esports Qualifiers — 2023-24

Algonquin (Jacobs)

eSports Coach: Nolan Lewandowski

— Alexander Assenov (Jr.) Rocket League Team

— Norval Boyd (So.) Rocket League Team

— Maximus Reynolds (So.) Rocket League Team

Bartonville (Limestone)

eSports Coach: Ronnie Baskin

— Kristian Ritterbusch (Sr.) Smash Bros. Individual

Belleville (East)

eSports Coach: Caleb Hawkins

eSports Asst Coach: Dave Van Zummeren

— Keondre Chambers (Jr.) Smash Bros. Crew Battle

— Jacob Hay (Sr.) Smash Bros. Crew Battle

— Sean Kujawa (Jr.) Smash Bros. Crew Battle

— Khalif Morehead (So.) Smash Bros. Crew Battle

— Eric Morgan-Cox (Jr.) Smash Bros. Crew Battle

— Robert Taaffe (Jr.) Smash Bros. Crew Battle

Bloomington (H.S.)

eSports Coach: Noah Tang

eSports Asst Coach: Isaac Shields

eSports Asst Coach: Moise Moctezuma

eSports Asst Coach: Patrick Rosengren

— Rodrigo Cruz Rafael (Jr.) EA Sports FC Individual

Burbank (Reavis)

eSports Coach: Tony Pape

eSports Asst Coach: Sarah Reynolds

— Leo Mendoza (Sr.) Smash Bros. Individual

Burbank (St. Laurence)

eSports Coach: Ian Tupas

eSports Asst Coach: Zachary Sitar

— Adrian Diaz (Fr.) EA Sports FC Individual

Catlin (Salt Fork)

eSports Coach: John Simmons

— Morgan Allison (Jr.) Smash Bros. Crew Battle

— Benjamin Bradford (Sr.) Smash Bros. Crew Battle

— Alexis Coffman (Fr.) Smash Bros. Crew Battle

— Landon Cox (Jr.) Smash Bros. Crew Battle

— Logan Henthorn (Jr.) Smash Bros. Crew Battle

— Alex Lang (Fr.) Smash Bros. Crew Battle

— Avery Long (Fr.) Smash Bros. Crew Battle

— Troy Newberry (So.) Smash Bros. Crew Battle

Chatham (Glenwood)

eSports Coach: Rashid Bibb

— Giovanni Jean-Louis (Sr.) Smash Bros. Individual

Chicago (De La Salle)

eSports Coach: Danny Villa

— Daniel Villa (So.) EA Sports FC Individual

Chicago (Jones)

eSports Coach: Kyle Eck

eSports Asst Coach: Bryant Jaramillo

— Luis Cabrera-Macias (Fr.) Rocket League Team

— Elijah Johnson (Fr.) Rocket League Team

— Shawn Slaughter (Fr.) Rocket League Team

— Ulises Torres (Fr.) Rocket League Team

— Anthony Tsyganov (Fr.) Rocket League Team

Chicago (Lane)

eSports Coach: Patrick Davey

eSports Asst Coach: Anthony Aguero

eSports Asst Coach: Dan Stone

eSports Asst Coach: Peter Pissios

— Adrian Alonso (So.) Mario Kart

— Isaiah Bethune (Jr.) Mario Kart

— Andrew Chang (So.) Mario Kart

— Vincent Parente (Jr.) Mario Kart

— Oliver Romano (Fr.) Mario Kart

— Collin Pato (So.) Smash Bros. Individual

Crete (C.-Monee)

eSports Coach: Richard Posey

eSports Asst Coach: Cameron Grecek

— Omar Romo (Jr.) EA Sports FC Individual

Deerfield (H.S.)

