University of Jamestown to the Great Plains Athletic Conference

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After losing to Minot St yesterday 5-2 the Jimmie women comeback today to beat Lindenwood 6-0. Season probably over but they have a slight chance of making the National tourney. Regardless a very impressive inaugural season. Roll Jimmie’s!!!

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A lot to build on and to build with pucknut! Congrats and hats off to your young and talented coach and her contingent! Great start!

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8qrriKcwvlY

CHAMPIONS!! For the first time in program history the UJ Mens hockey team captured The Lindsay Cup as the the 2023 MCH Conference Champions!

COLUMBUS, Ga.-- Jada Shorter became the University of Jamestown's first-ever NAIA diving champion with her first-place finish at the NAIA Women's Swimming and Diving Championships at the Columbus Aquatics Center.

Shorter won the 1-meter diving competition with a score of 236.75 in the finals, slightly higher than the 233.85 she posted in the preliminaries. She becomes a two-time All-American after finishing fourth at last year's nationals.

Laurel Knox earned a 14th-place finish in the 1650 free, finishing in 18:02.00. Knox also competed in the 200 free and 500 free but did not advance to the finals.

Sulinke Vandenberg made her second consecutive appearance at nationals. She swam the 100 fly, 100 back, and 200 back, but just missed making the finals by a few places.

Winsday: UJ makes third straight trip to Kansas City
Men's Basketball
Posted 5 hours ago
The Jimmie men's basketball team earned its third straight trip to the NAIA National Tournament Round of 16 on Wednesday with a 95-88 win over Peru State (Neb.) College at Harold Newman Arena.

Mason Walters poured in a game-high 35 points, one of four Jimmies in double digits. Marc Kjos added a season-high 20 points, including six three-pointers. Will Cordes finished with 15 points and Cole Woodford 13.

Jamestown got off to a fast start, taking an 8-2 lead just 93 seconds into the game. The Bobcats went on a hot streak of their own, outscoring UJ 19-9 to pull in front by four with 12:22 in the half.

That would be the largest lead deficit the Jimmies faced in the first twenty minutes, and a Walters three-point play gave UJ its largest of the half (40-30) with 2:37 remaining.

A 12-2 start to the second half increased Jamestown's advantage to 20 and it appeared UJ was well on its way to victory. Down 74-60 at the eight-minute mark, Peru State locked in and made it a three-point game just under four minutes later.

Walters finished off a 10-1 Jimmie run that essentially put the game away at 91-79. The Bobcats did get as close as five down the stretch, but Reid Gastner and Cordes were perfect at the foul line to clinch the win.

Eleventh-ranked Jamestown (27-6) will face No. 6 Indiana Tech (29-4) on Tuesday at 5 p.m.

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Winsday: UJ makes third straight trip to Kansas City
Men's Basketball
Posted 5 hours ago
The Jimmie men's basketball team earned its third straight trip to the NAIA National Tournament Round of 16 on Wednesday with a 95-88 win over Peru State (Neb.) College at Harold Newman Arena.

Mason Walters poured in a game-high 35 points, one of four Jimmies in double digits. Marc Kjos added a season-high 20 points, including six three-pointers. Will Cordes finished with 15 points and Cole Woodford 13.

Jamestown got off to a fast start, taking an 8-2 lead just 93 seconds into the game. The Bobcats went on a hot streak of their own, outscoring UJ 19-9 to pull in front by four with 12:22 in the half.

That would be the largest lead deficit the Jimmies faced in the first twenty minutes, and a Walters three-point play gave UJ its largest of the half (40-30) with 2:37 remaining.

A 12-2 start to the second half increased Jamestown's advantage to 20 and it appeared UJ was well on its way to victory. Down 74-60 at the eight-minute mark, Peru State locked in and made it a three-point game just under four minutes later.

Walters finished off a 10-1 Jimmie run that essentially put the game away at 91-79. The Bobcats did get as close as five down the stretch, but Reid Gastner and Cordes were perfect at the foul line to clinch the win.

Eleventh-ranked Jamestown (27-6) will face No. 6 Indiana Tech (29-4) on Tuesday at 5 p.m.

