Michael Thatcher, who runs track and cross country for Demotte (Covenant) Christian High School (Ind.), has announced his intention to attend Dordt University and compete in both Defender programs.
THATCHER NOTES:
- School: Demotte Christian High School
- Hometown: Lowell, Ind.
- Parents: Todd and Jenny Thatcher
- Intended Field of Study: Kinesiology / Pre-Physical Therapy
- Events: 800m, 1600m, 3200m, 5000m
- Personal Best Times / Marks:
- 800m - 2:02
- 1600m - 4:37
- 3200m - 10:12
- 5000m - 16:37
- Honors:
- Cross Country:
- 3x individual runner-up at the conference championship
- 3x regional qualifier
- individual runner-up in the sectional championship
- 2x all-state honorable mention
- helped lead Demotte Christian to the conference title three times and to the sectional championship two times
- Track and Field
- 3x regional qualifier
- 2x state qualifier during the indoor season
- won the sectional championship in the 1600m, 4x400 and 4x800
- won the 4x800 conference title two years
- won both the 4x400 and 3200m conference championships
- holds the school record in the 4x800 relay (indoor and outdoor), Distance Medley and 4x400 relay (outdoor)
- Why Dordt:
- "I chose to attend Dordt because it has both great academics and outstanding athletic programs / facilities. I met with a lot of great people on my visit and I felt that God was leading me to attend there. I feel that Dordt is going to set me up and prepare me well for a bright future."
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.
