DCTC Announces Softball Recruits for 2024-2025 Season March 7, 2024 Blue Knights sign 11 new players The Blue Knights NJCAA DII softball team at Dakota County Technical College has signed 11 new players for the 2024–2025 season. Tom Cross, head softball coach, reported that next season’s softball recruiting class features all positions in the sport backed by top high school softball and fastpitch club resumes. “This class gives us a chance to compete at a very high level,” Coach Cross said. “DCTC, the college’s Softball program, and our campus community are super-excited and thankful for the great group of student-athletes who will join our school and team this fall!” Full Story

Manny Montgomery earns NJCAA D2 Player of the Week January 19, 2024 Blue Knights Men's Basketball player Manny Montgomery was recently named NJCAA DII Player of the Week! Montgomery, a Sophomore guard out of Jefferson High School in Bloomington, MN, averaged 33.5 points and 8.5 rebounds in two wins over Bay College and Gogebic Community College on January 5th and 6th. He shot an efficient 59% (22-37) from the floor, and was 5-6 (83%) from three-point range and shot 18-22 (81%) from the free throw line. Montgomery currently ranks 4th in the country in points per game, #2 in total points and #2 in total field goals made. Montgomery and the Blue Knights host their next context on Saturday, January 27 at 3pm against Iowa Lakes Community College. Full Story

Hawken Hanna named Head Soccer Coach December 15, 2023 The Blue Knights Athletic Department is excited to announce that Hawken Hanna has been named the new Head Coach for the Blue Knights Men’s and Women’s Soccer teams! Hanna brings a wealth of coaching experience to DCTC, and was most recently the Men’s Soccer Assistant Coach at the NCAA Division II level for Fort Lewis College in Durango, Colorado. He also worked as a sport performance coach with youth athletes. Full Story

Blue Knights Women's Soccer vs Rochester Community & Technical College September 18, 2023 The Blue Knights women’s soccer team at Dakota County Technical College tied the Rochester Community & Technical College Yellowjackets 2–2 at home Wednesday, September 13, 2023. DCTC tied RCTC 1–1 in an away game earlier this season. The Blue Knights are 1–0–2 as of September 15, 2023. All home games are played at the Ames Soccer Complex on the DCTC campus in Rosemount, Minnesota. The women’s soccer team plays its next home game against Lake Superior College at 2 p.m. Sunday, October 1, 2023. Learn more about NJCAA athletics at DCTC by visiting goblueknights.com. Full Story

Blue Knight Basketball Alumni On to the Next Level September 7, 2023 Four members of the DCTC Blueknights move on to play at 4-year schools. Josh Lewis (upper left) Signed with Dakota State University(SD), he averaged 7.2 points, 5.1 rebounds, and 4.6 assists per game last season. His leadership skills will allow him to excel at the next level. D'Sean Larkins (upper right) After a tough start to the season due to injuries, D'Sean turned things around and became vital to late-season success. He averaged 7.5 points and 4 rebounds per game. He will be playing at Mayville State University(ND) this upcoming season. Ousseynou Ngom (bottom left) The 6'7 athletic forward will be taking his talents to Valley City State University (ND). He averaged 7 points and 6.2 rebounds. He also shot 49 percent from the field and shot 50 percent from deep. Keenan Jones (lower right) Signed with Missouri Valley College(MO), Keenan played in 26 games last season, he averaged 12.7 points, 5.2 rebounds, and shot 30.4 percent from three. He is expected to make an immediate impact at MOVAL. Full Story