LITTLETON | Results from the Class 5A Region 1 boys and girls cross country races Oct. 18 at Clement Park. The top five teams and 15 individuals qualify for the 5A state meet. Aurora teams and individuals are in bold and uppercased:
2012 CLASS 5A REGION 1 CROSS COUNTRY
Oct. 18 at Clement Park
BOYS
Team scores: 1. Arapahoe 74 points; 2. Thornton 74; 3. Denver East 74; 4. Dakota Ridge 82; 5. SMOKY HILL (Charlie Kleeman, Dan Kasberg, Blake Yount, Cody Miller, Ryan Parker, Michael Andress, Philip Stanley) 131; 6. Chatfield 165; 7. Arvada West 167; 8. EAGLECREST (Mark Chalfant, Steven Tibbits, Tyler Ingals, Kyle Hampe, Luke Meachem, Cameron Dwyer, Conner Shonka) 182; 9. Littleton 247; 10. Columbine 247; 11. Abraham Lincoln 340; 12. AURORA CENTRAL (Victor Mendez, Dan Valdez, Shakir Mohamed, Jake Henderson, Melkamu Alemu, Jarec Henderson, Abelaard Palmer) 382; 13. Montbello 427
Top 15 individuals: 1. Ashi Geberkidane (Denver East), 15 minutes, 13 seconds; 2. Cerake Geberkidane (Denver East), 15:17; 3. Connor Lockwood (Arvada West), 15:33; 4. Danny Vavrik (Arapahoe), 15:42; 5. Carson Hume (Dakota Ridge), 15:54; 6. Sean Paiz (Thornton), 16:05; 7. Andrew Wise (Denver East), 16:07; 8. Nicholas Sevcik (Arvada West), 16:08; 9. Jose Garcia (Thornton), 16:10; 10. Bradley Carney (Dakota Ridge), 16:11; 11. MARK CHALFANT (EAGLECREST), 16:16; 12. Mario Vielma (Thornton), 16:20; 13. Josh Joseph (Thornton), 16:22; 14. CHARLIE KLEEMAN (SMOKY HILL), 16:24; 15. Ryan Cutter (Dakota Ridge), 16:25
Aurora individuals by team
Aurora Central: 85. Victor Mendez, 19:06; 86. Dan Valdez, 19:09; 90. Shakir Mohamed, 19:27; 99. Jake Henderson, 20:57; 101. Melkamu Alemu, 21:02; 103. Jarec Henderson, 21:36; 105. Abelard Palmer, 21:53; 107. Diego Aguilar, 22:25; 108. Ernesto Garcia Lopez, 22:27; Eaglecrest: 11. Mark Chalfant, 16:16; 37. Steven Tibbits, 17:18; 46. Tyler Ingals, 17:27; 47. Kyle Hampe, 17:30; 50. Luke Meachem, 17:32; 77. Cameron Dwyer, 18:43; 84. Connor Shonka, 19:03; 94. Mitch Haug, 19:49; 96. Tom Kennedy, 20:23; Smoky Hill: 14. Charlie Kleeman, 16:24; 20. Dan Kasberg, 16:38; 26. Blake Yount, 16:49; 32. Cody Miller, 17:01; 39. Ryan Parker, 17:20; 57. Michael Andress, 17:43; 65. Philip Stanley, 18:08; 80. Scott Schubert, 18:50; 87. Michael Anthony, 19:17
GIRLS
Team scores: 1. Arapahoe 48 points; 2. Dakota Ridge 65; 3. Littleton 98; 4. Arvada West 104; 5. SMOKY HILL (Rachael Chacko, Chloe Andrie, Brynell Yount, Emily Combs, Jamie Jezier, Lana Yeager, Marisa Phillips) 122; 6. Columbine 130; 7. Denver East 182; 8. Chatfield 192; 9. EAGLECREST (Alicia Taurchini, Rachel Reid, Ashley Windom, Tara Vigil, Jordanne Stobbs-Vergara, Jamie Stoner, Katherine Hernandez) 211; 10. Thornton 288; 11. Abraham Lincoln 322
Top 15 individuals: 1. Emily Wolff (Arapahoe), 18 minutes, 5 seconds; 2. RACHAEL CHACKO (SMOKY HILL), 18:15; 3. McKenna Spillar (Dakota Ridge), 18:35; 4. CHLOE ANDRIE (Smoky Hill), 19:21; 5. Cayli Hume (Dakota Ridge), 19:29; 6. ALICIA TAURCHINI (EAGLECREST), 19:34; 7. Devan Foster (Arapahoe), 19:35; 8. Shelley Lautenbach (Arapahoe), 19:37; 9. Vanessa Gonzalez (Dakota Ridge), 19:52; 10. Kiera McKee (Columbine), 19:58; 11. Magda Van Leeuwen (Littleton), 20:06; 12. Kelsi Lawrence (Chatfield), 20:07; 13. Erica Petersen (Arapahoe), 20:10; 14. Kelly Dineen (Littleton), 20:11; 15. Rosa Hardarson (Littleton), 20:12
Aurora individuals by team
Aurora Central: 90. Judith De Jesus, 27:13; 94. Belen Torres, 29:48; 96. Aileen Luevano-Diaz De Leon, 35:02; 97. Aimee Luevano-Diaz De Leon, 35:02; Eaglecrest: 6. Alicia Taurchini, 19:34; 36. Rachel Reid, 21:13; 47. Ashley Windom, 21:21; 59. Tara Vigil, 21:50; 75. Jordanne Stobbs-Vergara, 23:12; 80. Jamie Stoner, 23:52; 82. Katherine Hernandez, 24:53; Smoky Hill: 2. Rachael Chacko, 18:15; 4. Chloe Andrie, 19:21; 30. Brynell Yount, 20:47; 37. Emily Combs, 21:13; 50. Jamie Jezier, 21:28; 56. Lana Yeagar, 21:34; 60. Marisa Phillips, 21:58; 70. Malika Sengsavath, 22:48; 74. Katie Lindberg, 23:11
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