If there was any doubt about the continued exponential growth of esports among North American colleges and universities, one need only to have attended this year’s National Association of Collegiate Esports (NACE) conference in Harrisburg, Pennsylvania, to have that notion dispelled.
The following is the full text of Harrisburg University's 2018/01/03 press release. Harrisburg University Storm Welcomes Professional Overwatch Player to Esports Coaching Staff Gramano brings three years of professional experience to collegiate esports team on the rise Harrisburg, Pa., USA, (January 4, 2019) — Harrisburg University of Science and Technology (HU) has made its mark on the esports landscape, and with the addition of a world-ranked Overwatch gamer to its coaching staff, is positioned to take on 2019 with even more vigor. As many professional esports athletes make the transition to coaching, HU saw an opportunity to invest in its team yet again. The Storm has welcomed Giuseppe “Joemeister” Gramano, a former professional Overwatch player with the Philadelphia Fusion and competitor for Team Canada in the Overwatch World Championship in 2017.
This is the full text of NACE's 9/04/2018 press release. Cazenovia College announced today the addition of its 15th varsity sports program, competitive video gaming - popularly known as eSports, which
