The Gauntlet is back💕🩷
Shenandoah Esports is happy to announce the 4th annual Gauntlet For Good 72 hour Charity Live Stream, benefiting the
@AmericanCancer
Society!
Students and Staff will be making appearances on stream throughout the weekend as we look to reach our goal of
🚨 MAJOR ANNOUNCEMENT 🚨
We are honored to announce a landmark formal partnership with the
@washjustice
! The first of its kind between an OWL team and a university.
Esports students will have access to exclusive internships, industry events, and more!
#SU
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#BeyondGaming
Did you think we were done?
Tomorrow we are hosting the FIRST official Collegiate Omega Strikers LAN!
➡️Collegiate Strikers Showdown⬅️
📍 Shenandoah University
⏰10:00am EST
🔗🔗
Today was Joey's final day as Director of Esports for Shenandoah. From the bottom of our hearts we all want to wish him a huge thank you for always being a great mentor and better friend to all of us who have gone through the program,
Best of luck in your new role at
@SyracuseU
!
Shenandoah Esports has been awarded the
@EsportsUGaming
Program Impact Award!
We look to continue to empower future leaders of the industry, and put our foot forward to do our part to grow the community!
🗣️
@JoeyGawrysiak
🎙️
@chaseneukam
Shenandoah Esports is excited to announce The Winter Warfare Invitational!
Eight teams will battle it out for their share of $2,000!
📍Shenandoah University Esports Arena
📅December 2nd & 3rd
🎮
#MW3
📺ttv/shenandoahesports
SHENANDOAH ESPORTS IS EXCITED TO ANNOUNCE ITS NEW, CLEAN VARSITY JERSEY FOR THE 22-23 SEASON!
⚪️KEEP AN EYE OUT FOR THE NEW WHITE OUT THEME ACROSS ALL SU ESPORTS CONTENT⚪️
In 2020, we partnered with Shenandoah University to help students gain real-world experience within the esports industry.
Today, we teamed up with
@ShenUesports
to create our latest merch drop! 🤩
All profits will be going to
@GamersOutreach
! 🎮
#JusticeIsServed
We are excited to announce
@chaseneukam
as the newest member of the Shenandoah Esports family!
Chase will be joining as our newest Esports Lecturer!
#BeyondGaming
Your Shenandoah Esports Apex team finished with a win to end Day 1 of
#ALGS
Pro League Qualifiers
#3
! Give them some love as they compete in Quarterfinals today!
Shenandoah Esports has signed a first of its kind Memorandum of Understanding with
@EsportsH20
campus in Amsterdam!
This agreement allows for future collaborations, student exchanges, and professional development opportunities for our students.
#esports
#BeyondGaming
#highered
Our friends at the
@washjustice
are kicking off their postseason competition in Hawaii tomorrow, and since we can't make it, we're bringing Hawaii to us! 🏝️
Join us in the arena at 6:30pm tomorrow for a Justice watch party including food, games, and a first round W!
This weekend we will be hosting the
@MidAtlanticEC
DMV Winter Games!
This event will feature the top 4 teams across all 4 of MAEC's titles fighting for the🏆
Stay tuned tomorrow for more information!
Starting off the semester with a bang💥
Our newest partner
@raydasher_co
provided all of our varsity players/coaches with a set blue light glasses!
A lot of great things coming up this semester that we can’t wait to share with you all!
#BeyondGaming
Shenandoah Esports had a fantastic weekend! Our students volunteered at the
@Commanders
game yesterday!
While our Orlando trip finished with lunch and a tour of
@FullSailArmada
campus! Thank you to
@SMankuta
and the whole team at Full Sail for their time!
#BeyondGaming
Hometown heroes? State rivals? All will be in person battling it out in person at Myrtle Beach for $5,000!
🗺️The Hangout, Myrtle Beach
📅March 10th & 11th
More to come next week so make sure to follow us to see the rest of the teams coming!
#BoostInMyrtle
Earlier today, our Women & Marginalized Genders in Esports Club hosted an Open Forum to have an open conversation addressing societal issues within esports and gaming.
