PICOLET SHATTERS 10,000-METER PR AT NJCAA CHAMPIONSHIPS
Hutchinson CC Sports Information
Whether it be in cross country or on the track, Hutchinson Community College sophomore Jordyn Picolet had firmly entrenched herself as one of the Blue Dragon women's top distance runners in program history.
Officially running on her home track at Gowans Stadium in competition for the first time on Thursday night, Picolet scorcher her own personal record in the NJCAA Division I Outdoor Track and Field Championship's 10,000-meter run.
Running in a field where the top seven times posted were among the 10 best times in Gowans Stadium history, Picolet finished 10th overall in a time of 37 minutes, 48.48 seconds. Already in possession of the second-fastest time in Blue Dragon women's history in the 10,000, Picolet shattered her own PR set at the 2024 national championships by 2:06.03.
BLUE DRAGON TRACK AND FIELD
NJCAA Division I Outdoor Championships – Day 2
When: Friday, May 16, 2025
Where: Gowans Stadium
Multi Events: 9 a.m.
Field Events: 11 a.m.
Running Events: 1:00 p.m.
Live Results: Heartland Timing
Live Video: NJCAA Network (PPV) – 9 a.m.
Admission: $10 Per Day
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Picolet is still scheduled to run in the 1,500-meter preliminaries on Friday and the 5,000 meters on Saturday.
Blue Dragon athletes were scheduled in only two other events on the opening day of the national championships, contested at Gowans Stadium for the eighth time since the 2006 renovation.
Freshman Deisheline Mayer Scott finished 16th in the women's Hammer Throw with a throw of 136 feet, 11 inches.
Pole vaulters Alycea McCoy and Grace Bender finished 10th and 12th, respectively. McCoy cleared 10-4 1/2. Bender cleared 9-10 1/2 (3.01 meters).
Five Blue Dragon athletes are scheduled to compete on Friday:
+ 1:00 p.m. – 1,500-meter preliminaries: Jordyn Picolet;
+ 2:00 p.m. – Shot put: Deisheline Mayer Scott, Aiyanna Green;
+ 2:30 p.m. – 100-meter preliminaries: Sidney Holt
+ 3:50 p.m. – 200-meter preliminaries: Sidney Holt
+ 4:30 p.m. – 3,000-meter steeplechase final: Abigail Grantham