Sophomore guard makes NJCAA DII Men's Basketball Region 13 All-Region Team
Manny Montgomery, 21, a sophomore guard on the Dakota County Technical College Blue Knights basketball team, was named to the NJCAA Division II Region 13 All-Region Team for the 2023–2024 season. Manny finished the season second in points per game and third in total points in NJCAA DII play.
Manny was also named NJCAA DII Player of the Week (first week in January 2024), having averaged 33.5 points and 8.5 rebounds in two wins over Bay College and Gogebic Community College. He shot an efficient 22 for 37 (59 percent) from the floor, 5 for 6 (83 percent) from three-point range, and 18 for 22 (81 percent) from free throw line.
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DCTC Announces Softball Recruits for 2024-2025 Season
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!”
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Manny Montgomery earns NJCAA D2 Player of the Week
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.
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Hawken Hanna named Head Soccer Coach
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.
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Blue Knights Women's Soccer vs Rochester Community & Technical College
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.
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Griffin Spindler
Griffin Spindler
Sport: Baseball
Position: Pitcher
Major: Architecture
Year: Freshman
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