Esports Teams to Compete for National Titles  For the first time in program history, Maryville’s League of Legends Esports team and Maryville’s Overwatch Esports team will both compete for national titles. The championship tournaments will take place this spring with winners to be announced in late May. Both teams are poised for success, said Dan Clerke, Maryville’s director of Esports. The teams also made history earlier this season when they were both ranked No. 1 in North America at the same time. Additionally, in April, Maryville University was a major sponsor of the first national Esports finals in
St. Louis, the League of Legends spring finals hosted by Riot Games.

Harrington Finishes Fourth to Lead Three Wrestling All-Americans
The Maryville wrestling team finished with three All-Americans at the 2019 NCAA Division II National Championship which took place in March. Tyler Harrington finished in fourth place at 165, Ethan Sherertz brought home a sixth-place finish at 197 pounds, while Tyler Kreith took sixth in the 125 division. Heading into the final championship session, the Saints were in 10th place in the team standings. Maryville qualified seven wrestlers for the national championship.

Soccer Alumnus Honored  Matt Crawford, ‘81, was honored in October for his dedication, passion and commitment to the Maryville men’s soccer program. Over the past seven years, he researched and reconstructed the missing results and rosters for the first 29 years of the men’s soccer program. He located nearly 300 former players to form the Soccer Alumni Network and assisted the team with fundraising. Crawford also published the Men’s Soccer Alumni Newsletter eight times a year.

Inline Hockey Wins Championship  The Maryville University Club Inline Hockey team finished the 2018-19 season with a 10-3-1 record in the GPCIHL division of the National Collegiate Roller Hockey Association (NCRHA). In February, the Saints defeated Missouri S&T to win the Division III regional and received an automatic bid to compete at Nationals. In April, the inline hockey team will be traveling to Rochester, New York, to compete against 20 other universities for the NCRHA National Championship. Make sure to follow @MUROLLER on Twitter for up-to- date information regarding games and fundraiser opportunities.