Jimmie ink 13 Freshman

Jamestown College signed 13 freshman for the 2008-09 season. Broken down, seven recruits come from North Dakota including Co-Senior Class A Athlete of the Year, Mara Paulson, from Fargo Shanley (pictured). There are also two former Jamestown High School athletes, Madey Hornung and Jenny Schuchard. Four athletes hail from the state of Minnesota and two from South Dakota. All of the athletes bring their own strengths to the court and as they gain experience and learn more about our program, they will help our program continue to grow and move in the right direction.

Transfers Katie O'Neill and Allison Epping joing women's basketball team

Katie O'Neill, an all-conference guard from Cloud County Community College (Kansas) will continue her collegiate career for the Jimmies. Katie is a native of Melbourne, Australia. As a sophomore, Katie was a second-team all-Jayhawek West Conference team selection and was named to the all-conference tournament team. Katie is 5'8 and as a sophomore she averaged 12 points a game and 5.1 rebounds. She also led the Cloud County CC with 113 assists and 79 steals.

Allison Epping, a 6'1 post player from Carl Sandburg College (Petersburg, IL) will join the Jimmies for 2008-09 season. Epping scored 583 points, had 332 rebounds, 96 steals, and 42 assists during her career at Carl Sandburg. As a sophomore, Allison was named 2nd Team All-Conference and 2nd Team All-Region. Allison was also named the recipient of the Bob Bopp awards, which is given to the top male and female athlete at Carl Sandburg College based on academic success.