Briggeman's legacy goes beyond the diamond

JAMESTOWN — Tom Hager and Tim Briggeman needed to prepare a baseball field in a small North Dakota town, but one problem stood in the way: no field drag. So Briggeman attached a piece of fencing to a school vehicle and pulled it across the infield. By the time the University of Jamestown players arrived, the field was groomed. They never knew what their coaches had done. It was just always, 'Coach, how can we find a way?' Hager recalled. And that s what made Tim a really good assistant coach. For Hager, that resourcefulness was one example of the leadership he had recognized in Briggeman years earlier. Now, more than 25 years after playing for the Jimmies, Briggeman has been recognized for that leadership beyond baseball. Briggeman, a 2001 graduate of then-Jamestown College and captain with the Cass County Sheriff s Office, received the 2026 Jim Clark Award at the university s Athletic Hall of Fame ceremony Oct. 9. Tim Briggeman received the 2