Episode 53: Gaming with the Saint Leo Esports Team

In this episode of the Saint Leo 360 podcast, our focus of discussion is the Esports team at Saint Leo University. Our three guests are Bovey Zhang, the manager and coach of the Saint Leo Esports team, along with students and Esports team members Caleb Hunt and Madelyn Eden. They spoke about:

• Zhang’s personal and professional background
• A simple definition of Esports and examples of some games
• How Zhang got into eSports and his experience
• Why Esports has become such a booming industry, specifically in higher education
• Zhang’s journey to Saint Leo University and his role with the team
• Who is eligible to join the team and the commitments involved
• The Esports arena on campus and other ways students can practice and participate
• How participating in eSports can benefit students socially, academically, and professionally
• Where the students, Hunt and Eden, grew up, attended high school, and why they chose Saint Leo for higher education
• Their degree programs and career goals
• How they got into Esports and their roles with the team
• What they have taken away from the experience and why they would recommend other students get involved in Esports

Learn More about the Saint Leo Esports Team

Visit http://www.saintleo.edu/esports to learn more about the Saint Leo Esports team. Follow the team on Twitter at http://twitter.com/saintleoesports. Check out the team’s Instagram page at http://instagram.com/saintleoesports. Watch the team compete on Twitch at http://twitch.tv/saintleoesports.