Coker University

Coker posted 22 wins through 2019-20 in Overwatch, Hearthstone and League of Legends. Coker posted victories over several Division I clubs as well as Power Five clubs over the course of the year. The Cobras defeated Florida State in Hearthstone (Sept. 23, 3-2), Miami in Overwatch (Sept. 27, 3-0) and Colorado in Overwatch (Nov. 10,  2-0) before entering its their first year of Peach Belt Conference competition in League of Legends. The Cobras picked up their first conference win over Young Harris on Feb. 15, by a score of 2-0, before the season was cut short due to COVID-19. Under Rudy's tutelage, Madison Schmidt and Andrew Schick earned awards for their play during the Tespa Overwatch season. Schick finished with a skill rank of 4228 in the Damage category, while Schmidt finished with 4062 skill rank in Damage and 3813 in Support. This puts Andrew in the top 450 of all Damage players. Madison is a dual threat with being in the top one percent of all Damage and Support players. The skill rank rating system is very similar to the ELO ranking system used in chess where you gain and lose skill rank depending on your results, but the amount of gain/loss is determined by your ranking compares to your opponent. To put the skill rankings in perspective the average skill rank of all players is around 2500. Each Overwatch Competitive Season lasts for two months, and season 19 lasted from November 7th to January 2nd. Both Schmidt and Schick have earned a Master or Grandmaster rating since season four of Overwatch. Both players have been in the top three percent of all players for over two years.

Rudy helped Coker to 34 wins in 2018-19 through Overwatch, Hearthstone and League of Legends competition. The Cobras were on the map nationally in ESports, as they defeated several Division I clubs as well as Power Five clubs over the course of the year. Rudy guided the Cobras to wins over Mississippi State in League of Legends (Nov. 4, 2-0), UCLA in Overwatch (Nov. 11, 2-1), West Virginia in League of Legends (Feb. 9, 2-1) and Tennessee in Hearthstone (Mar. 11, 3-1). 

Joseph Rudy was hired as Coker's first ever Director of ESports in 2018.

Rudy heads into his new position at Coker with six years of experience in the ESports field. Rudy began his journey by joining the ESports club during his freshman year at Penn State University (PSU). After a few years with the club, Rudy was voted to become the president of the organization. In his leadership role, Rudy was able to create the PSU Intercollegiate LAN, where he had multiple schools travel to Penn State and compete in an eight-team tournament. He eventually reached out to the Big Ten Network (BTN) and connected them with Riot to create the BTN Invitational.

From 2015-16, Rudy was the Tournament Director at PhiLANthropy where he created and managed all tournaments during the weekends. Most recently, Rudy worked at Dun & Bradstreet where he was a credit advisor. Rudy earned his bachelor's degree in Mathematic Systems Analysis from Penn State University in 2017.