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Women's Golf

Alma Ties for Fourth at Siena Heights Invitational

At Tecumseh Country Club on Oct. 7, Alma College women's golf finished tied for fourth with Aquinas with a team score of 380 as Olivet won the Siena Heights Invitational with a score of 353.

Alma was led by Jessica Kennard (Hillman) with 91 while other scorers included Beth Hubbard (Oxford) with 96, Megan Stevenson (Rockford) with 96 and Mary Kate Lesko (Tecumseh), playing on her home course, with a 97.

Alma returns to competition Oct. 13 and 14 at the MIAA Championships at Bedford Valley.

 

More than 100 Alma College students and staff traveled to destinations in Georgia, Tennessee, Florida and Mississippi for service projects during winter break in February 2008. Alternative Break service experiences continue to gain popularity on Alma College’s campus,” says Sallie Scheide, assistant director in the Center for Responsible Leadership.

 

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.