Ottawa

Esports levels up at OUAZ

OUAZ senior Joel Parada practices on a game for an upcoming esports competition.

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OUAZ esports has grown under the leadership of Michael Zimmerman, who joined in 2023 as the university’s esports program manager.

Noah Flug/Independent Newsmedia

It is a story sports fans know well: A new coach inherits a struggling program, raises expectations and starts winning.

Think Vince Lombardi with the Green Bay Packers, Phil Jackson with the Chicago Bulls or Ted Lasso for TV fans.

At Ottawa University-Arizona, Esports Program Manager Michael Zimmerman is living his own version of that story.

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