University of Jamestown to the Great Plains Athletic Conference

JIMMIES SOFTBALL CLINCHES NORTH STAR REGULAR SEASON TITLE

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DICKINSON, N.D. — The No. 1-seeded University of Jamestown softball team has won the conference championship after a 7-0 win over No. 4-seeded Valley City State University in the North Star Athletic Association Conference Championship Game on Sunday, May 4, at Dickinson State University’s Bravera Field.

The win is the Jimmies' first conference title since the 2016-17 season. The Jimmies (35-15) are also heading to the NAIA National Tournament for the first time since the 2017-18 season

https://www.jamestownsun.com/sports/...win-nsaa-title

Jimmie softball team cones to an end at Nationals

https://jimmiepride.com/news/2025/5/...theastern.aspx

Jimmies add ACHA D2 team for 2025-26; Gracie Fisher named head coach

https://jimmiepride.com/news/2025/6/...r-2025-26.aspx

Quote from Dr. Polly Peterson, University of Jamestown President:
"Today's announcement is a vote of confidence for UJ and our entire community as we begin our first year of competition as a member of the NCAA in the incredibly well- respected NSIC conference. We are grateful to Erin Lind and her team for their generous support throughout the past two years. Today is an exciting day to be a Jimmie!"

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Quote from Dr. Polly Peterson, University of Jamestown President:
"Today's announcement is a vote of confidence for UJ and our entire community as we begin our first year of competition as a member of the NCAA in the incredibly well- respected NSIC conference. We are grateful to Erin Lind and her team for their generous support throughout the past two years. Today is an exciting day to be a Jimmie!"

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I'm a big fan of what UJ has accomplished in such a short amount of time. However, I was talking to one of their students athletes the other day and he said that 75% of their students body are there to play sports. Is that correct Pucknut?

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I'm a big fan of what UJ has accomplished in such a short amount of time. However, I was talking to one of their students athletes the other day and he said that 75% of their students body are there to play sports. Is that correct Pucknut?

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Not sure on exact percentages, that seems pretty high. But I wouldn't be shocked.

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I'm a big fan of what UJ has accomplished in such a short amount of time. However, I was talking to one of their students athletes the other day and he said that 75% of their students body are there to play sports. Is that correct Pucknut?

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Not sure but I’m guessing that’s not far off

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Not sure but I’m guessing that’s not far off

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My daughter played BB at UJ. 19-20 were in her incoming class. 11-12 graduated from UJ. Of which 6 played bb all four years.

With this model, athletics brought in 5-6 additional freshman that didn't compete 4 years, but graduated from UJ. Wide range of degrees, accounting, nursing, biology, exercise science (then on to UJ Doctorate PT program in Fargo), grad school in my daughters case.

Puck can attest. Dr. Peterson is the real deal as university president. Using athletics to grow the student population is one tool they have come up with. e sports minor is another. Club teams such as Trap shooting have attracted students. UJ is one of few higher education institutions with a growing student population in the upper midwest. So I'm a big fan of the college and admin.

Going to be a long year on the gridiron but that’s nothing new

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Going to be a long year on the gridiron but that’s nothing new

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Nothing new... They will need to recruit a higher level of players. It will take some time.

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Nothing new... They will need to recruit a higher level of players. It will take some time.

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Of course. They have had problems with that at the NAIA level

Jimmmies first D2 football game going as expected against Augastana. Down 30-0 at half. Going to be one long year. Hey the men’s soccer team won their first D2 game 4-3 over Minnesota Morris

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Jimmmies first D2 football game going as expected against Augastana. Down 30-0 at half. Going to be one long year. Hey the men’s soccer team won their first D2 game 4-3 over Minnesota Morris

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The Jimmie olympic sports teams will be competitive in the NSIC; just not football , for awhile anyway.

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The Jimmie olympic sports teams will be competitive in the NSIC; just not football , for awhile anyway.

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Umary, Minot, Northern...and now Jamestown. That's a tough recruiting sell for the NSIC.

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Umary, Minot, Northern...and now Jamestown. That's a tough recruiting sell for the NSIC.

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I sound very old saying this, but I miss the days of Mary, Minot, and Jamestown being in the same conference as Dickinson, Valley City and Mayville. With BSC moving to a 4-year college and now in the Frontier Conference, those 7 schools all in the same NAIA or NCAA DIII conference would be cool.

