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Cross Country (M/W)

Maroon and Cream 25th at NCAA Great Lakes Regional

The Alma College women's cross country team finished the NCAA Great Lakes Regional with 693 team points while individually, the team was led by Emily Sias (Mt. Pleasant/Sacred Heart).

Sias finished 73rd overall with a time of 23:23.4 to lead the Scots.

Alma's other top finishers included Erin Hemerling (Hastings), Allison Gibson (Rochester Hills/Adams), Kim Sinclair (Cheboygan) and Megan Gibson (Alma).

ALMA'S TOP FIVE FINISHERS
Emily Sias - 73rd overall - 23:23.4
Erin Hemerling - 127th overall - 24:22.2
Allison Gibson - 143rd overall - 24:38.8
Kim Sinclair - 167th overall - 25:08.5
Megan Gibson - 212th overall - 28:05.6
 

 

Alma College is among the six percent of all colleges and universities in the nation to hold membership in The Phi Beta Kappa Society, the nation’s oldest and most prestigious undergraduate honors organization.

 

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.