COLORADO SPRINGS | The state cross country meet called Aurora its temporary home for two years, but it’s moved on to a new venue in 2012.
Three city teams got a look at the new course at the Norris Penrose Equestrian Center — which will be the site of the state meet on Oct. 27 — on Friday at the Cheyenne Mountain Stampede, and Grandview junior Erin Norton and Smoky Hill senior Rachael Chacko took a liking to the 3.1-mile course.
Norton and Chacko finished 3rd and 7th, respectively, in the Class 5A girls race and tuned up for an individual showdown on Sept. 6 with the individual city title at stake in the Aurora City Championship meet. Norton crossed the finish line in 19 minutes, 52.5 seconds and came in only behind Cherry Creek’s Jordyn Colter — the defending 5A state champion — and Pomona’s Alaina Anderson. Chacko was 7th in 20:21.8.
The Grandview girls were 6th with a score of 236, as senior Brooke Genovese added a 15th-place individual finish. Regis Jesuit came in 15th (425) and Smoky Hill 26th (598) among 30 teams.
Monarch, Fort Collins and Fairview finished in the top three team spots.
Grandview also led the three city teams in the boys race, coming in 14th as a team with a score of 343. The Wolves were paced by Nick Horton in 41st.
Charlie Kleeman’s 21st-place finish was the best among Aurora individuals and helped Smoky Hill to 14th with a score of 371, while Frank Morton’s 25th was the top result for 20th-place Regis Jesuit.
Thirty teams also competed in the boys race and Fairview, Cherry Creek and Monarch took the top three slots.
Reach Sports Editor Courtney Oakes at sports@aurorasentinel.com or 303-750-7555
CHEYENNE MOUNTAIN STAMPEDE
Sept. 1 at Norris Penrose Equestrian Center, Colorado Springs
5A Boys Team Scores: 1. Fairview 90 points; 2. Cherry Creek 109; 3. Monarch 123; 4. Fort Collins 171; 5. Boulder 194; 6. Rampart 231; 7. Dakota Ridge 236; 8. Pomona 241; 9. Heritage 278; 10. Fossil Ridge 284; 11. Rock Canyon 326; 12. Grandview 343; 13. Loveland 343; 14. Smoky Hill 371; 15. Liberty 376; 16. Rock Mountain 381; 17. Castle View 435; 18. Bear Creek 442; 19. Chaparral 485; 20. Regis Jesuit 488; 21. ThunderRidge 519; 22. Littleton 550; 23. Lakewood 610; 24. Columbine 624; 25. Legend 636; 26. Fruita Monument 645; 27. Greeley West 645; 28. Fountain-Fort Carson 831; 29. Brighton 870; 30. Palmer 921
Top 10 individuals: 1. Clayson Shumway (Liberty), 17 minutes, 0.6 seconds; 2. Tucker Hamilton (Rampart), 17:12; 3. Alec Brudzinski (Cherry Creek), 17:26.2; 4. Kyle Lund (Fairview), 17:31.1; 5. Christian Martin (Heritage), 17:36; 6. Bridger Tomlin (Fairview), 17:38.2; 7. Carson Hume (Dakota Ridge), 17:38.4; 8. Tyger Roch (Monarch), 17:43.6; 9. Cory Munsch (Fairview), 17:45; 10. David Messerli (Rocky Mountain), 17:48.1
5A Girls Team Scores: 1. Monarch 91 points; 2. Fort Collins 100; 3. Fairview, 113: 4. Cherry Creek, 157; 5. Boulder 168; 6. Grandview 236; 7. ThunderRidge 249; 8. Castle View 293; 9. Heritage 328; 10. Fossil Ridge 352; 11. Rocky Mountain 369; 12. Palmer 385; 13. Pomona 412; 14. Loveland 419; 15. Regis Jesuit 425; 16. Rock Canyon 447; 17. Dakota Ridge 485; 18. Legend 499; 19. Lakewood 523; 20. Fruita Monument 528; 21. Rampart 534; 22. Greeley West 561; 23. Littleton 564; 24. Liberty 580; 25. Chaparral 591; 26. Smoky Hill 598; 27. Columbine 663; 28. Brighton 679; 29. Bear Creek 703; 30. Fountain-Ft. Carson 779
Top 10 individuals: 1. Jordyn Colter (Cherry Creek), 19 minutes, 17.6 seconds; 2. Alaina Anderson (Pomona), 19:50.8; 3. Erin Norton (Grandview), 19:52.5; 4. Erin Hooker (Fort Collins), 20:02.9; 5. Erin McLaughlin (Boulder), 20:08.1; 6. Isabelle Kennedy (Fairview), 20:12. 4; 7. Rachael Chacko (Smoky Hill), 20:21.8; 8. Katie Lyons (Greeley West), 20:45.3; 9. Devynn Miller (Fort Collins), 20:50.5; 10. Hannah McIntyre (Palmer), 20:51.5
Aurora individuals by teams
Grandview: Boys — 41. Nick Horton 18:27.8; 59. Kevin Noto, 18:41.1; 71. David Oberndorf, 18:59.3; 85. Jeff Southern, 19:10.9; 89. Keenan O’Brien, 19:14.7; 158. Grayson Abele, 20:19.5; 195. Sam Eheard, 21:19.2; Girls — 3. Erin Norton, 19:52; 15. Brooke Genovese, 21:25.9; 51. Melanie Jenkins, 22:11.4; 60. Nicole Mundy, 22:18.5; 107. Rachel Shaw, 23:28.6; 134. Kayla Vallin, 24:08.8; 173. Amanda Matheson, 25:15.9;
Regis Jesuit: Boys — 25. Frank Morton, 18:15.6; 67. Sean Morton, 18:57.0; 109. Matt Hearly, 19:31.4; 117. John O’Hagan, 19:37; 180. JP Giblin, 20:46.7; Girls — 45. Brooke Barlock, 22:07.7; 56. Fiona Murphy, 22:15.5; 103. Hannah Feehan, 23:25; 105. Lindsey Koch, 23:28.0; 116. Jen Steyaert 23:44.8; 120. Meredith Hoggatt, 23:49.2; 207. Madalyn Somer, 30:10.9
Smoky Hill: Boys — 21. Charlie Kleeman, 18:05; 49. Dan Kasberg, 18:32.7; 84. Ryan Parker, 19:10.6; 100. Cody Miller, 19:21.5; 124. Blake Yount, 19:46; 152. Michael Andress, 20:11.5; 173. Michael Anthony, 20:33.1; 209. Chandler Cochran, 22:48.1; 210. Champ Martinez, 22:56.7; Girls — 7. Rachael Chacko, 20:21.8; 49. Chloe Andrie, 22:09.4; 163. Emily Combs, 25:03.3; 188. Evlyn Samuel, 25:54; 194. Jamie Jezier, 26:47; 197. Malika Sengsavath, 27:08; 199. Madison Munns, 27:19