STEVE CARPENTER
HutchCC Sports Information
LEVELLAND, Texas - Hutchinson Community College sophomore distance runner Teagan Flanagan added another chapter to a memorable 2020-21 cross country and track and field season on Tuesday.
Flanagan became a four-time Blue Dragon NJCAA All-American with a national runner-up performance in the 10,000 meters at the 2021 NJCAA Division I Outdoor Track and Field Championships at South Plains College.
Flanagan stayed with Northwest Tech’s Vincent Nchogo for all-but the final 600 meters, where Nchogu finally pulled away to claim the national championship.
Flanagan didn’t know his official time because of timing system issues on Tuesday, but Blue Dragon coaches said the sophomore from Kingman definitely posted a PR and likely broke the 1983 school record time of 32:12.44 by Bryon Lopez.
The Blue Dragons will find out Flanagan’s official time on Wednesday morning.
Flanagan is only the fourth Blue Dragon to earn All-America honors in the 10,000 in team history, the first since Orbelin Rojas in 2014.
Flanagan adds this All-America award to the first-team NJCAA cross country honors and first- and second-team All-America nods from the 20201 indoor championships, where he finished second in the 5,000 meters and third in the 3,000 meters.
Flanagan will close out his Blue Dragon career on Thursday with the 5,000-meter finals. Flanagan is fourth in the national in the 5,000 in the NJCAA this season with a time of 14:35.28.
Hutchinson high jumpers Wyatt Thiel, the 2021 Region VI champion, and Zac Biel are the only Blue Dragons on the meet schedule for Day 2 on Wednesday.