May 12, 2025
Trine University continued its esports dominance in the spring semester, picking up individual and team national titles as well as multiple top three finishes.
Playing in front of a packed Mark and Sarah Music/Ruoff Mortgage Esports Arena on April 24, Trine’s Overwatch team won its second ECAC national title in a row.
The team of Jonah Kyle, a computer science and information technology major from Valparaiso, Indiana, Logan Gault, a computer engineering major from Indianapolis, Hudson Kelly, a computer science and information technology major from LaGrange, Indiana, Elton Langley, a computer science and information technology major from Indianapolis, Brockstan Tschannen, an extended reality major from Angola, Indiana, and Nick Lauro, a computer science and information technology major from Columbus, Ohio, had advanced two divisions after winning a national title in the fall semester as well.
Despite playing in the higher division for the first time and starting the group stage 0-2, the team won the playoffs without dropping a single point. Trine defeated the University of South Florida 3-0, John Brown University 3-0, Army West Point 4-0 and Merrimack University 4-0.
Video from the championship is available at twitch.tv/videos/2441828285.
On March 31, Ethan Watkins, a computer engineering major from Wabash, Indiana, won the national title for ECAC division B in Teamfight Tactics.
In the final, he faced players from Wayne State College, Penn State Behrend, Rochester Institute of Technology, St. Clair College, the University of Michigan-Flint, University of Idaho and George Washington, finishing first out of 46.
In TeamFight Tactics, players draft a team that battles automatically on their behalf.
Trine teammate Aaron Philips, a chemical engineering major from Marengo, Illinois, finished19th out of 30 in Division A. Nicholas Kaiser, a computer engineering major from Granger, Indiana, finished 40th out of 46 in Division B.
The spring semester also saw Trine’s Rainbow6 Siege and League of Legends teams finish second at nationals, and Super Smash Bros and Valorant finish third.
Photo: A crowd watches the Trine University Overwatch team compete in the ECAC national championship.
Trine University has appointed Tony Kline, Ph.D., to the new role of executive vice president, where he will serve as the principal aide to university President Earl D. Brooks II, Ph.D.
A Trine University alumna is preparing to compete in her sixth Miss Indiana pageant, with the hope of further supporting her efforts against bullying.
Trine University presented special Presidential Awards for Excellence in Performance to two longtime staff members during the Board of Trustees luncheon on May 2.