2014 AURORA CROSS COUNTRY KEY DATES, INFORMATION
Key dates: Aug. 21 — Regular season begins; Sept. 4 — Aurora City Championships (Aurora Sports Park); Sept. 19 — 57th annual Aurora Invitational at Aurora Sports Park, 3:30 p.m.; Oct. 16-18 — Regionals completed; Oct. 25 — State meet (Norris Penrose Event Center, Colorado Springs) — Time schedule: 2A girls 9:20 a.m., 3A boys 10 a.m., 4A boys 10:30 a.m., 5A girls 11 a.m., 2A boys 11:30 a.m., 3A girls noon, 4A girls 12:30 p.m., 5A boys 1 p.m.
Class 5A regionals: Region 1 (Oct. 16 at Margaret Carpenter Rec Center) — Aurora teams: Aurora Central, Eaglecrest, Smoky Hill; Other teams: Abraham Lincoln, Arapahoe, Arvada West, Chatfield, Columbine, Dakota Ridge, Denver East, Legend, Montbello, Thornton; Region 2 (Oct. 16 at D’Evelyn High School) — Aurora teams: Cherokee Trail, Gateway, Grandview, Overland, Regis Jesuit; Other teams: Bear Creek, Central (G.J.), Cherry Creek, Fruita Monument, Grand Junction, Heritage; Region 3 (Oct. 16 at Northwest Open Space, Northglenn) — Aurora teams: Hinkley, Rangeview; Other teams: Boulder, Fairview, George Washington, Greeley West, Lakewood, Legacy, Monarch, Pomona, Ralston Valley, ThunderRidge; Region 4 (Oct. 17 at Northwest Open Space, Northglenn) — Other teams: Adams City, Brighton, Broomfield, Fort Collins, Fossil Ridge, Horizon, Loveland, Mountain Range, Northglenn, Poudre, Prairie View, Rocky Mountain, Westminster; Region 5 (Oct. 16 at Monument Valley Park, Colorado Springs) — Other teams: Castle View, Chaparral, Coronado, Doherty, Douglas County, Fountain-Fort Carson, Highlands Ranch, Liberty, Mountain Vista, Palmer, Pine Creek, Rampart, Rock Canyon; 4A Region 3 (Oct. 17 at Bear Valley Park) — Aurora team: Vista PEAK; Other teams: Centaurus, Denver North, Denver South, Denver West, Erie, Frederick, Holy Family, John F. Kennedy, Niwot, Skyview, Standley Lake, Thomas Jefferson, Weld Central
Aurora boys runners to watch: Michael Andress, Smoky Hill, sr.*; Duncan Barnhill, Cherokee Trail, sr.*; Spencer Bradshaw, Smoky Hill, jr.; Oscar Briones-Ruiz, Hinkley, sr.; Sam Ehrhard, Grandview, sr.*; Simon Geday, Smoky Hill, sr.*; Niles Gilmore, Vista PEAK, soph.; Nathan Graham, Grandview, sr.*; Kyle Jones, Cherokee Trail, sr.*; Pravan Kalaga, Grandview, sr.*; Amir Kassahun, Smoky Hill, sr.; Evan Keely, Eaglecrest, sr.; Cody Miller, Smoky Hill, sr.*; Mick Norton, Grandview, sr.*; John O’Hagan, Regis Jesuit, sr.*; Yosef Robele, Overland, sr.; George Rykovich, Eaglecrest, soph.; Blake Yount, Smoky Hill, sr.*
Aurora girls runners to watch: Carlie Andrie, Smoky Hill, soph.*; Peyton Dailey, Grandview, fr.; Leslie Fatica, Smoky Hill, sr.*; Nathalie Gomez, Hinkley, jr.; Jordan Herrera, Cherokee Trail, soph.*; Melanie Jenkins, Grandview, jr.*; Jamie Jezier, Smoky Hill, sr.*; Emmah Johannes, Smoky Hill, soph.*; Lindsey Koch, Regis Jesuit, sr.*; Amy McConnell, Cherokee Trail, jr.*; Jess McQuaid, Eaglecrest; Nicole Mundy, Grandview, sr.*; Savanah Nesvold, Cherokee Trail, jr.*; Krista Rhodes, Overland, fr.; Lynsie Roper, Cherokee Trail, sr.*; Sylvana Ross, Grandview, sr.*; Patricia Ruiz, Vista PEAK; Katie Schilmoeller, Regis Jesuit, jr.*; Merhawet (Mary) Taeme, Hinkley, sr.; Janine Taurchini, Eaglecrest, jr.; Kayla Vallin, Grandview, jr.*; Julia Vitella, Regis Jesuit, soph.*; Lana Yeager, Smoky Hill, sr.*; Brynell Yount, Smoky Hill, sr.*
* — Returning state qualifier/participant
Courtney Oakes is Sports Editor of the Aurora Sentinel. Reach him at 303-750-7555 or sports@aurorasentinel.com. Twitter: @aurorasports. Facebook: Aurora Prep Sentinel