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Really fun game to be at last night. Mason needs the next 6 days to rest and get healthy. He has alot of wear on his tires this year. Hope he can be close to 100% by tuesday. Still at 85% he scores and dominates.

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Really fun game to be at last night. Mason needs the next 6 days to rest and get healthy. He has alot of wear on his tires this year. Hope he can be close to 100% by tuesday. Still at 85% he scores and dominates.

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Winsday: UJ makes third straight trip to Kansas City
Men's Basketball
Posted 5 hours ago
The Jimmie men's basketball team earned its third straight trip to the NAIA National Tournament Round of 16 on Wednesday with a 95-88 win over Peru State (Neb.) College at Harold Newman Arena.

Mason Walters poured in a game-high 35 points, one of four Jimmies in double digits. Marc Kjos added a season-high 20 points, including six three-pointers. Will Cordes finished with 15 points and Cole Woodford 13.

Jamestown got off to a fast start, taking an 8-2 lead just 93 seconds into the game. The Bobcats went on a hot streak of their own, outscoring UJ 19-9 to pull in front by four with 12:22 in the half.

That would be the largest lead deficit the Jimmies faced in the first twenty minutes, and a Walters three-point play gave UJ its largest of the half (40-30) with 2:37 remaining.

A 12-2 start to the second half increased Jamestown's advantage to 20 and it appeared UJ was well on its way to victory. Down 74-60 at the eight-minute mark, Peru State locked in and made it a three-point game just under four minutes later.

Walters finished off a 10-1 Jimmie run that essentially put the game away at 91-79. The Bobcats did get as close as five down the stretch, but Reid Gastner and Cordes were perfect at the foul line to clinch the win.

Eleventh-ranked Jamestown (27-6) will face No. 6 Indiana Tech (29-4) on Tuesday at 5 p.m.

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Excellent stuff pucknut....winning on many fronts! My nephew played at Peru State years ago and they had a beautiful natural bowl for football. I believe its the oldest state school in Nebraska. And the cafeteria folks took exceptional care of those players. He said he never ate so well in his life!

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Jimmies men’s basketball team were defeated in their opening round of the nationals. Still one hell of a season

Jimmie mens D1 hockey team finally gets the monkey off their back and win their very first game at Nationals 2-1 over Niagara. They will now play Ohio tomorrow in the quarterfinals

Heartbreaker for the Jimmie men’s hockey team. Up 3-2 with time running out only to have Ohio score with .1 second left to tie it up and then lose in overtime. That close to the semi finals. Ouch

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Heartbreaker for the Jimmie men’s hockey team. Up 3-2 with time running out only to have Ohio score with .1 second left to tie it up and then lose in overtime. That close to the semi finals. Ouch

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Tough L to take

Mason Walters named NAIA Player of the Year
Men's Basketball
Posted 3 days ago
With a career full of numerous individual honors and accolades, Mason Walters added yet another to his list.

On Tuesday, Walters was named NAIA Men's Basketball National Player of the Year, headlining the list of All-Americans for the 2022-23 season.

Walters finished the year averaging 26.6 points and 9.4 rebounds per game as Jamestown (27-7) advanced to the NAIA National Round of 16 for the third consecutive season. Among all NAIA players in 2022-23, Walters was first with 904 points and 347 made field goals. His 26.6 points per game was second, and he was fourth in both defensive rebounds (235) and total rebounds (321). He was tenth in free throws made with 163, 13th in blocks (63), 19th in field goal percentage (.638), and 20th in rebounds per game (9.4).

He is the first Jimmie since Brandon Wilkens in 2003-04 to be named NAIA National Player of the Year, and is a first-team All-American for the third straight year.

Walters is UJ's all-time leading scorer with 2,662 points and rebounder with 1,239 rebounds. This year he set Jimmie single-season records for points (904) and points per game (26.6), and finshes his career with the highest scoring average at 22.4 points per game.

