ANGOLA, Ind. – The 2023 edition of the D3football.com All-Region Team has been announced and two members of Trine University football are among the ranks of those chosen to represent Region Four.

Senior Jamon Gibson leads the pair with a second team selection while fifth-year Jackson Linback came in on the third team.

Gibson earns his spot after securing a first team All-MIAA selection in mid-November. He was once again a monster on the edge this season, leading the team with 8.5 sacks and finishing the conference season second in the MIAA with 6.5. He broke the Trine career record for sacks during the season and added to that total to finish his career with 24. Gibson led the conference with 13 tackles for a loss during conference play while leading the team overall with 16.5. He also totaled two interceptions.

Linback also was featured as a member of first team All-MIAA. He helped anchor the offensive line from his position at tackle as the team averaged 159 yards per game, up to 166.7 during conference games. As a group the team allowed just 1.4 sacks per game for a total of 14 in the season. Individually he allowed just two sacks and three pressures in 303 pass attempts. He played 616 snaps and recorded 107 knockdowns.

Trine finished the season 6-4 overall and 4-2 in MIAA play, they were third in the league standings.