April 30, 2024
Three pairs from Trine University’s Bridge Club competed the National American Contract Bridge League's online collegiate bridge tournament on April 21.
Cameron Orr, an MBA student from Angola, Indiana, and Isaac Braun, a chemical engineering major from Portland, Indiana, placed first in the competition’s C flight in the second round.
The other Trine pairs were Treyton Sederstrom, an actuarial science major from Cedar Lake, Indiana, and Ryan Hoak, a civil engineering major from Warsaw, Indiana, and Alex Kratzer, a mechanical engineering major from Elkhart, Indiana, and Christopher Shively, an accounting major from Churubusco, Indiana.
Twenty-two pairs total took part in the event. The teams played 24 rounds, took a meal break, then played another 24 rounds.
Trine’s team will compete in the North American Bridge Championship from July 25-27 in Toronto.
Trine University students learned about opportunities available with the Purdue Data Mine during a special presentation on April 10 in the Mark and Sarah Music/Ruoff Mortgage Esports Arena.
Trine University has received a lead gift from Dr. Rick L. James, alumnus and chair of the university’s Board of Trustees, and his wife, Dr. Vicki L. James, for a new building to house Trine’s business school.
Trine University’s esports teams won the Block House Esports League MIAA competition Sunday, April 12, the first time Trine has secured the title in back-to-back semesters.