This isn’t about UJ but Nebraska. Jamestown’s own Darin Erstad had his baseball number retired over the weekend in Lincoln. Very well deserved. Had the privilege of coaching him in bantams and by far the most intense kid I’ve coached in my 39 years of coaching hockey. Obviously it paid off

https://youtu.be/AcE7W7CtT6M

Jimmie men’s volleyball team wins the GPAC Championship over Dordt in 3 sets. Jimmies have a 6’8” guy from Turkey who’s and absolute beast. It was fun to watch as all 3 games were close

JAMESTOWN, N.D. (KFYR) -Your News Leader has learned that Mason Walters is transferring to the University of Wyoming this fall to continue his basketball career, per sources close to the Wyoming Men’s Basketball program.

Walters, a Jamestown High School graduate, won the 2022-2023 NAIA Player of the Year after averaging 26.6 points and 9.4 rebounds per game for the University of Jamestown, and shot 63.8% from the floor. Along with national player of the year, this was Walters’ third consecutive First Team All-American selection.

Walters is the University of Jamestown’s all-time leading scorer (2,662) and rebounder (1,239) after four seasons with the Jimmies. This year he set Jimmie single-season records for points (904) and points per game (26.6).

https://www.kfyrtv.com/2023/04/13/ja...44oq0rf3m9ojyb

Good Choice. He will play alot there and be solid Day 1.

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Good Choice. He will play alot there and be solid Day 1.

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The Wyoming program is a complete dumpster fire right now. I'm surprised he didn't go somewhere where he had a chance to play and win.

JAMESTOWN, N.D. (Valley News Live) - The University of Jamestown has received a $15 million gift from Jim and Candy Unruh. President Dr. Polly Peterson says it is the largest single donation in university history, as well as the largest single gift given to private education in North Dakota.

The gift goes toward the creation and naming of University of Jamestown’s new School of Character in Leadership and will support the renovation of the Voorhees Chapel and a new building that will become the center for faith and life. This gift kickstarts UJ’s next capital campaign, which will launch publicly in the fall.

UJ is is seriously looking into going to Division 2 in the near future. More to come

https://www.uj.edu/news/excitement-b...ibextid=Zxz2cZ

New indoor athletic and wellness facility expected November 2023

JAMESTOWN, N.D.—University of Jamestown announced it is constructing an athletic “bubble” on campus. The indoor athletic and wellness facility will be located next to the Harold Newman Arena, over the current turf field.
“We’re constantly exploring options that support our students’ growth outside of the classroom,” explained President Dr. Polly Peterson. “This new indoor facility will give our students year-round opportunities to develop in co-curricular activities, which we believe are vital to a strong student experience.”

Local kicking prospect offered by University of Jamestown

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maxwatsonkicks
@maxwatsonkicks
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After a great call with @Coach_Challeen
I am excited to have received my first offer to kick at the University of Jamestown!!
@Coach_Mistro @JimmieFootball @AZKicking @Phase3Kicking @fargonorthfb

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Might have to start a new thread with new title ;)

https://www.inforum.com/sports/colle...ntication=true

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Might have to start a new thread with new title ;)

https://www.inforum.com/sports/colle...ntication=true

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Hell of a lot less travel if it goes through

Good for Jamestown. I hope it goes through. That being said the DAC 10 coming back would be the best!

Lost to Very $hitty State tonight.... ouch.

any ndsu drop downs in that game?

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Good for Jamestown. I hope it goes through. That being said the DAC 10 coming back would be the best!

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Loved the DAC but unfortunately those days are long gone

Jimmie women’s hockey team dominate NDSU to the tune of 6-1. I was very impressed with the way they supported the puck. Now it gets tougher but it was a nice warm up game for the season

GPAC has voted and U or Jamestown is out of the conference.

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GPAC has voted and U or Jamestown is out of the conference.

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They better hope they get D2 status approved. At least this won’t effect the 3 hockey teams

UJ women’s hockey team will step up a division Friday as they will play the Cobbers in Moorhead Friday night at 7. It’s coach Schaack’s alma mater. Jimmie’s just swept Colorado at home this past weekend 6-1 and 4-2

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UJ women’s hockey team will step up a division Friday as they will play the Cobbers in Moorhead Friday night at 7. It’s coach Schaack’s alma mater. Jimmie’s just swept Colorado at home this past weekend 6-1 and 4-2

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Is this common to play teams in other divisions? Good luck ladies.

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Is this common to play teams in other divisions? Good luck ladies.

