JAMESTOWN, ND. (NewsDakota.com) – University of Jamestown Athletic Director Sean Johnson has announced he will step down from his position and move to Newberry, South Carolina to be the new Athletic Director at Newberry College in April.

Taking the position in June of 2015, Johnson has spent seven years helping build University of Jamestown athletics into a top tier program in the NAIA. He helped oversee the transition of Jamestown moving from the North Star Athletic Association to the Great Plains Athletic Conference, as well as the opening of both Harold Newman Arena and Charlotte and Gordon Hansen Stadium.

Johnson will remain the AD for the Jimmies for the next two months, and he is excited about some of the opportunities still remaining in that time. That includes the NAIA Women’s Wrestling Tournament March 11th and 12th at Newman Arena.

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