Harrisburg University of Science and Technology will host third annual Pennsylvania Cup featuring collegiate esports teams from across PA competing in Overwatch and League of Legends from February 27-28. The collegiate esports tournament will take place entirely online this year due to complications and restrictions caused by the global COVID-19 pandemic.
Harrisburg University has been hosting the Harrisburg University Esports Invitational since 2018, and in 2020, the event will return for the third consecutive year with a small adjustment.
Despite facing numerous obstacles in the face of the COVID-19 pandemic, Harrisburg University’s Esports team, the HU Storm, displayed passion and resiliency by winning its second consecutive Collegiate Overwatch National Championship this afternoon.
Despite the unprecedented hurdles of COVID-19, Harrisburg University's Esports team, the HU Storm, displayed true commitment, passion, and resiliency by advancing to the Tespa Collegiate Overwatch National Championship set for 3 p.m. Saturday, July 18. Read more on their success here:
Harrisburg University is one of only a handful of universities across the U.S. to offer an Esports undergraduate degree program.
Global Esports and the Harrisburg University Storm have entered a new partnership. The partnership between the one of the leading programs in collegiate esports and the Indian Overwatch organization, who currently own a Contenders team as well as Team India for the Overwatch World Cup, is unique both in its cross-competitive tier and cross-continental establishment.
Harrisburg University Storm took home the top honor of “Best Collegiate Esports Program” during the Tempest Awards Gala in Las Vegas, NV. The Pennsylvania powerhouse beat out other collegiate esports programs like Maryville University, UC Irvine, UC Berkley and University of Utah.
If there was any doubt about the continued exponential growth of esports among North American colleges and universities, one need only to have attended this year’s National Association of Collegiate Esports (NACE) conference in Harrisburg, Pennsylvania, to have that notion dispelled.
Smeltz sat down with Inven Global's Nick Geracie to discuss his past positions in LoL esports, his responsibilites as director of HU Storm, and the future of collegiate esports.
Alex "Xpecial" Chu will be relocating to Harrisburg, PA to take his coaching role for Harrisburg University to the next level. The former professional esports athlete began coaching the HU Storm League of Legends team remotely in January of 2019.
Harrisburg University's esports team, HU Storm, provides its students with some of the best collegiate esports facilities and resources to promote rapid growth and success. HU Storm is the first collegiate team to ever employ former professional esports players as coaches.
With nearly a decade of experience in LoL Esports, Xpecial adds a wealth of experience and unique insights from both professional playing and coaching that bolsters an already impressive Harrisburg University esports program. Inven Global's Nick D'Orazio spoke with Xpecial about the newest chapter in his Lol Esports career and the present and future of collegiate esports.
Joemeister joined Nick Geracie to discuss the development of collegiate esports, his experience playing for the Phliadelphia Fusion in the Overwatch League, and becoming the Head Coach for Harrisburg University's Overwatch team.
Harrisburg University holds PA Cup Tournament with over 30 PA collegiate esports teams More than 30 varsity and club level teams from colleges and universities across Pennsylvania will go head-to-head
Harrisburg, Pa., USA, (January 24, 2019) — Harrisburg University of Science and Technology (HU) is doubling down after a recent 4th place national ranking and has hired former professional playe
The following is the full text of Harrisburg University's 2018/01/03 press release. Harrisburg University Storm Welcomes Professional Overwatch Player to Esports Coaching Staff Gramano brings three years of professional experience to collegiate esports team on the rise Harrisburg, Pa., USA, (January 4, 2019) — Harrisburg University of Science and Technology (HU) has made its mark on the esports landscape, and with the addition of a world-ranked Overwatch gamer to its coaching staff, is positioned to take on 2019 with even more vigor. As many professional esports athletes make the transition to coaching, HU saw an opportunity to invest in its team yet again. The Storm has welcomed Giuseppe “Joemeister” Gramano, a former professional Overwatch player with the Philadelphia Fusion and competitor for Team Canada in the Overwatch World Championship in 2017.
On the 21st to the 22nd of September, Harrisburg University (HU) is hosting the largest collegiate Esports tournament to date.HU is inviting anyone who is interested in collegiate competitive Esports.
