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NORFOLK, Va., April 15, 2021 – The Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference (MEAC) Esports Community will be represented at the 2021 Collegiate Esports National Championship (CENC) this weekend through an All-Star Team comprised of esports students from member institutions.
 
“We are excited to bring together these amazing students to represent the MEAC and their institutions,” Sonja Stills, MEAC Chief of Staff/Chief Operating Officer and Esports Director, said. “This is a great opportunity to bring attention to our esports initiative for the MEAC, our member institutions and HBCUs.”
 
The CENC will take place virtually this Thursday-Sunday, April 29-May 2. The event will air live on Twitch on the ECAC and NJCAAE main Twitch channels and re-air on linear TV on ESTV. There are also plans for a documentary to air either on ESPN or the CBS Sports Network.
 
CENC brings together the best esports programs nationwide across the three game titles: Rocket League, Overwatch and Super Smash Brothers Ultimate. Schools will range from Power 5/65 schools to Division III. Additionally, a separate competition will be held crowning a two-year school from amongst community college esports powerhouses.
 
During the regular season, schools competed for automatic bids into CENC. There will also be at-large bids. All CENC Corporate Champion Partners will be involved with the qualifiers via the marketing campaign “An inside look into the road to CENC.”
 
Here are the MEAC All-Star rosters for Rocket League and Super Smash Brothers Ultimate.
 
Rocket League
Justin Evans, Coppin State
Noah Jones, Coppin State
Joy’dan Rowley, Coppin State
Kenneth Wyatts, Morgan State
Charity Philips, North Carolina Central
 
Super Smash Brothers Ultimate
Miles Armstrong, Florida A&M
Syidney Lyght, Florida A&M
Michael Guy III, Morgan State
Sevon Johnson, Morgan State
Warren Shakes, Morgan State
Joel Mitchell, North Carolina Central
Charity Philips, North Carolina Central
 
 
About the Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference
The Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference (MEAC) celebrates its 50^th year of intercollegiate competition with the 2020-21 academic school year. Located in Norfolk, Va., the MEAC is made up of 11 outstanding historically black institutions across the Atlantic coastline: Bethune-Cookman University, Coppin State University, Delaware State University, Florida A&M University, Howard University, University of Maryland Eastern Shore, Morgan State University, Norfolk State University, North Carolina A&T State University, North Carolina Central University and South Carolina State University.