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Head Coach Jim Fox

Jim Fox

Head Women's Tennis Coach

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Jim Fox took over the women's tennis program at Alma College in the 2006 season and is entering his third year at the helm for the Scots. In his first two seasons, Fox led the Scots to identical 3-12 records, finishing 8th in the MIAA conference. In 2008, a glimpse of the direction Coach Fox is taking the team was seen as they tallied their first double digit wins season in over two decades, finishing with an overall record of 12-10.

Fox has 20 years of coaching under his belt, and for the last 13 has been the coach for the Alma High School girls team, during which time he has led the program to a 99-21-3 record, winning ten conference championships, and two regional championships.

Fox has had 11 of his 13 Alma teams qualify for the state tournament.

Fox also served as the Men’s Tennis Coach at Ithaca High School from 1987-90.

Prior to joining the Scots, Fox was a high school biology teacher in Ithaca for 31 years and has been retired for seven years. He and his wife Leslie have two daughters, Johanna and Anneliese.

 

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Jeff Hosler

Jeff Hosler
Graduation: 2002

Jeff Hosler ‘02 joined the Alma College Athletics staff as the Scots women’s soccer coach in 2006 and has helped the Maroon and Cream rise as one of the most talented young teams in the MIAA.

In his time at Alma, Hosler became one of the best players in the 30 years of Scots soccer. He remains the all-time assists leader and ranks in the top ten in career goals and in the top five in career points. He helped the Scots to their second MIAA title, first-ever NCAA Regional Championship and first-ever NCAA Final Four appearance in 1999 en route to first team All-MIAA and third team All-Mideast Region honors. He would go on to earn first team All-MIAA accolades again in 2001 and was named to the conference’s second team in 2000.

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