The MIAA football champion shall be determined based upon best won-loss record in MIAA conference play. The conference champion will receive the league’s automatic qualification to the NCAA playoffs.
Kalamazoo's MIAA results vacated due to MIAA sanctions

*MIAA Champion - Adrian

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Trine Promotes Land to Assistant VP, Names Abbs New Head Football Coach

Trine has promoted a longtime coach to direct its growing athletics program. As part of the restructuring, a seasoned assistant coach will take the helm of Thunder football.

Matt Land (pictured left), who has served as head football coach since 2006 and athletic director since 2012, has accepted the new role of assistant vice president for athletics, effective immediately. In this new administrative role, Land teams with other campus officers to coordinate all facets of the athletics program. These collaborative efforts include recruitment and retention of student-athletes, and fundraising, program development and day-to-day leadership for athletics.

Troy Abbs (pictured right), who has served as assistant coach/defensive coordinator under Land, has been named head coach of the football team.

"Matt has done an excellent job serving in both roles and now he will be able to focus strictly on an administrative role as he oversees the athletics program," Trine President Dr. Earl D. Brooks II said. "Troy has been a part of the program for years. He will ensure a smooth transition and maintain the quality of Trine football.

"As we grow, we want to be sure we provide support and quality facilities to offer our student-athletes the best experience academically and athletically," Brooks said.

With Trine’s rapid growth in enrollment and student-athletes, the university has been expanding and enhancing athletic facilities. Last week, Trine announced the construction of a new softball stadium with SportONE/Parkview Softball Field and the Ben Davis Memorial Press Box. Recent additions and enhancements include: 

• Zollner Athletic Stadium for football, lacrosse and soccer, completed in 2010;
• Jannen Field for baseball, completed in 2010;
• Keith E. Busse/Steel Dynamics Inc. Athletic Recreation, a multi-purpose, sports complex with an indoor 200-meter track, tennis courts, volleyball, baseball/softball cages, basketball, indoor soccer, lacrosse and more, completed in spring 2009;
• The planned construction of more courts at Ryan Tennis Courts.

"I’m excited about the new position and new challenges as I manage our rapidly growing athletics program with more than 600 student-athletes," Land said. "My priority is ensuring a quality program and experience for our dedicated student-athletes."

Land had been head coach of football at Trine since 2006. He led the Thunder to three consecutive MIAA championships in 2008, 2009 and 2010. Before that, he was head coach of football at Fort Wayne South Side High School from 2002 to 2005 and was head coach of the Fort Wayne Freedom, a Continental Indoor Football League team, from 2003 to 2006.

Land is confident in the abilities of new head coach Abbs, who had served as assistant coach/defensive coordinator since 2006. 

“We started this venture of Thunder football nine years ago and Troy has been an integral part. I’m confident and excited to have such a veteran coach lead our football program," Land said.

2014 All-MIAA Football Team Announced; Trine's Masiewicz, Olivet's Armstrong MVPs

The Michigan Intercollegiate Athletic Association has announced its 2014 All-MIAA football team.

Trine quarterback Taylor Masiewicz, who led the MIAA in total offense with 288 yards per game passing and rushing in conference play, has been named Offensive Most Valuable Player in the vote conducted by the conference’s coaches.

Olivet defensive lineman Ryan Armstrong, who led the MIAA in tackles for loss with 16.5 and tied for first in sacks with 8.5 against conference opponents, was named Defensive Most Valuable Player.

Alma offensive lineman Blake Padget was named the recipient of the Pete Schmidt Memorial Scholar-Athlete Award, presented in honor of the late Albion football coach who led the Britons to an MIAA record-tying nine championships from 1983-96 and an NCAA Division III national championship in 1994.

 

Offensive Most Valuable Player
Taylor Masiewicz, Trine 
(junior from Belmont/Rockford HS)

 

Defensive Most Valuable Player
Ryan Armstrong, Olivet 
(senior from Rives Junction/Leslie HS)

Pete Schmidt Memorial Scholar-Athlete Award
Blake Padget, Alma 
(senior from Westland/Livonia Churchill HS) 

All-MIAA First Team Offense
QB – Taylor Masiewicz, Trine* (junior from Belmont/Rockford HS)
RB – Emmanuel Stewart, Adrian* (freshman from St. Petersburg, Fla./Gibbs HS)
RB – Mike Czarnecki, Albion* (junior from Trenton/Trenton HS)
WR – Nathan Hartline, Adrian* (senior from Cassopolis/Cassopolis HS)
WR – Taylor Brynaert, Hope* (senior from Washington/Romeo HS)
WR – Alex Dietrich, Kalamazoo* (senior from Gobles/Lawton HS)
TE – Zac Hess, Trine* (senior from Eagle/Grand Ledge HS)
OL –John Rock, Adrian** (senior from Portland/Portland HS)
OL – Chris Wilson, Albion* (junior from Troy/Auburn Hills Avondale HS)
OL – Joe Droppers, Hope*** (senior from Kalamazoo/Portage Northern HS)
OL – Jacob Cramer, Olivet* (junior from Gobles/Gobles HS)
OL – Dalton Raper, Trine* (junior from Richmond, Ind./Richmond HS) 

