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Scots Win Alma Invitational

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ALMA, Mich. - The Alma College men's cross country team hosted the Alma Invitational today and won in both team and individual categories.

Senior Joe Whitman (Davison) took individual honors with a time of 26:59, nearly a half minute faster than his closest competitor. 

The Scots received outstanding performances from Steve Kuhlman (Battle Creek/Lakeview) and Dirk Callahan (Fowler, Ind./Benton Central), finishing third and fourth, respectively.

Alma's other finishers included Rory Wildner (Unionville/USA) with a ninth place finish and Steve Rose (Essexville/Garber) with a time of 29:07 to round out the top 10.

Alma returns to competition at the MIAA Championships Oct. 29 at Kalamazoo.

Posted: Sat, October 15th, 2005 at 4:38PM

 

Alma College students are annual high achievers in the national Model United Nations competition. Alma has received Outstanding Delegation awards in each of the last 12 years (1997 through 2008) at the world’s largest and most prestigious collegiate Model UN Conference in New York City.

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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.

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