Jim Van Gerpen
Jim Van Gerpen will begin his first season as assistant coach for the University of Sioux Falls tennis team. Van Gerpen, a Sioux Falls alumni and member of the USF Athletic Hall of Fame, was inducted into the South Dakota Tennis Hall of Fame in 1997. As a Cougar, Van Gerpen completed his collegiate career with three conference and National Association of Intercollegiate Athletics (NAIA) District 12 singles championships. He also competed in two national NAIA tournaments in Kansas City. Upon graduating with a bachelor’s degree in business administration, Jim remained at Sioux Falls to obtain a minor in education in 1969. He then accepted a teaching position at Brandon Valley High School, where he taught business and accounting courses until 2001 (32 years). Jim and his wife, Sandy, a 1968 Sioux Falls graduate, make their home in Sioux Falls.
