2016 AURORA CROSS COUNTRY KEY DATES, INFORMATION
Key dates: Aug. 15 — Practice begins; Aug. 25 — Regular season begins; Aug. 25 — Aurora City Championships (Aurora Sports Park); Oct. 20-22 — Regionals completed; Oct. 29 — State meet (Norris Penrose Event Center, Colorado Springs) — State time schedule: 4A boys 9:20 a.m., 3A girls 10 a.m., 4A girls 10:40 a.m., 3A boys 11:20 a.m., 5A girls noon, 2A boys 12:40 p.m., 5A boys 1:20 p.m., 2A girls 2 p.m.
Class 5A regionals: Region 1 (2:30 p.m., Oct. 21 at Margaret Carpenter Rec Center) — Aurora teams: Aurora Central, Eaglecrest, Smoky Hill; Other teams: Arapahoe, Arvada West, Chatfield, Columbine, Dakota Ridge, Denver East, FNE Warriors, Legend, Thornton (host); Region 2 (3 p.m., Oct. 20 at Cherry Creek State Park) — Aurora teams: Cherokee Trail, Gateway, Grandview, Overland, Regis Jesuit (host); Other teams: Bear Creek, Central (G.J.), Cherry Creek, Fruita Monument, Grand Junction, Heritage, Westminster; Region 3 (Noon, Oct. 20 at Redstone Park) — Aurora teams: Hinkley, Rangeview; Other teams: Boulder, Denver South, Fairview, Greeley West, Lakewood, Legacy, Monarch, Pomona, Ralston Valley, ThunderRidge (host); Region 4 (4 p.m.. Oct. 21 at Spring Canyon Park) — Other teams: Adams City, Brighton, Broomfield, Fort Collins, Fossil Ridge, Horizon, Loveland, Mountain Range, Northglenn, Poudre, Prairie View, Rocky Mountain (host); Region 5 (2:30 p.m., Oct. 20 at North Monument Valley Park) — Other teams: Castle View (host), Chaparral, Coronado, Doherty, Douglas County, Fountain-Fort Carson, Highlands Ranch, Liberty, Mountain Vista, Palmer, Rampart, Rock Canyon; 4A Region 3 (Site, schedule, TBA) — Aurora team: Vista PEAK; Other teams: Abraham Lincoln, Alameda International, Arvada, Centaurus, Erie, George Washington, John F. Kennedy, Niwot, Standley Lake, Thomas Jefferson, Valor Christian
Aurora boys runners to watch: Abdi Abade, Overland, jr.; Abenezer Bayou, Overland, jr.; Florenzo Bauer, Regis Jesuit, jr.*; Matt Bouchey, Aurora Central, jr.; Isaiah Bradley, Overland, soph.; Mason Brown, Eaglecrest, jr.*; Steven Bruening, Regis Jesuit, sr.*; Parker Churchill, Regis Jesuit, sr.*; Jordan Craig, Grandview, jr.*; Niles Gilmore, Vista PEAK, sr.; Hunter Glasgo, Cherokee Trail, sr.*; Daniel Beltran, Aurora Central, sr.; Matt Fox, Grandview, jr.; Michael George, Rangeview, sr.; Niles Gilmore, Vista PEAK, sr.; Jemil Kassahun, Smoky Hill, sr.*; Austin Layne, Regis Jesuit, jr.*; Chris Liston, Grandview, sr.*; Andrew Mills, Eaglecrest, sr.*; Gavin Morgenegg, Eaglecrest, jr.; Grant Mueller, Regis Jesuit, sr.; Bailey Murphy, Vista PEAK, jr.; Bryson Nelson, Cherokee Trail, sr.*; Jason Padilla, Hinkley, jr.; Devan Payne, Eaglecrest, sr.; Caleb Randolph, Grandview, jr.*; Aaron Redman, Cherokee Trail, jr.*; Jordan Roberts, Gateway, sr.; George Rykovich, Eaglecrest, sr.*; Cullen Scholz, Cherokee Trail, sr.*; Rylan Wallace, Cherokee Trail, sr.*; Beneyam Yifru, Overland, fr.; Josh Zimmerman, Vista PEAK, jr.
* — Returning state qualifier/participant
Aurora girls runners to watch: Carlie Andrie, Smoky Hill, sr.*; Yaquelin Avitia, Hinkley, sr.; Jessica Brookie, Cherokee Trail, jr.*; Isalina Colsman, Regis Jesuit, fr.; Peyton Dailey, Grandview, jr.; Clare Davidson, Regis Jesuit, fr.; Erin Ellington, Grandview, jr.*; Julie Eoff, Smoky Hill, sr.*; Kelly Grubaugh, Regis Jesuit, jr.*; Jordan Herrera, Cherokee Trail, sr.*; Amelia Johannes, Smoky Hill, soph.*; Emmah Johannes, Smoky Hill, sr.; Devon Johnson, Regis Jesuit, sr.*; Erica Knibbe, Cherokee Trail, sr.*; Sydney Lindquist, Regis Jesuit, jr.*; Sarah Machacek, Vista PEAK, jr.; Jess McQuaid, Eaglecrest, jr.*; Caitlin McConnell, Cherokee Trail, soph.*; ReBecca McMillian, Eaglecrest, sr.*; Kaitlyn Mercer, Grandview, soph.*; Hillary Moreno, Overland, fr.; Brie Oakley, Grandview, sr.*; Rhonda Patrom, Smoky Hill, sr.*; Sarah Power, Smoky Hill, sr.*; Caroline Robbins, Grandview, jr.*; Kate Rowland, Overland, fr.; Patricia Ruiz, Vista PEAK, jr.; Kaycie Schubert, Smoky Hill, sr.*; Ella Steckler, Cherokee Trail, sr.*; Julia Vitella, Regis Jesuit, sr.*; Melanie Wallace, Eaglecrest, sr.
* — Returning state qualifier/participant
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