(Thursday, December 26; Sioux Center, Iowa) Connor Stephens, a senior at Crean Lutheran High School (California) , has announced his intention to attend Dordt University and join the Defender football program.

THE STEPHENS FILE
Previous School: Crean Lutheran (Calif.)
Height/Weight: 6'0/185 lbs 
Position:  Kicker/Punter
Intended Field of Study: Mechanical Engineering
Honors & Highlights: 2023 All-Orange County; 2023 1^st Team All-Empire League; 2022 & 2023 Empire League Special Teams Player of the Year; 2022-24 Crean Lutheran Special Teams Player of the Year; 2021-24 Scholar Athlete; School Records 48 Points After in a Season, 42 Yard Field goal, 39.4 Yards Per Punt
Hometown: Irvine, California
Parents: Ashley and Christopher Stephens
Why Dordt: "It is a Christian university with my major of choice and has a great football team."

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.