2015 AURORA CROSS COUNTRY KEY DATES, INFORMATION
Key dates: Aug. 17 — Practice begins; Aug. 27 — Regular season begins; Aug. 28 — Aurora City Championships (Aurora Sports Park); Oct. 22-24 — Regionals completed; Oct. 31 — 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 (Site, schedule TBA) — 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 (Site, schedule TBA) — 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 (Site, schedule TBA) — Aurora teams: Hinkley, Rangeview; Other teams: Boulder, Fairview, George Washington, Greeley West, Lakewood, Legacy, Monarch, Pomona, Ralston Valley, ThunderRidge; Region 4 (Site, schedule, TBA) — Other teams: Adams City, Brighton, Broomfield, Fort Collins, Fossil Ridge, Horizon, Loveland, Mountain Range, Northglenn, Poudre, Prairie View, Rocky Mountain, Westminster; Region 5 (Oct. 23 at Rock Canyon High School) — 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 (2:45 p.m. Oct. 22 at Lyons High School) — 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: James Artis, Overland, sr.; Bright Asamoah, Overland, sr.; Spencer Bradshaw, Smoky Hill, sr.*; Mason Brown, Eaglecrest, soph.; Brian Burris, Grandview, sr.; Parker Churchill, Regis Jesuit, jr.*; Jackson Cowley, Cherokee Trail, sr.*; Ben Ehrhard, Grandview, sr.*; Niles Gilmore, Vista PEAK, jr.; Hunter Glasgo, Cherokee Trail, jr.*; Jemil Kassahun, Smoky Hill, jr.; Julian Lang, Overland, sr.; Austin Layne, Regis Jesuit, soph.*; Ricardo Quijada, Smoky Hill, sr.*; George Rykovich, Eaglecrest, jr.; Cory Smith, Grandview, sr.*
Aurora girls runners to watch: Carlie Andrie, Smoky Hill, jr.*; Jessica Brookie, Cherokee Trail, soph.*; Lily Brucker, Regis Jesuit, jr.*; Katie Crilov, Overland, sr.; Peyton Dailey, Grandview, soph.*; Julie Eoff, Smoky Hill, sr.*; Nathalie Gomez, Hinkley, jr.; Jordan Herrera, Cherokee Trail, jr.*; Melanie Jenkins, Grandview, sr.*; Emmah Johannes, Smoky Hill, jr.; Sydney Lindquist, Regis Jesuit, soph.*; Amy McConnell, Cherokee Trail, sr.*; Jess McQuaid, Eaglecrest, soph.*; Rhonda Patrom, Smoky Hill, sr.*; Krista Rhodes, Overland, soph.; Caroline Robbins, Grandview, soph.*; Katie Schilmoeller, Regis Jesuit, sr.*; Kaycie Schubert, Smoky Hill, jr.*; Janine Taurchini, Eaglecrest, sr.*; Kayla Vallin, Grandview, sr.*; Julia Vitella, Regis Jesuit, jr.*
* — Returning state qualifier/participant
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