(Friday, December 26; Sioux Center, Iowa) Cade Hemphill, a senior at Strasburg High School (Colorado), has announced his intention to attend Dordt and join the Defender football program.

THE HEMPHILL FILE
Hometown: Strasburg, Colorado
Intended Field of Study: Kinesiology
School: Strasburg
High School Coach: Brian Brown
Position: Running Back / Safety
Height: 6-1
Weight: 160
Career Highlights: Two-time All-State; two-time All-Conference; three-time Academic All-State; nine career interceptions with 95 tackles; 1,599 career rushing yards
Parents: Kevin & Karla Hemphill
Why Dordt: "Dordt felt like a place I could call home and a place where I could thrive academically and athletically."
 
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.