HutchCC Sports Information
Three races as a Blue Dragon runner and three victories for Hutchinson Community College women’s cross country runner Faith Jepchirchir.
Now the Blue Dragon freshman earned her third KJCCC Women’s Cross Country Runner of the Week award, which was announced on Tuesday.
The only thing that Jepchirchir hasn’t tripled up on is school records, but she did that for the second time this season after winning the Region 6 Preview at the Kansas Veterans Home on Saturday in Winfield.
Jepchirchir posted a school-record time of 16 minutes, 55.33 seconds over 5,000 meters on Saturday to lead the Blue Dragon women on the same course where the 2024 Region 6 Championships will be contested on Friday, October 25.
The Blue Dragon freshman is the first Blue Dragon runner in program history to win three races in one season. She was the first to break the 18-minute barrier two weeks ago at the Chili Pepper Festival. Now
Jepchirchir is the first Blue Dragon to break the 17-minute barrier.
Jepchirchir is also a two-time NJCAA National Runner of the Week, another first for a Blue Dragon cross country runner, female or male.
2024 BLUE DRAGON KJCCC WOMEN’S RUNNER OF THE WEEK WINNERS
September 3 – Faith Jepchirchir
October 1 – Faith Jepchirchir
October 15 – Faith Jepchirchir