Digital athletes at Michigan State University compete in tournaments at the collegiate level and regularly place among the top contenders.
Our student athletes train and compete like any other varsity team on campus, with multiple practices, film review and matches in a week. Our teams are provided coaching, travel to events across the country, and play from a state-of-the-art competitive esports space.
The Michigan State University Varsity Esports team currently competes in Super Smash Bros Ultimate, Rocket League, and Valorant.
A limited number of scholarships for varsity esports are available.
2023-24 Esports Roster
| Name | Gamertag | Class | Major | Hometown / High School |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Andrew Bultman | Bu1ty | 2027 | Engineering | Rockford / Rockford |
| Nicholas Dowdican | Nock | 2027 | Undecided | Shelby Twp. / Eisenhower |
| Justin Frick | Tempoed | 2027 | Mechanical Engineering | Novi / Novi |
| Brenden Heughens | Brendini | 2025 | Supply Chain Management | Rochester Hills / Rochester |
| Bennett Marr | Marr | 2025 | Electrical Engineering | Okemos / Okemos |
| Owen Rodziczak | Pizza | 2027 | Finance | Macomb / Utica |
| Name | Gamertag | Class | Major | Hometown / High School |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Julian Alonso | Crash101 | 2026 | Animal Science | Detroit / Detroit Cristo Rey |
| Rodrigo Arce | Arkdee | 2026 | Economics and Finance | Lima, Peru / Colegio Santa María Marianistas |
| Rowan Clark | Aster | 2027 | Advanced Mathematics | Itasca, IL / Lake Park |
| Andrew Farrell | Drewish | 2027 | Business | Holland / West Ottawa |
| Callum Gross | Cal | 2026 | Physics | Oxford / Oxford |
| Adam Ismaili-Alaoui | Suspect | 2026 | Computer Science | Kalamazoo / Loy Norrix |
| Collin Landers | Pikz | 2025 | Economics | Tinley Park, IL / Victor J. Andrew |
| Ryan Marcus | Rydra | 2027 | Exploratory Studies | Centennial, CO / Arapahoe |
| Dyson Mingo | Dice | 2026 | Environmental Sciences and Sustainability | Bloomfield Hills / Seaholm |
| Name | Gamertag | Class | Major | Hometown / High School |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ammar Al Saadi | Frqdo | 2027 | Computer Science | Madison Heights / Madison Heights |
| Benjamin Forbes | Sting | 2026 | Computer Science | Grand Rapids / East Kentwood |
| John Harris | Frog | 2025 | Computer Science | Ann Arbor / Pioneer |
| Sanghoon Kim | Renaissance | 2026 | Computer Science | Rockville, MD / Thomas Wooton |
| John Masterman | Slammed | 2026 | Computer Science | Glenwood, MD / Glenelg |
| Calder Munro | Moonro | 2025 | Mechanical Engineering | Farmington Hills / Farmington Hills |
Christopher Bilski Contact
Jono Eaton Contact
Grayson Harding, Coach Contact
James Jordan, Coach Contact
Interested in trying out for the varsity esports team? Submit the interest Form
| Event | Date | Location/Conf. | Results |
|---|---|---|---|
| PEC Matches vs Boise State | 1/20, 1/22, 1/23 | PEC | |
| PEC Matches Vs USC | 1/27, 1/29, 1/30 | PEC | |
| PEC Matches vs Oklahoma | 2/3, 2/5, 2/6 | PEC | |
| PEC Matches vs Kansas | 2/10, 2/12, 2/13 | PEC | |
| PEC Matches vs Syracuse | 2/17, 2/19, 2/20 | PEC | |
| Midwest Esports Invitational | 2/23 | LAN | |
| PEC Matches vs Ohio State | 2/24, 2/26, 2/27 | PEC | |
| Midwest Esports Invitational | 3/1 | Chicago | |
| PEC Matches vs Nebraska | 3/3, 3/5, 3/6 | PEC | |
| Hawaii | 3/21, 3/22, 3/23 | Hawaii | |
| Hubbard Open Play Experience | 3/29 | Hubbard Esports Competition Hub | |
| Power Esports Conference | 4/4, 4/5, 4/6 | Vegas | |
| Midwest Esports | 4/11, 4/12, 4/13 | Indiana Tech | |
