News, Press Releases | |Union County College Announces League of Legends High School Combine
CRANFORD, NJ - March 26, 2019 - Union County College in Cranford NJ is hosting the first ever New Jersey League of Legends Combine for High School players on Saturday, May 4th, 2019. 20 of the highest ranked players in New Jersey will be accepted and divided into four different teams. These teams will then face off in a…
News, Press Releases | |League of Legends tourney schedule unveiled for 2019 iBuyPower Midwest Campus Clash
COLUMBIA, Missouri – March 20, 2019 — Excitement continues to build for the iBuyPower Midwest Campus Clash and Gaming Expo as the bracket for the collegiate League of Legends tournament was released on Wednesday. The seven-team tourney features some of the top squads in the country vying for a piece of the $25,000 prize pool on the Columbia College…
News, Press Releases | |Concordia announces Logan Hermes as first Esports coach
Hermes joins the Golden Bears from UW-River Falls ST. PAUL, Minn. – Concordia-St. Paul Director of Athletics Regan McAthie has announced the hiring of Logan Hermes as the first head coach of Golden Bear Esports. "We are thrilled to take the next step in our esports journey by adding such a dynamic head coach," said McAthie. "Our search committee was…
Harrisburg University Will Host the 2019 NACE National Convention
KANSAS CITY, Mo. – February 14, 2019 – The National Association of Collegiate Esports (NACE) is excited to announce that the 2019 NACE National Convention will be July 17-19 in Harrisburg, Pa. The convention will be held on location with NACE member institution Harrisburg University of Science and Technology (HU). “The selection of Harrisburg as our host for the…
News, Press Releases | |Planet Comicon Kansas City Expands Offerings with Addition of Planet Esports Arena
20th anniversary event will feature gaming tournaments and trio of Overwatch actors KANSAS CITY, MO (Feb. 7, 2019) – Planet Comicon Kansas City, the largest and longest-running comic book convention and pop culture event in the region, is excited to share a brand-new gaming element for its 20th anniversary event, March 29 – 31 at Bartle Hall. The…
News | |Midwest Esports and Wichita State University Provide Local Esports Convention
This past weekend, Midwest Esports teamed up with Wichita State University to provide the Wichita Esports Convention. This convention provided numerous panels, vendors, and tournaments, including a $20,000 League of Legends tournament. Wichita State University provided the location for the convention. It was housed in the Experiential Engineering Building, where the university proudly provides numerous branded gaming PCs. As…
News, Press Releases | |The 2019 NACE CS:GO Collegiate Championship Expands Registration
KANSAS CITY, Mo. – January 28, 2018 – The National Association of Collegiate Esports has updated their collegiate Counter-Strike: Global Offensive tournament for the Spring 2019 semester, which is being operated in partnership with Skillshot. The tournament is an entirely online tournament beginning on March 26, 2019 and running until April 27, 2019. The registration cap is being increased…
News, Press Releases | |Ohio Northern University to Launch Esports Program in Fall 2019
Ohio Northern University launching esports program in fall 2019 to continue focus on offering well-rounded educational experiences Note to media: To speak with Bill Eilola, Troy Chiefari or Erica Neely about the effort behind launching esports and how electronic sports compare with their traditional counterparts, contact Jack Jeffery to arrange an interview. ADA – Ohio Northern University is launching…
News, Press Releases | |Misericordia University Joins the National Association of Collegiate Esports
Athletics Department introducing esports as a varsity activity in the fall semester The Misericordia University Athletics Department is introducing esports as a coed varsity activity beginning with the fall semester. Esports involves teams competing head-to-head in multi-player games online through gaming broadcasters. Misericordia will be the seventh team in the Middle Atlantic Conference to add esports and brings MU's…
News, Press Releases | |National Association of Collegiate Esports Partners with iBUYPOWER
Partnership serves to streamline esports arena buildouts and provide technical support to institutions KANSAS CITY, MO (January 16, 2018) –The National Association of Collegiate Esports (NACE) announced today that iBUYPOWER, a California-based gaming systems provider, is now the official gaming PC provider for the 90 collegiate institutions with varsity esports programs across the United States that NACE supports. If collegiate esports is to…
