THE FOLLOWING IS A DANVILLE AREA COMMUNITY COLLEGE RELEASE
DANVILLE – As we celebrate Community College Month in April, it’s a wonderful opportunity to showcase the many ways our colleges serve the public beyond educational opportunities. It is a part of our Mission to be a good partner and to share our resources with the community whenever possible.
Danville Area Community College has a reputation for excellence when it comes to hosting sports tournaments. From its 30-year (and still going) history with the NJCAA National Basketball Tournament to the Vermilion County Principals’ Association Basketball and Cheer Tournaments, DACC has become the place to hold a sporting event. That reputation for hospitality and service will grow with the addition of the Vermilion County Volleyball Tournament this fall on October 14 and 16 in the Mary Miller Gym.
Aside from traditional sports, DACC has been making a name for itself in the eSports world. For the second year, DACC will host the IHSA eSports Sectional Tournament. The Clock Tower Center at DACC is being taken over by 170 competitors from 20 high schools in Central Illinois. Saturday’s (April 22) event begins at 9am and will last all day.
Michael “Guido” Esteves, eSports Coordinator at DACC says, “We’re excited to host the IHSA eSports regionals for the second year. eSports is booming and this year’s tournament has doubled in size from last year. This is a homerun as far as a recruiting event for DACC, both as a College and for the eSports program.”
Students will compete as individuals in FIFA (Soccer), and Super Smash Bros.; and as teams for Mario Kart Deluxe, Rocket League, and Super Smash Bros. Crew Battle.
In addition to DACC’s reputation for hosting major tournaments, Esteves says the College was chosen to host because, “We are one of the few places with the space and gear necessary to accommodate the competition.” This one event requires more than $25,000 of gaming gear and will encompass spaces in the entire Clock Tower building.
On Saturday, April 22, teams and individual players will descend on Danville from high schools in Bloomington, Eureka, Normal –(Community), (Community West), and (University), Kankakee (McNamara) and (Senior), Milford, Peotone, Streator (Woodland), Washington, Danville, Flanagan-Cornell, Mahomet-Seymour, Pontiac, Salt Fork, Armstrong, Donovan, Morton, and Westville.
For more information about the upcoming eSports tournament or to arrange a photo opportunity, contact Esteves at g.esteves@dacc.edu or call 217.443.8738.
PARTICIPANTS
SCHOOL PLAYER NAME GRADE EVENTNAME
Bloomington (H.S.)
Bloomington (H.S.) Daniel Bucio So. FIFA Individual #1
Bloomington (H.S.) Rodrigo Cruz Rafael So. FIFA Individual #2
Bloomington (H.S.) Landyn Carter Fr. Mario Kart Deluxe
Bloomington (H.S.) Miles Cisney Fr. Mario Kart Deluxe
Bloomington (H.S.) Samuel Cisney Sr. Mario Kart Deluxe
Bloomington (H.S.) Maggi Denham Fr. Mario Kart Deluxe
Bloomington (H.S.) Gabriel Fernandes So. Mario Kart Deluxe
Bloomington (H.S.) Marcus Griffin Sr. Mario Kart Deluxe
Bloomington (H.S.) Wyatt Alexander Fr. Rocket League Team
Bloomington (H.S.) Charles Beasley Jr. So. Rocket League Team
Bloomington (H.S.) Malaki Watkins Fr. Rocket League Team
Bloomington (H.S.) Wesley Kalmes-Finch Fr. Rocket League Team
Bloomington (H.S.) Jackson Rogers So. Rocket League Team
Bloomington (H.S.) Shawn Whiteside Sr. Super Smash Bros Individiual #1
