(Tuesday, March 25; Sioux Center, Iowa) Carter Westra, a senior at Trinity Christian High School (Iowa), has announced his intention to attend Dordt and join the Defender basketball program.

THE WESTRA FILE
Previous School:  Trinity Christian High School (Iowa)
Height/Weight: 6-5
Position: Forward
Intended Field of Study: Plant Science https://www.dordt.edu/academics/programs/agriculture-ba/plant-science
Parents: Steve and Tonia Westra
Hometown: Hull, Iowa
Honors & Highlights: 2^nd Team All-Conference in 2025 and honorable mention in 2024.  Averaged 13.1 points per game this season with 6.0 rebounds and averaged 12.3 points per game in 2023.  
 
Why Dordt: "I chose Dordt because it is a Christ-centered and close to home."  

Basketball Coach Brian Van Haaften Says: "Carter is a long player and will get better at Dordt.  We look forward to his development as a person and as a player at Dordt University."
 
About Dordt
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.