eSports Coach: Derrick Tiveron

eSports Asst Coach: Brian Wise

— Ethan Chodoroff (So.) Smash Bros. Crew Battle

— Alex Frank (Sr.) Smash Bros. Crew Battle

— Pleroma Han (Sr.) Smash Bros. Crew Battle

— John Healy (Sr.) Smash Bros. Crew Battle

— John Hetz (Sr.) Smash Bros. Crew Battle

— Steven Hetz (Fr.) Smash Bros. Crew Battle

— Max Kudlowitz (Fr.) Smash Bros. Crew Battle

— Alex Peiser (So.) Smash Bros. Crew Battle

East Moline (United)

eSports Coach: Josh Carlson

eSports Asst Coach: Fernando Garcia

— Koffi Sekle (So.) EA Sports FC Individual

— Johnny Baker (Fr.) Mario Kart

— Brighton Brown (Sr.) Mario Kart

— Marcius Forrest (Sr.) Mario Kart

— Carina Johnson (Sr.) Mario Kart

— Payton Moreno (Fr.) Mario Kart

— Michael Wheelock (Sr.) Mario Kart

— Aiden Abend (So.) Smash Bros. Crew Battle

— Alex Guicho (So.) Smash Bros. Crew Battle

— Orlando Martinez (Fr.) Smash Bros. Crew Battle

— Parker Nowlin (So.) Smash Bros. Crew Battle

— Giovanni Sanchez (So.) Smash Bros. Crew Battle

Effingham (St. Anthony)

eSports Coach: Phil Zaccari

— Andrew Brandenburger (Sr.) EA Sports FC Individual

— James Emmerich (Sr.) Rocket League Team

— Connor Frauli (So.) Rocket League Team

— Elijah Poston (Jr.) Rocket League Team

Elgin (H.S.)

eSports Coach: James Keathley

eSports Asst Coach: Ryan Graff

— Kerwin Betancourt (Fr.) EA Sports FC Individual

— Dominic Alvarado (Sr.) Mario Kart

— Sebastien Balmeo (Fr.) Mario Kart

— Jose Lopez (Sr.) Mario Kart

— Elena Macias (Jr.) Mario Kart

— Luis Ortega (So.) Mario Kart

— Feliciano Rendon (So.) Mario Kart

— Jackson Santana (Jr.) Mario Kart

— Yobani Amaya (Jr.) Rocket League Team

— Lance Beltran (Sr.) Rocket League Team

— Jeremiah Bernard (So.) Rocket League Team

— Juan Herrera (Sr.) Rocket League Team

— Juan Ornelas (Fr.) Rocket League Team

— Edwin Abraham (So.) Smash Bros. Crew Battle

— Omar Alcantar (So.) Smash Bros. Crew Battle

— Aidan Bicocchi (Sr.) Smash Bros. Crew Battle

— Daniel De La Torre (Jr.) Smash Bros. Crew Battle

— Zachary Espada (So.) Smash Bros. Crew Battle

— Jayt Gomez (So.) Smash Bros. Crew Battle

— Joseph Lagunas (Sr.) Smash Bros. Crew Battle

— Dean Larson (Fr.) Smash Bros. Crew Battle

Evergreen Park

eSports Coach: Dan Truffa

eSports Asst Coach: Jason Burns

— Ryan Arethas (So.) Mario Kart

— Bradley Denison (Fr.) Mario Kart

— Quinn Farrell (Jr.) Mario Kart

— Mario Jackson (Fr.) Mario Kart

— Vanessa Paterson (Fr.) Mario Kart

— Heather Paterson (Jr.) Mario Kart

— Jack Schaller (Jr.) Mario Kart

— DIego Cruz-Fernandez (Jr.) Rocket League Team

— Aaron Flores (Jr.) Rocket League Team

— Donovan Jackson (So.) Rocket League Team

— Lukas Spain (Sr.) Rocket League Team

— Damian Torres (Jr.) Rocket League Team

— Nathan Bosch (Fr.) Smash Bros. Crew Battle

— Johnathon Brazel (Fr.) Smash Bros. Crew Battle

— Alex Carmody (Jr.) Smash Bros. Crew Battle

— Tavio Cisneros (Fr.) Smash Bros. Crew Battle

— Dante Heredia (Fr.) Smash Bros. Crew Battle

— Brendan Holmes (Sr.) Smash Bros. Crew Battle

— Michael Noel (Sr.) Smash Bros. Crew Battle

— Cesar Ortiz (Jr.) Smash Bros. Crew Battle

— Quenton Talbott (Sr.) Smash Bros. Crew Battle

Frankfort (Lincoln-Way East)

eSports Coach: Patrick Spreadbury

eSports Asst Coach: Tyler Dawson

— Elisha Adams (Jr.) Rocket League Team

— Jacob Hartman (Sr.) Rocket League Team

— Colin Keener (Jr.) Rocket League Team

Franklin Park-Northlake (Leyden)

