Hutchinson Community College Athletics

LUBBOCK, Texas – The Hutchinson Community College track and field teams had four placers that earned All-America status on the first day of the NJCAA Indoor Track and Field Championships on Friday at Texas Tech University.

Sophomore Ben Kruse cleared 15 feet in the pole vault and finished third in the event, earning All-America honors.

Freshman Leeza Henry had a personal best and finished fourth in the shot put with a top effort of 44 feet, 10 inches.

Sophomore Taz Hawthorne finished sixth in the shot put with a personal-best 52-7. Hawthorne earned indoor All-America honor for the second-straight season.

The HCC men’s distance medley relay led after the third leg and wound up third in a season’s best time of 10:27. Relay members were Sky Chapman, Soloman Jackson, Chris Copeland and Wade Adams. The team will also earn All-America honors.

The NJCAA Indoor Championships conclude on Saturday.

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2009 SCHEDULE

INDOOR SEASON

January 17

Highland Classic

Highland, Kan.

January 24

Oklahoma Christian Inv. No. 1

Norman, Okla.

January 30

Johnson County Invitational

Overland Park, Kan.

February 14

Oklahoma Christian Inv. No. 2

Norman, Okla.

February 22

Region VI

Indoor Championships

Manhattan, Kan.

February 25

Blue Dragon

Last Chance Meet

Gowans Stadium

March 5-7

NJCAA

Indoor Championship

Lubbock, Texas

OUTDOOR SEASON

March 21

Swede Invitational

Lindsborg, Kan.

March 28

Alex Francis Invitational

Hays, Kan.

April 4

Hutch Night Relays

Gowans Stadium

April 11

Pittsburg State Invitational

Pittsburg, Kan.

April 15

Tabor College Invitational

Hillsboro, Kan.

April 16-18

Kansas Relays

Lawrence, Kan.

April 25

Bethel Invitational

North Newton, Kan.

May 7-8-9

Region VI Outdoor

Championships

Arkansas City, Kan.

May 14-16

Last Chance Meet

TBA

May 21-23

NJCAA Outdoor

Championships

Gowans Stadium

Hutchinson

MULTI-EVENT SCHEDULE

February 13-14

Oklahoma Christian

Pentathlon/Heptathlon

Norman, Okla.

February 23

Region VI

Pentathlon/Heptathlon

Manhattan, Kan.

March 5-6

NJCAA National

Pentathlon/Heptathlon

Lubbock, Texas

April 8-9

Cowley College

Decathlon/Heptathlon

Arkansas City, Kan.

May 7-8

Region VI

Decathlon/Heptathlon

Arkansas City, Kan.

May 21-22

NJCAA National

Decathlon/Heptathlon

Gowans Stadium

Hutchinson, Kan.