Three years later, UTA’s varsity esports program is still going strong

Noah Flint, UTA's esports assistant director, sits before a computer in the varsity esports practice room June 22 in the Maverick Activities Center. Flint, who started at UTA on May 2, previously held the same position at Lubbock Christian University.Eleven years ago, impassioned gamers banded together to form UTA’s esports club.

The club saw great success, culminating in winning the 2017 Heroes of the Dorm National Championship and over $500,000 in scholarships. By 2019, UTA joined the growing trend and shifted its esports club into a varsity program competing in three games: Rocket League, Overwatch and League of Legends.

Noah Flint, UTA’s esports assistant director, said these are a…