The members of the ECHO staff were tasked with asking the Trinity community who they thought would be winning March Madness this year. Below are the Shamrocks’ predictions.
Ben Beauerle ’24: We all know Kentucky’s taking it.
Blake Marsh ’25: Not Purdue. Roll Heels.
Dr. Anna Stamp: Gonzaga! (Stamp is director of Gonzaga house.)
Ben Rutherford ’25: North Carolina
Jacob Dreisbach ’24: Arizona
Grant Sherman ’25: Providence
Coach Devian Logan: I don’t know, I wouldn’t pick a favorite. I wouldn’t pick Purdue.
Kyle Campbell ’24: UK
Chris Shin ’26: St. Peter’s
John Bryant ’25: Give me Tennessee
Sam Seufert ’27: Purdue
Bernie Schum: I hope they all lose; I hope they have fun. (Indiana State)
Everan McCartan ’26: Yale (sarcastic)
Jack Nelson ’27: I have St. Peter’s going all the way
Brendan Lundy ’24: UConn Purdue
Luke Rigling ’25: Dumb question… THE University of Kentucky.
Grayson Travis ’25: I think UConn could go B-T-B.
Gabe Mingus ’24: Houston
Patrick McLemore ’27: Tennessee
Avery Frasher ’25: Tennessee
Noah Hollister ’25: UConn
Colin Jones ’27: Moorehead State
Max Corbett ’26: UConn because of the best starting five and a deep team
Carter Haus ’25: Houston due to defense and defense wins championships
Mason Montgomery ’25: Houston
Taj Cedarhorn ’25: UConn/Iowa State
Jack Vinson ’24: UConn/UNC
Parker Glass ’24: I think the Wildcats are going to win. Cats are gonna win #9
Ian Horsell ’24: I think UConn is going to win March Madness because their players are better now
Mark Sears ’24: UConn
Mike Domzalski: I’ve got UConn beating Iowa State
Cooper Hendricks ’25: Kentucky
Rocco Pfeiffer ’25: Western Kentucky
Jackson Stiebling ’27: Auburn
Aiden Ludwick ’25: Iowa State
Johnny Leith ’25: The Kentucky Wildcats
Cash Green ’25: Arizona
Jack Vinson ’24: Kentucky
Jack Davis ’25: Auburn is good all around, I’ll take them
Brayden Overberg ’25: South Caroline
Will Boland ’25: Houston/Kentucky
ECHO Staff Picks:
Nolan Williams ’26: Yale (Go Bulldogs!)
Logan Judd ’26: Tennessee revenge tour. Dalton Knecht player of the year.
Ben Braun ’24: Iowa State. Enough said.
Owen Lanham ’25: NOT Purdue.
Jake Schweitzer ’24: Creighton
Manny Summers-Bates ’24: St. Peter’s
Michael Potter ’25: Creighton to shock the world.
Adam Eaton ’25: Long Beach State
Jack DeBellis ’25: UNC
Luke Wissing ’24: Creighton
Davis Gallahue ’24: Iowa State