The recognition continues to roll in for Josue Vega of the Dodge City men's cross country team as he has been named the KJCCC Runner of the Week. 
 
Vega was selected Monday as the USTFCCCA NJCAA DI National Athlete of the Week for his performance at the Ollie Isom Invite last week, which he won in 25:28.9, outracing 112 runners. He now adds the KJCCC Runner of the Week honors to his awards. 
 
This conference award marks the first time since 2023 that a Conquistador cross country athlete has been named KJCCC Runner of the Week. Vega is also the first-ever Dodge City athlete to earn the USTFCCA recognition. 
 
The Conquistadors have raced three times this season, and Vega has finished fourth or better in all three. He opened the season with a fourth-place finish at the Terry Masterson Twilight Classic, posting a time of 20:28.77 in a four-mile race. He followed that up with a fourth-place finish in a stacked field of 180+ runners at the Rogers State Distance After Dark, recording a time of 20:22.7 in a four-mile race. 
 
During his career at Dodge City, he has five top 10 individual finishes. 
 
The Conqs are back in action on Friday, October 2^nd, when they compete at the Cowley Tiger Ambush in Winfield, Kansas.