LeGRAND CAPTURES INDOOR 800-METER NATIONAL CHAMPIONSHIP

Hutchinson CC Sports Information

LUBBOCK, Texas – For the second-straight day, Hutchinson Community College sophomore Leo LeGrand broke a Blue Dragon school record in the 800 meters.

There was an added perk to Saturday's record-breaking run for LeGrand – a national championship.

The sophomore from Mansfield, Texas, became the eighth Blue Dragon in program history to win an NJCAA Indoor national championship, winning the 800-meter run on Saturday at the Texas Tech Sports Performance Center.

LeGrand won the championship with a Blue Dragon-record time of 1 minute, 50.12 seconds. He qualified for Saturday's finals with a Blue Dragon-record of 1:52.40, which was the third-fastest time in Friday's preliminary round.

LeGrand is the first Blue Dragon to win an NJCAA Indoor national championship since 2020 when Andrew Kibet won both the 1,000 meters and Mile run national titles.

LeGrand earned his second first-team All-America award. As a freshman, LeGrand was the national runner-up in the 1,000 meters in 2024.

The Region 6 champion Blue Dragons placed 16th in the 2025 NJCAA Indoor championships with 17 points. South Plains won the men's title with 119.5 points. New Mexico Junior College was second with 86 points. Barton was the top Region 6 team, finishing seventh with 36 points.

Other Blue Dragon performances on Saturday:

+ Sophomore Farrin Mangelson placed 11th the Mile run on Saturday with a time of 4:12.01. That time ranks third in Blue Dragon indoor history.

+ Sophomore Titus Kiprotich placed 16th with a time of 4:15.62.

+ Freshman Malique Parkinson was 16th in the triple jump with a top jump of 46 feet, 8 3/4 inches (14.24 meters).

The Blue Dragons will open the 2025 outdoor season on Saturday, March 29 at the Mark A. Phillips Classic in Arkansas City.