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Jim Fox Takes the Helm of Women's Tennis Program

Alma College is pleased to announce the hiring of Jim Fox as the new women’s tennis coach for the 2006 season and beyond.

Jim has 16 years of coaching under his belt, and for the last 12 has been the coach for the Alma High School girls team, during which time he has led the program to a 93-19-2 record, winning nine conference championships, and two regional championships.

Fox has had 10 of his 12 Alma teams qualify for the state tournament.

In the off-season Fox is the director of the Alma Girls Summer Tennis Program and is a registered United States Tennis Association (USTA) official.

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

Posted: Tue, February 7th, 2006 at 4:29PM

 

Thirty-four percent of Alma students participate in intercollegiate athletics. Alma College competes at the NCAA Division III level as a member of the Michigan Intercollegiate Athletic Association, the oldest existing athletic conference in the nation.

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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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