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 <img src="https://media.eaglewebservices.com/public/2025/2/1738428285619.jpeg" alt="Photo Courtesy HutchCC Athletics" />
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 </figure><div>Hutchinson CC Sports Information
Sophomore&nbsp;<a href="https://bluedragonsports.com/sports/mtrack/2024-25/bios/mangelson_farrin_7y5g">Farrin Mangelson</a>&nbsp;shattered the Hutchinson Community College men's track and field indoor 5,000-meter record on Friday at the Washburn Open in Topeka.
Mangelson and three other Blue Dragon distance runners posted 4 of the top 6 indoor 5,000-meter times in program history.
<a href="https://milesplit.live/meets/657486" target="_blank" rel="noopener">LIVE RESULTS FOR COACH WILSON INVITATIONAL</a> <a href="https://results.blacksquirreltiming.com/meets/42918" target="_blank" rel="noopener">LIVE RESULTS FOR WASHBURN OPEN</a>
Mangelson finished seventh at the Washburn Open with a school-record and NJCAA-qualifying time of 14:35.35. That time is the sixth-fastest time in the NJCAA this season. Mangelson smashed the old record of Tegan Flanagan by 13.33 seconds. Flanagan ran a time of 14:48.68 at the 2021 NJCAA Indoor Championships in Pittsburg.
Also beating Flanagan's old record was sophomore&nbsp;<a href="https://bluedragonsports.com/sports/mtrack/2024-25/bios/kiprotich_titus_hgfs">Titus Kiprotich</a>, who qualified for the 2025 indoor national championships in March with the second-fastest time in Blue Dragon history of 14:37.76. Kiprotich's time is seventh in the NJCAA this season.
Freshman&nbsp;<a href="https://bluedragonsports.com/sports/mtrack/2024-25/bios/kogo_cornelius_hf87">Cornelius Kogo</a>&nbsp;was the third Blue Dragon to qualify in the 5,000 meters on Friday, posting a time of 14:49.92, which is the fourth-fastest Blue Dragon 5,000-meter time and 12th fastest in the NJCAA This season.
Freshman&nbsp;<a href="https://bluedragonsports.com/sports/mtrack/2024-25/bios/rotich_thaddaeus_ec60">Thaddaeus Rotich</a>&nbsp;ran the sixth-fastest Blue Dragon 5,000-meter time, placing 23rd on Friday with a time of 15:05.73.
The Blue Dragons had one other national qualifier on Friday. Freshman&nbsp;<a href="https://bluedragonsports.com/sports/mtrack/2024-25/bios/makalo_kebba_vl76">Kebba Makalo</a>&nbsp;qualified for nationals in the 60 meters with a time of 6.82 seconds. Makalo just missed qualifying in the 200 meters by .04 seconds with a time of 21.64 seconds.
<a href="https://bluedragonsports.com/sports/mtrack/2024-25/bios/warren_d-antonio_9loc">D'Antonio Warren</a>&nbsp;just missed qualifying in the 200 by .18 seconds with a time of 21.78 seconds.
Part of the Blue Dragons competed at the Coach Wilson Invitational at Wichita State on Friday.
<a href="https://bluedragonsports.com/sports/mtrack/2024-25/bios/zehr_taylor_u2ba">Taylor Zehr</a>&nbsp;was the top finisher for the Dragons in Wichita, placing seventh in the weight throw with a top distance of 46-4 (14.12).
The Blue Dragons compete once again on Saturday at both Washburn and Wichita State.</div>

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