Search Alma: > Log-in to my Alma


Cross Country (M/W)

Maroon and Cream Fifth at MIAA Race

The Alma College men's cross country team had its first MIAA race of the season. This race counts toward one-third of the final MIAA points championship and the final MIAA race of the season counts towards the other two-thirds.

Davison senior Joe Whitman led the Scots, finishing 17th with a time of 26:40. Dirk Callahm was 25th in 27:22 and Steve Rose was 30th, crossing the line in 27:56. Steve Kuhlman finished in 28:15, Kyle Hill in 28:46 and Rory Wildner in 29:11 with Dustin Gary rounding out the Scots' top seven with a time of 31:03.

Perennial powerhouse Calvin was first with every finisher crossing the line in under 26 minutes.

Posted: Sun, September 25th, 2005 at 1:02AM

 

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.

Read More

 

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.

Read More