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Austin Lich (King Lich) started coaching BK esports in the 2021-2022 School year with great success with students! Coach Lich has taken students to state in two titles!
Smash
Overwatch
Belmond Klemme is a founding member of the Iowa High School Esports Association and we compete in the following titles
to learn more about the IHSEA - click here!
Rainbow Six Siege
Smash Bros
Overwatch
Valorant
Colleges in Iowa who have established an Esports program and who offer scholarships for high school players to attend and participate in the program. The list will be added to as more participate
Buena Vista University
Storm Lake, IA
Contact: Trevor Berneking, Director of Esports and Intramurals
Email: bernekingt@bvu.edu
Phone: (712) 749-1454
Program: Varsity
Titles offered: Rocket League, Valorant, League of Legends, Rainbow Six Siege, Fortnite, Smash, COD, Madden, FIFA, NBA 2K, iRacing
Titles they are considering: Overwatch
Scholarships: Every student that applies for BVU gets an academic scholarship anywhere between $16,000-$27,000 dependent on GPA, class rank and test score. Esports scholarships range from $500 per year to $1500 per year.
Other academic programs that work with esports: Our school of business does work with internships. Working on getting DIGI on board to do some broadcasting and video production but right now it is our team doing these things.
Northwestern College
Orange City, Iowa
Contact: Cole Prescott, Director of Esports
Email: cole.prescott@nwciowa.edu
Phone: (605) 610-8097
Program: Varsity
Titles offered: Overwatch 2, Rocket League, Valorant
Titles they are considering: Smash
Scholarships: We offer scholarships for students interested in competing, casting, live stream & video production, and other esports industry roles. Esports scholarships stack on top of students’ other financial aid, and the average financial aid award that students receive is $28,000.
Clarke College
Dubuque, Iowa
Contact: Henry Johnston, Director of Esports
Email: henry.johnston@clarke.edu
Phone: (563) 588-6350
Program: Varsity
Titles offered: Apex Legends, Call of Duty, FIFA, Fortnite, Hearthstone, NBA 2K, Madden NFL, Rocket League
Titles they are considering: Valorant, Super Smash Bros. Ultimate, League of Legends
Scholarships: We currently offer academic scholarships for participation, similar to all varsity sports on our campus like football or basketball
Grand View University
Des Moines, Iowa
Contact: Nathan Ragsdell, Director of Esports
Email: nragsdell@grandview.edu
Phone: (515) 263-2885
Program: Varsity
Titles offered: Overwatch, LoL, Fortnite, Rocket League
Titles they are considering: Rocket League, Valorant
Scholarships: Scholarships are the same as all other athletic teams at Grand View University.
St. Ambrose University
Davenport, Iowa
Esports Contact: Chase Neukam, Director of Esports
Email: neukamchase@sau.edu
Phone: (765) 977-9263
Program Contact: Jullian Thomas, Program Relations Director
Email: Thomasjullian@sau.edu
Phone: (317) 490-0233
Program: Varsity
Titles offered: Smash Ultimate, Overwatch, League of Legends, Smite, Call of Duty, Apex Legends, Rainbow Six Siege, Rocket League
Titles they are considering: Valorant
Scholarships: We currently offer scholarships to our varsity students for playing, casting, production, management, or any affiliated skill sets. Most of the financial aid comes from academic aid where 80% of the tuition can be earned with a solid GPA or test scores.
Coe College
Cedar Rapids, Iowa
Contact: Curt Kimm, Director/Head Coach
Email: ckimm@coe.edu
Phone: (319) 929-6936
Program: Varsity
Titles offered: Valorant, Overwatch, Rocket League, League of Legends
Wartburg College
Waverly, Iowa
Contact: Joshua Fischer, Esports Head Coach
Email: joshua.fischer@wartburg.edu
Phone: (305) 987-7437
Program: Varsity
Titles offered: Rocket League, League of Legends, Valorant
Titles they are considering: Overwatch 2, Super Smash Bros Ultimate
Scholarships: Currently as an NCAA D3 school, we do not offer athletic scholarships and that includes our esports program
Cornell College
Mount Vernon, Iowa
Contact: Jack VonKampen, Esports Director
Email: jvonkampen@cornellcollege.edu
Phone: (319) 895-4365
Program: Varsity
Titles offered: League of Legends, Rocket League, Valorant, Overwatch 2, Super Smash Bros. Ultimate, Rainbow Six Siege, Apex Legends, Hearthstone
Scholarships: We offer scholarships to potential varsity members. In the future, all varsity members will be on scholarship.
Simpson College
Indianola, Iowa
Contact: Hubert Whan Tong, Esports Director
Email: hubert.whantong@simpson.edu
Phone: (302) 332-2334
Program: Varsity
Titles offered: Valorant League of Legends Rocket League Smash Ultimate Chess Magic the Gathering Arena
Titles they are considering: Overwatch 2, Apex, Legends, Fortnite
Scholarships: Currently offering merit-based scholarships.
Western Iowa Tech Community College
Sioux City, Iowa
Esports Contact: Mike Craig/Cale Conner, Head Coach Esports
Email: Mike: mike.craig@witcc.edu and Cale: cale.conner@witcc.edu
Phone: (712) 587-9688
Program: Blended
Titles offered: Valorant, Overwatch 2, Rocket League, Super Smash Bros.
Titles they are considering: Madden, Fifa, NBA 2k, Mortal Kombat 11, COD, Rainbow Six
Scholarships: We currently offer athletic scholarships for Tier 1 and Tier 2 student athletes. The college offers several other scholarships including housing. Students may also receive financial aid.
Other academic programs that work with your esports program: We will be working with other programs to adding shout casting. We also have a video game design program we work with directly.