July 30, 2026
Trine University students Isaac Braun, a senior chemical engineering major from Portland, Indiana, and Ryan Sederstrom, a junior electrical engineering major from Cedar Lake, Indiana, placed 15th in the collegiate pairs tournament at the North American Bridge Championships.
Held July 17 in Minneapolis, the tournament welcomed 65 pairs to compete.
“If you do the math, this means that they beat 77% of the pairs,” said Trine bridge advisor Chet Pinkham.
The North American Bridge Championships took place July 9-19, featuring competition and training for all levels of players.
Tony Kline, Ph.D., the new president of Trine University, discusses his background and transition to his new role as well as the university’s outlook for the future in a new episode of the TrineLine podcast, now online.
Welcoming employees to a new school year for the first time as president, Tony Kline, Ph.D., praised them for helping make Trine University one of the region’s premier institutions.
Having graduated from Trine University, Fr. Bryan Paulsen, S.J., Ph.D., hoped to have a current Trine student work as part of his Research Experience for Undergraduates (REU) team this summer at the University of Notre Dame.