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Scots Open Season at Big Rapids

Saginaw senior Kristina Schwab and Oxford sophomore Beth Hubbard shot opening round 89s to pace the Alma College women's golf team at the Ferris State Bulldog Women's Golf Invitational at Katke Golf Course in Big Rapids Sept. 2.

The Scots are currently in 17th place after day one of the two-day tournament. Alma shot a 364. Ferris State sits atop the standings with a first round 305.

Also scoring for the Scots were Linden sophomore Kailey Ruggerillo with a 91, Tecumseh senior May Kate Leski witha 95 and Rockford senior Megan Stevenson with a 102.

The tournament continues with 18 holes on Sunday, Sept. 3.

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Posted: Sat, September 2nd, 2006 at 10:43PM

 

Alma College has phenomenal 90 percent placement rates into medical and law schools, compared to a national average of 46.6 percent for medical school placement. More than 90 percent of all Alma graduates report working in full-time positions or attending graduate school within six months of graduation.

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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.

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