Tim Jager joins Briar Cliff in January 2024 to become the Executive Director of Athletic Operations. Jager recently served as the Senior Director for Donor Relations at Morningside University. Prior to the role, he was the Director of Athletics for eight years.Â
During his tenure as Director of Athletics at Morningside College, Jager oversaw the operations of 28 varsity sports with over 600 student-athletes. During this time, the Mustangs received the GPAC all-sports trophy five times, and Jager was named Athletic Director of the Year for the GPAC twice. He was also the GPAC representative on the inaugural NAIA Athletic Directors Association Board of Directors from 2014-2018.
Jager also served as the wrestling coach at Morningside for nine seasons before becoming the Athletic Director. As a coach, Jager served as the President of the NAIA Wrestling Coaches Association and Chair of the NAIA Qualification Standards Committee. As the President, he represented all NAIA wrestling coaches nationwide and served as a liaison to bring proposals to help NAIA wrestling.
Jager has received numerous honors in his professional career in athletics. He was named GPAC Athletic Director of the Year twice (2017, 2019) and GPAC Wrestling Coach of the Year three times (2008, 2011, 2012). He was named the NAIA Northern Region Coach of the Year in 2011 and received the Bob Bubb National Coaching Excellence Award. He coached Morningside's first national champion in wrestling in 2007, along with 15 all-Americans. In 2010 and 2011, the wrestling program posted the third and second-highest GPAs in the nation, respectively.
