La Quinta all-league linebacker Alex Nguyen (5-11, 210) has signed with NAIA contender Northwestern College in Iowa, his father, Tin, reports.
Northwestern finished 8-3 last season, reaching the first round of the NAIA playoffs.
Nguyen earned second-team All-Garden Grove League honors and was nominated by Coach Andy Diaz for the O.C. all-star game.
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