ESPORTS CLUB
ESPORTS CLUB
Neumont College isn’t your run-of-the-mill school with a football team, cheerleaders, and Friday night lights. We have an Esports team who prefers the glow of screens as they compete digitally while fans cheer them on from a chat stream. Neumont’s Esports Club is made up of dedicated competitors who participate in gaming tournaments, as well as other members from our student body who enjoy gaming socially. Club President, Joseph Rodriguez, shares with us how his club is more than just gaming in this installment of our ongoing club series.
Club President, Joseph Rodriguez
Joseph is a sophomore from San Diego, California. While pursuing a bachelor’s degree in Information Systems, he’s also a senator serving in our Unified Student Government, all while leading the Esports Club. Joseph has always had an inclination to work hard and revels in competing. In high school, he was a member of his school’s varsity wrestling team as well as captain of their Esports team, Xbox Rainbow Six Siege. Upon starting college, he wanted to start a new type of competitive team on campus, he said “I wanted to create a fun and thrilling Esports environment at Neumont,” which led to establishing Neumont’s Esports Club and competitive team.
Their mission statement is Esports Club gives students a place to socialize and test their communication skills, quick thinking abilities, intelligence, and hand-eye coordination. In addition, Joseph describes that his club teaches its members to work collectively and how it instills the value of determination when pursuing one’s goals.
Team member’s personal gaming setup.
Roommates and teammates practicing in their dorm room.
With over 40 members, Esports Club is a great way to meet new friends in the Neumont community. In addition to casual gaming nights open to the student body at least once per week, members on the competitive team practice twice weekly and compete on Fridays and Saturdays.* This winter, the club has eight members slated to compete in the Rainbow Six Siege–team-based tactical shooting game–North American Qualifying Winter Tournament against other colleges. Looking forward to 2021, Joseph intends on taking a big leap and graduating his club to a school-sponsored team that would include official uniforms, gear, and additional funding as they continue competing in gaming tournaments.
If you are interested in joining the Esports Club or have additional questions about Neumont College clubs, email Chiara Lane in the Student Affairs Department.
*Amidst the COVID-19 global pandemic, all members participate in casual gaming nights, practices, and tournaments from their own home and not at in-person gatherings.