Viking GG Gazette

Cleveland State University E-sports

Author

Lexi Pewitt
April 14, 2025

3/31-4/14

GLEC 2025 Spring Finals

This past weekend, CSU’s Esports team drove down to South Bend, Indiana, for the 2025 GLEC Spring Finals! We had a great time playing some challenging games, chatting with other teams and directors, and getting to bond as a team. This tournament was an awesome closing to our season!

Smash Ultimate’s Victor Marcelo, aka “Dreamless”

CSU’s Smash Ultimate team finished second place overall in the GLEC 2025 Spring Finals! The game was a nailbiter. each game coming down to one stock. Great work, Smash team!

Smash Ultimate’s Rory Galbraith, aka “Chimpus”

CSU’s Overwatch Green team finished second place overall in the GLEC 2025 Spring Finals! It was a tough final game, but we played strong and put up a great fight! Awesome job, Overwatch Green!

Overwatch Green’s Cole Pochedley, aka “Alizu”

Overwatch Green’s Jose Valdez Saldana, aka “Iruleu1”

CSU’s Rocket League team finished fifth place in the 2025 GLEC Spring Finals! After a disappointing first-round exit, they were able to rack up 3 wins to finish off the tournament. Way to go, Rocket League team!

From left to right: Collin Hall (orb.), Jacob Rivera (L0B0.), and Tymir Jones (CIPROCATE)

Rocket League’s Jacob Rivera, aka “L0b0.”

From left to right: Corey B. (Arctic), Rory G. (Chimpus), Victor M. (Dreamless), Cole P. (Alizu), Pj Farrell, Jose V. (Iruleu1), Steven F. (Muhiki), Isaac K. (End3r), and Collin H. (orb.).

Congratulations to all of our GLEC award winners. Categories were for the first and second teams for each respective game. We are so proud of each and every one of our players for this amazing accomplishment! Keep up the good work, everyone!

Director of CSU Esports, Pj Farrell

Special shoutout and congratulations to Director, Pj Farrell for being awarded program of the year! We love and appreciate all of your hard work and dedication towards the team. We love you Pj! 💚

From left to right: Lexi P. (doverra), Adam S. (Shoes), Gabby P. (ShamWow), Jackson B. (Nebbyindabag), Maddux B. (Svexx), and Sagan W. (Winter).

Congrats to all three teams, each award winner, and to Pj Farrell for the amazing accomplishments during this tournament. We look forward to seeing what the future holds for our program. 💚

CSU’s League of Legends Team Qualifies for NECC Nationals

Left (Front to back): Tim S. (HisBeardsWeird), Rocco S. (Kaizix), and Jason S. (Jaeson). Right (Front to back): Aidan P. (FlyingRedTiger), Matt N. (Skrub McLord), and Sean B. (Aqualad2012).

CSU’s Valorant White Team Finishes 2nd in CVAL Open Finals

From left to right: Micheal T (kro), Levi M. (LevyChevy), Daniel T. (Revey), Connor (Kamino), and Wilson L. (Nikuz)

Additionally, CSU’s Valorant White team has qualified for CVAL Open Division Championship, competing against 16 other teams.

Games start on April 19th! 🎮

CSU Athletic Honors Lunch

From left to right: Tymir Jones, Jason Simon, Victor Marcelo, Rocco Sladky, Cory Brotosky, and Ruben Lipins.

On April 2nd, CSU’s esports team joined the other 17 athletics teams to celebrate our students who received honors awards in the Fall 2024 semester. On our team alone, 19 students had a 3.35 or above, and 4 students had a 4.0 or above. Here at CSU, academics come first, and we are so proud of our players and honored to have such intelligent and hard-working students on our team! Great job, team! We are excited to see how great everyone does in the spring! 💚

The players who received presidents awards (3.9+ gpa) were:

Jason Simon and 2025 valedictorian, Jose Valdez Saldana.

The players who achieved honors awards (3.25+) were:

Cory Brotosky, Sean Brown, Rory Galbraith, Isaiah Howard, Tymir Jones, Ruben Lipins, Victor Marcelo, Levi McFetridge, Quinn Pauly, Lexi Pewitt, Cole Pochedley, Junior Ramos, Rocco Sladky, Michael Ta, Eric Weatherall, and Sagan Woolner.

Senior Spotlight

Sean Brown, "Aqualad2012," League of Legends

Meet Sean Brown, aka “Aqualad2012.” Sean is a senior chemical engineering major from North Canton, Ohio. He is a support player on CSU’s League of Legends team, usually playing Rakan, Renata, Glasc, or Seraphine. Sean has also been on CSU’s Esports team since its inception back in 2022! After graduating this spring, Sean is hoping to work in the US Patent Office. In his free time, Sean enjoys reading and swimming (where else would the gamertag come from?)! Thank you so much, Sean, for your loyalty and dedication to the program! We appreciate each memory and everything you’ve brought to the team! We’ll miss you, Sean! 💚🎮

Interested in Joining Cleveland State’s D1 Varsity Esports Team?

CSU Esports is a D1 Varsity program offering the perfect mix of intense competition and unforgettable team experiences. Between thrilling tournaments, exciting team activities, and valuable volunteer events, this is your chance to be part of something extraordinary!

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Scoreboard & Upcoming Schedule

Scores from 3/31-4/13 and Schedule 4/14-4/28

Check CSU Esport’s Twitter/X account for updates!

League of Legends

NACE

  • 4/1 - CSU’s League of Legends team takes a 2-0 win against Grand Valley State University in NACE playoffs

  • 4/8 - CSU’s League of Legends team takes a 0-2 loss against Winthrop University in NACE playoffs

Smash Ultimate

NACE

  • 4/3 - CSU’s Smash Ultimate team takes a 2-1 loss against Shenandoah University in NACE playoffs

LCQ

  • 4/2 - CSU’s Smash Ultimate team wins 2-1 against Manchester University

  • 4/3 - CSU’s Smash Ultimate team takes an 0-2 loss against Wichita University

Overwatch Green

LCQ

  • 3/31 - CSU’s Overwatch Green team takes an 0-3 loss against Sienna Heights University

Overwatch White

NACE

  • 4/1 - CSU’s Overwatch White team loses 0-3 against Messiah University in NACE playoffs

Rocket League

NACE

  • 3/31 - CSU’s Rocket League team wins 3-0 against Wichita University

  • 4/1 - CSU’s Rocket League team takes a 0-3 loss against the University of Mississippi

Valorant Green

NECC

  • 3/31 - CSU’s Valorant Green team wins 2-1 against Fisher College in NECC playoffs

  • 4/7 - CSU’s Valorant Green team takes a 0-3 loss against Fischer college in NECC playoffs

Valorant White

CVAL

  • 4/12 - CSU’s Valorant White team takes a 2-0 win against the University of Akron

Upcoming Events

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-gg! ✌️