Grandview's Cory Smith leaves the starting line along with others in the boys varsity race at the Class 5A Region 2 cross country meet on Oct. 22, 2015, at the Aurora Sports Park. Smith's Grandview boys team secured an automatic berth to the 5A state cross country meet as well as its girls team and both teams from Cherokee Trail and Regis Jesuit. (Photo by Courtney Oakes/Aurora Sentinel)
Grandview’s Cory Smith leaves the starting line along with others in the boys varsity race at the Class 5A Region 2 cross country meet on Oct. 22, 2015, at the Aurora Sports Park. Smith’s Grandview boys team secured an automatic berth to the 5A state cross country meet as well as its girls team and both teams from Cherokee Trail and Regis Jesuit. (Photo by Courtney Oakes/Aurora Sentinel)
Grandview’s Cory Smith leaves the starting line along with others in the boys varsity race at the Class 5A Region 2 cross country meet on Oct. 22, 2015, at the Aurora Sports Park. Smith’s Grandview boys team secured an automatic berth to the 5A state cross country meet as well as its girls team and both teams from Cherokee Trail and Regis Jesuit. (Photo by Courtney Oakes/Aurora Sentinel)

AURORA | Team scores and individual results from the Class 5A Region 2 boys and girls varsity races run on Oct. 22, 2015, at the Aurora Sports Park. The top 15 individuals and all 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 2 CROSS COUNTRY MEET

Oct. 22 at Aurora Sports Park

Boys team scores (top five teams qualify for state): 1. Cherry Creek 65 points; 2. CHEROKEE TRAIL 68; 3. GRANDVIEW 84; 4. REGIS JESUIT 113; 5. Fruita Monument 122; 6. Heritage 145; 7. Grand Junction 155; 8. Central (G.J.) 201; 9. OVERLAND 245; 10. Bear Creek 256; 11. GATEWAY 345

Top 15 individuals: 1. Kyle Moran (Cherry Creek), 16 minutes, 59.6 seconds; 2. Jeremy Romero (Heritage), 17:22.1; 3. BEN EHRHARD (GRANDVIEW), 17:31.1; 4. JACK DAVIDSON (REGIS JESUIT), 17:33.3; 5. CORY SMITH (GRANDVIEW), 17:34.7; 6. JACKSON COWLEY (CHEROKEE TRAIL), 17:38.0; 7. Dalton Haraway (Fruita Monument), 17:38.6; 8. Daniel Hamson (Cherry Creek), 17:44.3; 9. RYLAN WALLACE (CHEROKEE TRAIL), 17:44.9; 10. Jed Wilson (Grand Junction), 17:45.1; 11. Nicholas Duncan (Grand Junction), 17:45.3; 12. HUNTER GLASGO (CHEROKEE TRAIL), 17:45.9; 13. Lars Huntgren (Cherry Creek), 17:46.8; 14. Jared Leblow (Central (G.J.)), 17:47.1; 15. BRIAN BURRIS (GRANDVIEW), 17:47.3

Aurora boys team-by-team results (in order of finish)

Cherokee Trail (68): 6. Jackson Cowley, 17:38.0; 9. Rylan Wallace, 17:44.9; 12. Hunter Glasco, 17:45.9; 16. Bryson Nelson, 17:50.0; 25. Kyle Stafford, 18:06.7; 37. Aaron Redman, 18:29.3; 38. Cullen Scholz, 18:32.4; 40. Carter Stephenson, 18:35.2; 51. Michael Lynch, 18:56.7; Grandview (84): 3. Ben Ehrhard, 17:31.1; 5. Cory Smith, 17:34.7; 15. Brian Burris, 17:47.3; 30. Caleb Randolph, 18:17.4; 32. Jordan Craig, 18:23.4; 35. Sam Baird, 18:27.2; 36. Chris Liston, 18:29.0; 39. Matthew Fox, 18:33.7; 54. Colin Armstrong, 19:00.0; Regis Jesuit (113): 4. Jack Davidson, 17:33.3; 18. Austin Layne, 17:53.1; 19. Parker Churchill, 17:55.2; 34. Florenzo Bauer, 18:26.9; 43. Christopher Long, 18:38.0; 52. Steven Bruening, 18:58.1; 55. Alex Baldwin, 19:07.7; 90. Danny Seese, 22:02.7; 91. Jack Wheeler, 22:36.3; Overland (245): 46. Bright Asamoah, 18:42.9; 48. Abenezer Bayou, 18:44.9; 50. Julian Lang, 18:54.0; 61. James Artis, 19:25.5; 65. Isaiah Bradley, 19:35.3; 70. Michael Reno 19:48.4; 73. Kobe Jara, 20:02.3; 79. Alexander Martin, 20:17.1; 84. Matthew Menendez, 20:50.4; Gateway (345): 74. Jordan Roberts, 20:02.7; 92. Dominic Williams, 22:51.9; 94. Charles Reigies, 24.04.7; 95. Kenney Becerra, 24:18.1; 96. Angel Mendez, 25:28.6

