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2006 Men's Cross Country MIAA Championships in Review

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ALMA, Mich. - The MIAA season ended Saturday (Oct. 28) with Alma's men's cross country team finishing seventh at the MIAA Championships. The Scots were paced by Steve Kuhlman (Battle Creek/Lakeview) who was 31st overall and crossed the line in a time of 28:29.0. The team's average time ended at 29:34.9.

National powerhouse Calvin College won the MIAA Championship with just 17 points. Jed Christiansen of Calvin won the race in a time of 25:01.1.

Wade Peacock (Beulah/Benzie Central) finished 39th with a time of 29:30.8. The Scots now look ahead to the Nov. 11 NCAA Great Lakes Regional in Hanover, Ind.

Posted: Mon, October 30th, 2006 at 1:23PM

 

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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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