All-MIAA First Team Defense
DL – Terry Calagon, Alma* (junior from Jackson/East Jackson HS)
DL – Stephen Gerger, Hope* (senior from Laingsburg/Laingsburg HS)
DL – Ryan Armstrong, Olivet* (senior from Rives Junction/Leslie HS)
DL – Ryan Hogan, Trine* (senior from Vine Grove, Ky./Meade County HS)
LB – Juwan King, Adrian* (senior from Hollywood, Fla./Archbishop McCarthy HS)
LB – Sam Young, Alma** (senior from Lowell/Lowell HS)
LB – Cody Lindemulder, Hope** (senior from Mulliken/Lake Odessa Lakewood HS)
LB – Connor Rzeznik, Kalamazoo* (senior from Walled Lake/Walled Lake Central HS)
DB – Charles Fleck, Adrian** (senior from Lake Orion/Lake Orion HS)
DB – Ellis Ewing, Adrian** (senior from Detroit/Martin Luther King HS)
DB – Chris Jakubik, Albion* (senior from Grand Blanc/Grand Blanc HS)
DB – Kirby Crook, Hope* (senior from Beech Grove, Ind./Beech Grove HS) 

All-MIAA First Team Special Teams
K – Joel Lopshire, Trine* (senior from Angola, Ind./Angola HS)
P – Dean DeVries, Hope*** (junior from Grand Rapids/Grandville HS)
RS – Brandon Zervas, Hope* (senior from Spring Lake/Spring Lake HS) 

*-denotes number of years All-MIAA first team

All-MIAA Second Team Offense
QB – Dominic Bona, Albion (junior from Pinckney/Pinckney HS)
RB – Damorria Lilly, Olivet College (sophomore from Warren/De La Salle HS)
RB – Dae’Von Robinson, Adrian (senior from Detroit/Southfield HS)
WR – Zach Brigham, Albion (senior from Concord/Concord HS)
WR – Kyle Bryson, Olivet (junior from Rives Junction/Leslie HS)
WR – Anthony  Yoder, Trine (senior from Goshen, Ind./Concord HS)
TE – Dominik Givins, Olivet (junior from Flint/Northwestern HS)
OL – Jordan Simon, Adrian (junior from Jackson/Napoleon HS)
OL – Quest Gosnell, Adrian (freshman from Eustis, Fla./Eustis HS)
OL – Andrew DiFranco, Albion (sophomore from Warren/De La Salle HS)
OL – B.J. Cagney, Kalamazoo (senior from Leonidas/Vicksburg HS)
OL – Ty Rozema, Olivet (junior from Wyoming/Rogers HS) 

All-MIAA Second Team Defense
DL – Jack Carter, Adrian (senior from Paulding, Ohio/Paulding HS)
DL – Damon Fuller, Adrian (freshman from Redford/Thurston HS)
DL – Dillon Ervin, Albion (senior from Ortonville/Birmingham Brother Rice HS)
DL – Alan Mencer, Kalamazoo (senior from Novi/Novi HS)
LB – Wallen Augustin, Adrian (senior from Lantana, Fla./Santaluces HS)
LB – Matt Sullivan, Adrian (senior from Howell/Howell HS)
LB – James Hartley, Albion (senior from Birch Run/Birch Run HS)
LB – Dylan Zerki, Kalamazoo (junior from Waterford/Orchard Lake St. Mary’s HS)
LB – Taylor James, Trine (sophomore from LaPorte, Ind./LaPorte HS)
DB – Curtis Rhoden , Adrian (senior from Plantation, Fla./Archbishop McCarthy HS)
DB – Tyler Guzy, Trine (senior from Coldwater/Coldwater HS)
DB – Michael Spears, Trine (junior from Kendallville, Ind./East Noble HS)

All-MIAA Second Team Special Teams
K – Aaron Mick, Hope (senior from Clinton Township/Sterling Heights Parkway Christian HS)
P – Zach Brigham, Albion (senior from Concord/Concord HS)
RS – Mike Czarnecki, Albion (junior from Trenton/Trenton HS)

Player of the Week Honor Roll

Offensive Player of the Week
Week #1 - Nathan Hartline, Adrian
Week #2 - Taylor Masiewicz, Trine
Week #3 - Taylor Brynaert, Hope
Week #4 - Dominic Bona, Albion
Week #5 - Dominic Bona, Albion  
Week #6 - Emmanuel Stewart, Adrian 
Week #7 - Taylor Masiewicz, Trine 
Week #8 - Anthony Yoder, Trine 
Week #9 - Dae'Von Robinson, Adrian 
Week #10 - Dominic Bona, Albion   

Defensive Player of the Week
Week #1 - Jack Carter, Adrian
Week #2 - Damon Fuller, Adrian
Week #3 - Ellis Ewing, Adrian 
Week #4 - Tyler Guzy, Trine 
Week #5 - Juwan King, Adrian 
Week #6 - Charles Fleck, Adrian 
Week #7 - Ryan Armstrong, Olivet 
Week #8 - Terry Calagon, Alma 
Week #9 - Charles Fleck, Adrian 
Week #10 - Cody Lindemulder, Hope 

Special Teams Player of the Week
Week #1 - Cody Lehman, Albion
Week #2 - Ryan Maguire, Alma 
Week #3 - Cameron Cook, Adrian 
Week #4 - Joel Lopshire, Trine 
Week #5 - Connor Storms, Adrian 
Week #6 - Elijah Hamilton-Wray, Kalamazoo 
Week #7 - Joel Lopshire, Trine  
Week #8 - Cameron Cook, Adrian  
Week #9 - Aaron Mick, Hope 
Week #10 - Mike Czarnecki, Albion