Ten semesters after the creation of the Madison College Esports program prior to the 2020-21 academic year, coach Joe Hanson and his WolfPack have won their tenth NJCAAE national championship. Madison College finished an undefeated season in Rocket League with a 3-0 sweep of Bismarck State College to claim their fourth banner in that game title. 

"Our team put out an amazing effort during the spring playoffs with Overwatch, Rocket League, and Super Smash Bros. Ultimate all having representation in their brackets," stated Hanson following his fifth year leading the program. "Plus, our Rocket League team earned a bit of sweet revenge from Fall's championship struggles against a familiar opponent, Bismarck State College. Earning the team's 10th championship this spring is nothing short of a dynasty that we seek to extend."

Rocket League (Team - Noah Freeman, Robert Saltzman, Matthew Suhr, Jalen Wilson)

Madison College rolled through their regular season, winning all six matches in 3-0 sweeps. They were rewarded with the #1-seed in the national tournament, which opened with a another sweep of #8-seed Harrisburg Area Community College. In the quarterfinals, #5 Catawba Valley took Game 1 of the best-of-5 series to snap a 21-game win streak for the Pack. Madison College responded by winning four straight games to win and advance to the semifinals, where they swept #2 Bismarck State College. After BSC won an elimination semifinal to earn another championship showdown with the WolfPack. This time, Madison College came through with yet another clean victory to pick up its fourth Rocket League title in the last five semesters.

"We've had some truly historic Rocket League teams over the years and this spring was no different! It wasn't more than a couple weeks into the season and you could see the chemistry and remarkable talent this roster contained. Thankfully, we had a some flexibilty over the week with spring break - pulling in our sub for back-to-back weeks and keeping the perfect season intact. It wasn't until the semifinals of the playoffs that any team was able to take even a single game from this roster, but a late-game stunner ended the streak. This did nothing other than light a fire under them to play even harder and lock in for the remainder of the playoffs. In the Championship game, our team set the pace and never looked back - running over rival Bismarck State College in a clean sweep 3-0, securing another title for Madison College."



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NJCAAE Rocket League CS Bracket

In addition to their national championship run, the Rocket League team also posted a 5-4 record in the Midwest Collegiate Rocket League. 

Overwatch 2 (Team - Amber Evans, Riley Woyach, Grace Simpson, Paul Lucero, Gabriel Wong, Kianna Gaines)

Madison College Esports has had its struggles over the last five years in the title Overwatch; however, the Spring 2025 team turned that around in a big way. A 5-2 record in the regular season yielded a #3-seed in the NJCAAE CS Tournament. After dispatching of #6 Alvin Community College with a 3-0 sweep, the WolfPack were one-game away from an appearance in the grand final. Unfortunately, the Pack's run was ended with a 3-0 loss in the national semifinals by #2 Missouri State University-West Plain, and then finished with a 3-0 loss ot #5 Calhoun Community College in the third place match. 

"Overwatch had a great season this year, especially considering we began Fall 2024 with only one returning player from the previous semester's roster. They played as if they had been at it for years, after only mere weeks of playing together, and sadly it all came crashing down too soon when they were eliminated in the semifinals. However, its worth noting that finishing in 4th place this spring is a team-record for this title and they should be very proud."



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NJCAAE Overwatch 2 CS Bracket

Super Smash Bros. Ultimate (Celeste House & Connor Mayhew)

The duo of Connor Mayhew and Celeste House returned to SSBU for another semester of competition. During the regular season, Mayhew went 6-1 and earned the #11 seed in the national tournament, while House posted a record of 3-4 and just missed out on qualifying. Mayhew began the postseason with back-to-back 3-0 wins over #22 CallmeCorrin (Marshalltown Community College) and an upset of #6 Cosmo6064 (Southwestern Oregon Community College). A Round 3 loss to #3 Heerio (Marshalltown Community College) by a close score of 3-2 dropped Mayhew into the losers bracket. They he managed to pick up another victory with a 3-1 decision over #21 canyoudont (Bismarck State College) before his postseason run ended in Losers Round 8 with a 3-1 setback to #2 GoodGame (Lorain County Community College). He finished the semester with a 9-3 record.

"Connor M. made a strong showing for SSBU in the first rounds of the playoffs, but a couple heart-breaking series caught up with him in later rounds, eliminating him for a top 8 finish this spring. He's planning on returning this fall, where he hopes to break free from top 8 placements and make another run for a title."

NJCAAE Super Smash Bros. Ultimate CS Bracket

Valorant (Team - Tyler Beyer, Sean Lahey, Nicholas Patterson, Bhim Gurung, Noah Nedbalek, Blake Thurston, Jaewon Lim)

Following a dominating run of three consecutive NJCAAE National Championships in Valorant, the WolfPack took a chance at competing on a higher level known as Collegiate Valorant (CVAL). Madison College went 3-5 in their eight regular season contests, and failed to make the postseason.

"Our Valorant team competed in CVAL through the NJCAAE partnership this spring. They had a season full of close games as they competed at the top division, barely missing the post-season in a down-to-the-wire series in the final week of the regular season.  They will look to rebuild over the summer and bring their best effort in the Fall."

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