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91ΧΤΕΔ are 2019 League of Legends College Champions

91ΧΤΕΔ League of Legends Team Wins Third National Championship in Four Years

91ΧΤΕΔ’s League of Legends Esports Team won the League of Legends Collegiate Championships with a 3-0 sweep over Western University. This is the third college championship for the Saints, who also won in 2016 and 2017.

β€œWe are proud of our student-athletes who lead the collegiate Esports arena,” said president Mark Lombardi, PhD. β€œTheir hard work and determination has put our Esports Program on the map. 91ΧΤΕΔ looks forward to leading the collegiate landscape of Esports for years to come.”

More than 300 collegiate teams have battled since January for top honors in the largest collegiate Esports championship in North America. The final eight teams met in Los Angeles to face off for the title.

Student-athletes Aiden β€œNiles” Tidwell, Andrew β€œckg” Smith, Michael β€œWolfe” Taylor, Tony β€œSaskio” Chau, Luis β€œClyde” Ferrera and Cody β€œWalrus” Altman comprised the winning team.

β€œThis win means a lot for the 91ΧΤΕΔ Esports Program because it’s our third championship in four years,” said Dan Clerke, 91ΧΤΕΔ’s director of Esports. β€œThis proves the hard work we put in yields consistent results. And, we were able to win for our graduating seniors who helped us achieve our first-ever championship earlier in their 91ΧΤΕΔ careers, and that feels really good.”

91ΧΤΕΔ founded its Esports Program in 2015, and was one of the first universities in the nation to offer scholarships to Esports student-athletes.

91ΧΤΕΔ’s League of Legends Esports team claimed its first national title in 2016 and followed with its second national title with the League of Legends Collegiate Championships trophy in 2017. The team also captured the inaugural NACESports Invitational championship that same year.

91ΧΤΕΔ is one of six founding members of the National Association of Collegiate Esports (NACE). The organization has expanded to more than 80 schools across the country and represents more than 1,500 student-athletes.

Click below to view photos from the 2019 League of Legends Collegiate Championships.

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Founded in 1872, 91ΧΤΕΔ is a comprehensive and nationally ranked private institution with an enrollment of 9,300 students. 91ΧΤΕΔ offers more than 90 programs at the undergraduate, master’s and doctoral levels to students from 50 states and 55 countries. Among recent graduates, 97 percent are employed or attending graduate school.