Bloomington (H.S.) Miller Jessen Sr. Super Smash Bros Individiual #2
Eureka
Eureka Levi Waller Fr. FIFA Individual #1
Eureka Michael Gof Jr. Mario Kart Deluxe
Eureka Derek Waugh Fr. Mario Kart Deluxe
Eureka Jack Harmon Sr. Mario Kart Deluxe
Eureka Caidyn Kilpatrick Jr. Mario Kart Deluxe
Eureka Kyson Burton Fr. Rocket League Team
Eureka Hunter Heath So. Rocket League Team
Eureka Allen Jones Fr. Rocket League Team
Eureka Dalton Thomas Jr. Rocket League Team
Eureka Jacob Skutt Jr. Super Smash Bros Individiual #1
Normal (Community West)
Normal (Community West) Nick Marshall Sr. FIFA Individual #1
Normal (Community West) Geoffrey Morgan Sr. FIFA Individual #2
Normal (Community West) Ben Bogner Sr. Mario Kart Deluxe
Normal (Community West) Noah Jett Sr. Mario Kart Deluxe
Normal (Community West) Cale McCombs Jr. Mario Kart Deluxe
Normal (Community West) Caleb Sauer Sr. Mario Kart Deluxe
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Normal (Community West) Dane Schlipmann Fr. Mario Kart Deluxe
Normal (Community West) Isaiah Wilcoski Sr. Mario Kart Deluxe
Normal (Community West) Joseph Smyder Fr. Mario Kart Deluxe
Normal (Community West) Dante Phipps Sr. Rocket League Team
Normal (Community West) Jacob Jones So. Rocket League Team
Normal (Community West) Aiden Grubb Fr. Rocket League Team
Normal (Community West) Mason Janvrin Sr. Rocket League Team
Normal (Community West) Andrew Jagla Sr. Rocket League Team
Normal (Community West) Ethan Hargrove Jr. Super Smash Bros Crew Battle
Normal (Community West) Raphael Bruce Sr. Super Smash Bros Crew Battle
Normal (Community West) Ernst Nkangu Sr. Super Smash Bros Crew Battle
Normal (Community West) Logan Collison Jr. Super Smash Bros Crew Battle
Normal (Community West) AJ Bruce Fr. Super Smash Bros Crew Battle
Normal (Community West) Emery Gonzalez Fr. Super Smash Bros Crew Battle
Normal (Community West) Kirk Whitsitt Sr. Super Smash Bros Crew Battle
Normal (Community West) Jacob Neblock Fr. Super Smash Bros Crew Battle
Normal (Community West) Ethan Gray Fr. Super Smash Bros Individiual #1
Normal (University)
Normal (University) Landon Hinkle So. FIFA Individual #1
Normal (University) Dedric Durdle Sr. Rocket League Team
Normal (University) Keaton Ash So. Rocket League Team
Normal (University) Dax Landess Sr. Rocket League Team
Normal (University) Juan Antonio Mendiola So. Rocket League Team
Normal (University) Ronit Rout Sr. Rocket League Team
Normal (University) Braeden Wasser Fr. Super Smash Bros Individiual #1
Normal (University) Nate Nicolas Jr. Super Smash Bros Individiual #2
Kankakee (McNamara)
Kankakee (McNamara) Addie Langelett Sr. Mario Kart Deluxe
Kankakee (McNamara) Ava Conroy Sr. Mario Kart Deluxe
Kankakee (McNamara) Emily Storer So. Mario Kart Deluxe
Kankakee (McNamara) Sarah Berg Jr. Mario Kart Deluxe
Kankakee (McNamara) Camille Kuntz Sr. Mario Kart Deluxe
Kankakee (McNamara) Krista Surprenant Sr. Mario Kart Deluxe
Kankakee (McNamara) Pilot Lay Fr. Mario Kart Deluxe
Kankakee (McNamara) Chase Brinkman Fr. Super Smash Bros Crew Battle
Kankakee (McNamara) Aiden Singleton Fr. Super Smash Bros Crew Battle
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Kankakee (McNamara) William Hoehn Fr. Super Smash Bros Crew Battle
Kankakee (McNamara) Ryan Sarkozi Fr. Super Smash Bros Crew Battle
Kankakee (McNamara) Payton Provost Fr. Super Smash Bros Crew Battle
