(Tuesday, March 5; Sioux Center, Iowa) Michael Torlina, a senior at Rockhurst High School (Missouri), has announced his intention to attend Dordt and join the Defender hockey program.  

"Mike Torlina will be a fantastic addition to our hockey program this fall. He has proven himself ready for the next step in his hockey career and we are excited he has chosen Dordt as his home for the next four years. We believe we are getting a quality defenseman, and an even better person added to our program today," said Dordt hockey coach Tyler Morgan.  

Torlina is a 6-3 defenseman and had 13 goals and 14 assists as a high school senior and scored nine goals with 11 assists during his junior season. Torlina also totaled 23 points as a sophomore and earned first-team all-conference honors all three times.  

"I loved the campus when I came to Dordt. I fell in love with the hockey team and the entire set up when I got to practice with the team and watched them play in front of a huge crowd on Friday night," said Torlina.  

Michael is the son of Janet and Paul Torlina of Lee's Summit, Missouri. He plans to enter the pre-med program and 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.