(Thursday, March 19; Sioux Center, Iowa) Rylan Vande Vegte, a senior at Sioux Center High School (Iowa), has announced her intention to attend Dordt and join the Defender volleyball program.

THE VANDE VEGTE FILE
Previous School: Sioux Center High School (Iowa)
Hometown: Sioux Center    
Intended Field of Study: Kinesiology
Parents: Terry & Jennifer Vande Vegte
Events: Freestyle, Butterfly, Backstroke, Breaststroke
Personal Bests:

• 50 Freestyle- 26.65
• 100 Freestyle- 58.11
• 200 Freestyle- 2:07.64
• 500 Freestyle- 6:02.64
• 100 Backstroke- 1:04.61
• 200 Backstroke- 2:24.23
• 100 Breaststroke- 1:13.50
• 200 Breaststroke- 2:42.90
• 100 Butterfly- 1:07.17
• 200 IM- 2:24.19

    
Why Dordt: "I know Dordt will provide a Christ-centered education where I can use the gifts that he has given me in both Swimming and Band to glorify Him."

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.