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Sat Oct 03
Final
44 Trine
27 at Adrian
Sat Oct 10
Final
0 Manchester
37 vs. Trine
Sat Mar 20
Final
27 Albion
16 vs. Trine
Sat Mar 27
Final
23 Adrian
33 vs. Trine
Sat Apr 03
Cancelled
Alma
vs. Trine
Sat Apr 10
Cancelled
Trine
at Kalamazoo
Sat Apr 17
Final
36 Trine
21 at Olivet
Thu Sep 02
Final
52 Trine
14 at Manchester
Sat Sep 11
Final
31 Rose-Hulman
30 vs. Trine
Sat Sep 18
Final - OT
30 Mt. St. Joseph
31 vs. Trine
Sat Sep 25
Final
7 Trine
14 at Centre
Sat Oct 02
Final
20 Adrian
36 vs. Trine
Sat Oct 09
Final
35 Trine
14 at Olivet
Sat Oct 23
Final
13 Kalamazoo
47 vs. Trine
Sat Oct 30
Final
24 Trine
31 at Albion
Sat Nov 06
Final
37 Trine
23 at Alma
Sat Nov 13
Final
17 Hope
13 vs. Trine
Thu Sep 01
Final
0 Anderson (Ind.)
38 vs. Trine
Sat Sep 10
Final
24 Trine
23 at Rose-Hulman
Sat Sep 17
Final
55 Trine
21 at Franklin
Sat Sep 24
Final
0 Centre
17 vs. Trine
Sat Oct 01
Final
40 Alma
21 vs. Trine
Homecoming
Sat Oct 08
Final
27 Trine
21 at Adrian
Sat Oct 15
Final - 3OT
39 Trine
37 at Olivet
Sat Oct 22
Final
20 Albion
19 vs. Trine
Sat Nov 05
Final
28 Hope
21 vs. Trine
Sat Nov 12
Final
42 Trine
19 at Kalamazoo
Sat Sep 02
Final
61 Trine
0 at Anderson (Ind.)
Sat Sep 09
Final
30 Rose-Hulman
28 vs. Trine
Sat Sep 16
Final
43 Franklin
58 vs. Trine
Sat Sep 23
Final
14 Trine
38 at Hanover
Sat Sep 30
Final
30 Trine
70 at Alma
Sat Oct 07
Final
14 Adrian
34 vs. Trine
Sat Oct 14
Final
14 Olivet
28 vs. Trine
Sat Oct 21
Final
35 Trine
28 at Albion
Sat Nov 04
Final
28 Trine
38 at Hope
Sat Nov 11
Final
29 Kalamazoo
42 vs. Trine
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Thunder Selected Third in MIAA Preseason Poll

Thunder Selected Third in MIAA Preseason Poll

HUDSONVILLE, Mich. – The Michigan Intercollegiate Athletic Association (MIAA) football coaches have selected Trine University to finish the conference season in third but seem to expect another tightly contested title race.

The Thunder came in third by securing 15 points in the poll. Point totals are determined by votes cast by the association's coaches, who cannot vote for their own team, with low point total receiving the top spot. The defending champions from Alma College were selected to repeat, receiving eight points with five of the first-place votes. Hope College came in second with 11 points and the final two first-place votes.

Trine was part of a three-way tie for third in the MIAA standings after the 2023 season. They posted an overall record of 7-3 while going 3-3 in conference play, tying with Adrian College and Hope.

Four All-MIAA players from last season return to lead the Thunder in 2023. Seniors Kale Lawson and Jackson Linback both return for a fifth season after making appearances on first-team All-MIAA. Defensively, seniors Jamon Gibson and Jacob Jackson both return to the team. Gibson was a first-team member while Jackson appeared on the second-team.

Senior Alex Price also returns after serving as starting quarterback for the team in 2022. Price led the team with over 2,000 yards passing and with 391 yards rushing. This will be Price's fifth season with the team, he currently boasts 5,367 career passing yards, second most by a member of the program since it joined NCAA Division III in 2004. Classmate Xaine Kirby also returns to the backfield after serving as a feature back for much of his first four years at Trine. Injuries hampered his season in 2022, but in 2021 he led the team with 822 yards.

Lawson was the team's top receiver last season finishing with 728 yards. Also returning for the team are seniors Brandon Kline, who finished second on the team with 561 yards, and Connor Arthur, who finished third with 459 yards.

Gibson and Jackson are joined by fellow senior Kendall Himes returning to anchor the defense. All three were starters on the defensive line in 2022 and look to be the same again. They finished second, third and fourth in total tackles last season. Gibson also led the team with 10.5 sacks, with Himes in second with six and Jackson in third with five.

Marques Tagliaferri and Jaylin Page are the two other returning starters for the defense. Page led the team in pass defense with six breakups from his spot at corner. Tagliaferri finished with two interceptions along with the fifth most tackles on the team (46 total).

The Thunder open the season on Saturday, September 2 when they travel to face Anderson (Ind.) University. Kickoff for the game is scheduled for 6 p.m.