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# Northgraves leads Blue Dragons to record-tying seventh-straight conference golf title
- URL: https://www.citizenjournal.us/northgraves-leads-blue-dragons-to-record-tying-seventh-straight-conference-golf-title/
- Published: 2026-04-14T11:05:41.000Z
- Updated: 2026-05-29T22:04:12.000Z
- Description: Information obtained from HCC officials
- Author: Rica Simpson
- Tags: dnn, hutch, #sports

NEWTON, Kan. — Jack Northgraves claimed the individual championship and Hutchinson Community College captured its seventh-consecutive Jayhawk Conference team title Monday at Sand Creek Station, tying the longest conference championship streak in Blue Dragon athletic history.

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Jack Northgraves. Photo courtesy of HCC officials.

Northgraves, who finished at 1-under par 215 over 54 holes, won by three strokes over teammate Joe Austin and Garden City's Ilan Dufrenoy to become Hutchinson's 13th all-time KJCCC individual champion and the first since Alex Lindstrom in 2023.

The Blue Dragons, ranked sixth nationally, entered the final round with a commanding 21-stroke lead and closed with a 297 to finish at 875 — a margin of 24 strokes over runner-up Garden City, which shot 300 Monday and finished at 899\. Dodge City was third at 909 after a final-round 301.

The seven-straight conference titles tie the Blue Dragon men's basketball teams from 1982 to 1988 for the most consecutive years any Hutchinson athletic program has won a conference championship. It was the program's 14th all-time KJCCC team championship, all earned under head coach Chris Young.

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Photo courtesy of HCC officials

"They were the only team in the field to shoot three rounds under 300 across two days of windy conditions," a reflection of the Blue Dragons' dominance in the tournament. Hutchinson opened with a 282, followed by a 296 and the closing 297.

Northgraves, who also won the Bent Tree Intercollegiate in 2024 for his first collegiate title, stumbled early in the final round with bogeys on holes 2 and 3 before steadying himself with birdies on Nos. 4, 9 and 16 to card a 71 — one of only two rounds under par on the day.

Four Blue Dragons earned first-team all-KJCCC honors: Northgraves, Austin, Hugo Duquaine and Corey Scullion.

Austin, one of five individual qualifiers for Hutchinson, shot a 74 Monday and tied for second at 2-over 218\. He is the fourth Blue Dragon to finish as the individual runner-up in the conference meet and the first since Charlie Box in 2024.

Duquaine and Scullion tied for fourth at 4-over 220\. Duquaine carded an even-par 72 in the final round while Scullion posted an 80.

Grant Hatzenbuehler and Matt Vearcombe earned second-team all-conference recognition. Hatzenbuehler tied for sixth at 6-over 222 after shooting his third-straight round of 74\. Vearcombe also finished at 222 following a final-round 72.

Freshman Hudson Sauder earned honorable mention after tying for 14th with a 231, shooting a 79 Monday. Cal Schultz finished 19th at 234, Ronnie Gibb tied for 20th at 236 and Lincoln Barnes placed 29th at 242.

Hutchinson next competes at the Region 6 championship Monday, April 20 and Tuesday, April 21 at Colbert Hills Golf Course in Manhattan, Kan.