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Very common especially early in a season

Jimmie women lose a tough one to Concordia 2-1 in overtime. Cobbers came out strong in the first leading 1-0 but then it was the Jimmie’s with the better play tying it up with 5 to go. Jimmie’s took a penalty in ot and that’s when the Cobbers won it. Fun game to be at

MOORHEAD — The Northern Sun Intercollegiate Conference will visit the University of Jamestown this week, with the school hoping to impress enough to get an invitation.

If all goes well, the North Dakota school could know by Thanksgiving whether it'll be on its way to NCAA Division II.

It's a big week.

"It's going to be everything you think it could be," Jamestown athletic director Austin Hieb said Tuesday. "They'll meet with coaches, administrators, student-athletes, weight-training staff. They'll look at the campus and facilities, of course. They'll be checking out everything."

An NSIC contingent including presidents, chancellors, athletic directors, conference staff, senior women's administrators and faculty athletics representatives will be on-site Wednesday and Thursday.

https://www.inforum.com/sports/mcfee...ibextid=Zxz2cZ

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MOORHEAD — The Northern Sun Intercollegiate Conference will visit the University of Jamestown this week, with the school hoping to impress enough to get an invitation.

If all goes well, the North Dakota school could know by Thanksgiving whether it'll be on its way to NCAA Division II.

It's a big week.

"It's going to be everything you think it could be," Jamestown athletic director Austin Hieb said Tuesday. "They'll meet with coaches, administrators, student-athletes, weight-training staff. They'll look at the campus and facilities, of course. They'll be checking out everything."

An NSIC contingent including presidents, chancellors, athletic directors, conference staff, senior women's administrators and faculty athletics representatives will be on-site Wednesday and Thursday.

https://www.inforum.com/sports/mcfee...ibextid=Zxz2cZ

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This move makes sense on so many levels. The GPAC while a good bb conference, you aren't close to anyone and have no natural rivalries. The GPAC is predominately a Sioux City/Omaha based league. Jamestown's closest conference team is Mitchell SD.

NSIC while presenting some challenges in Football, works better from from a travel standpoint. UJ's faciliities are fine and many teams (BB and Volleyball) are already mid tier level NSiC teams.

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MOORHEAD — The Northern Sun Intercollegiate Conference will visit the University of Jamestown this week, with the school hoping to impress enough to get an invitation.

If all goes well, the North Dakota school could know by Thanksgiving whether it'll be on its way to NCAA Division II.

It's a big week.

"It's going to be everything you think it could be," Jamestown athletic director Austin Hieb said Tuesday. "They'll meet with coaches, administrators, student-athletes, weight-training staff. They'll look at the campus and facilities, of course. They'll be checking out everything."

An NSIC contingent including presidents, chancellors, athletic directors, conference staff, senior women's administrators and faculty athletics representatives will be on-site Wednesday and Thursday.

https://www.inforum.com/sports/mcfee...ibextid=Zxz2cZ

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I really do not see what reason U of J would not get invited to join. Basketball has been solid, Volleyball solid, T & F good, baseball good, football will be the week point, but they have u of Mary and Minot State so there is that. One question would be does the NSIC have womens wrestling? I will just go ahead and look if they do.

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I really do not see what reason U of J would not get invited to join. Basketball has been solid, Volleyball solid, T & F good, baseball good, football will be the week point, but they have u of Mary and Minot State so there is that. One question would be does the NSIC have womens wrestling? I will just go ahead and look if they do.

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I also believe the NSIC is losing a school, so they would be an odd number thus adding a school balances the divisions. The GPAC was adding a school in Iowa so they would have been an odd number of teams. Thus an additional reason to vote out UJ to get to an even number.

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Jimmie women lose a tough one to Concordia 2-1 in overtime. Cobbers came out strong in the first leading 1-0 but then it was the Jimmie’s with the better play tying it up with 5 to go. Jimmie’s took a penalty in ot and that’s when the Cobbers won it. Fun game to be at

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Sounds like a fun game to attend for sure! Go Jimmies!

Rankings come out Tuesday and I gotta think they will be in top 10. If so it would be another milestone for this young program

https://www.jimmiepride.com/sports/a...ibextid=Zxz2cZ