

Jennifer Jimmerson
Jimerson was a four-year starter for the Lions' softball program and helped the team to 144-47 overall mark in her four years that included three NCAA Regional appearances and an MIAA title in 1998.
She is arguably one of the best hitters to ever wear a Missouri Southern uniform. Jimerson ranks in the top three of seven different career hitting categories at Southern including first in triples (31), second in runs (130), hits (218), RBI's (131) and walks (56), while ranking third in both doubles (49) and career batting average (.390). Her walks total was a school record until this past season when Angie Turner pushed past with 58 career free-passes.
She is the single-season leader in triples with 15 in 1998, while ranking second in runs scored, triples and batting average. She is also tied for the record for triples in a game with two. A four-time, first-team All-MIAA selection, Jimerson was the 1995 MIAA Freshman of the Year and led the MIAA in hitting (.451), slugging (.831), triples (15) and on-base percentage (.509) during her senior season of 1998. She was a third team All-American, as well as a third team Academic All-American in 1998.
Jimerson was not only a player for the Lions, but was also a head coach, guiding the Lions from 2003-05. A 1999 graduate of Southern with a degree in physical education, Jimerson earned a master’s degree from Pittsburg State. A native of Gardner, Kansas, she currently works as a field training instructor with the Olathe (Kan.) Police Department.