St. Clair College has made history by winning its first-ever Collegiate Rocket League (CRL) Championship, the first time a Canadian school has taken the title.
The Saints entered the CRL Spring Championship's Top 8 playoffs as the number one seed this past weekend where they took on the best programs in North America.
When Shaun Byrne first pitched a collegiate esports program at St. Clair College back in 2016, he wasn't sure how viable it would be at the Canadian College level.
"I imagined it was possible, but I didn't imagine that we'd be leading the charge," said St. Clair College Esports Director, Shaun Byrne.
The Saints Esports program is celebrating a monumental achievement as its teams secure top spots in two major North American esports championships. Both the Saints VALORANT Game Changers and the broader varsity esports roster are set to represent St. Clair College on some of the continent's largest competitive stages.
St. Clair College Esports and Alienware made history Thursday by marking the grand opening of Canada's first Alienware Gaming Lab in the Esports Nexus Arena at St. Clair College.
The Saints Rocket League team defied expectations on-route to a 2nd place finish in the UniRocketeers Collegiate World Championships this past weekend.
Entering the tournament as the 8th seed, the Saints battled through the 16-team bracket consisting of teams representing every continent and 10 countries.
St. Clair College sees nine players represented on NACE All-Star teams along with 11 finalist nominations
St. Clair College cleaned up at the annual National Association of Collegiate Esports (NACE) Awards this past week at Full Sail University in Orlando, Florida, picking up seven awards including the inaugural NACE Directors' Cup and Marketing Team of the Year.
The Summoning Takes Over St. Clair College on July 20
Today, President France was presented the championship rings won by our Esports team members in this past school year.
The Saints VALORANT team continues to make their mark and put Canada on the map with another major championship victory.
Despite being ranked as the #1 team in North America, the Saints VALORANT team entered the ESPORTSU Collegiate Esports Commisioners Cup (CECC) in Arlington, Texas as the #5 seed, but still a strong favourite to win the event.
St. Clair College’s VALORANT and Call of Duty teams are National Association of Collegiate Esports (NACE) Champions.