Why Holland Christian's Simon Grotenhuis chose rising football program in MIAA

Simon Grotenhuis had the dream of playing college sports.

The Holland Christian senior was an impactful player in football and basketball, but his future is in football.

Grotenhuis committed to Calvin University for football.

"It means a lot to me always having the dream of playing college sports," he said. "That it's now actually going to happen and excited for what the future holds"

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The wide receiver will join an up-and-coming program that likes to pass.

"I would say the coaching staff played a big part and always reaching out to me and seeing how I'm doing," Grotenhuis said. "Being a part of a new program and being able to be a part of taking this program to the next step was another reason."

Grotenhuis caught 41 passes and scored five touchdowns in the fall.

"Simon is one of the toughest matchups in the OK Conference. He

is tough as nails and never comes off the field. Our QB situation was quite different this season and so his numbers were not what we expected but he was an incredible teammate and worked incredibly hard," Former Holland Christian football coach Dave Abberger said.

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This article originally appeared on The Holland Sentinel: Holland Christian's Simon Grotenhuis commits to Calvin football, MIAA