(ANGOLA) – After a six month hiatus due to the COVID 19 pandemic, sports will resume this coming weekend for Trine University.

Matt Land, Assistant Vice President for Athletics at Trine says they are excited to get back in action. Land says they have been preparing for this moment since they had to end their season in March. They are thankful for continued support from the university and grateful for the effort of the athletic staff, coaches and most of all the Trine student-athletes.

The Trine cross country teams will compete on Friday at the Indiana Wesleyan Twilight classic. On Saturday, the Trine women's soccer team plays host to Goshen College while the men's golf team will compete at the Olivet Invitational.

On Sunday, the Trine men's tennis team plays at Olivet College and women's soccer will be at St. Francis in Fort Wayne.

The Trine women's volleyball will start their season at Huntington University on September 17.

The Trine football team will start their three game fall season with an exhibition at Indiana Wesleyan on September 18.

To prepare for the return to competition, Trine tested 328 fall sports athletes for COVID 19 on September 3. Only one asymptomatic positive result was reported, and that athlete was quarantined in accordance with university guidelines.