2012 Football
Shawn Frank begins his first year as the head coach for Jimmie football. This is his ninth year with the Jimmies and fifth year as the Defensive Coordinator, while directing the secondary as his main position group.
Frank also serves as the recruiting coordinator and also manages the Athletic Republic Speed & Acceleration program.
Under his guidance, the Jimmie secondary has become one of the top units in the conference in terms of passing yardage per game and interceptions. His units have also spent time in the top ten in the country against the pass. Frank has coached ten all-conference players and two AFCA first team All-American in the last five years. (2007-Gary Thomas, 2011-Dustin Erbes)
Prior to coming to Jamestown, Frank spent ten years coaching in his hometown, Hettinger, ND. He spent one year as an assistant and nine seasons as head coach of the Black Devils, compiling a 49-32 record. He guided Hettinger HS to six state playoff berths, highlighted by the 2000 Region IV title and two other regional runner-up finishes. He coached 17 all-state players and had many former players play collegiately in the DAC, North Central Conference, and MIAC.
In 2000, Frank also served as the athletic director of the Hettinger Public School system. Frank has also served as an assistant coach for the North Dakota Shrine Bowl.
He earned his bachelor of science degree in physical education at the University of Mary, where he began his coaching career as the running back coach in 1992. He was a two-time All-NDCAC first-team selection as a defensive back.
Frank and his wife, Lori, who is employed by the BCSC District, and serves as the Watershed Coordinator for Barnes County, have two daughters, Sarah and Kayla.
Tim Belmore comes to Jamestown College from the University of North Dakota where he served 12 seasons as wide receivers coach, recruiting coordinator and camp coordinator. During his tenure at UND, he was a part of a NCAA National Championship Team in 2001, NCAA National Runner-up in 2003, NCAA National Semifinalist and five conference championships.
During his 12 seasons, the offensive unit set school records for completion percentage, touchdown passes, passing yards, career receptions, career touchdowns, single season receptions and touchdowns scored. He coached seven out of the top 10 wide receivers in career receptions, six of 10 in receiving yards and six of 10 touchdown receptions. He also coached three All-Americans and 11 All-Conference performers.
Belmore coached the 2008 CFL Most Outstanding Rookie Weston Dressler, a Bismarck native and wide receiver for the Saskatchewan Rough Riders who set 19 different records at UND from 2004 to 2007.
Prior to UND, Belmore spent two seasons at South Dakota State University, where he was a graduate assistant and coached the wide receivers. A Bloomington, Minn., native, he attended Gustavus Adolphus College, receiving a bachelor's degree in Communications in 1996. He was a four-year letterwinner and All-Conference performer in football. After graduation, he coached for two seasons at Gustavus and served as recruiting coordinator.
Kevin Gall has a dual coaching position at Jamestown College. He serves as the Jimmies' head softball coach and is also the wide receivers coach for the Jimmie football team during the fall.
He enters his 15th year as a Jimmie assistant coach. Gall will again be coaching the wide receivers in which he has produced ten All-Conference receivers the last five seasons. In addition he has coached two All-Conference kickers in Bryan Lowree and Nate Nygard.
Gall has been on staff that has seen three of the four teams in Jimmie football history that have earned national playoff bids.
As a softball coach, Gall has compiled over 300 wins in his 11 years of coaching. He has coached over thirty all-conference softball players and has won Coach of the Year awards three different times.
Coach Gall grew up in Ellendale, ND where his parents (Earl and DeeAnne) still live. He earned a bachelor of arts degree in elementary education and physical education in 1993 from Jamestown College.
He and his wife Jennifer have one daughter, Payton (7), and twin boys, Ethan and Preston (6).
The fall of 2012 will be coach Ben Olson's third season with the Jamestown Jimmies. During his first two seasons on the staff, Coach Olson served as co-offensive coordinator and offensive line coach. In addition, he was also the video coordinator.
In two seasons as the offensive line coach, Olson has helped guide two first team All-Conference lineman, a second team All-Conference lineman, and two honorable mention All-Conference linemen. During the 2010 season, the Jimmie offense averaged more than 30 points per game and finished first in the conference in passing and second in rushing.
Prior to coming to Jamestown College, Olson was an assistant coach at Minnesota State Moorhead. He spent three seasons as the offensive line coach and recruiting coordinator for the Dragons. In 2005 and 2006, Olson was a graduate assistant/tight ends coach for the University of North Dakota. Those teams won the North Central Conference both years, making it as far as the National Quarterfinals in 2006. He also served as the video coordinator during his time at UND.
Olson earned his bachelor's degree in Social Science at the University of North Dakota and is currently pursuing a master's degree in Kinesiology. He was a two-time All-NCC first team selection as an offensive lineman for the Sioux. His senior year saw him win the NCC Lineman of the Year Award and become a first-team All-American. While at UND, he was a starter for both the 2001 National Championship team and the 2003 National Runner-up team. Following his career at UND, Olson signed a free-agent contract with the Seattle Seahawks and played two seasons of arena football for the NIFL.
Olson was born and raised in Windom, Minn., and graduated from Windom Area High School in 1999.
Additionally, McLagan is also in charge of the equipment duties for the program.
In his first year as the "Jimmie D's" Linebackers Coach, McLagan coached two DAC and AII All-Conference performers in Drew Baier and Robert Nelson. The senior outside linebacker, Drew Baier was the "Jimmie D" leader in TFLs (9.0) and sacks (4.0). Senior inside linebacker, Robert Nelson was the "Jimmie D" front runner in solo (33), assisted (40), and total tackles (73) for the 2011 season.
Before being hired at Jamestown College, McLagan coached as a Graduate Assistant at Division II St. Cloud State University. He worked on the defensive side of the ball, coaching the outside linebackers, as well as heading up Husky Football Strength & Conditioning. During this time he was enrolled in the Sports Management Master's program. McLagan was on staff in 2009 and 2010. In ‘09 the Huskies finished with an overall record of 7-4. In ‘10, the Huskies concluded with a school record win total of 10-2. The Huskies were also NCAA Division II National Playoff participants, advancing to the Regional Quarterfinals. McLagan worked under Head Coach Scott Underwood and Defensive Coordinator Jim Louis.
Matt McLagan hails from Minneapolis, MN where he attended and graduated from Washburn High School.
Dan Smith begins his first year as an assistant with the Jimmies after 24 years at Los Fresnos High School in South Texas.
During his tenure at Los Fresnos he served as the offensive coordinator, special team's coordinator, defensive line, and head strength and conditioning coach. Smith was also the Head Powerlifting coach; under his guidance, Los Fresnos won nine state championships.
Dan also served as the Junior Olympic Head Weightlifting Coach from 2000-2004. Smith has coached numerous High School, Collegiate, National, and World Champions, earning him state coach-of-the-year honors nine times and national coach of the year in 2001.
Smith was inducted to the THSWPA Hall of Fame in 2010.
Prior to coaching in Texas, Dan was the Elementary Principal and Athletic Director at North Shore Public School in Makoti, North Dakota. Smith received his bachelors from Valley City State University where he played defensive tackle on three DAC football championship teams, and NAIA semi-finalist in 1980, earning him Hall of Fame inductions for two teams in 1996 and 2009 at VCSU.
Dan and his wife, Pat, who is the Principal of Roosevelt Elementary, have three children: Ben is the head swim coach and history teacher at Jamestown HS, Casi is in her first year at Texas State Univ, and Kati is a sophomore at JHS.
