Trine University

CEDAR RAPIDS, Iowa - The Trine University men's volleyball team saw senior defensive specialist and libero Hunter Haas named Midwest Collegiate Volleyball League (MCVL) Defensive Player of the Week for the third time this season. It is his second weekly award in a row and tenth of his career.

HUDSONVILLE, Mich. - The Michigan Intercollegiate Athletic Association (MIAA) has announced senior thrower Kimball Hughes as the Men's Field Athlete of the Week. It is his second career MIAA Athlete of the Week award during the indoor season.

CEDAR RAPIDS, Iowa - For the second time in the 2024 season, Hunter Haas of the Trine University men's volleyball team has been named Midwest Collegiate Volleyball League (MCVL) Defensive Player of the Week. It is the ninth Athlete of the Week award of the senior defensive specialist and libero's career.

The Northern Collegiate Hockey Association (NCHA) has announced that Bobby Price has been named the Men's Player of the Month for January. The junior becomes the first member of the Trine University men's hockey team to earn the award.

The Michigan Intercollegiate Athletic Association (MIAA) has selected freshman Isabel Ferguson as the MIAA Women's Field Athlete of the Week.

Trine University Theatre has announced the cast and crew for its upcoming production of "The Matchmaker," by Thornton Wilder.

A Trine University student is spending her spring semester in Greece, in part thanks to a prestigious scholarship provided through the U.S. Department of State.

The College Triathlon Coaches Association (CTCA) has announced their team and individual academic awards for the 2023 season, with Trine University featured on both lists.

Trine University students completed degrees at the end of the Fall 2023 semester.

Trine University students were named to the Vice President's List for the Fall 2023 semester. To earn Vice President's List honors, an undergraduate student must be registered for 12 or more total semester credit hours, including graduate courses, with fewer than 12 credit hours at the undergraduate level. The student must have a semester combined undergraduate/graduate grade point average between 3.750 and 4.000, with the undergraduate semester grade point average not lower than 3.500.

Trine University students were named to the President's List for the Fall 2023 semester. To earn President's List honors, students must complete a minimum of 12 hours and have a grade point average of 3.750-4.000.

The Asphalt Pavement Association of Indiana (APAI) named Trine University civil engineering majors Tyler Beyke of Greenville, Ohio, Kevin Boncaro of Henrietta, New York, Michael Chander of Peru, Indiana, Alexa Kessler of Metamora, Ohio, Annalise O'Daniel of Indianapolis, Lucas Tutrow of Greenfield, Indiana, and Christian Wong-Ramos of Alameda, California, as 2023 APAI Scholars.

Trine University students were named to the Dean's List for the Fall 2023 semester. To earn Dean's List honors, students must complete a minimum of 12 hours and have a grade point average of 3.500-3.749.

The Northern Collegiate Hockey Association (NCHA) has announced their "Three Stars of the Week" with junior Tyler Blanchard taking home the award after leading the team to an upset victory.

Trine University students have been honored for projects presented at the university's seventh annual STEM Research and Design Symposium, held Dec. 5 on the concourse of the MTI Center.

Two Trine University civil engineering majors presented a report on their analysis of several trail crossing intersections in Fort Wayne to governmental officials during class on Friday, Dec. 8.

The Northern Collegiate Hockey Association (NCHA) has announced their "Three Stars of the Week," with the Trine University women's hockey team becoming the first program to sweep the honors this season. Payton Hans, Hannah Lambers and Kailey Mleko each earned a spot on the weekly award for the first time this season.

Senior Jake Gladieux of the Trine University men's track and field team has been selected as the Michigan Intercollegiate Athletic Association (MIAA) Men's Track Athlete of the Week as well as freshman Zion Jackson as MIAA Men's Field Athlete of the Week. It is Gladieux's sixth career MIAA Athlete of the Week award for the indoor season and eleventh overall award while it is the first for Jackson.

For the second time in the 2023-24 season, junior guard Sidney Wagner of the Trine University women's basketball team has been named the Michigan Intercollegiate Athletic Association (MIAA) Athlete of the Week.

Five students in Trine University's Allen School of Engineering and Computing were inducted into the Order of the Engineer during a ceremony on Dec. 6.

The Northern Collegiate Hockey Association (NCHA) has announced their "Three Stars of the Week" with sophomore Josh Wright returning to the list after a one-week absence.

The 2023 edition of the D3football.com All-Region Team has been announced and two members of Trine University football are among the ranks of those chosen to represent Region Four. Senior Jamon Gibson leads the pair with a second team selection while fifth-year Jackson Linback came in on the third team.

The Northern Collegiate Hockey Association (NCHA) has announced their "Three Stars of the Week" with junior Drew Welsch serving as one of the representatives for the Trine University men's hockey team.

The Northern Collegiate Hockey Association (NCHA) has announced their "Three Stars of the Week" with senior Matteo Ybarra serving as one of the representatives for the Trine University men's hockey team.

Sophomore Ben Edwards has been named this week's Michigan Intercollegiate Athletic Association (MIAA) Wrestling Athlete of the Week after earning a victory in the team's match against Ancilla.