eSports Coach: Eric McFadden

eSports Asst Coach: John Cloud

eSports Asst Coach: Patrick Winstead

— Rodrigo Diaz (Jr.) Rocket League Team

— Bartek Gorski (Jr.) Rocket League Team

— Isaac Merino (So.) Rocket League Team

— Aquarion Miller (So.) Rocket League Team

— Jonathan Rosas (Jr.) Rocket League Team

Glasford (Illini Bluffs)

eSports Coach: Anthony Jurewicz

— Kyle Ericson (Jr.) Rocket League Team

— Will George (Jr.) Rocket League Team

— Cole Joplin (Jr.) Rocket League Team

— Trevor Rynearson (Sr.) Rocket League Team

— Wyatt Smallberger (Jr.) Rocket League Team

Herrin (H.S.)

eSports Coach: Missy Webb

eSports Asst Coach: Charlie Howard

— Jose Mendez (So.) EA Sports FC Individual

Hinsdale (Central)

eSports Coach: Sam Norris

eSports Asst Coach: Alex Covone

— David Collins (Jr.) Smash Bros. Crew Battle

— Rebecca Cortez (Jr.) Smash Bros. Crew Battle

— Nicholas Hale (Jr.) Smash Bros. Crew Battle

— David Kalas (So.) Smash Bros. Crew Battle

— JJ Levinthal (Jr.) Smash Bros. Crew Battle

— Laolu Olaitan (So.) Smash Bros. Crew Battle

— Cam Prasse (So.) Smash Bros. Crew Battle

— Giovanni Sprovieri (So.) Smash Bros. Crew Battle

Hoffman Estates (H.S.)

eSports Coach: Tom Rentner

eSports Asst Coach: Gonz Bullon

— Ethan Bose (Fr.) Mario Kart

— Johnathan Darland (Jr.) Mario Kart

— Xavier Domanski (Jr.) Mario Kart

— Declan Koski (Fr.) Mario Kart

— Matthew Lopez (So.) Mario Kart

Kankakee (Sr.)

eSports Coach: Tim Keown

eSports Asst Coach: Ryan Pietraszewski

— Travon Jordan (Sr.) Smash Bros. Individual

LaGrange (Lyons)

eSports Coach: Jordan Engelhardt

— Aiden Garcia (So.) Mario Kart

— Hector Higareda (Sr.) Mario Kart

— Joaquin Magpayo (So.) Mario Kart

— Cashel McElroy (So.) Mario Kart

— Iqui Balam Nogueda-Nunez (Fr.) Mario Kart

— Sian Ka’an Nogueda-Nunez (Jr.) Mario Kart

Lake Villa (Lakes)

eSports Coach: James Anderson

— Jeremy Cassin (Jr.) Mario Kart

— Ryan Hampton (Sr.) Mario Kart

— Christian Hernandez (Sr.) Mario Kart

— Reece Larson (Jr.) Mario Kart

— Roman Picco (Sr.) Mario Kart

— Maxum Picco (Fr.) Mario Kart

— Sherene Urena (Jr.) Mario Kart

Lansing (Thornton Fractional South)

eSports Coach: Sahed Yousef

eSports Asst Coach: Da'Shun Brown

eSports Asst Coach: Franklin Hogan

— Nicholas Hayes (Jr.) Rocket League Team

— Cory Newman (Jr.) Rocket League Team

— Nicholas Tiscareno (So.) Rocket League Team

Liberty

eSports Coach: Rochelle Luaders

eSports Asst Coach: Scott Luaders

— Julian Luaders (Sr.) Smash Bros. Individual

Libertyville

eSports Coach: Mark Buesing

— Michael Jahn (Sr.) Smash Bros. Individual

Lincolnshire (Stevenson)

