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Cross Country (M/W)

MIAA Championships in Review

Results

ALMA, Mich. - The Alma College women's cross country team competed at the MIAA Cross Country Championships Saturday at Pine River Country Club in Alma. The women's 6K race saw the Scots finish seventh with an average time of 28:37.6.

Cierra Dinsmore (Mesick) paced the Scots, finishing in 27:32.1 and 37th place. Allison GIbson (Rochester Hills/Rochester Adams) was two spots behind her in 39th and a time of 27:44.0.

The Scots now look ahead to the NCAA Great Lakes Regional on Nov. 11 in Hanover, Ind.

Posted: Mon, October 30th, 2006 at 1:14PM

 

The Alma College Percussion Ensemble performed at the prestigious Centrum Jazz Festival, an international festival in Port Townsend, Wash., in July 2007. Alma was the only college group invited to perform. “It’s a huge honor,” says faculty director Dave Zerbe. “You can’t apply to perform there; they seek you out.”

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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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