Albion Pleiad

The Britons have their work cut out for them for the upcoming MIAA cross-country championship. At the Inter-Regional Rumble on Oct. 15, the men’s team, ranked 34th nationally, caught fire running over No. 32 Allegheny College and No. 15 Wabash College. The Albion men won the meet with 117 points and the squad is once [...]

The Albion College football team can clinch the MIAA Championship with a win over Adrian College this weekend. With a season-opening three game losing streak now an afterthought, the Britons are riding the momentum of four victories in a row — And the conference title is within reach. Albion finished in second place behind Trine [...]

Many Albion College athletic teams will be competing this weekend. Here’s a preview of what to expect from the Britons. Swimming and Diving The Albion College swimming and diving program will have its first official meet of the season this weekend. The Britons will compete in MIAA Triple-Dual meets at Battle Creek Lakeview High School [...]

Wins have been hard to come by this year for an Albion College Volleyball team hampered by injuries. The Brits are 3-19 so far with no conference wins. “We improve every game and we are playing good teams, so we are learning a lot,” defensive specialist, Haley Gitre, Commerce Township sophomore, said. “We have a [...]

The Albion men’s soccer team’s record is not a fair indicator of their success this season. “It has been a pretty successful season in different ways, record-wise we would like to be a bit better, but right now as a team we are playing extremely well” Albion College men’s soccer coach Jerry Block said. “I [...]

The swim season officially started on Sept. 19, but the Albion College swim program has been gearing up since the first day the Dow’s pool was open. The Briton’s first look at this year’s competition is a MIAA meet that will take place Sept. 22 at Holland Aquatic Center. And head coach Keith Havens is [...]

A ‘family mentality’ and a strong first-year class has Albion College’s equestrian program looking forward to a promising 2011-12 season. The program is broken up into three teams. The only school-sponsored team is the Varsity Hunt Seat team. The Dressage team and Western or Stock Seat team are both clubs. Hunt Seat Team This discipline [...]

Since taking over as Albion College’s athletic director in July, Matt Arend has been able to get to know Albion. However, Albion College students have had limited opportunities to get to know Arend. Allow the Pleiad to illuminate some of the mystery surrounding Albion College’s new A.D. Name: Matthew Arend Hometown: Bridgman, Mich. College: Western [...]

For Jimmy Nieman, Rochester junior,  it was only a matter of time before he started scoring goals. Nieman has netted five goals this season, including two game winners. He leads the Britons in scoring, and ranks second in the MIAA. Nieman’s strong performance earned him the distinction of MIAA Offensive Player of the Week during [...]

The Albion College football team achieved its first win of the season at an opportune time as conference play began against Kalamazoo College on Saturday, Oct. 1. The Britons suffered three tough losses against talented opponents to start off the year. “It’s a work in progress,” quarterback Spencer Krauss, Tipton junior, said. “The only thing [...]