April 11, 2025
Trine University' s bridge team, the Thunder Aces, competed Sunday, April 6, in the Collegiate Online Tournament.
The Trine team, made up of Treyton Sederstrom, a senior actuarial science major from Cedar Lake, Indiana, Ryan Hoak, a senior civil engineering major from Warsaw, Indiana, Isaac Braun, a junior chemical engineering major from Portland, Indiana, and Ryan Sederstrom, a sophomore electrical engineering major from Cedar Lake, Indiana, defeated teams from New York University and Carnegie-Mellon to finish 14th out of 32.
The top five teams received their expenses paid to participate in the North American Bridge Championship in Philadelphia.
When their son Parker received his diploma from Trine University President Earl D. Brooks II, Ph.D., at this year’s May Commencement, it was a full-circle moment for Stephen and Brooke Pelletier.
Golfers and sponsors at Trine University’s 36th annual Alumni and Friends Golf Outing contributed a record amount for student scholarships, raising $115,000 at the Aug. 7 event.
It may sound like all fun and games, but two Trine University faculty members gave academic presentations during North America’s largest board gaming convention.