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Coach Woodman

Assistant Coach Grant Woodman 

Grant Woodman '96 joins the Alma College Cross Country and Track & Field coaching staffs for the 2007-08 season.

Woodman transferred to Alma College in 1993 after spending one year at SVSU. Woodman graduated from Alma with a B.A. in history in 1996 before going on to the university of Clemson where he earned his M. Ed in Counseling and Guidance Services in 1998.

As an athlete for the Scots, Woodman was a three time letter winner in both Cross Country and Track and was also the captain of the 1995 Alma College Cross Country Team.

Woodman has spent time coaching at camps including the Paavo West Camp in 2001 and the Paavo North Camp in 1993-1994. He holds a level 1 USATF Coaching Certification.

Grant also  serves as the Director Campus Life at Alma College. He is married to Jennifer Arnold-Woodman '97 and has a son Nolan.

Coach Woodman's consecutive days run as of 8/23/07 was 3528.

 

 

Alma College is one of the best colleges fostering social responsibility and public service, according to The Princeton Review and Campus Compact. It is one of 81 institutions in 33 states — and the only private college in Michigan — that The Princeton Review commends and features in its book, Colleges With a Conscience: 81 Great Schools with Outstanding Community Involvement.

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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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