Elyse Zwart, a senior who runs for the Boyden-Hull / Rock Valley cross country and track and field teams, has announced her intention to attend Dordt University and to compete for the Defenders cross country and track and field programs.
ZWART NOTES:
- School: Boyden-Hull High School
- Hometown: Hull, Iowa
- Parents: Tom and Misty Zwart
- Events: 800m, 1500m, 3000mx, 5000m
- Personal Best Times / Marks:
- 800m - 2:31
- 1500m - 5:11
- 3000m - 11:04
- 5K (cross country) - 18:53
- Honors / Highlights:
- Cross Country:
- 3x state qualifier
- 4x all-conference
- holds school record for the Boyden-Hull / Rock Valley cross country program
- Track and Field:
- 2x state qualifier, heading into final season this spring
- holds program record in both the 1500m and 3000m
- team's most valuable runner
- named the team's distance MVP three years
- Why Dordt:
- "I chose Dordt University because its a place where I will get pushed to be the best I can be as an athlete, a student and as a Christian."
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.