They discussed ways to address creating an inclusive gaming environment and many other pressing issues.
ITS ALMOST HERE! We are just under two weeks away from our SPINANDOAH showcase event here on campus!
If you are a student looking to compete in collegiate esports, sign up to show off your skills!
🔗🔗
We have the official broadcast schedule so you never miss a match this semester! (We know you were worried about it) Make sure to tune in and cheer on the hornets as they make their way through the group stages in NACE this semester!
🔗🔗
That's our Director📢📢
Alyssa's passion and dedication for this program is unmatched. We're lucky to have such a great leader for the future of SU Esports!
#BeyondGaming
I am excited to announce that I have been promoted to Esports Program Director at
@ShenandoahU
with
@ShenUesports
!
We have been working on some exciting things for the Fall. I am looking forward to continuing our growth and mission here at SU! 🫶
Our group in Amsterdam has had an amazing start to their trip! The stage
@EsportsH20
looks amazing lit up with the SU Esports colors!
We also can’t thank
@wICK3Y
enough for taking the time to give us a tour of the
@TeamLiquid
facility in Utrecht!
#BeyondGaming
Virginia’s oldest armory has transformed into a state-of-the-art esports practice facility and public viewing arena. Learn more about one of the nation’s first academic esports programs!
@ShenUesports
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Spring Break is Getting a Twist🔀
Shenandoah University Esports is hosting Boost on the Beach, a collegiate Rocket League invitational consisting of 8 teams and a $5,000 prize pool!
Teams to be announced soon👀
🗓️ March 10th & 11th
📍 The Hangout
So proud of all of our coaches, players, and students who were finalists at the NACE awards earlier this month.
Shenandoah Esports also took home the win for the GG Award for Boost on the Beach in March! 🎉
#BeyondGaming
Our team in Ireland had the amazing opportunity of touring Riot Games’ Remote Broadcast Center in Dublin!
While Riot was broadcasting
#Worlds2023
our students got the once in a lifetime opportunity of shadowing and speaking with some of the best in the business!
#BeyondGaming
Shout out to
@CoachAntor
for hooking us up with a Counter-Strike 2 beta key!
He has a few more he’s giving away so make sure to shoot him a DM saying “pls Adam can i have a key” and you might get lucky!
Verty and team with the squad wipe!
The Apex Varsity team officially placed 64th out of 500+ teams this weekend in
#ALGS
Pro League Qualifier 3! The team has final qualifier next weekend. Wish them luck and keep an eye out here to see how the team does!
We are thrilled to announce that we are looking to continue to build the esports program here at
@ShenandoahU
!
More info on the position and how to apply👇
This weekend, four of our teams competed in
#GAMEmason
Big thanks to
@GMU_Esports
for hosting and having us out!
GGs to all teams who participated. Here are the final results!
🏆Overwatch | 1st
🥈Smash Bros | 2nd
🏅Valorant | 3rd
🏅League | 4th
Thank you to
@ARGinUSA
for coming to visit and check out our space on campus!
Looking forward to the opportunity to bring esports students abroad in the future!
Year 2 of
#BoostOnTheBeach
✅
17 of our Students along with 3 members of our Administration have been putting in months of work to bring
@BoostontheBeach
to the eyes of Collegiate Esports!
Thank you to everyone who attended and supported the event throughout the weekend!
We hosted our first Esports Awards ceremony!
Congratulations to the following students on their accomplishments!
Outstanding in Broadcast:
@MrHamsterATK
Player of the Year:
@Igloo_ssb
Coach of the Year:
@SacredEnd
Doc G's Everyday Hero:
@DawsonGolove
Beyond Gaming Award:
@EazySU
Repping collegiate esports at the
#EsportsAwards
Over the last week, we we able to attended the
@esportsawards
. Our students had opportunities to work, while also networking with professionals across the industry!
#BeyondGaming
1,000 followers!!! 🥳🎉
A huge thank you for everyone involved in the
@ShenandoahU
community. Guess we'll have to make something up to celebrate...👀
#GoHornets
The yearly
@NACEsports
National Convention has come to a close.
