(Thursday, December 26; Sioux Center, Iowa) Matthew Beekman, a senior at St. Croix Lutheran High School (Minnesota), has announced his intention to attend Dordt University and join the Defender football program.

THE BEEKMAN FILE

• Previous School: St. Croix Lutheran (Minn.)
• Height/Weight:  5'11; 180 lbs
• Position:  Running Back, Linebacker, Kicker
• Intended Field of Study:  Engineering
• Honors & Highlights:  Two-Time All-Conference; Honorable Mention All-Conference; District Special Teams Player of the Year
• Hometown: Inver Grove Heights, Minnesota
• Parent: Katherine Beekman 
• Why Dordt: "I really like the school atmosphere and the coaches have been really good at communicating with me."

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.