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Alma Ends Season With 29th Place Finish at Great Lakes Regional

ALMA, Mich. - The cross country teams at Alma College competed at the NCAA Great Lakes Regional today in Hanover, Ind., finishing 29th and led by Steve Kuhlman with a time of 28:49. Kuhlman finished 144 in the race.

Alex Montoye was Alma's next fastest runner with a time of 29:20 and Wade Peacock was 168 in a time of 29:28. Other Alma runners included Ben McMurray with a time of 29:38 and Steve Rose with a time of 30:31.

For the women's team, the Scots finished 30th overall with a combined point total of 846. The first runner to cross the line was Cierra Dinsmore in a time of 26:04, placing 137.

Other runners include Allison Gibson with a time of 26:10, Miriam Johnson with a time of 28:18 and Kyla Crawford with a time of 28:47.

The race marks the final on the schedule for the Alma College cross country teams.

Posted: Sat, November 11th, 2006 at 4:34PM

 

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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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