SFCC esports successful in NJCAAE Fall Season Playoffs

The State Fair Community College (SFCC) esports team recently wrapped up a successful fall season with appearances in six different titles at the NJCAAE Fall Season Playoffs.

Daniel Ortiz finished in the top 16 in the nation in FIFA 23.

Stetson Mahin finished in the top 32 in the nation, while Webster Brown finished in the top 64, in Super Smash Bros.

The SFCC Overwatch team made up of Trenton Hardy, Doug Tallon, Tyrus Ready, Jemyle Thomas, Ashton Gerhart, and Austin Hays finished in the top 32 in the nation.

Isabelle Ballard and Webster Brown competed in Mario Kart. Both players finished in the top 32 in the nation.

The Rocket League team consisting of Wesley Albin, Jemyle Thomas, and Diego Flores-Elizalde finished fourth in the nation.

The Rainbow Six Siege team consisting of Drake Miller, Trenton Toler, Skylar Perry, Jacob Tylar, Matthew Kreisler, and Dakota Taylor finished third in the nation.

Head Coach Jake Coleman was proud of the performance of his team.

"Our team worked really hard during the regular season to make it to the playoffs," said Coleman. "We were happy with our performance but, we always want more. We are striving for improvement next semester. As long as we keep making steady improvement, that will be our key. We need to never stop improving. We have set the bar pretty high for ourselves this semester with how many teams that made the playoffs and how well we did. We need to push a little harder next semester to make it one step further. We are excited for next semester and moving forward."

David Rohrbach

SFCC Athletics