(Wednesday, February 14; Sioux Center, Iowa) Grady Noll, a senior at Jefferson County North High School (Kansas), has announced his intention to attend Dordt and join the Defender football program.  

Noll is listed 5-11, 180 pounds and ran for 1,238 yards on 189 carries in 2023 and passed for 1,094 yards on 52 completions and he had 13 touchdown passes. He totaled 48 tackles on defense and had three interceptions and broke up five passes.  He earned first-team all-state honors in 2023 and 2022 and claimed all-league honors twice.  Noll was a Sports in Kansas first-team all-state selection and played safety, linebacker, quarterback and runnign back during his career.  

"I chose Dordt because of the undeniable connection with the community and the Christ-center aspect of the academics and athletics," said Noll.  

Grady is the son of Bryan and Meaghen Noll of Winchester, Kansas.  He plans to study biology.   

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.