New coach. New players. Same results. The Madison College Esports program kept with tradition in its first year under interim head coach Tyler Dillen and won a fifth NJCAAE national championship in Rocket League. The Fall 2025 title marks the 11th championship overall for the WolfPack, which is playing in its 11th semester since beginning in Fall 2020. The championship win required back-to-back series wins over Marshalltown Community College to complete a 13-2 season, while also avenging an early playoff loss. 

Rocket League (Team - Robert Saltzman, Cam Axtman, Jacob Lindow, Riley Woyach)

Madison College opened the season with seven straight victories, losing just once game throughout the stretch. Following a 3-1 setback to Walters State College, the WolfPack secured wins in their final two matches to head into the NJCAAE playoffs with a 9-1 record. After a Round 1 bye, the Pack took on Warren Tech and claimed a 3-1 victory to advance to the Upper Finals, where they were defeated 3-1 by Marshalltown Community College. That resulted in a rematch with Warren Tech in the Lower Finals, and after another 3-1 decision, Madison and Marshalltown were on another collision course to decide the Grand Finals winner. With the Tigers yet to lose in the postseason, the WolfPack needed to come through with two consecutive wins to become champions. And that's just what they did, earning a dramatic 4-3 victory in the first best-of-seven series, and following it up with a 4-2 win in the second series to win their second consecutive Rocket League championship to sweep the 2025 calendar year. The WolfPack has played in the NJCAAE Rocket League Grand Finals in six consecutive semesters, with 

"Our Rocket League 3v3 team was mostly composed of newcomers, but quickly learned how to work together during the high pressure and rapid environment that is Rocket League and brought home a national championship victory. Cam Axtman and Jacob Lindow had experience playing together at Deerfield High School, but when graduating on to the Madison College WolfPack team, they were greeted by our all-star champion Robert Saltzman and quickly adapted to complement each other's strengths to become a powerhouse of a team. With this being Robert's final semester, he wanted to ensure that they brought home one more trophy to further cement his legacy on the team."



WATCH: NJCAAE CHAMPIONSHIP - Madison College vs. Marshalltown Community College

Valorant (Team - Tyler Beyer, Nicholas Patterson, Bhim Gurung, Blake Thurston, Tenzin Norgye)

The Valorant team was hoping to regain their championship footing since last completing a national title three-peat in Fall 2024. After back-to-back losses dropped Madison College to 1-2 to start the season, the WolfPack righted the ship and strung together four straight wins to take a 5-2 mark into the postseason. An early 2-0 loss to Blinn College in Round 1 dropped the Pack into the consolation bracket, where they regained some momentum with a 2-1 victory against Laredo College and a 2-0 shutout of Northern Virginia Community College. The wins propelled Madison into the NJCAAE quarterfinals, where the season ended with a 2-0 loss against Pratt Community College. The WolfPack finished 7-4.

"Valorant had a very strong showing this season, bringing together returners with multiple seasons of experience with each other along with the team's newest player, Tenzin Norgye. The team went up against some of their strongest opponents that they have faced in the past, and kept a level head and spent a lot of time outside of normal practices and matches to thoroughly comb through every tiny detail of their matches to make themselves as strong as ever. Just one week after their postseason loss, they're already planning on what they want to do with their next season in the Spring 2026."

Super Smash Bros. Ultimate (Players - Arshenyo Chen, Quade Wolter, Griffin Connell)

A brand new cast of players took to SSBU this semester, and came away with varied results, including many head-to-head matchups. Quade Wolter went 7-4 during the regular season and Griffin Connell was 7-3; however, neither qualified for the NJCAAE Postseason. Arshenyo Chen did with a 9-3 record, but was unable to earn a playoff victory as he lost 3-1 in Round 1 and 3-1 in Consolation Round 2, with each loss coming to a player from Marshalltown Community College.

"Our Super Smash Bros. Ultimate team was composed entirely of new players who haven't played in a competitive format before. They all performed spectacularly and worked hard with their coach to identify flaws and where to improve their skills. The team faced some issues with all players being in the same tournament bracket group which resulted in only allowing one player to pass on to playoffs, but all our players were able to compete at a high level and start acclimating themselves to a competitive scene."

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