(Thursday, December 26; Sioux Center, Iowa) Colton Harken, a senior at Aplington Parkersburg High School (Iowa), has announced his intention to attend Dordt University and join the Defender football program.

THE HARKEN FILE

• Previous School: Aplington Parkersburg (Iowa)
• Height/Weight: 6'3/235 lbs
• Position: Defensive Line
• Intended Field of Study: Agriculture Business
• Honors & Highlights: Two-Time 2^nd Team All-District; Three-Time Letterwinner; Beck's Hybrid Player With Heart; Mike Nevin Hardest Worker Award
• Hometown: Aplington, Iowa
• Parents: Derek and Jessie Harken
• Why Dordt: "I was talking to the recruiters about possibly playing football at Dordt University and then came and watched the spring game and also went on  a college visit. I enjoyed not only the football team's energy and enthusiasm but also the small campus and farm. It just felt like home."

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.