Nine members of the Trine University football team have been named to the Michigan Intercollegiate Athletic Association (MIAA), the association announced today. Three members of the team were selected to the first team while six made an appearance on the second team. Jamon Gibson was the lone defensive member of the Thunder to earn first team honors. The senior was once again a monster on the edge, leading the team with 8.5 sacks and finish the conference season second in the MIAA with 6.5. He broke the Trine career record for sacks during the season and added to that total to finish his career with 24. Gibson led the conference with 13 tackles for a loss during conference play while leading the team overall with 16.5. He also totaled two interceptions. Alexander Lewis and Jackson Linback both represented the Thunder on first team offense after their time in the trenches as members of the starting offensive line. The two seniors anchored the line that helped the team average 159 rushing yards per game, up to 166.7 during just conference games, while allowing just 1.4 sacks per game, with a total of 14. Three members of the team represented the offensive side of the ball on second team, including running back Xaine Kirby and wide receivers Brandon Kline and Kale Lawson. Kirby led the team with 710 yards rushing during the season. In conference play he finished with 392, fourth most among MIAA runners, for an average of 65.3 yards per game, third best. He averaged 5.1 yards per carry during MIAA play, tied for third on the leaderboard. Kline and Lawson both turned in top-ten performances during MIAA play. Lawson ended those games with 506 yards and an average of 84.3 yards per game, both fourth best in the conference. His 18.1 yards per catch was third best. Kline finished with 356 yards for 59.3 yards per game, both eighth best in the MIAA. His 13.2 yards per catch was tenth in the conference. The final three selections to second team all came on the defensive side of the ball, with a player representing the team at each level. The lone defensive back to be recognized for the team was senior Joseph Johnson. He finished the conference portion of the season with 50 tackles, fourth most in the conference. He led the team with 76 tackles for the entire season and forced a pair of fumbles, also a team high. In the middle of the defense, Tucker Hasselman was named one of the linebacker selections to second team. The junior finished the season with 51 tackles the second most on the team. His 30 tackles during conference play were top-30 in the conference. Kendall Himes rounded out the delegation from his interior line spot. The senior finished the season with 45 tackles, third most on the team. He added five sacks, second most on the team, and seven tackles for a loss, third best.

Three members of the Trine University women's triathlon team were recognized by the Collegiate Triathlon Coaches Association All-American Accolades. Grace Huisman was named to the first team, while Kathryn Berlew and Rebecca Schaffner earned honorable mention.

The Northern Collegiate Hockey Association (NCHA) has announced their Three Stars of the Week, with junior Tim Organ of Lambertville, Michigan, representing the Trine University men's hockey program. Before the beginning of the season, the NCHA announced that rather than choosing an offensive and defensive player of the week they would instead select the three starts of the week, mirroring the traditional three stars of the game. Organ becomes the first member of the Thunder to earn the new award. It is the first time that he has earned any NCHA weekly award. Organ helped lead the way for Trine to secure two wins over the University of Dubuque by scoring a team-high five points. On Friday, Nov. 3, he assisted on the game winning goal before scoring his own in the third period. Then on Saturday he finished the night with another goal and two assists.

Madison Dominick of the Trine University women's volleyball team has earned Second Team All-Michigan Intercollegiate Athletic Association (MIAA) honors following a breakout season. It is her first career all-conference award. Dominick, a junior outside hitter from Swartz Creek, Michigan, had 2.68 kills per set during the MIAA season, good for ninth in the league. In total, Dominick secured 75 kills in her eight matches and 28 sets played as well as 15 blocks (one solo). In the MIAA opener versus Adrian College, Dominick secured a new career-high with 17 kills. This closed a run of four consecutive matches with double-digit kill numbers. She would go on a similar scoring spree in the final stretch of the 2023 season with 15 kills and 11 kills in the regular season finale matches against Alma College and The University of Olivet as well as 10 more in the MIAA Tournament First Round contest at Adrian. Throughout the season, Dominick led a balanced Thunder offense with 189 kills (2.36 kills per set). She hit .191 with 66 digs, 53 blocks (four solo), eight assists and two aces. She had one double-double this season against Grove City College. Dominick threw down 14 kills and dug out 12 opposing attacks.

Junior guard Sidney Wagner of the Trine University women's basketball team has been selected to the 2023-24 D3hoops.com Women's Basketball Preseason All-America team. Wagner was selected as a Second Team All-American heading into the season. The Warsaw, Indiana native was a D3hoops.com Third Team All-American one season ago following a Michigan Intercollegiate Athletic Association (MIAA) regular season championship and appearance in the NCAA Division III Tournament. Wagner was also First Team All-Region in 2022-23 as well as the MIAA Most Valuable Player, the second in school history. Wagner appeared in all 30 games and made 20 starts for the Thunder as a sophomore. She averaged 14.9 points per game to lead the team and was a stout 49.4% from the field and 37.4% from deep. Along with her scoring numbers, Wagner secured an average of 4.7 rebounds per game, distributed 2.7 assists per game and recorded 2.2 steals per game. As a team, Trine went 23-7 overall with NCAA Tournament wins against Washington University out of Missouri and Loras College in Iowa. The Thunder were 14-2 in conference play last season and 10-2 inside the MTI Center.