The esports program at Arkansas State University-Mountain Home recently completed its third year of competition, and it turned out to be one of its most successful. The TrailBlazers’ Valorant team qualified for nationals and secured a third place finish out of 42 teams in their division. In addition, the Rocket League team was seventh out of 35 teams to get a playoff spot, but they came up just short of advancing to nationals.
ASU-Mountain Home Student Success Coach Sara Anderson says this Valorant team – made up of Justus Sack, Angelina Valente, Xzavier Anderson, Donny Lofgren and Christian Lofgren – came together this semester and had an impressive season.
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The Rocket League team is comprised of Garrett Robinson, Kiandre Burns, Donny Lofgren and Christian Lofgren. The TrailBlazers also launced a pair of Overwatch teams this year. Anderson says they didn’t fare as well in Overwatch, but they were proud as a program considering it was new to the university.
ASU-Mountain Home’s esports program competes as a club sport affiliated with the National Esports Collegiate Conference. Anderson says the teams competed in all of their matches from the esports center on campus.
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Anderson says she is proud of the recent success of the current teams, but it also makes her excited about the potential of bringing in new team members coming out of the high school ranks.
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For anyone interested in joining the esports program at ASU-Mountain Home or becoming a sponsor, contact Anderson at 870-508-6129 or sanderson@asumh.edu.
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