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RECORD-BREAKING RONO IS KJCCC WOMEN’S RUNNER OF THE WEEK

Blue Dragon freshman Mildred Rono was named the KJCCC Women's Cross Country Runner of the Week after a record-setting victory at Friday's Terry Masterson Twilight Classic. (Sydney Holzrichter/Blue Dragon Sports Information)
Blue Dragon freshman Mildred Rono was named the KJCCC Women's Cross Country Runner of the Week after a record-setting victory at Friday's Terry Masterson Twilight Classic. (Sydney Holzrichter/Blue Dragon Sports Information)
September 2, 2025

Hutchinson CC Sports Information

Hutchinson Community College freshman Mildred Rono's impressive collegiate debut earned the Blue Dragon runner KJCCC Women's Cross Country Runner of the Week honors on Tuesday.

Rono, a freshman from Iten, Kenya, obliterated the Terry Masterson Twilight Classing record book in becoming the second-straight Blue Dragon to win the event, which was contested on Friday night at Fun Valley.

Rono smashed the Fun Valley course record with a three-mile time of 16:55.33, blitzing the old record by 39.12 seconds. She is the first runner in event history to break 17 minutes.

Rono's winning margin of 55.30 seconds is also a meet record.

Rono helped the No. 15-ranked Blue Dragon women' to a runner-up finish at the Masterson Twilight.