(Thursday, December 26; Sioux Center, Iowa) Joseph Spuler, a senior at Northwest Christian High School (Washington) , has announced his intention to attend Dordt University and join the Defender football program.

THE SPULER FILE

• Previous School: Northwest Christian (Wash.)
• Height/Weight:  6'0/235 lbs
• Position:  Offense Line & Defensive Line
• Intended Field of Study:  Accounting
• Honors & Highlights: Two-Time 1^st Team All-League Offensive Line; 1^st Team All-League Defensive Line; 2^nd Team All-League Defensive Line; 81 Tackles In 2023-24; 24 Tackles For Loss In 2023-24; Eight Sacks In 2023-24
• Hometown: Colbert, Washington
• Parents: Aaron and Corinna Spuler
• Why Dordt:  "My brother goes there, and so did my mom.  I visited the school and felt called to go there."

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.