Trine students excel at ACJA national competition
Students from 深夜福利高清鈥檚 TAO chapter of the American Criminal Justice Association (ACJA) took top awards at the organization鈥檚 national conference, held March 8-13 in Bloomington, Minnesota.
February 12, 2026
深夜福利高清鈥檚 esports program has two Overwatch teams in the nation鈥檚 top ECAC division this spring.
Trine will be the only university with two teams in the ECAC鈥檚 Overwatch Titans division, which includes the nation鈥檚 top 16 teams. ECAC has 187 members nationwide.
鈥淲e鈥檙e proud to have built one of the nation鈥檚 top esports programs, thanks to the dedication of our players, the university鈥檚 investment in state-of-the-art facilities and the support we receive from administration,鈥 said Jeremy Goossens, director of esports at Trine.
鈥淲e鈥檙e looking forward to an exciting season with two teams now competing at the top level.鈥
Blue and Gold
The university鈥檚 Overwatch Blue team already competed in the Titans division last fall, finishing fourth.
That team is made up of Elton Langley, a sophomore from Indianapolis majoring in computer science and information technology; Jonah Kyle, a junior from Valparaiso, Indiana, majoring in computer science and information technology; Logan Gault, a junior from Indianapolis majoring in computer engineering; Brockstan Tschannen, a junior from Angola, Indiana, majoring in extended reality; and Hudson Kelly, a junior from LaGrange, Indiana, majoring in computer science and information technology.
The team began the spring season by defeating the University of Buffalo 3-1.
Trine鈥檚 Overwatch Gold team played in Division A, the second-highest division, last semester, where they qualified for the playoffs. That team also won the Block House Esports League MIAA.
The team moved up to the Titans division this semester due to player improvement and adding a new roster member.
Overwatch Gold is made up of Sayler Wotta, a design engineering technology major from Bronson, Michigan; Sam Mohring, a chemical engineering major from Delta, Ohio; Dolan Bush, a biology major from Fishers, Indiana; Carson Williams, a mechanical engineering major from Fort Wayne, Indiana, and Connor Frappier, an electrical engineering major from Fort Wayne, Indiana.
Overwatch Gold lost their first Titans match to Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute, 3-1.
The Titans division also includes teams from the University of West Georgia, Akron University, Ball State, University of Delaware, University of Virginia and Louisiana Tech.
3rd team at next level
A third Overwatch team from Trine, Overwatch Navy, was placed in Division A for the spring. That team was formed from players who competed in the ECAC鈥檚 C and D divisions last fall.
Overwatch Navy is made up of Kylee Garrity, a civil engineering major from New Palestine, Indiana; Addie Winebrenner, a mechanical engineering major from Huntington, Indiana; Sean Smith, a business administration major from Pleasant Lake, Indiana; Aiden Keever, an extended reality major from Highlands Ranch, Colorado; and Xander Bowman, a computer science and information technology major from Howe, Indiana.
Overwatch Navy won their first Division A match 3-0 against the City College of New York.