Alma College Athletics

ALMA, Mich. – Alma College Athletics is proud to announce the hiring of Takashi Gould as the next head coach of the Scots men's and women's cross country and track and field programs, as announced by Director of Athletics Dr. Phil Miller. "We are excited to welcome Takashi to Alma College," said Director of Athletics Dr. Phil Miller. "Takashi has demonstrated success developing student athletes and a passion for mentoring young people throughout his career.

First Name Last Name Sport 1 Sport 2 Sport 3 Class Hometown *Grady Pieratt Baseball Fr. Mount Pleasant, Mich. ****Cole Grunwald Baseball Sr. New Boston, Mich. *Josh Soneral Baseball Fr. Howell, Mich. *Easton Tolson Baseball So. Allendale, Mich. ***Alex Kavalick Baseball Jr. Macomb, Mich. ***Brant Goodpaster Baseball Jr. Hamilton, Mich. *Brady Vannest Baseball Fr. Midland, Mich. ***Charlie Martyn Baseball Jr. Ithaca, Mich. *Evan Litwiller Baseball Sr. Ashley, Mich.

ALMA, Mich. – The Michigan Intercollegiate Athletic Association (MIAA) has recognized Alma College for outstanding academic achievement, honoring 17 Scots athletic programs with the 2025-26 MIAA Team GPA Award. The MIAA Team GPA Award is presented annually to conference teams that achieve a cumulative grade point average of 3.300 or higher during the academic year. Team GPAs are calculated at the conclusion of the academic year.

ALMA, Mich. – The NABC has announced the recipients of the 2025-26 NABC Team Academic Excellence Awards and NABC Honors Court. The NABC Team Academic Excellence Awards recognize programs that completed the 2025-26 academic year with a team GPA of 3.0 or higher. The NABC Honors Court, meanwhile, includes junior, senior and graduate student men's basketball players who finished the 2025-26 year with a cumulative GPA of 3.2 or higher.

ALMA, Mich. – Alma College Athletics is proud to announce the next head coach of the Scots men's and women's tennis programs with the hiring of Lucas Huffman as announced by Athletics Director Dr. Phil Miller. "Lucas is a wonderful addition to our athletics staff, He brings tremendous energy, a genuine passion for the sport of tennis, and the leadership qualities needed to guide our men's and women's tennis programs," said Miller.

ALMA, Mich. – Over the weekend, the Alma College STUNT team was recognized at the national level for their national championship quality season through individual awards from the College STUNT Coaches Association (CSCA). The Scots were honored with the (Co) Player of the Year along with the Jumps and Tumbles Specialist and a handful of All-Americans on the first and second team for the Club division.

ALMA, Mich. – Alma College Athletics is proud to announce the hiring of David Foster '16 as the next head coach of the Men's Lacrosse program, as announced by Athletics Director Dr. Phil Miller. "What a special day for Alma College and our Athletics Department as we welcome David Foster back to campus," said Miller. "Throughout the search process, David consistently demonstrated the passion, leadership, and vision necessary to advance our men's lacrosse program.

ALMA, Mich. – After wrapping up his 13th season at the helm of the Cross Country/Track and Field programs, Matt Chovanec, a 1991 graduate of Alma College, will be stepping down from his head coach position. Chovanec was one of the longest tenured coaches on staff for Scots athletics as he has been with the program in a coaching capacity since the 2002 season, including serving as the head track and field coach form 2004-2006, before being named to his current position on July 25th, 2014.

Alma, MI – Alma College's Denny Griffin has been named to the 2026 Michigan Athletic Trainers Society Hall of Fame Class of 2026. He will be inducted on June 5, 2026 during the 2026 MATS Annual Clinical Symposium at the Kellog Hotel and Conference Center in East Lansing, Michigan. Griffin, who just concluded his 38th season as Alma's Head Softball Coach, will enter year 44 at Alma College in the fall of 2026.

Alma, MI – Postseason accolades have rolled in for the Alma College Softball program, following a 25-13 season that saw the Scots finish 3rd in the MIAA. Alma's Morgan Westall was named to the NFCA All-Region team for the first time in her career, earning second team honors. Additionally, the Scots had three student-athletes selected to the All-MIAA second team, as announced by the league office on May 6. Alma's Jordyn Porter, Katelyn Thomas, and Westall received the honor.