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Esports at AU

Augustana University Esports was established in 2022, and is the home of all organized gaming on campus — a place where students can put their gaming skills to the test and compete against other collegiate Esports teams.

AU's esports teams compete in the Collegiate Champions League (CCL), as well as Collegiate Valorant (CVal) and the College League of Legends (CLoL) circuit as part of its North Conference — hosted by Riot Games.

Prospective students who are interested in joining the Augustana Esports Program can apply for a spot on the university's team(s) by emailing Esports Program Director Chris Knutson. Students will be asked to submit videos of their gameplay.

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Interested in being a part of AU Esports? Scan the QR code to join the official discord server of the AU Esports Program. Here, you can meet other students who play the same games as you, follow important announcements about the university's competitive teams, work with coaches to improve your game or to just learn more. There's a place for everyone!

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Augustana Esports Lab 2025-26
Augustana Esports Program Finds Home in Fryxell Humanities Center on Campus

The Augustana Esports Program — the university’s home of organized gaming — has found a space to call home on campus. Established in 2022, the program acquired a lab on the second floor of the Fryxell Humanities Center this past spring.

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Augustana University Announces Inaugural Esports Program on Campus

Augustana University is excited to announce the launch of its Esports program — the home of organized competitive gaming on campus.  

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League of Legends

2025-26 Varsity Team

2025-26 James Bennetts

James Bennetts '28

  • Major(s) | Social Work
  • Hometown | Kaiserslautern, Germany
2025-26 Saugat Bohora Chhetri

Saugat Bohora Chhetri '28

Major(s) | Business Administration

Hometown | Sioux Falls

2025-26 Garrett Crossland

Garrett Crossland '28

Major(s) | Sociology (Pre-Med Track)

Hometown | Rapid City, South Dakota

2025-26 Ronin Dangol

Ronin Dangol '29

Major(s) | Quantitative Economics and Data Science

Hometown | Lalitpur, Nepal

2025-26 Mustafa Khan Mumtaz

Mustafa Khan Mumtaz '28

Major(s) | History and Journalism

Hometown | Lahore, Pakistan

 

2025-26 Tyler Safranski

Tyler Safranski '26

Major(s) | Computer Science

Hometown | Sioux Falls

League of Legends Varsity competes in the Collegiate Champions League (CCL) on Mondays at 8 p.m. CST.

Rocket League

2025-26 Rocket League

2025-26 Varsity Team

2025-26 Noah Amundson

Noah Amundson '28

  • Major(s) | Nursing
  • Hometown | Byron, Minnesota
2025-26 Ben Kusie

Ben Kusie '28

Major(s) | Music

Hometown | Sioux Falls

2025-26 Caleb Mayrose

Caleb Mayrose '29

  • Major(s) | Mathematics and Computer Science
  • Hometown | Vermillion, South Dakota
2025-26 Alex Poitra

Alex Poitra '28

Major(s) | Mathematics and Computer Science

Hometown | Sioux Falls

Rocket League Varsity competes in the CCL on Sundays at 7 p.m. CST.

Valorant

2025-26 Varsity Team

Coach Bea Cross

Coach Bea "Kraif" Cross

Professional Valorant Coach

Hometown | Sydney, Australia

Anand Altangerel 2025-26

Anand Altangerel '28

Major(s) | Computer Science

Hometown | Ulaanbaatar, Mongolia

Ari Danon 2025-26

Ari Danon '27

Major(s) | Computer Science and Mathematics

Hometown | Houston, Texas

X-Avier Jimma 2025-26

X-avier Jimma '29

Major(s) | Business Administration and Fintech

Hometown | Sioux Falls

Kei Meister 2025-26

Kei Meister '28

Major(s) | Computer Science and Theatre

Hometown | Sioux City, Iowa

Andy Munkbaatar 2025-26

Andy Munkhbaatar '29

Major(s) | Business Administration

Hometown | Ulaanbaatar, Mongolia

Josh Ndukwe 2025-26

Josh Ndukwe '29

Major(s) | Accounting and Criminal Justice

Hometown | Federal Capital Territory (FCT) Abuja, Nigeria

Sean Sandefur 2025-26

Sean Sandefur '29

Major(s) | Accounting and Finance

Hometown | Seoul, South Korea

Valorant Varsity competes in the CCL on Sundays at 8 p.m. CST.