Girls team scores (top five teams qualify for state): 1. Cherry Creek 28 points; 2. CHEROKEE TRAIL 53; 3. GRANDVIEW 73; 4. REGIS JESUIT 103; 5. Heritage 131; 6. Grand Junction 177; 7. Central (G.J.) 216; 8. Bear Creek 218; 9. Fruita Monument 256; 10. OVERLAND 315; GATEWAY NS

Top 15 individuals: 1. BRIE OAKLEY (GRANDVIEW), 19 minutes, 09.5 seconds; 2. Lillian Markusch (Cherry Creek), 19:40.5; 3. Devon Peterson (Cherry Creek), 19:40.8; 4. JORDAN HERRERA (CHEROKEE TRAIL), 20:21.1; 5. AMY MCCONNELL (CHEROKEE TRAIL), 20:25.9; 6. Katie Plomondon (Cherry Creek), 20:39.7; 7. Hannah Mimmack (Cherry Creek), 20:40.4; 8. JULIA VITELLA (REGIS JESUIT), 20:42.0; 9. CAITLIN MCCONNELL (CHEROKEE TRAIL), 20:43.3; 10. Anne Raymond (Cherry Creek), 20:49.3; 11. Isabel Anema (Cherry Creek), 20:56.2; 12. Makayla Moran (Grand Junction), 21:07.9; 13. KENNEDEY MCCURDY (CHEROKEE TRAIL), 21:08.5; 14. Nicole Blum (Cherry Creek), 21:20.1; 15. MELANIE JENKINS (GRANDVIEW), 21:20.7

Aurora girls team-by-team results (in order of finish)

Cherokee Trail (53): 4. Jordan Herrera, 20 minutes, 21.1 seconds; 5. Amy McConnell, 20:25.9; 9. Caitlin McConnell, 20:43.3; 13. Kennedey McCurdy, 21:08.5; 22. Elizabeth Thomas, 21:41.5; 33. Ella Steckler, 21:52.5; 36. Erica Knibbe, 22:05.4; 40. Elise Bartelmey, 22:31.4; 46. Alexis Linhardt, 23:00.7; Grandview (73): 1. Brie Oakley, 19:09.5; 15. Melanie Jenkins, 21:20.7; 18. Erin Ellington, 21:23.1; 19. Katilyn Mercer, 21:30.5; 20. Caroline Robbins, 21:31.0; 26. Courtney Kramer, 21:43.9; 27. Peyton Dailey, 21:46.7; 39. Madison Marshall, 22:22.3; 52. Emily Schlichting, 23:27.1; Regis Jesuit (103): 8. Julia Vitella, 20:42.0; 17. Sydney Lindquist, 21:21.8; 25. Devon Johnson, 21:43.4; 28. Lily Brucker, 21:47.2; 31. Kelly Grubaugh, 21:51.5; 38. Katie Schilmoeller, 22:19.3; 47. Tess Inhelder, 23:08.1; 51. Megan Tartell, 23:24.2; 53. Ella Bartt, 23:31.1; Overland (315): 60. Katie Crilov, 24:31.6; 74. Joanna O’Connell, 26:06.3; 81. Jeyssy Melgard, 26:48.8; 83. Mercy Gelinas, 27:20.4; 85. Asma Giornazi, 28:02.9; 86. Touraya Dehry, 28:11.7; 87. Tanzilla Purnota, 30:00.3; 88. Yordanos Limeneh, 30:19.5; Gateway (NS): 89. Celia Loyola, 30:43.8; 90. Priscilla Cruz, 36:01.1; 91. Angela Gonzalez, 38:17.2

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