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…
News, Press Releases | |National Association of Collegiate Esports (NACE) Partners with Popular Coaching Platform, Gamer Sensei
National Association of Collegiate Esports (NACE) Partners with Popular Coaching Platform, Gamer Sensei KANSAS CITY, MO (March 1, 2018) – The National Association of Collegiate Esports (NACE) announced that it has signed a partnership agreement with Gamer Sensei to connect competitive collegiate esports players with the world’s largest and most carefully curated collection of professional coaches. The partnership between NACE…
NACE Partners with High School Esports League
Creating Recruiting Networks between High Schools and Colleges KANSAS CITY, MO (February 27, 2018) – The National Association of Collegiate Esports (NACE) announced that it has signed a partnership agreement with the High School Esports League (HSEL). HSEL is a high school league that provides high school level competition across thirteen different games and has over 5,800 students participating. The partnership…
News | |Menlo College Launches Esports Program Becoming First California School In NACE
ATHERTON, Calif. – Menlo College Athletics is pleased to announce the addition of an esports program for the 2018-19 academic year. Menlo Esports will offer several game teams including: League of Legends, Overwatch, CS:GO, PUBG, Hearthstone, and Rocket League. Unlike other programs, Menlo Esports does not have a social club attachment, and is supported by the athletics department. As…
News | |Texas Wesleyan University Launches Esports Program & Joins NACE!
Texas Wesleyan University is excited to announce that in the fall of 2018, it will field varsity esports teams as a part of its new Esports & Gaming program. Recruitment for players starts immediately...
News | |Esports Is The New College Football
Esports is now making serious inroads into the college sports arena, though varsity scholarships for esports have actually been in existence since 2014. Since then, many colleges (including Division 1 schools) have started developing their own esports collegiate teams. Currently, dozens of colleges across the country have their own teams, at least 8 of which were established in 2017.…
