NAMPA, Idaho - Northwest Nazarene University head track & field coach John Spatz has announced that Jesse Korb, Reid White, and Alla Dzhidzhiyeshvili have each signed a National Letter-of-Intent to attend NNU and compete for the Crusaders next year.

Both Korb and White will join the Crusaders from Deer Park High School in Deer Park, Wash., where the duo placed first and second in the discus at the Washington 2A Northeast District 7 Championships. "This spring Jesse won a district championship in the discus throwing 144-8 and made solid improvement this season," Spatz commented. "Reid also finished second in the shot put at districts with a fine throw of 51-1."

Korb and White will join former Deer Park High teammate Elmer Williams on the Crusader throws squad this fall. All three athletes have been coached by former NNU assistant throws coach and NNU Alumni Cameron Gilbert.

Dzhidzhiyeshvili (Jr., Ontario, OR) will become a two-sport athlete at NNU, also having signed with the Crusader women's basketball program earlier this year out of Treasure Valley Community College. Alla had an outstanding basketball career at TVCC where she was selected as an NWAACC East Region All-Conference Selection.

On the track at Ontario High School in 2008, Alla won Oregon 4A District 7 titles in the Shot Put (37-0), Discus (108'-7), and long jump (15-9). She went on to finish fifth at the Oregon 4A State Championships in the shot put and eighth in both the discus and long jump.