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Cross Country (M/W)

Scots See Strong Performances at Walt Disney World Cross Country Classic

ORLANDO, Fla. - The Alma College women's cross country team ran in the Walt Disney World Cross Country Classic in Orlando, Fla., on October 7.

Allison Gibson (Rochester Hills/Adams) led the Scots, finishing 114 with a time of 21:23.45.  The Scots competed in an open pool against teams including Brigham Young who won the event with an average time of 18:08.92. Other schools included IPFW, Milligan College, Hofstra, Florida Atlantic, Central Florida, Florida Southern, Johns Hopkins and 28 others. The Scots finished 28th overall as a team.

Other individual runners included Cierra Dinsmore (Mesick) with a time of 22:06.00, Miriam Johnson (Saginaw/Nouvel) with a time of 22:18.27, Emily Whitmer (Cadillac) with a time of 22:48.73, Sarah Nicholas (Metamora/Lapeer East) with a time of 23:23.54 and Joye Kallgren (Trenton) with a time of 24:07.88.

Runners who ran for Alma College but their times were not eligible for team scoring include
Megan Gibson (Alma) - 24:42.95
Denise Elowsky (Tawas/Michigan Lutheran) - 24:57.05
Lindsay Teeples (Jenison) - 25:32.14
Ashley Moyer (Petoskey) - 25:43.06
Lisa Brindley (West Branch/Ogemaw Heights) - 27:04.82

Alma hosts the Alma Invitational this Friday, October 13 at 4:30 p.m. at Pine River Country Club.

 

Alma College is one 240 institutions nationwide — and one of only four Michigan institutions — selected for inclusion in the Colleges of Distinction Guidebook, which profiles institutions that are consistently recognized for quality teaching, the kinds of experiences available to students, and how well students do after they graduate.

 

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.