Central Community College athletics is entering the rapidly growing esports arena as the Raiders will field a team beginning in the fall 2022 semester. Unlike CCC's other sports which are located on the Columbus Campus, the esports team will be open to all students at each CCC location. Established as an officially sanctioned sport by the National Junior College Athletic Association (NJCAA) in fall 2019, NJCAA Esports has grown from 12 original members to 81. Appointed as the head coach of the Raiders inaugural esports team is Lucas Lumbra (pictured), who comes to CCC from Ohio State Esports where he served as an analyst and manager of the Premier Overwatch team. Lumbra guided Premier Overwatch to national rankings and top 16 finishes in both 2019 and 2021. In 2018, he founded Buckeye Gaming Collective, a student organization at The Ohio State University (OSU) that provides recreational videogaming and entertainment activities to both students and community members. To read the entire story, please click this link: https://cccraiders.com/.../2021-22/releases/20220418lmzkx7
(Photo courtesy of The Ohio State University.)
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