The term esports describes the world of competitive, organized video gaming at the
collegiate, amateur and professional levels. Competitors from different leagues
or teams face-off in the same games that are popular with at-home gamers like Fortnite,
League of Legends, Counter-Strike, Overwatch, and Madden NFL to name a few.
Esports Arena
The College has an esports arena with state-of-the-art gaming stations with
each varsity player having their own personalized space. The arena includes
a viewing section for spectators to physically watch the team; however they can
also follow them on-screen as they compete.
Coaching Staff
Our Esports Coordinator is Joshua Steger. Steger previously worked with esports at the University of Central Florida and at Central Michigan University where he organized one-day esports tournaments and leagues. He also developed and maintained intramural esports programs through game creation with rules and guidelines, and monetarization of each league. Steger also served as the owner and head coach of Howling Gale Gaming, overseeing 23 players and several teams. He has experience in recruiting players, scheduling competitions, conducting scrim practices, and improving the overall talent of players.
NACE Membership
Esports has its own governing body, the National Association of Collegiate Esports
(NACE), a non-profit membership association organized by member institutions.
WVU Potomac State is now a NACE member. Together, members are developing
the structure and tools needed to advance collegiate esports in the varsity space.
NACE has 130 plus member schools, and more than 3,000 student athletes nationwide,
and that number continues to grow.
Games that may be played:
- League of Legends
- Apex Legends
- Fortnite
- Madden
- Rocket League
- Rainbow 6 Siege
- Call of Duty