02, 2024

KJCCC Cross Country Runners of the Week - Week 5
KJCCC Cross Country Runners of the Week - Week 5

COLBY, Kan. – Top times at the 2024 Chile Pepper Festival in Fayetteville, AR from Kansas Jayhawk Community College Conference runners Faith Jepchirchir (Hutchinson) and Emmanuel Otim (Butler) have led to KJCCC Cross Country Runners of the Week awards for week five of the 2024 season.

October 01, 2024

Elizabeth Hernandez, Emmanuel Otim Earn NJCAA Division 1 Cross Country Runner of the Week Honors
Elizabeth Hernandez, Emmanuel Otim Earn NJCAA Division 1 Cross Country Runner of the Week Honors

CHARLOTTE, NC – For the third straight week, the Kansas Jayhawk Community College Conference Cross Country Runners of the Week have also earned NJCAA Division 1 Cross Country Runner of the Week accolades with Butler’s Elizabeth Hernandez and Emmanuel Otim each taking home this week’s national honors.

September 25, 2024

KJCCC Cross Country Runners of the Week - Week 4
KJCCC Cross Country Runners of the Week - Week 4

COLBY, Kan. – The top runners from the Kansas Jayhawk Community College Conference at the 2024 Missouri Southern Stampede have earned KJCCC Cross Country Runners of the Week with Butler’s Elizabeth Hernandez and Emmanuel Otim each taking home week four honors.

September 24, 2024

Seven KJCCC Men's Teams, Seven KJCCC Women's Teams Featured In NJCAA Cross Country Week 1 Polls
Seven KJCCC Men's Teams, Seven KJCCC Women's Teams Featured In NJCAA Cross Country Week 1 Polls

NEW ORLEANS, La. – The United States Track and Field Cross Country Coaches Association (USTFCCCA) has released the week one NJCAA cross country top 25 polls with seven men’s teams and seven women’s teams from the Kansas Jayhawk Community College Conference either ranked or receiving votes in the second poll of the year.

September 19, 2024

KJCCC Cross Country Runners Sweep NJCAA Division 1 Cross Country Runner of the Week Awards
KJCCC Cross Country Runners Sweep NJCAA Division 1 Cross Country Runner of the Week Awards

CHARLOTTE, NC – For the second straight week, the Kansas Jayhawk Community College Conference Cross Country Runners of the Week have been named NJCAA Division 1 Cross Country Runners of the Week with Meryeme Mai of Garden City and Kabelo Maja of Fort Hays Tech Northwest both earning Week 4 honors.

September 18, 2024

KJCCC Cross Country Runners of the Week - Week 3
KJCCC Cross Country Runners of the Week - Week 3

COLBY, Kan. – A win and course record setting performance from Fort Hays Tech Northwest along with a fourth-place finish and the top-NJCAA female athlete in the Fort Hays State Tiger open for Garden City’s Meryeme Mai have led to Kansas Jayhawk Community College Conference Cross Country Runner of the Week honors for week three.

September 17, 2024

Cloud County's N Vanee Anchike, Colby's Sibonelo Khumalo Named NJCAA D1 Cross Country Runners of the Week
Cloud County's N Vanee Anchike, Colby's Sibonelo Khumalo Named NJCAA D1 Cross Country Runners of the Week

CHARLOTTE, NC – Finishing as the top NJCAA runner in their respective races at the 2024 Wichita State University JK Gold Classic, Cloud County Community College’s N Vanee Anchike and Colby Community College’s Sibonelo Khumalo have added NJCAA Division 1 Cross Country Runners of the Week to their awards list for week three of the NJCAA season.

September 11, 2024