University of Jamestown to the Great Plains Athletic Conference

[pucknut9]

Volleyball team lost tonight to Corban College(Oregon) 3 sets to 1

[pucknut9]

Jimmie’s advance to quarterfinals

https://www.jimmiepride.com/sports/w...202312021p9u77

[MangyOldBison]

Jimmie’s advance to quarterfinals

https://www.jimmiepride.com/sports/w...202312021p9u77

+1000! GO Jimmies!!

[pucknut9]

Jimmie season ends unfortunately

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[IndyBison]

Jimmie season ends unfortunately

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Great run! IWU has built a very nice NAIA program in many sports in little Marion, IN, halfway between Indy and Fort Wayne. They decided about 8 years ago to start a football program and invested heavily. They have one of the nicest small college stadiums I've been in. I got to referee their very first competition in that stadium. It was their first year and they only had freshmen. They played a D3 JV team and crushed them. After only a couple seasons they've been ranked in the top 5 consistently. They finished #6 this year and lost to #4 Georgetown yesterday in the quarterfinals. Their initial head coach was hired by Iowa State after last year and has a very bright future.

Love small college athletics!!

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[pucknut9]

Looks like UJ will be adding tennis next year

[pucknut9]

My daughter resigned from her coaching duties after the season had ended and the Jimmie’s have now hired a new gal to take over and she’s a good one

https://www.jimmiepride.com/sports/a...20240411etjtmf

[natstar1]

Is the money that good at the D2 level compared to NAIA? As a fan/alum, I think seeing your teams compete would be more fun than becoming the next Minot State.

[IndyBison]

Is the money that good at the D2 level compared to NAIA? As a fan/alum, I think seeing your teams compete would be more fun than becoming the next Minot State.

The number of scholarships increase. NAIA has fewer restrictions around recruiting so you'll have student athletes that maybe couldn't get accepted so many D2 schools. From a football perspective can say the level of play is fairly similar. The top D2 schools would beat most top NAIA Z schools, but they aren't that different. We have some of the top NAIA schools in indiana and they would likely beat the 1 D2 school (UIndy) who is often ranked in the top 20. The gap between the D2 abs NAIA schools up there is probably greater.

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[southcliffbison]

Looks like UJ will be adding tennis next year

Kudos to the Jimmies!!! With the great leadership they have had and still have, UJ has come a long way since the mid 70's. My father-in-law was a state senator (2 terms) during that time frame. He remembers officials from the college and city of Jamestown appealing to the legislature for funding help. During that time, enrollment was down to 300 to 400 students. With those enrollment numbers, maintaining the school was not sustainable and was in danger of closing. So hats off to UJ and hoping the Jimmies have success in the NSIC!!!