Ignacio Alvarez, a senior who plays for Columbia Heights High School and the Twin City Rush, has announced his intention to attend Dordt University and join the Defenders soccer program.
ALVAREZ NOTES:
- School: Columbia Heights High School / Twin City Rush Soccer Club
- Intended Field of Study: Business Administration
- Hometown: Columbia Heights, Minn.
- Parent(s): Victor Alvarez
- Position: Attacking Midfielder
- Honors / Highlights:
- earned Tri-Metro all-conference honors
- named team captain
- accounted for 60 points, scoring 22 goals to go with 16 assists
- has played one year for the Twin City Rush (Blaine, Minn.)
- helped lead Columbia Heights High School to the Tri-Metro Conference Championship in 2022
- Why Dordt:
- "I chose Dordt University because it felt like home when I visited and is a place where I wanted to continue my education and playing career at."
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.
