(Thursday, December 26; Sioux Center, Iowa) Zachary Barnes, a senior at Pius X High School (Nebraska), has announced his intention to attend Dordt University and join the Defender football program.

THE BARNES FILE

• Previous School: Pius X (Neb.)
• Height/Weight:6'6/215 lbs
• Position: Defensive End
• Intended Field of Study: Construction Management
• Honors & Highlights: Academic All-Conference; Two-Time Letterwinner
• Hometown: Lincoln, Nebraska
• Parents: Lisa and Gary Barnes
• Why Dordt: "I saw the love from the community and the support they gave, combined with the brotherhood of teammates and wanted to be apart of something special like that. Dordt is also a great, growing football program with success and more success to come."

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.