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.
The head of the Indiana Department of Transportation (INDOT) joined Trine University students remotely to help launch its new Transportation & Development Institute (T&DI), part of the American Society of Civil Engineers (ASCE).
The Trine University music program will open its 2026-2027 concert season with the return of its annual “Halloween Haunt-cert” at 3 p.m. Saturday, Oct. 24.
Trine University has once again been named to an annual list of top four-year colleges and universities creating pathways that help community college transfer students earn bachelor’s degrees.