October 13, 2026
Jeremy Goossens, director of esports and industry innovation at Trine University,
was named Director of the Season by ECAC Esports, the comprehensive collegiate esports
league where Trine competes, for spring 2026.
ECAC announced the recognition as part of its Coach of the Season and Director of the Season honors.
Trine University’s esports program is ranked among the top 10 largest ECAC programs, out of 441 total. The program has won six national championships.
During the spring season, Trine’s Overwatch esports team qualified for the first ECAC National Founders Invitational, held in May in San Antonio, Texas.
Selections were based on cumulative performance across the Fall and Spring Division I seasons, with the top four teams in each title qualifying.
Jonah Kyle, a computer science and information technology major from Valparaiso, Indiana, received the Forge Scholastic Esports Championship 2026 Uncommon Player Award at event.
With teams spanning North America, ECAC hosts two seasons each year: one in the fall and one in the spring. Each season features a seven-week regular season, which is formatted either as a round-robin or Swiss style, depending on the game. This is followed by a playoff period lasting three or four weeks.
Four projects completed by staff in Trine University’s Office of University Marketing and Communications were recently recognized with 2026 Best of District V Awards by the Council for Advancement and Support of Education (CASE).
A team of Trine University master of physician assistant studies (MPAS) defeated other physician programs around the state to win the Student Challenge Bowl at the Indiana Association of Physician Assistants (IAPA) conference.
Staff from Education One, Trine University’s charter school authorizer, attended the National Association of Charter School Authorizers (NACSA) Conference in Nashville, Tennessee, from Oct. 27-29.