We are extremely grateful to be able to bring staff, faculty, and students to engage with leaders across the collegiate esports community!
#BeyondGaming
Thank you again to our friends at
@SuperSmashCon
for allowing our students the opportunity to volunteer at a high level esport event! All the students had a great time and got some great experience. Look forward to more opportunities in the future!
#beyondgaming
Join us in congratulating Abigail Haenggi, Esports Management '25, as 1 of 30 women to receive the
@JBLQuantum
Grant x 1,000 Dreams Fund!
In addition, Abby will also receive mentorship from JBL Ambassadors like
@brookeab
,
@Candace_Parker
, &
@AvaGG
!
🔗:
Join us in support of the Call of Duty Endowment fund as we grind the newly released Call of Duty MWII!
Check us out at or by scanning the QR code below if you would like to donate directly towards the campaign. Anything and everything is appreciated!
THE STAGE IS SET! 🏆
Here are your official groups for the
#BoostOnTheBeach
Collegiate Rocket League Invitational! One week stands in the way of these teams battling it out for their share of $5,000!
📌 The Hangout, Myrtle Beach, SC
📅 March 10th & 11th
📺
On Friday we had the pleasure to host the
@WarriorGmr
Veteran's day esports event! Our teams competed in Valorant and Smash Bros along side of the esports teams from 5 military branches, the Gold Star Gamers, and
@RegimentGG
!
Congrats to
@AirForceGaming
on taking home 1st place!
Shenandoah Esports continues to go global! 🌎
Esports Management students are accompanying Dr. Gawrysiak and Chris Scroggins to Amsterdam for hands on experience at the Dutch LoL Finals!
#BeyondEsports
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#DL2021
Who is going to come out on top for the Battle of North Carolina?? Niners and Seahawks are going to try to settle that next month in Myrtle Beach!
#BoostInMyrtle
📌The Hangout, Myrtle Beach, SC
📅March 10th & 11th
📺
Did we say we were done?
This past weekend, 5 of our students worked the
#CDL2023
Major 1. Huge shoutout to
@EsportsEng
for always giving us these amazing opportunities!
#BeyondGaming
🚨ROSTER ANNOUNCEMENT🚨
Okay, we promise this is the last one.
Introducing your SU hornets Apex Legends Team!
Starting Roster:
👤
@cherrifyyyy
👤
@_VertyLD_
👤Nucifera
Sub:
👤
@spo_111
Coach:
🧠
@WabiSabiNC
Relive all the excitement from Boost on the Beach with our hype video!🔥
We had top players from around the country competing in the heart of Myrtle Beach!
Catch our full recap out on YouTube this Friday!👀
Varsity Apex placed in the top half of teams in their last
#ALGS
qualifier! Super proud to see how this team played through all qualifiers. Looking forward to seeing them compete in the future!
🚨BIG ANNOUNCEMENT🚨
We are teaming up with the
@WashSpirit
to bring a collegiate women's FIFA 22 tournament to the DMV! Online qualifiers into a single elimination tournament before the Spirit match against
@GothamFC
on September 17th at Audi Field!
Registration coming soon!
📣CALLING ALL HIGH SCHOOL ESPORTS COMPETITORS📣
Shenandoah Esports and
@Stay_Plugged_In
are teaming up again to bring you a high school esports recruiting event! If you are looking to compete at the next level register at the link down below.
🔗 🔗
Shenandoah Esports is excited to announce its latest partnership with
@nanoleaf
! Bringing brilliant LED technology to our esports facilities. We look forward to all to come with the partnership moving forward!
#BeyondGaming
The trips never end✈️
A group of students and faculty traveled to London to visit the
@guildesports
facility. Huge thanks to
@kitbrunswick
and the rest of his team for giving a tour of the space and insight into all that Guild has to offer!
During our trip to Ireland, we got the chance to meet some new friends
@Bmet_esports
! Thank you for hosting us! It was great opportunity for our students to network and learn from one another.