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Student Newspaper of Wartburg College

The Wartburg Trumpet

The Wartburg Trumpet

Student Newspaper of Wartburg College

Student Newspaper of Wartburg College

The Wartburg Trumpet

The Wartburg Trumpet

Student Newspaper of Wartburg College

The Wartburg Trumpet

The Wartburg Trumpet

2025-2026 Staff

Second year Ali Parkhurst
Editor-in-Chief

Ali Parkhurst

(she/her) Ali Parkhurst is a sophomore at Wartburg College majoring in sports media, public relations and graphic design. This is Parkhurst’s second year on The Wartburg Trumpet staff, and her first year as the Editor-in-Chief...

Third year Chloe Rehmert
News Editor

Chloe Rehmert

(she/her) Chloe Rehmert is a third year at Wartburg College and is majoring in public relations and music. This is Rehmert's second year on The Wartburg Trumpet staff as a writer and her first year as an assistant editor. Rehmert ...

Third year Addy Wells
Sports Editor

Addy Wells

(she/her) Addy Wells is a third year at Wartburg College and is majoring in exercise science with minors in sports media and coaching. This is her first year on The Wartburg Trumpet staff and her first year as the Sports Editor...

First year Collin Dettmer
Reporter

Collin Dettmer

(he/him) Collin Dettmer is a first-year student at Wartburg College and is majoring in Political Science. This is Dettmer’s first year on The Wartburg Trumpet staff as a reporter. Dettmer enjoys covering current events on a...

Fourth year Rishita Gathala
Reporter

Rishita Gathala

(She/her) Rishita Gathala is a fourth year at Wartburg College and is majoring in journalism and communication with a public relations & organizational concentration, and a minor in graphic design. This is Gathala’s firs...

First year Karma Goodson
Reporter

Karma Goodson

(she/her) Karma Goodson is a freshman at Wartburg College majoring in social work and journalism and communication. This is Goodson’s first year on The Wartburg Trumpet staff as a reporter and photographer. Goodson enjoys feature...

Second year Riley McClellan
Reporter

Riley McClellan

(she/her) Riley McClellan is a second-year at Wartburg College and is double majoring in sports media and public relations. This is McClellan's first year on The Wartburg Trumpet Staff as a reporter. McClellan enjoys covering spor...

Third year Landon Jepson
Reporter

Landon Jepson

(he/him) Landon Jepson is a third-year journalism and communication student at Wartburg College, concentrating in sports media, multimedia journalism and public relations. This is his third-year reporting for The Wartburg Trumpet, whe...

First year Lyla Pier-Atkinson
Reporter, Columnist

Lyla Pier-Atkinson

(she/her) Lyla Pier-Atkinson is a first year at Wartburg college and is majoring in English and public relations. This is Pier-Atkinson's first year on The Wartburg Trumpet staff as a reporter. Pier-Atkinson enjoys conducting in...

First year Madi Petersen
Photographer

Madi Petersen

(she/her) Madi Petersen is a first year at Wartburg College and is majoring in exercise science on the pre-PT track. This is Petersen's first year on The Wartburg Trumpet staff as a photographer. Petersen enjoys sports photography. Out...