Kankakee (McNamara) Daniel Buzas Fr. Super Smash Bros Crew Battle
Kankakee (McNamara) Sean Stoer Sr. Super Smash Bros Individiual #1
Milford
Milford Braden Bulla Jr. Mario Kart Deluxe
Milford Kaleb Kuester So. Mario Kart Deluxe
Milford Paul Harms Sr. Mario Kart Deluxe
Milford Olie Beatty So. Mario Kart Deluxe
Milford Cameron Langellier Sr. Mario Kart Deluxe
Milford Devon Davis Jr. Mario Kart Deluxe
Milford Jason Moore Fr. Mario Kart Deluxe
Milford Peyton Cluver So. Super Smash Bros Individiual #1
Milford Zackery Moore So. Super Smash Bros Individiual #2
Normal (Community)
Normal (Community) Abigail Honzel Sr. Mario Kart Deluxe
Normal (Community) Joseph Honzel Fr. Mario Kart Deluxe
Normal (Community) Isaac Hutley Sr. Mario Kart Deluxe
Normal (Community) Maxwell Pendleton Fr. Mario Kart Deluxe
Normal (Community) Kyan Wright Fr. Mario Kart Deluxe
Normal (Community) Carlos Bedolla Jr. Super Smash Bros Crew Battle
Normal (Community) Dalton Boatright Sr. Super Smash Bros Crew Battle
Normal (Community) Liam Duffield Fr. Super Smash Bros Crew Battle
Normal (Community) Ethan Fisher Fr. Super Smash Bros Crew Battle
Normal (Community) Adam Gravelle Fr. Super Smash Bros Crew Battle
Normal (Community) Samuel Haning Fr. Super Smash Bros Crew Battle
Normal (Community) Lucas Simon Fr. Super Smash Bros Crew Battle
Normal (Community) Jaylen Gibson Sr. Super Smash Bros Crew Battle
Normal (Community) Nelson Scott Sr. Super Smash Bros Individiual #1
Normal (Community) Evan McBeath Fr. Super Smash Bros Individiual #2
Peotone
Peotone Tegan Walke So. Mario Kart Deluxe
Peotone Kaylee Walker So. Mario Kart Deluxe
Peotone Brody Klecka So. Mario Kart Deluxe
Peotone Kathryn Miller Jr. Mario Kart Deluxe
3
Peotone Camryn Swanson So. Mario Kart Deluxe
Peotone Austen Gast So. Super Smash Bros Crew Battle
Peotone Alex Fernandez Fr. Super Smash Bros Crew Battle
Peotone Christian Schneitter Fr. Super Smash Bros Crew Battle
Peotone Aiden Guinto So. Super Smash Bros Crew Battle
Peotone Kobey Paeth Fr. Super Smash Bros Crew Battle
Peotone Robert Gerritsen Fr. Super Smash Bros Crew Battle
Peotone Logan Szymanski So. Super Smash Bros Individiual #1
Streator (Woodland)
Streator (Woodland) Blaine Lefler Sr. Mario Kart Deluxe
Streator (Woodland) Jaysen McMenamin Sr. Mario Kart Deluxe
Streator (Woodland) Justen McMenamin Fr. Mario Kart Deluxe
Streator (Woodland) Trenton Meiners Sr. Mario Kart Deluxe
Streator (Woodland) Conner Decker So. Rocket League Team
Streator (Woodland) Zandar Radke So. Rocket League Team
Streator (Woodland) Connor Dodge So. Rocket League Team
Streator (Woodland) Quentin Porter So. Rocket League Team
Streator (Woodland) Nicholas Plesko So. Rocket League Team
Streator (Woodland) Tucker Berry Fr. Super Smash Bros Individiual #1
Streator (Woodland) Declan Gilkerson Fr. Super Smash Bros Individiual #2
Washington
Washington Jacob Huett So. Mario Kart Deluxe
Washington Ashton Miller Sr. Mario Kart Deluxe
Washington Ryan Greer Jr. Mario Kart Deluxe
Washington Rodolfo Lopez Jr. Mario Kart Deluxe
Washington Evan Henderson So. Mario Kart Deluxe
Washington Brayden Stafford Sr. Rocket League Team
Washington Peyton Halliday Fr. Rocket League Team
Washington Devin Miller Fr. Rocket League Team
Washington Garrett Spahn Sr. Rocket League Team
Washington Matthew Stevens Jr. Super Smash Bros Individiual #1
Washington Maxwell Bannan Sr. Super Smash Bros Individiual #2
Danville (H.S.)