| Great Lakes Esports | 4/18, 4/19, 4,20 | Fort Wayne, Indiana | |
| Big Esports Conference | 4/25, 4/26, 4/27 | UMich Flint, BEC |
| Event | Date | Location/Conf. | Results |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rocket League VS Indiana | 1/16 | BEC | |
| SSBU VS Indiana | 1/17 | BEC | |
| Valorant VS Indiana | 1/18 | BEC | |
| Hawaii Invitational | 1/24–29 | Waikiki, HI | |
| Rocket League VS Ohio State | 1/23 | BEC | |
| SSBU VS Ohio State | 1/24 | BEC | |
| Valorant VS Ohio State | 1/25 | BEC | |
| Rocket League VS Nebraska | 1/30 | BEC | |
| SSBU VS Nebraska | 1/31 | BEC | |
| Valorant VS Nebraska | 2/1 | BEC | |
| Rocket League VS Minnesota | 2/6 | BEC | |
| SSBU VS Minnesota | 2/7 | BEC | |
| Valorant VS Minnesota | 2/8 | BEC | |
| Rocket League VS Illinois | 2/13 | BEC | |
| SSBU VS Illinois | 2/14 | BEC | |
| Valorant VS Illinois | 2/15 | BEC | |
| Rocket League VS Wisconsin | 2/20 | BEC | |
| SSBU VS Wisconsin | 2/21 | BEC | |
| Valorant VS Wisconsin | 2/22 | BEC | |
| Rocket League VS Penn State | 2/27 | BEC | |
| SSBU VS Penn State | 2/28 | BEC | |
| Valorant VS Penn State | 2/29 | BEC | |
| GrizzDen Invitational | Feb. TBD | Rochester, MI | |
| Midwest Esports Invitational | March TBD | Chicago, IL | |
| Boost on the Beach | March TBD | Myrtle Beach, SC | |
| Big Ten Championship | April TBD | TBD | |
| NACE Grand Finals | TBD | TBD | |
| MHSEL Finals | 4/20–21 | East Lansing, MI | |
| Pantheon | TBD | East Lansing, MI |
| Event | Date | Location/Conf. | Results |
|---|---|---|---|
| Riptide | 9/7–11 | Sandusky, OH | (2nd) |
| SSBU VS Aquinas College | 9/15 | NACE | W, 2-0 |
| Valorant VS Boise State University | 9/22 | NACE | W, 2-1 |
| Confluence Festival | 9/23 | Grand Rapids, MI | (1st) |
| Valorant VS University of South Florida | 9/25 | NACE | W, 2-1 |
| Rocket League VS University of Southern Mississippi | 9/25 | NACE | W, 3-0 |
| Rocket League VS University of Kansas | 9/25 | NACE | L, 2-3 |
| Valorant VS University of Mississippi | 9/27 | NACE | W, 2-0 |
| SSBU VS Akron University | 9/28 | NACE | L, 1-2 |
| Rocket League VS Boise State University | 10/2 | NACE | |
| Valorant VS Old Dominion University | 10/4 | NACE | W, 2-0 |
| SSBU VS Baldwin Wallace University | 10/5 | NACE | W, 2-0 |
| Get Cooked | 10/7 | East Lansing, MI | |
| Rocket League VS Iowa | 10/10 | BEC | W |
| SSBU VS Iowa | 10/11 | BEC | W, 2-0 |
| Valorant VS Iowa | 10/12 | BEC | |
| Rocket League VS Purdue | 10/17 | BEC | L, 1-3 |
| SSBU VS Purdue | 10/18 | BEC | W, 2-0 |
| Valorant VS Purdue | 10/19 | BEC | W, 2-1 |
| Big House | 10/20–22 | Ann Arbor, MI | |
| Rocket League VS Northwestern | 10/24 | BEC | W, 3-0 |
| SSBU VS Northwestern | 10/25 | BEC | W, 2-0 |
| Valorant VS Northwestern | 10/26 | BEC | L, 0-2 |
| Rocket League VS USC | 10/31 | BEC | W, 3-0 |
| SSBU VS USC | 11/1 | BEC | W, 2-0 |
| Valorant VS USC | 11/2 | BEC | W |
| Rocket League VS Rutgers | 11/7 | BEC | L, 1-3 |
| SSBU VS Rutgers | 11/8 | BEC | |
| Valorant VS Rutgers | 11/9 | BEC | W, 2-1 |
| Rocket League VS Maryland | 11/14 | BEC | L, 3-2 |
| SSBU VS Maryland | 11/15 | BEC | |
| Valorant VS Maryland | 11/16 | BEC | L, 2-0 |
| Pantheon | POSTPONED | East Lansing, MI | |
| Rocket League VS UCLA | 11/28 | BEC | W, 3-1 |
| SSBU VS UCLA | 11/29 | BEC | W, 2-0 |
| Valorant VS UCLA | 11/30 | BEC | W, 2-0 |
| NACE Grand Finals | 12/1–3 | Boise, ID | (2nd) |
| Rocket League VS Michigan | 12/5 | BEC | W, 3-0 |
| SSBU VS Michigan | 12/6 | BEC | W, 2-0 |
| Valorant VS Michigan | 12/7 | BEC | W |
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