February 17, 2025
The Trine Sales and Marketing Association held its second annual KSB Collegiate Sales Cup on Jan. 29, giving Trine University students from all majors the opportunity to show off their sales skills.
Twelve students competed for cash prizes in a 15-minute role-playing exercise. Todd Haidous, owner of the Angola Dairy Queen, role-played as the buyer.
Winners, in order of placement, were Michael Pacer, a marketing major from Maumee, Ohio; Brock Barger, a marketing major from Westfield, Indiana; Matthew Rankin, a golf management major from Grass Lake, Michigan; Josh Hartman, a sport management major from Whitestown, Indiana; and Aidan Hochstetler, a marketing major from Goshen, Indiana.
Judges for the event were Nick Lenzo and Ryan Martin of Federated Insurance, Tyler Benner of Indiana Farm Bureau Insurance and David Quinn of Vestil Manufacturing.
The Trine Sales and Marketing Association is a student-led club in the university’s Ketner School of Business. It is designed to provide students who have an interest in learning more about marketing and sales with opportunities to build and strengthen their skills.
The Trine Sales and Marketing Association held its third annual KSB Collegiate Sales Cup on Nov. 12. The event gives students from all majors the chance to showcase their sales skills.
Trine University chemical engineering graduate Parker Reichhart has earned national recognition, receiving two awards in the American Institute of Chemical Engineers (AIChE) Annual Student Design Competition. The awards were presented during the 2025 Annual Student Conference, held Nov. 1–4 in Boston, Massachusetts.
Students in Trine University’s Capstone in Sport Management class won their second National Collegiate Sports Sales Championship (NCSSC) showcase event of the fall, then went on to place in the national Super Showcase.