Bruins host successful Brawlhalla Collegiate Homecoming Tournament

BELLEVUE, Neb. -- On Saturday, Aug. 26 the Bellevue University esports team hosted the first-ever collegiate Brawlhalla tournament. The Collegiate Homecoming event drew competitors from 48 colleges and universities from across the country.

Bellevue has one athlete compete, "VC" Josiah Ellwein, who placed 17^th in the 49-competitor field. He defeated "ban" and "Rage" to reach the third round of the tournament before falling to the University of Pittsburgh's "Java" who was the #1-ranked played in the bracket and is ranked #7 in all of North America. "VC" finished 2-2 on the day.

hopes to see three gamers compete during the next tournament in September with two being seasoned "Brawlhalla" players.

With a stated goal of getting 30 teams to registers, the sign-up period saw 73 colleges attempt to gain entry and, after verification, 49 were allowed to compete. Coach David Castillo-Ferrin hailed the event as a success with significant viewership via the live stream and considerable support on social media.

The next Brawlhalla Homecoming Tournament will take place on Saturday, Sept. 16. Inquiries regarding sign-up for that event have already begun with 27 colleges registered thus far.

Up next for the esports program, the Apex Legends team begins competition in the AVGL with a Wednesday, Aug. 30 match beginning at 6 p.m.

Colleges Represented:

Alabama A&M
Arizona State (2)
Arkansas-Pulaski Tech
Bellevue
Cal State Fullerton
Central Oklahoma
Chandler-Gilbert CC
Clemson
Colorado School of Mines
Coppin State
Drew
Drexel
Florida International
Georgia Tech
Georgia Southwestern State
Glendale CC
Gwinnett Technical
Houston
Jacksonville State
Johnson & Wales
Kansas State
McGill
Miami-Dade
Middle Georgia State
Mississippi College
Muskegon CC
North Carolina State
North Florida
Pittsburgh
Quebec a Chicoutimi
Radford
Redlands
Rowan
Rutgers-New Brunswick
Sam Houston State
Saskpolytechnic
St. Petersburg
SUNY Binghamton
Texas
Tompkins Cortland CC
Toronto
UCLA
UConn
Windsor
Wisconsin-Milwaukee
Valencia
Wilmer Hutchins Etech/UNT Dallas