{"id":180260,"date":"2019-09-17T16:16:54","date_gmt":"2019-09-17T21:16:54","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/csinewsnow.com\/?p=180260"},"modified":"2019-09-18T17:57:53","modified_gmt":"2019-09-18T22:57:53","slug":"ujs-ellingson-mitchell-optimists-athletes-of-the-week","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/csinewsnow.com\/?p=180260","title":{"rendered":"UJ&#8217;s Ellingson &#038; Mitchell, Athletes of the Week"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>(<a href=\"http:\/\/(uj.edu)%20Sydney%20Ellingson%20(JR\/Langdon,%20N.D.)%20(women's%20volleyball)%20and%20Garrett%20Mitchell%20(SO\/Shakopee,%20Minn.)%20(football)%20have%20been%20named%20Jamestown%20Optimist%20Club%20Athletes%20of%20the%20Week%20for%20the%20week%20of%20September%209-15,%202019.%20Ellingson%20ended%20the%20week%20with%2039%20digs%20(5.6%20digs%20per%20set)%20as%20the%20Jimmies%20went%202-0%20in%20GPAC%20conference%20play%20with%20wins%20over%20Mount%20Marty%20College%20and%20Dakota%20Wesleyan%20University%20on%20the%20road.%20Mitchell%20caught%20touchdown%20passes%20of%2021%20yards,%2052%20yards,%20and%206%20yards%20from%20quarterback%20Jordan%20Mann%20(SR\/Bismarck,%20N.D.)%20to%20account%20for%20all%20the%20Jimmie%20scores%20in%20a%20loss%20at%20Hastings.%20Garrett%20tied%20a%20school%20record%20with%20three%20TD%20catches%20in%20a%20game,%20last%20accomplished%20by%20Trent%20Roemmich%20in%202012.%20%20%20Optimist%20International%20is%20an%20association%20of%20more%20than%202,900%20Optimist%20Clubs%20around%20the%20world%20dedicated%20to%20%22Bringing%20Out%20the%20Best%20in%20Kids.%22%20Adult%20volunteers%20join%20Optimist%20Clubs%20to%20conduct%20positive%20service%20projects%20in%20their%20communities%20aimed%20at%20providing%20a%20helping%20hand%20to%20youth.%20With%20their%20upbeat%20attitude,%20Optimist%20Club%20members%20help%20empower%20young%20people%20to%20be%20the%20best%20that%20they%20can%20be.\">uj.edu<\/a>)<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.JimmieAthletics.com\/roster\/20\/18\/8503.php\">Sydney Ellingson<\/a> (JR\/Langdon, N.D.) (women&#8217;s volleyball) and <a href=\"http:\/\/www.JimmieAthletics.com\/roster\/20\/5\/8363.php\">Garrett Mitchell<\/a> (SO\/Shakopee, Minn.) (football)\u00a0have been named Jamestown Optimist Club Athletes of the Week for the week of September 9-15, 2019.<\/p>\n<p>Ellingson was also named Great Plains Athletic Conference\/Hauff Mid-America Sports Volleyball Defensive Player of the Week,<\/p>\n<p>She ended the week with 39 digs (5.6 digs per set) as the Jimmies went 2-0 in GPAC conference play with wins over Mount\u00a0Marty College and Dakota Wesleyan University on the road.<\/p>\n<p>Jamestown (12-2) hosts Briar Cliff (Iowa) Saturday at 5 p.m.<\/p>\n<p>Mitchell caught touchdown passes of 21 yards, 52 yards, and 6 yards from quarterback <a href=\"http:\/\/www.JimmieAthletics.com\/roster\/20\/5\/8321.php\">Jordan Mann<\/a> (SR\/Bismarck, N.D.) to account for all the Jimmie scores in a loss at Hastings.\u00a0Garrett tied a school record with three TD catches in a game, last accomplished by Trent Roemmich in 2012.<\/p>\n<p>Optimist International is an association of more than 2,900 Optimist Clubs around the world dedicated to &#8220;Bringing Out the Best in Kids.&#8221; Adult volunteers join Optimist Clubs to conduct positive service projects in their communities aimed at providing a helping hand to youth. With their upbeat attitude, Optimist Club members help empower young people to be the best that they can be.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>(uj.edu) Sydney Ellingson (JR\/Langdon, N.D.) (women&#8217;s volleyball) and Garrett Mitchell (SO\/Shakopee, Minn.) (football)\u00a0have been named Jamestown Optimist Club Athletes of the Week for the week of September 9-15, 2019. Ellingson was also named Great Plains Athletic Conference\/Hauff Mid-America Sports Volleyball Defensive Player of the Week, She ended the week with [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":3,"featured_media":69081,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[27],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-180260","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-sports"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"http:\/\/csinewsnow.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/180260","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"http:\/\/csinewsnow.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"http:\/\/csinewsnow.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/csinewsnow.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/3"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/csinewsnow.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=180260"}],"version-history":[{"count":3,"href":"http:\/\/csinewsnow.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/180260\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":180369,"href":"http:\/\/csinewsnow.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/180260\/revisions\/180369"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/csinewsnow.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/media\/69081"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"http:\/\/csinewsnow.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=180260"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/csinewsnow.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=180260"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/csinewsnow.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=180260"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}