Defender Discussions

Nolan Regan sits down with Matt Bos for this week's episode of Defender Discussions. Regan, a senior from Chino, California, will be graduating with a Business Admin: Marketing & Finance degree from Dordt following his senior year. He plays defense for Dordt and earned an All-GPAC Honorable Mention selection in 2020. Follow us on Twitter and Instagram @dordtdefenders and like us on Facebook at...

On this week's episode, Coaches Brian Van Haaften and Bill Harmsen sit down to preview the upcoming men's and women's basketball seasons. Follow us on Twitter and Instagram @dordtdefenders and like us on Facebook at Dordt University Athletics.

Hear from the Dordt Athletic Communications office about stats, scores, and more on this week's edition of Defender Discussions. Follow us on Twitter and Instagram @dordtdefenders and like us on Facebook at Dordt University Athletics.

Jesse Veenstra joins Defender Discussions for this week's episode on his time as a Dordt student-athlete and work as a volunteer assistant with the Dordt cross country teams. Veenstra currently serves as a business professor on campus and trains as a triathlete in his free time. Thanks for listening and supporting Dordt Athletics! Follow us on Twitter and Instagram @dordtdefenders and like us on F...

Hear from Athletic Communications staff Mike Byker, Matt Bos, and Bradley Laackmann, who will be discussing the past week in Defender Athletics. Follow the Defenders on Twitter and Instagram @dordtdefenders and like us on Facebook at Dordt University Athletics.

This week's episode of Defender Discussions features Chad Hanson, Head Coach of Dordt Volleyball. A member of the staff since 2011, Coach Hanson has built a successful program with five NAIA National Tournament appearances, including an appearance in the 2020 national semifinal. The Athletic Communications office also debuts a new intro to discuss recent events in Defender Athletics. Follow us on...

Mel Knobloch, coach of Dordt Cheer & Dance, joins Defender Discussions for this week's episode! Knobloch was hired in 2015 to lead the Dordt Dance Team in its inception as a club sport. Now a varsity sport, Dordt dance has been competing at the state, conference, and national levels. In addition to the dance team, Dordt has added cheer to the list of varsity sports offered this year, a sport t...

Dordt men's soccer Head Coach Ryan Gresse joins Defender Discussions for this week's preview of the 2021 season. Gresse, who is in his third season as the coach of the Defenders, talks about the roster, preparations, and the vision of the program. Follow Dordt University Athletics on Twitter and Instagram @dordtdefenders and like us on Facebook at Dordt University Athletics.

Logan Cline (SS; Cheyenne, WY) and Gyeongju Kim (SP; Seoul, South Korea) join Defender Discussions for this week's conversation about their summer baseball experiences in the Sunflower and MINK Leagues. The two All-GPAC performers earned All-Star appearances in their respective leagues. Cline played with the Joplin Outlaws in Missouri and Kim pitched with the Great Bend Bat Cats out of Kansas. Fol...

Ross Douma, Director of Athletics, joins Defender Discussions for this week's conversation about the 20-21 athletic year and reflections on leadership in Christian athletics. He became the athletic director in 2017 after previously serving as Head Coach of the men's basketball program. During his time as Athletic Director, Douma has implemented the Defender Way of integrating faith and athletics,...

Alex Durbin, Women's Soccer Head Coach, joins Defender Discussions for this week's conversation about his first season as Head Coach of the Defenders and about the importance of team culture. Coach Durbin is a Dordt graduate, former Defender student-athlete, and coached the women's soccer team to the GPAC Quarterfinals, having five All-GPAC selections. Follow Dordt University Athletics on Twitter...

Klay Byker, Assistant Women's Basketball Coach, joins Defender Discussions for this week's conversation. Our interview highlights the Graduate Assistant program at Dordt University and the experiences Byker has had during his time at Dordt. Klay is a 2019 graduate of Dordt University and will begin teaching at a local high school following his responsibility as a Graduate Assistant. Follow Dordt U...

Dr. Craig Stiemsma, Professor of Health and Human Performance at Dordt, joins Defender Discussions for this week's conversation about the Game Changer Christian Sports Summit. Game Changer is "a Christian sports summit to equip and inspire current and future athletic directors, coaches, and teachers in faith leadership," and it will be held on June 4, 2021 at Dordt University. For more information...

Matthew Van Eps joins us for this week's episode of Defender Discussions. Van Eps, a senior from Prinsburg, Minnesota, is a three-time NAIA National Champion in track and field. He currently holds a top 10 spot in the Dordt record books in the 400 M, 600 M, 800 M, 4x400, 4x800, and the Distance Medley. Matthew will be running in three events at this weekend's NAIA Indoor Championships in Yankton,...

Aaron Mingo, Offensive Coordinator for the Dordt football team, joins Defender Discussions for this week's conversation about the success of the 2020 season, the recruiting process, and why the Dordt football program is unique. Mingo has been Dordt's Offensive Coordinator since 2016, in which he has coached two NAIA First Team All-Americans and one Second Team All-American. The Dordt offense was #...

Nate Wolf, Head Coach of the Dordt men's and women's cross country teams, joins Defender Discussions for this week's conversation. Wolf has coached seven GPAC Championship teams, two NAIA All-Americans, and three GPAC individual champions. Coach Wolf is also an assistant in the Dordt Track & Field program, where he assists in the development of distance and middle-distance runners, high jumper...

Kyle Lindbergh, Assistant Men's Basketball Coach, joins Defender Discussions for the first episode of our new podcast. Lindbergh is a former Dordt student-athlete and is the officer of the Defender Gold Club in addition to his coaching role. Lindbergh was an NAIA First-Team All-American and GPAC Player of the Year in 2014, and played professionally for the Stirling Senators of Australia's State Ba...