Jonah Cook has announced his intention to attend Dordt University and join the Defenders soccer program.
COOK NOTES:
- High School: Zeeland East H.S.
- Club Team: Michigan Rangers F.C.
- Intended Field of Study: Nursing
- Hometown: Holland, Mich.
- Parent(s): Kevin and Melinda Cook
- Position: Defender
- Honors / Highlights:
- two-year starter for Zeeland East H.S.
- part of a defense that posted nine shutouts in 20 matches during his senior year
- team finished with an 11-6-3 record
- played four years for the Michigan Rangers F.C.
- Why Dordt:
- "I chose Dordt University because of the opportunity to continue my soccer career and for its amazing Engineering program."
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.