Eaglecrest's George Rykovich (411) and Smoky Hill's Jemil Kassahun (450) head out with the pack in the first mile of the boys race at the Class 5A Region 1 cross country meet on Oct. 23, 2015, at City Park in Denver. Rykovich and his Eaglecrest team qualified automatically for the 5A state meet, while Kassahun's ninth-place individual finish made him the lone Smoky Hill boys qualifier. (Photo by Courtney Oakes/Aurora Sentinel)
Eaglecrest’s George Rykovich (411) and Smoky Hill’s Jemil Kassahun (450) head out with the pack in the first mile of the boys race at the Class 5A Region 1 cross country meet on Oct. 23, 2015, at City Park in Denver. Rykovich and his Eaglecrest team qualified automatically for the 5A state meet, while Kassahun’s ninth-place individual finish made him the lone Smoky Hill boys qualifier. (Photo by Courtney Oakes/Aurora Sentinel)
Eaglecrest’s George Rykovich (411) and Smoky Hill’s Jemil Kassahun (450) head out with the pack in the first mile of the boys race at the Class 5A Region 1 cross country meet on Oct. 23, 2015, at City Park in Denver. Rykovich and his Eaglecrest team qualified automatically for the 5A state meet, while Kassahun’s ninth-place individual finish made him the lone Smoky Hill boys qualifier. (Photo by Courtney Oakes/Aurora Sentinel)

DENVER | Team scores and individual results from the Class 5A Region 1 boys and girls varsity races run on Oct. 23, 2015, at City Park. The top 15 individuals and the top seven runners from the top five finishers in the team standings qualifying for the 5A state meet. Aurora runners and teams bold and uppercased:

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CLASS 5A REGION 1 CROSS COUNTRY MEET

Oct. 23 at City Park (Denver)

Boys team scores (top five teams qualify for state): 1. Arapahoe 34 points; 2. Arvada West 66; 3. Legend 88; 4. Dakota Ridge 110; 5. EAGLECREST 139; 6. SMOKY HILL 144; 7. Columbine 205; 8. Denver East 205; 9. Chatfield 231; 10. Thornton 232; 11. AURORA CENTRAL 361

Top 15 individuals (state qualifiers): 1. Mason Brevig (Arapahoe), 16 minutes, 44 seconds; 2. Harrison Scudamore (Denver East), 16:46; 3. Steven Goldy (Arapahoe), 16:49; 4. MASON BROWN (EAGLECREST), 17:00; 5. Max Sevcik (Arvada West), 17:07; 6. James Logan (Arapahoe), 17:09; 7. Andres Perez (Arvada West), 17:11; 8. Scott Johnson (Legend), 17:11; 9. JEMIL KASSAHUN (SMOKY HILL), 17:14; 10. Colin Berndt (Arvada West), 17:17; 11. Kyle Kennedy (Arapahoe), 17:18; 12. Jerod Kuhn (Columbine), 17:22; 13. Nick Maddalone (Arapahoe), 17:31; 14. Landon Rast (Legend), 17:31; 15. Justin Andrade (Arvada West), 17:32

Aurora team-by-team individual results (team place)

Eaglecrest (139): 4. Mason Brown, 17 minutes; 19. George Rykovich, 17:52; 32. Conner Shonka, 18:17; 40. Andrew Mills, 18:31; 44. Nick Johnson, 18:41; 49. Gavin Morgenegg, 18:46; 56. Charles Odden, 19:18; 67. Cameron Magor, 19:25; 82. Devin Payne, 20:14; Smoky Hill (144): 9. Jemil Kassahun, 17:14; 25. Ricardo Quijada, 18:02; 30. Michael Payne, 18:09; 39. Spencer Bradshaw, 18:29; 41. Cole McPherson, 18:32; 46. Paul Cleveland, 18:42; 58. Theo Geday, 19:21; 69. Isaac Sandoval, 19:34; 77. Kaden Muckey, 19:47; Aurora Central (361): 83. Jose Millan, 20:17; 71. St. Marks Sanders, 20:39; 72. Daniel Gonzalez Beltran, 21:01; 74. Danny Nguyen, 23:45; 75. Abel Olivas, 25:00; 76. Ernesto Castillo Cabrera, 25:47; 77. Nico Cook, 26:01; 101. Matthew Bouchey, 27:53; 102. Kenneth Huynh, 28:34

Girls team scores (top five teams qualify for state): 1. Dakota Ridge 63 points; 2. SMOKY HILL 67; 3. Arapahoe 102; 4. Arvada West 110; 5. EAGLECREST 134; 6. Denver East 149; 7. Chatfield 150; 8. Legend 217; 9. Columbine 228; 10. Thornton 268

Top 15 individuals (state qualifiers): 1. Catherine Liggett (Legend), 18 minutes, 33 seconds; 2. Stephanie Carrasco (Thornton), 19:44; 3. Cayli Hume (Dakota Ridge), 19:53; 4. Civianna Gallegos (Arvada West), 20:13; 5. JULIE EOFF (SMOKY HILL), 20:21; 6. JANINE TAURCHINI (EAGLECREST), 20:27; 7. AMELIA JOHANNES (SMOKY HILL), 20:35; 8. Allison Marizza (Arapahoe), 20:35; 9. Isa Marshall (Denver East), 20:39; 10. Nicole Killeen (Columbine), 20:40; 11. Mia Valerio (Dakota Ridge), 20:43; 12. Michelle Renner (Dakota Ridge), 20:43; 13. Kelly Waugh (Arapahoe), 20:53; 14. EMMAH JOHANNES (SMOKY HILL), 20:54; 15. Katie Doucette (Arvada West), 20:56

Aurora team-by-team individual results (team place)

Smoky Hill (67): 5. Julie Eoff, 20 minutes, 21 seconds; 7. Amelia Johannes, 20:35; 14. Emmah Johannes, 20:54; 16. Rhonda Patrom, 21:04; 25. Carlie Andrie, 21:24; 34. Sarah Power, 21:58; 46. Kaycie Schubert, 22:37; 52. Cierra Munns, 22:49; 69. Kyndall Hadley, 23:33; Eaglecrest (134): 6. Janine Taurchini, 20:27; 22. Mariah Gordon, 21:16; 26. Jessica McQuaid, 21:38; 37. Tatiana Rivera, 22:15; 43. Madelyn Rivera, 22:31; 44. Emily Hunter, 22:36; 45. Faith Lind, 22:36; 50. Emily Llamas, 22:42; 53. Rebecca McMillian, 22:50;  Aurora Central (NS): 87. Relaina Rios, 27:31; 88. Gabriela Vaquerano Erazo, 28:34; 92. Ruth Ortiz Barron, 31:48

Courtney Oakes is Sports Editor and photographer with Sentinel Colorado. A Denver East High School and University of Colorado alum. He came to the Sentinel in 2001 and since then has received a number...