News | |Siena Heights Announces Esports Program and NACE Membership
Siena Heights University is proud to announce the first three titles in its official coed esports program, League of Legends, Overwatch, and Rocket League. All three of these titles are heavy hitters in various collegiate circuits, and Siena Heights is ready to throw our halos into the ring...
News | |Defiance College to Compete as NACE Memeber
DEFIANCE, OHIO – Defiance College has announced that it will compete as a member of the National Association of Collegiate eSports (NACE) for its 2018-19 inaugural season. "We are excited to enter into this new realm of sport," said interim Athletic Director Jodie Holava. "This is a growing field and one that continues to gain traction and NACE will give…
News | |For The Win: Alex Rogers, Bellevue University Head Coach
Bellevue University has taken strong and aggressive strides this College League of Legends season by Riot. The Bruins not only showed success on the rift, but they showed great academic standings and success off of the rift. We knew at this point we had to interview their head coach, Alex Rogers, to get a behind the scenes look at…
News | |Hawkeye Community College to Launch Competitive Esports Program
WATERLOO–Hawkeye Community College is launching a new intercollegiate Esports program for fall 2018, becoming the first community college in Iowa and one of just a handful nationwide in the National Association of Collegiate Esports (NACe), the only association of varsity collegiate Esports programs in the U.S....
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NACE announces partnership with NJCAA
"I think it's pretty clear now with NACE partnering with the NAIA and NJCAA, there's one group missing in that dynamic, and that's the NCAA. We would love to see a partnership there," NACE executive director Michael Brooks said. "We intensely believe it's going to take support from everyone for esports to be successful, and we also are quite…
News, Press Releases | |NACE and NJCAA Partner to Advance College Esports
Partnership is first of product sponsors to streamline arena builds KANSAS CITY, MO (March 2, 2018) –The National Association of Collegiate Esports (NACE) has signed a partnership agreement with the National Junior College Athletic Association (NJCAA), the governing body of athletics for 500 two-year colleges and universities in the U.S. The partnership with the NJCAA recognizes NACE as the governing…
News | |Northwest Christian University Adds Varsity Esports
Northwest Christian University’s mix of recruits for the 2018-2019 school year will include a new group of student-athletes: Video Gamers. They will comprise the first intercollegiate esports varsity team roster in Oregon. When they sign letters of intent this spring and begin play in Fall 2018, they will be Beacons...
News | |King Joins NACE and Announces Esports Program
BRISTOL, Tenn. – King University, who has long been a pioneer and innovative leader in the field of athletics, announced its newest sport on Wednesday, esports, joining over 70 institutions nationwide who offer scholarships for student-athletes to compete at the intercollegiate level. King is the first school in the state of Tennessee to offer esports as a varsity program...
News | |Coker Esports Program Joins NACE
HARTSVILLE, S.C. - The Coker College Esports program announced on Tuesday (Mar. 6) that they have become members of the National Association of Collegiate Esports (NACE). The Coker College Esports team will begin competing in the 2018-19 school year and becomes the 24th varsity sport at Coker. The Cobras will be competing in competitions held by uLoL, Tespa, CSL,…
News, Press Releases | |NACE Partners with Respawn Products
Partnership is first of product sponsors to streamline arena builds KANSAS CITY, MO (March 2, 2018) –The National Association of Collegiate Esports (NACE) announced today that Respawn Products, a North Carolina-based gaming furniture maker, is now the official gaming furniture provider for the 71 collegiate institutions with varsity esports programs across the United States that NACE supports. One important mission…