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I sound very old saying this, but I miss the days of Mary, Minot, and Jamestown being in the same conference as Dickinson, Valley City and Mayville. With BSC moving to a 4-year college and now in the Frontier Conference, those 7 schools all in the same NAIA or NCAA DIII conference would be cool.

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NAIA is closer to D2 than D3 in general. Looks with any lifeless there is crossover. This can be somewhat regional as the Wisconsin D3 schools are very good but the Iowa and indiana NAIA schools are very good. Florida, Georgia, and Kentucky also has very good teams. Ultimately the difference would be if they prefer to be associated with NAIA or NCAA. There are probably behind the scenes academic/financial benefits of one over the other. D3 is kind of a different beast due to athletic scholarship restrictions. They are mostly very small (<1500) private schools outside of Wisconsin. NAIA is a little more of a mix.

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Football team is starting just as I thought unfortunately. 0-3 and outscored 85-21

University of Jamestown gets tennis team going, seeing success early on
The University of Jamestown now has a womens tennis program
By Katie Ringer - The Jamestown Sun
JAMESTOWN — After five seasons coaching the Delco High School girls’ tennis team in Idaho and winning six individual district championships and two state championships, Cameron Jackson wanted a career change.

“I was coaching high school tennis in Idaho but my wife and I kind of wanted to make the jump to the college level so I kind of kept my eye on spots open — hadn’t really applied for any — just kept watching for some,” said Jackson, the head coach of the University of Jamestown womens tennis team.

“I didn’t play college tennis so I knew getting hired might be a bit of a challenge but then I saw this one and it was for a brand-new team,” he said. “I thought that could be kind of interesting and something that could set me apart from other coaches who did have experience so we jumped at the opportunity and it’s worked out.”

Jackson was hired as UJ’s head coach in December and officially signed on as the coach in early January. Soon after he signed, Jackson got to work building the Jimmies’ first-ever tennis team.

“It was a challenge,” Jackson said. “I was hired after Christmas and it seemed like most girls had already chosen their college. That kind of cut the pool in half, then when summer hit, every single person had a school picked.

“We went the international route for some players,” he said. “The goal was to get eight and I have five international players and three U.S. players. So far the girls have been amazing.”

Seven of UJ’s players are freshmen. Sydney Friesen, a player from Lodi, California, is a sophomore.

“We started fairly slow because like I said, we have no leaders, we have no seniors so we were trying to let the girls develop their own leadership,” Jackson said. “Everybody did things differently — a bunch of the international girls had never played team tennis so we started really slow, just looking at what it is to be on a team.

“Now we’re getting into a lot more intense practices,” he said. “These girls get very locked in — they want to be the best on their team. It doesn’t matter if you have the No. 1 vs. the No. 8, they all go into the smallest drill being like, ‘OK, I am going to win.’ That’s one of the main reasons I wanted to make the jump to college was because I wanted that level of competitiveness.”

Jackson and the Jimmies played their first official matches on Sept. 13 at the Gustavus Adolphus Fall Invite. Julie van Zeijl got second place in the No. 1 singles draw. Van Zeijl’s twin sister. Bodil, placed first in the No. 2 singles draw. Anna Sharandachenko won the consolation side in No. 3 singles. The van Zeijl twins won the consolation side in the No. 1 doubles slot.

UJ’s next competition, a exhibition match at the University of Mary, is scheduled for Oct. 14. The team’s competitive regular-season will begin in February and will conclude in April.

“We’re still new, we’ve had one match, so I don’t want to jump to conclusions but so far, these girls started off great in school, they’re already great friends and the season has gone well,” Jackson said.

The Jimmie’s won a football game today 33-22 over Concordia St Paul

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The Jimmie’s won a football game today 33-22 over Concordia St Paul

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Minot State lost to CSP 27-21 earlier this year at home. Maybe the Jamestown game won't be a gimme for them after all.

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Minot State lost to CSP 27-21 earlier this year at home. Maybe the Jamestown game won't be a gimme for them after all.

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Did not know that. There’s hope

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The Jimmie olympic sports teams will be competitive in the NSIC; just not football , for awhile anyway.

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Since TSCF is serving crow today, I'd like to have mine extra crispy, please. Good for the Jimmies !!!!! I really expected the Jims to go 0 for the season. Congrats to the coaches and players. I imagine the trip back from St. P was shorter than the trip down.