Saints VALORANT win NACE North American Championship

For the first time since 2021, the Saints Esports program has won a National Association of Collegiate Esports (NACE) North American Championship.

Fresh off a Top 8 finish at the Red Bull Campus Clutch World Championships last weekend, the Saints VALORANT squad took on West Virginia University Wednesday night in the Grand Finals of the NACE Varsity Premier Division.

The Saints were riding a 9-game win streak in NACE, including an undefeated 6-0 regular season record to claim 1st seed heading into Playoffs. The Saints dominated the likes of Oklahoma Christian University, Kennesaw State and Converse University on route to the Grand Finals appearance against the 3rd seed West Virginia.

With a convincing 2-0 series win, the Saints took down the Mountaineers to claim St. Clair’s first NACE North American Championship since their Fortnite Championship of Spring 2021.

“We knew we were the favourite going in, we just had to show up and do our jobs,” said first-year student Isaac Walton. “West Virginia is a strong team and fought hard, but we were on our game. When we play the way we did against them, we are tough to beat.”

Saints VALORANT

Emre Gocer, London, UK — Esports Admin. & Entrepreneurship

Mirel Hrustemovic, Windsor, ON — Esports Admin. & Entrepreneurship

Youssef Daghache, Windsor, ON — Honours Bachelor of Business Administration

Tanner McGhee, Camarillo, CA — Business Administration - Marketing

Isaac Walton, Cobourg, ON — Electro Engineering Technology - Robotics

Tristan Carrillo, Chicago, IL — Liberal Arts

Steven Fisher, Montréal, QC — Liberal Arts

Head Coach Owen Mantha, Windsor, ON — Esports Admin. & Entrepreneurship

Strategic Coach Mark Anisov, Laval, QC — Medical Laboratory Science

Analyst Hadi Zaitoun, Windsor, ON — Computer Programming