It was another award-winning year for the Saints Esports program at the Annual National Association of Collegiate Esports (NACE) awards, where St. Clair College took home three honours among several finalist nominations.
The Saints were winners in the following categories:
St. Clair College's Esports program has been nominated for 12 National Association of Collegiate Esports (NACE) Awards, the most nominations of any college or university in North America.
The Saints have been recognized as finalists in the following categories:
For the second straight year, St. Clair College's Call of Duty Esports team has won the National Association of Collegiate Esports (NACE) Spring North American Championship.
St. Clair College has made history by winning its first-ever Collegiate Rocket League (CRL) Championship, the first time a Canadian school has taken the title.
The Saints entered the CRL Spring Championship's Top 8 playoffs as the number one seed this past weekend where they took on the best programs in North America.
When Shaun Byrne first pitched a collegiate esports program at St. Clair College back in 2016, he wasn't sure how viable it would be at the Canadian College level.
"I imagined it was possible, but I didn't imagine that we'd be leading the charge," said St. Clair College Esports Director, Shaun Byrne.
For the second year in a row, St. Clair College has swept the Esport Canada Post Secondary (ECPS) Canadian Esports Nationals.
St. Clair fended off strong competition from the likes of Conestoga and Keyano College, but ultimately captured all six of the ECPS National Championships.
In total, Saints Esports has now earned 15 Canadian National Championships.