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ALMA MEN'S GOLF HOSTS MIAA JAMBOREE AT PINE RIVER CC

Alma Head Coach Ryan Duckworth and his 2009 Men's Golf team hosted an MIAA Jamboree on Saturday afternoon at the Pine River Country Club. The team finished seventh, with a score of 322, in the competition.

Hope College finished at top with a score of 298, followed by Adrian College at 301 and Calvin College at 302. Hope's Nick Campbell was the Medalist with a score of 70 on a day that saw the course give the golfers some fits.

The Scots were led by Drew Hoffman, who finished in a tie for 13th with a score of 77, while Brian Rabedioux and Chris Pronick each shot an 81, good for a tie for 26th place. 

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Alma is one of seven Michigan colleges and universities to hold membership in the Omicron Delta Kappa Society, the national leadership society that recognizes and encourages superior scholarship, leadership and exemplary character. The College also has 19 other national departmental honor societies.

 

Coach Profile

Terry Smith

Terry Smith

Smith graduated from Michigan State University with a B.S. in Physical Education in 1984. After graduating, Smith got his start in coaching when he was the boy’s basketball coach at Fulton High School while working as a teacher at Ithaca High School. From there he moved to Cedar Springs High School were he coached and taught and won his first district championship in 1987.

The following year, Coach Smith got his first taste of coaching in the college ranks when he was an assistant men’s basketball coach at Ferris State University and was part of the team that won a GLIAC Championship and advanced to the quarterfinals of the NCAA DII Tournament.

After a year at FSU, Coach Smith left for Lake Superior State University where he served for three years as an assistant coach before being promoted to the head coach position in 1991. In five years time, Coach Smith had turned around the LSSU program. In 1996 his team won the first League Championship for LSSU since joining the GLIAC in 1978. During this time, Coach Smith also earned his M.A. in Physical Education from Central Michigan University.