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WSU Esports varsity team marks a milestone for the program

May 18, 2022 — After winning the Eastern College Athletic Conference Championship, the Wichita State Varsity Esports Valorant team qualified for a direct bid to compete in the Collegiate Esports Commissioners Cup, a milestone for WSU's Esports program.

Travis Yang

New esports director brings his vision of gaming to Wichita State

March 30, 2022 - The vision for varsity esports at Wichita State encompasses much more than people gaming on Cybertron Computers and wearing a Logitech Headset. While gaming success is important, the program is also seen as way to provide extra-curricular activity and applied learning for students in disciplines across campus. Travis Yang, hired in December as WSU’s Esports director, wants to build a program that follows that direction.

Travis Yang

WSU announces new esports director

Dec. 7, 2021 — The College of Applied Studies at Wichita State University announced today that Travis Yang has been hired as the new director of varsity esports.

Courtney Calder

Courtney Calder leads WSU Esports with background in athletics, business

June 9, 2021 - Wichita State’s Esports director Courtney Calder played soccer more often than video games growing up in California. Those experiences, however, helped prepare her for running the Esports program, as did her time working in sales for Apple after graduating from Northwestern University. Wichita State’s varsity program, housed in the Heskett Center, offers four teams competing in Overwatch, League of Legends, Rocket League, and Valorant.

New jerseys at a WSU esports event

New partnership provides custom jerseys for WSU Varsity Esports

Sept. 25, 2019 - Agent Ink Apparel has partnered with Wichita State to become the official outfitter for WSU Varsity Esports. They recently delivered custom jerseys to the team and released the final design on social media.

Gaming equipment at Wichita State's varsity Sports room.

Fast-growing varsity Esports program, gaming lab put WSU on the map

July 3, 2019 - Tyler Levesque, Wichita State’s Esports coordinator, moved fast during his first semester as Esports coordinator, putting together two teams and arranging practices on the fly in January. When his Esports students return in the fall, the program will look and feel much different.

Tyler Levesque, Wichita State Esports

Q&A with Tyler Levesque of WSU varsity Esports team

Jan. 29, 2019 -- Tyler Levesque is Wichita State's coordinator for Esports. He is organizing the new varsity club with teams competing in Overwatch and Rocket League.

Blane Steckline

Junior grows passion for gaming through WSU's Esports program

Jan. 25, 2019 -- Meet Blane 'Deadly' Steckline, the Damage Per Second player for the Wichita State Overwatch team. In addition to being a junior computer science major, Blane is also a Grandmaster-tier Overwatch player, reached rank #64 on the North American server, and has competitive gaming experience at a semi-professional level.