The Dodge City women's and men's cross country teams have been competitive all season, and both remain in the latest U.S. Track & Field and Cross Country Association NJCAA Division I national rankings. 
 
The Conquistador women stayed at #18 in the latest top 25 poll, and the men rank slipped one spot to #23. 
 
The Conq men have been led by Josue Vega all season, who has won his last two races, most recently taking first at the Cowley Tiger Ambush and winning the Ollie Isom Invite. Vega ranks in the Top 15 in the USTFCCCA individual rating index. As a team, the Conqs most recently took fourth place at the Cowley Tiger Ambush, while claiming third in the season-opening action at the Terry Masterson Twilight Classic. Conqs also took sixth at the Ollie Isom Invite and 11^th as a team at the Rogers State Distance After Dark. 
 
For the women, the Conqs took third in the most recent race at the Cowley Tiger Ambush, matching their third-place team finishes in the season-opening action at the Terry Masterson Twilight Classic. Conqs have also recorded a fifth-place finish at the Ollie Isom Invite and 14^th place at the Rogers State Distance After Dark. Denae Arellano has led the Conqs throughout the season and is the highest-ranked individual in the USTFCCCA individual rating index, ranking among the top 80 runners. 
 
Three races remain for the Conqs as they look for another strong performance on Saturday, October 10^th when they travel to Hays to race at the Fort Hays State Tiger Open. At the end of October, on the 30^th, the Conqs will return to El Dorado to compete at the NJCAA Region 6 Championships, before competing at the NJCAA DI National Championship in November in Huntsville, Alabama.