Oct. 27, 2007
The following results are from the MIAA Championship Cross Country Meet hosted by Albion College:
1. Calvin 152. Tri-State 57
3. Hope 75
4. Albion 99
5. Alma 159
6. Kalamazoo 163
7. Adrian 174
8. Olivet 254
1. Calvin 19
2. Albion 75
3. Hope 77
4. Saint Mary's 99
5. Kalamazoo 118
6. Adrian 196
7. Alma 204
8. Olivet 227
Posted: Sat, October 27th, 2007 at 5:52PM
The Alma College Students in Free Enterprise (SIFE) team claimed its sixth consecutive regional championship at the SIFE USA Regional Competition in March 2007. The competition awards the SIFE teams that are most effective in teaching the principals of market economics through outreach projects in their communities.
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.
