Sioux Center, Iowa — Ben Gesink, a senior at Western Christian High School, has announced his intention to attend Dordt College and join the Defender basketball program, and Jesse Jansma, a senior at Western Christian, has announced his intention to attend Dordt College and join the Defender football program.
Gesink played point guard for the Western Wolfpack the last two seasons and helped Western to a 2016 state title and a state tournament berth in 2015. He averaged nine points a game last season and averaged three rebounds and three assists per game with 1.5 steals. In 2015 Gesink averaged 10.8 points per game with a little over three rebounds and nearly four assists per game. He was also a reserve on the 2014 team that won a state title.
A multi-sport athlete at Western, Gesink earned all-district and all-state honors in football this season as Western won a Class 1A title and he claimed second-team all-conference honors in basketball as a junior.
“We are very excited to have Ben join our basketball family. He is a dynamic guard who will continue to develop and improve over the course of the next several years while becoming a very good college player,” said Dordt College coach Ross Douma. “Ben will have an outstanding senior season under coach Bill Harmsen and has proven, playing for Jim Eekhoff, that he knows how to win at the highest level. Moreover, Ben has developed leadership skills that will serve our campus community well in many capacities during his time here.”
Ben is the son of Kevin and Shelley Gesink of Sioux Center, Iowa.
Jansma, a 6-3 guard/forward, has helped the Wolfpack to a 2016 state title and a 47-5 record the past two seasons. 
He averaged 11.6 points per game this past season while pulling in 5.1 rebounds per game with 2.8 assists per game and he converted 45.9 percent of his three-point tries in 2015-16. As a sophomore Jansma converted 9.0 points per game with 4.0 rebounds and 3.0 assists and he converted 42.4 percent of his three-point shots that season. At the conclusion of the 2015-16 season he was named second-team all-Lakes Conference and was named to the all-tournament team at the 2016 State Championships and was named the player of the game in the 2A title game. Jansma is listed 6-3, 190 pounds.
Jesse is the son of Kurt and Kim Jansma of Sioux Center, Iowa. He plans to study Business at Dordt College.
