When he isn\u2019t in class or on the court, he\u2019s also a member of the UJ Student Senate and an active participant in Samaritans Feet<\/a> which provides shoes to children who would otherwise go without.<\/p>\n He\u2019s also an in-sh This summer, his exercise regimen included three workouts each day — a workout in the morning, team practice in afternoon and in the evenings, another workout or weightlifting. Some days, he also attended active recovery, a demanding form of physical therapy.<\/p>\n After his diagnosis, however, all that changed.<\/p>\n Talley tested positive for the novel coronavirus (COVID-19) in September.<\/p>\n Since then, the state has topped nationwide lists<\/a>, reporting some of the highest numbers of new cases per capita in the country.<\/p>\n Fewer than 20% of North Dakota\u2019s population is 20-29 years old, yet, that age group makes up more than 28% of the positive COVID-19 cases in North Dakota. Of more than 23,000 positive COVID-19 cases in North Dakota,<\/a> more than 6,000 have occurred in individuals ages 20-29.<\/p>\n Despite what some might say about college students and their after-school social activities, Talley and other athletes formed a pledge: for their safety and the safety of their teammates, they would limit their physical interactions with others. Talley said he avoided parties and mass gatherings, though he continued to practice with the team and attend class in person.<\/p>\n \u201cParties and those things are going on but as athletes, we made a deal that we wouldn\u2019t participate. I tried to hold true to that to the best of my ability,\u201d Talley said, saying he doesn\u2019t know how he contracted the virus.<\/p>\n His initial recovery met expectations. He quarantined for 14 days. He followed the athletic department\u2019s protocol of incrementally returning to practice with medical clearances. Life moved always forward, as they say in the Talley home.<\/p>\n Until one day, it didn\u2019t.<\/p>\n Talley didn\u2019t feel well at practice one day, something he attributed to returning to shape after a less rigorous workout routine. Ever the athlete, he pushed through the pain.<\/p>\n \u201cJack is like any senior, he wants to be back in the game,\u201d said Head Basketball Coach Danny Neville.<\/p>\n The next few minutes of practice are hazy, Jack said, however he remembers a teammate tapping him on the shoulder, \u201cAre you going in, man?\u201d<\/p>\n Talley shook his head.<\/p>\n He took a chair instead, sitting down and holding his chest.<\/p>\n \u201cMy heart rate was really, really fast and I couldn\u2019t get it to slow down. I couldn\u2019t breathe either.\u201d<\/p>\n A coach drove him to the Emergency Department at Jamestown Regional Medical Center where the medical team treated his symptoms.<\/p>\n Lasting repercussions like Talley\u2019s are the concern, said Dr. Kent Diehl, JRMC Emergency Department Physician.<\/p>\n Adhere to the guidelines from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Dr. Diehl said, like hand washing and physical distancing.<\/p>\n \u201cWear your mask,\u201d he said. \u201cIt\u2019s amazing to me that we\u2019re at the COVID numbers and that people aren\u2019t paying attention. This young man is in peak physical condition and now he doesn\u2019t know if he can play again this season.\u201d<\/p>\n Most people will recover but 10%-20% will have lasting implications, Dr. Diehl said, saying every day the JRMC Emergency Department sees COVID patients struggling to breathe or with severe chest pain.<\/p>\n \u201cJRMC took great care of me. It was fast and quick,\u201d Talley said.<\/p>\n Tests followed as well as a trip to see a cardiologist in Bismarck. Doctors diagnosed him with Pericarditis and Costochondritis, inflammation of the heart and lungs, respectively.<\/p>\n \u201cIf this can happen to a starting forward of an award-winning collegiate basketball team, think how it could impact any of us,\u201d said Mike Delfs, JRMC President & CEO. \u201cWe may have a quick recovery and we may not \u2013 you just don\u2019t know.\u201d<\/p>\n Talley wasn\u2019t the only one on the basketball team to contract the virus, though he did have one of the most challenging recoveries.<\/p>\n \u201cEven though you\u2019re sitting out or not healthy, you have guys that lift you up,\u201d Neville said, saying the culture of the team<\/a> is equally important as the athleticism of the team.<\/p>\n UJ Men\u2019s Basketball has a lot to live up to this year. After receiving the Great Plains Athletic Conference title<\/a> in 2018-19, the team has high expectations for 2020.<\/p>\n Medication should help and doctors expect Talley to regain his strength \u2013 they just don\u2019t know when. The UJ Basketball<\/a> season begins Oct. 23 and Talley is still unsure whether he\u2019ll get to play.<\/p>\n His heart is struggling in more ways than one.<\/p>\n COVID\u2019s impacts on his athletic and academic career are \u201cheartbreaking for sure,\u201d Talley said, for him and his classmates.<\/p>\n The other heartbreaking part? While he was diagnosed and in hospitals, awaiting tests, he had to do it alone.<\/p>\n Talley\u2019s parents live in Sioux Falls, S.D. Driving up to support their son would have added to the potential risk, said Dave Talley, Jack\u2019s father.<\/p>\n \u201cOf course we\u2019re very worried. As a parent removed in this way, it is hard to help. It is more dangerous to go and help than to not,\u201d Dave said. \u201cIf your kid had a broken foot, you\u2019d go up there and you\u2019d do what you could. Anything that is not transmissible, you would be up there. You would help them.\u201d<\/p>\n Whatever the impacts of Jack\u2019s diagnosis on his season, the athlete says he\u2019ll remain positive. He intends to graduate this year with a degree in political science. He hopes to travel the world and serve his country. He also hopes to earn a doctorate one day.<\/p>\n \u201cWe\u2019re disappointed about his basketball season because the sport has been his life,\u201d Dave said. \u201cEven still, I think his greatest successes are yet to come.\u201d<\/p>\n Moving forward, Jack says he realizes the response to COVID-19 can be a controversial one.<\/p>\n \u201cThe best I can say as a college kid \u2013 don\u2019t make something that\u2019s scientific become political. Listen to healthcare professionals. They only have your best interest in mind.\u201d<\/p>\n No matter a person\u2019s beliefs, Jack said, all people can get behind protecting the vulnerable.<\/p>\n \u201cYou don\u2019t want to be selfish. It\u2019s one thing if you don\u2019t care about getting sick. What happens if you get a little kid sick or an old person sick? They don\u2019t deserve it just because you don\u2019t think something is real. Take care of yourself, take care of others. Everything will be alright.\u201d<\/p>\n To learn more about COVID-19, visit the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. To learn more about JRMC, visit www.jrmcnd.com<\/a>. View the UJ Men\u2019s Basketball schedule<\/a>.<\/p>\n About Jamestown Regional Medical Center<\/strong><\/p>\n Jamestown Regional Medical Center is located at 2422 20th St. SW, Jamestown, N.D. and serves approximately 55,000 people in nine counties. In 2020, it was named a \u201cTop 100 Critical Access Hospital\u201d for the seventh consecutive year. Modern Healthcare named JRMC a \u201cBest Places to Work in Healthcare\u201d each year since 2017.\u00a0 For more information, visit www.jrmcnd.com or call (701) 952-1050.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" Jamestown\u00a0 (JRMC)\u00a0 Jack Talley is, by all definitions, a good kid. He made the dean\u2019s list at the University of Jamestown. He\u2019s a member of the homecoming court. He\u2019s a captain of the UJ basketball team and even made the school\u2019s all-decade team last year. 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ape kid. Or, an adult rather as he turns 22 in November.<\/strong><\/p>\n