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MIAA Championships Coverage Thursday, Friday and Saturday
Scots turn out strong performances over three days of MIAA Championship finals action.
Posted: Sat, February 10th, 2007 at 9:54PM

MIAA Championships - An Ongoing Update on Scots Swimming at the MIAA Championships
Full results following Thursday, Friday and Saturday action!
Posted: Sat, February 10th, 2007 at 9:52PM

High Expectations for Scots Heading into MIAA Championships this Weekend
Head coach Kyle Schack notes that seven school records could be set and anticipates a strong team performance at the three day championships beginning Thursday.
Posted: Wed, February 7th, 2007 at 9:19AM

 

Alma’s “green” residence hall, Wright Hall, was completed in January 2005. The modern, 60-bed apartment-style hall features a number of environmentally friendly features, including geothermal heating and cooling, recycled-content ceiling tiles and carpeting, energy-efficient windows, rooftop solar heating panels, energy-efficient showers and washing machines, and a computerized energy monitoring system.

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Coach Profile

Chris Hamstra

Chris Hamstra

Coach Hamstra graduated from Hope College in 2004 with a B.A. in Accounting. During his time at Hope, Hamstra was a four year student-athlete, received All-MIAA honors and was also named to the All-American team. Hamstra was also a member of MIAA Championship teams and brings that winning attitude and work ethic to his new position.

After graduation, Hamstra served as an assistant coach for Hope’s Swimming and Diving Program under Dr. John Patnott. Hamstra credits Dr. Patnott with helping him to understand the science of swimming and also the importance of season long work out plans. “As an assistant in his program, I was given the freedom to implement my own workouts into the system, providing me with insight into what it takes to develop season long plans."

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