(Thursday, December 22; Sioux Center, Iowa) Sam Janes, a senior at Discovery Canyon Campus High School (Colorado), has announced his intention to attend Dordt and join the Defender football program. 

Janes is listed 6-1, 160 pounds and has played a variety of skill positions on offense and safety on defense. Janes recorded 146 total tackles with six career interceptions and caused three fumbles.  He scored seven touchdowns as a senior and averaged 72.7 yards per game on offense. He was honorable mention all-state as a senior while claiming first team all-conference honors on defense and second team honors at quarterback as a senior.  

"Every time I have been out there it felt like home. Everyone was amazing and the message from all teachers and coaches stuck with me. I saw myself there after my first there and it got better the next two times. I saw an opportunity to set myself off for a great future and enjoy it while still learning ways to involve God in my life more," said Janes.  

Sam is the son of Matt and Robin Janes of Colorado Springs, Colorado.  He plans to study engineering. 

Dordt University in Sioux Center, Iowa, is a comprehensive Christian college rooted in the Reformed tradition. The Defender athletic program is a part of the National Association of Intercollegiate Athletics (NAIA), Great Plains Athletic Conference (GPAC), American Collegiate Hockey Association (ACHA) and the Mid-American Collegiate Hockey Association (MACHA).  

U.S. News & World Report, Money Magazine, Forbes.com, Washington Monthly, and Princeton Review all list Dordt on their best colleges lists. Dordt is home to approximately 1,500 students.