Thunder Football
2010 Gagliardi Trophy Winner - Eric Watt
3-Time MIAA Champions, 2008-10
3-Consecutive NCAA Playoff Apperances
2012 Visit Days
2011 Season in Review
The Thunder football team finished the year with their fifth consecutive winning season with a record of 7-3. Kent Biller set a school record when he rushed for a 94 yard score against Wisconsin-River Falls. Biller, a senior, finished his Thunder career as the school’s second all-time leading rusher. Wins this season included home victories over Wisconsin-River Falls, Bluffton and Kalamazoo along with a thrilling overtime win on the road at LaGrange (GA). The senior class for the Thunder wrapping up their careers at Trine with the best record of any group in school history compiling an overall record of 38-7 over the past four seasons.
The Thunder garnered several on-field accomplishments on the season including Wide receiver/return specialist Ja Vontae Hence being named a three-time MIAA Player of the Week this season. Quarterback Ryan Hargraves along with punter Nick Muir and defensive backs Myron Puryear and Blaek Combs were honored as well. Three players were named All-MIAA First Team and four were named to the second team. For the first time in their careers Hence, offensive lineman Ben Hendricks and defensive back Myron Puryear were named All-MIAA First Team. Running back Kent Biller, defensive lineman Brock Reinig and punter Nick Muir were all named to the All-MIAA Second Team. Puryear was also named second team as a return specialist. Puryear also garnered national honors as he was named to the d3football.com 2011 All-North Region Second Team as a defensive back. Puryear is the eighth Trine/Tri-State player named to the All-North Region team. It also marks the third consecutive year that Trine has had a player named to the All-North Region squad.
