{"id":175776,"date":"2019-07-16T11:10:34","date_gmt":"2019-07-16T16:10:34","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/csinewsnow.com\/?p=175776"},"modified":"2019-07-16T16:42:29","modified_gmt":"2019-07-16T21:42:29","slug":"dillon-kifer-new-uj-esports-coach","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/csinewsnow.com\/?p=175776","title":{"rendered":"Dillon Kifer &#8211; new UJ Esports, coach"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft size-medium wp-image-175777\" src=\"https:\/\/csinewsnow.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/07\/KieferDillon-235x300.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"235\" height=\"300\" srcset=\"https:\/\/csinewsnow.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/07\/KieferDillon-235x300.jpg 235w, https:\/\/csinewsnow.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/07\/KieferDillon-768x979.jpg 768w, https:\/\/csinewsnow.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/07\/KieferDillon-803x1024.jpg 803w, https:\/\/csinewsnow.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/07\/KieferDillon-137x175.jpg 137w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 235px) 100vw, 235px\" \/>Jamestown\u00a0 (UJ)\u00a0 \u00a0Dillon Kifer has been hired as the University of Jamestown\u2019s Esports Coach. Kifer, a native of Little Falls, MN, and a 2017 UJ graduate in elementary education, competed in TESPA\u2019s collegiate Hearthstone tournament in 2015, as well as finishing 2nd in UJ\u2019s Hearthstone tournament in 2017.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>Additionally, Dillon wrestled for the Jimmies Wrestling team for five years, qualifying three times for the NAIA national tournament, and finishing 2nd place in 2017.\u00a0 He also served as the Graduate Assistant Coach for Women\u2019s Wrestling for two years while completing his graduate degree in the University of Jamestown\u2019s Masters of Arts in Leadership program.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>Dustin Jensen, Dean of Engagement and Student Affairs, stated: \u201cWe are extremely excited to welcome Dillon back into the UJ family even though he has hardly left!\u00a0 We have had the opportunity to watch and support Dillon as a student-athlete and then witness his transformation as a graduate of UJ\u2019s Master of Arts in Leadership program. Dillon has a knack for coaching and a huge passion for Esports. We are thrilled to have him coach and mentor our next generation of competitive student-athletes.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>Established in 1883, University of Jamestown is a private, liberal arts university granting Bachelor of Arts, Bachelor of Science, and Science in Nursing degrees, as well as Master\u2019s Degrees in Education, Leadership, Clinical Counseling, and a Fargo-based Doctor of Physical Therapy degree. With the Jamestown Journey to Success, emphasis is placed not only on preparing students academically in their chosen areas of study, but also on preparing them through a student-centered experience. For more information, please visit uj.edu.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Jamestown\u00a0 (UJ)\u00a0 \u00a0Dillon Kifer has been hired as the University of Jamestown\u2019s Esports Coach. Kifer, a native of Little Falls, MN, and a 2017 UJ graduate in elementary education, competed in TESPA\u2019s collegiate Hearthstone tournament in 2015, as well as finishing 2nd in UJ\u2019s Hearthstone tournament in 2017. &nbsp; Additionally, [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":3,"featured_media":175823,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[27],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-175776","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-sports"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/csinewsnow.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/175776","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/csinewsnow.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/csinewsnow.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/csinewsnow.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/3"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/csinewsnow.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=175776"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/csinewsnow.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/175776\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":175778,"href":"https:\/\/csinewsnow.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/175776\/revisions\/175778"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/csinewsnow.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/media\/175823"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/csinewsnow.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=175776"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/csinewsnow.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=175776"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/csinewsnow.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=175776"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}