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ALMA JAVELIN THROWER LAUREN FORREST COMPETED AT DIII TRACK AND FIELD CHAMPIONSHIPS

The 2009 NCAA Division III Men’s and Women’s Outdoor Track and Field Championships were held May 21-23 at Marietta College.

Alma College Javelin Thrower Lauren Forrest (Laingsburg, MI/Laingsburg) participated for the Scots. She threw representing Alma on Thursday, May 21, and threw 34.97m. The top nine of the 19 athletes moved on to the Finals in the event.

Forrest set a new school record in 2009 and hit the provisional mark in the Javelin when she threw 40.96m at Northwood University on April 18.

A total of 688 participants competed in the championships.  Student-athletes qualified for the championships by reaching the automatic and provisional standards established for each event.

The website: www.raceberryjam.com/index0d.html was the source of all information during the event. The website also provided the order of participation and the scores were posted as the Championships progressed. This Website was maintained by Apple Raceberry Jam, a computer services company that provides results for track and field and cross country meets.
 

Posted: Thu, May 21st, 2009 at 5:14PM

 

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Coach Profile

Gordon Aldrich

Gordon Aldrich was a late addition to the Alma College Coaching Staff in the summer of 2007. Coach Aldrich has joined the Alma College Family as the Cross Country and Track and Field Head Coach.

During his 26 years as a varsity Boy’s and Girl’s Cross Country Coach, Aldrich has won a Girls Open State Championship (1978), a Girls State Championship (1995), two Boy’s State Championships (1994, 1997), and was Runner-up on seven other occasions. During the same time, Aldrich coached teams to 17 conference championships, was nominated for the Michigan Interscholastic Track Coaches Association Coach of the Year 12 times for cross country, and walked away with the award four times (1994, 1995, 1996, and 1998). He was also named the Boy’s Cross Country National Coach of the Year in 1999 by the National Federation Interscholastic Coaches Association.

Aldrich was also honored with Michigan High School Coaches Association Track Coach of the Year in 1985 and 1998, and has received the Charles Sweeney Michigan Coaches Hall of Fame Track and Field Award.

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