Danville (H.S.) Rylan Anderson So. Rocket League Team
Danville (H.S.) Alex Cosat Jr. Rocket League Team
Danville (H.S.) David Estes Jr. Rocket League Team
4
Danville (H.S.) Derek Flores Jr. Rocket League Team
Danville (H.S.) Seth Jameson So. Rocket League Team
Danville (H.S.) Devin Slevin So. Super Smash Bros Individiual #1
Danville (H.S.) Michael Kilgore So. Super Smash Bros Individiual #2
Flanagan (F.-Cornell)
Flanagan (F.-Cornell) Mason Ayco Sr. Rocket League Team
Flanagan (F.-Cornell) Rudra Patel So. Rocket League Team
Flanagan (F.-Cornell) Brennan Edens Jr. Rocket League Team
Mahomet (M.-Seymour)
Mahomet (M.-Seymour) Marshall Bachar Sr. Rocket League Team
Mahomet (M.-Seymour) Julian Gustin-Saballos Jr. Rocket League Team
Mahomet (M.-Seymour) Aiden Strack So. Rocket League Team
Mahomet (M.-Seymour) Sam Hall Fr. Super Smash Bros Crew Battle
Mahomet (M.-Seymour) Emma Lang Jr. Super Smash Bros Crew Battle
Mahomet (M.-Seymour) Lilian Siegel Jr. Super Smash Bros Crew Battle
Mahomet (M.-Seymour) Elijah Yanosik Jr. Super Smash Bros Crew Battle
Mahomet (M.-Seymour) Mason Corray So. Super Smash Bros Crew Battle
Mahomet (M.-Seymour) Evan Hoctor So. Super Smash Bros Individiual #1
Mahomet (M.-Seymour) Austin Sabin So. Super Smash Bros Individiual #2
Pontiac
Pontiac Ethan McCabe Sr. Rocket League Team
Pontiac Taylor Pairs Fr. Rocket League Team
Pontiac Zackary Legner Fr. Rocket League Team
Pontiac Tristin Bednar Fr. Rocket League Team
Pontiac Dante Perez Fr. Super Smash Bros Crew Battle
Pontiac Camden Tuley Fr. Super Smash Bros Crew Battle
Pontiac Landon Salinas Sr. Super Smash Bros Crew Battle
Pontiac Zaire Newman Fr. Super Smash Bros Crew Battle
Pontiac Orion Ruiz Fr. Super Smash Bros Crew Battle
Pontiac Jacob Hammer Fr. Super Smash Bros Crew Battle
Pontiac Matthew Wiechmann Sr. Super Smash Bros Crew Battle
Pontiac Brandon Battista Jr. Super Smash Bros Individiual #1
Pontiac Brayden Cox Sr. Super Smash Bros Individiual #2
Catlin (Salt Fork)
Catlin (Salt Fork) Michael Canady Sr. Super Smash Bros Crew Battle
Catlin (Salt Fork) Landon Cox So. Super Smash Bros Crew Battle
5
Catlin (Salt Fork) Issac Dean Sr. Super Smash Bros Crew Battle
Catlin (Salt Fork) Noah Henson So. Super Smash Bros Crew Battle
Catlin (Salt Fork) Anthony Doggett Jr. Super Smash Bros Crew Battle
Catlin (Salt Fork) Troy Newberry Fr. Super Smash Bros Crew Battle
Catlin (Salt Fork) Joseph Kedas Sr. Super Smash Bros Crew Battle
Catlin (Salt Fork) Benjamin Bradford Jr. Super Smash Bros Individiual #1
Kankakee (Sr.)
Kankakee (Sr.) Jack Case So. Super Smash Bros Crew Battle
Kankakee (Sr.) Alan Espinoza Jr. Super Smash Bros Crew Battle
Kankakee (Sr.) Holden Hall So. Super Smash Bros Crew Battle
Kankakee (Sr.) Travon Jordan Jr. Super Smash Bros Crew Battle
Kankakee (Sr.) Xander McPhail So. Super Smash Bros Crew Battle
Kankakee (Sr.) Elijah Myers Sr. Super Smash Bros Crew Battle
Armstrong
Armstrong Kalie Hardwick Jr. Super Smash Bros Individiual #1
Armstrong Connor Yoak Jr. Super Smash Bros Individiual #2
Donovan
Donovan Yahir Andrade Lopez Jr. Super Smash Bros Individiual #1
Donovan Riley Thomas Fr. Super Smash Bros Individiual #2
Morton
Morton Jack Nolte Fr. Super Smash Bros Individiual #1
Morton Gabriel Mount Fr. Super Smash Bros Individiual #2
Westville
Westville Tyler Mahoney So. Super Smash Bros Individiual #1
Westville Jase Miller So. Super Smash Bros Individiual #2