eSports Coach: James Barnabee

eSports Asst Coach: Justin Sponholz

eSports Asst Coach: Mike Barnes

— Michael Bae (Sr.) Rocket League Team

— Tucker Etzel (So.) Rocket League Team

— Marc Geiger (Sr.) Rocket League Team

— Chanjun (Tony) Hwang (Jr.) Rocket League Team

— Michael King (So.) Rocket League Team

— Michael Chen (Sr.) Smash Bros. Crew Battle

— Ethan Cloonan (So.) Smash Bros. Crew Battle

— Shinnosuke Jibu (Sr.) Smash Bros. Crew Battle

— Dave King (So.) Smash Bros. Crew Battle

— Peter Konieczny (So.) Smash Bros. Crew Battle

— Conor Nevin (Sr.) Smash Bros. Crew Battle

— Deven Sainte-Rose (Sr.) Smash Bros. Crew Battle

— Smaran Tadepalli (Sr.) Smash Bros. Crew Battle

— Adrian Volfson (Sr.) Smash Bros. Crew Battle

— Angelo Abano (Sr.) Smash Bros. Individual

Metropolis (Massac County)

eSports Coach: Brock Frazier

— Keeghan Steele (Sr.) Smash Bros. Individual

Milford

eSports Coach: Omar Vargas Torres

— Olie Beatty (Jr.) Mario Kart

— Braden Bulla (Sr.) Mario Kart

— Devon Davis (Sr.) Mario Kart

— Lily Dluzak (Sr.) Mario Kart

— Kaleb Kuester (Jr.) Mario Kart

— Zackery Moore (Jr.) Mario Kart

Minooka

eSports Coach: Josh Bell

eSports Asst Coach: Ellie Trunk

— Ethan Conquest (So.) Smash Bros. Crew Battle

— Ashton Darken (Sr.) Smash Bros. Crew Battle

— Ayden Hollingsworth (Jr.) Smash Bros. Crew Battle

— Tyler Johnson (Fr.) Smash Bros. Crew Battle

— Noah Malone (Fr.) Smash Bros. Crew Battle

— Mason McCulloch (Fr.) Smash Bros. Crew Battle

— Ronan Monson (Fr.) Smash Bros. Crew Battle

Naperville (North)

eSports Coach: Chris Terpstra

eSports Asst Coach: Howard Phelan

eSports Asst Coach: Jeff Miller

— Zach Petzold (Jr.) Smash Bros. Individual

Normal (Community West)

eSports Coach: Jarrod Rackauskas

eSports Asst Coach: Cody Hatzer

eSports Asst Coach: Josh Cihlar

eSports Asst Coach: Travis Lindsay

— Alex Guerrero (Sr.) EA Sports FC Individual

— Jackson Cherry (So.) Mario Kart

— Cale McCombs (Sr.) Mario Kart

— Daymien Radice (Sr.) Mario Kart

— Dane Schlipmann (So.) Mario Kart

— Jude Sivyer (Fr.) Mario Kart

— Jaxson Thibodeaux (Fr.) Mario Kart

— Ethan Wilson (Sr.) Mario Kart

— Aiden Grubb (So.) Rocket League Team

— Jacob Jones (Jr.) Rocket League Team

— Aaron Kindermann (Jr.) Rocket League Team

— Eli Young (So.) Rocket League Team

— Hannah Bailey (Fr.) Smash Bros. Crew Battle

— Anselm Bruce (So.) Smash Bros. Crew Battle

— Brennan Conover (Fr.) Smash Bros. Crew Battle

— Chaz Crawford (Fr.) Smash Bros. Crew Battle

— Ethan Hargrove (Sr.) Smash Bros. Crew Battle

— Jacob Neblock (So.) Smash Bros. Crew Battle

Normal (Community)

eSports Coach: Matthew Emberson

eSports Asst Coach: Levi Neiburger

— Mohanad Alkhalidi (So.) Rocket League Team

— Keegan Lee (Jr.) Rocket League Team

— Ethan Vogt (Jr.) Rocket League Team

Normal (University)

eSports Coach: Mat Bimonte

— Gannon Bates (So.) EA Sports FC Individual

Oak Lawn (Richards)

eSports Coach: Dan DeYoung

eSports Asst Coach: Aaron Vermedal

— Qassim Abdullah (Jr.) Smash Bros. Crew Battle

— Joshua Brown (Jr.) Smash Bros. Crew Battle

— Oswaldo Cadenas (Sr.) Smash Bros. Crew Battle

— Keagan Krawczyk (Sr.) Smash Bros. Crew Battle

— Eliud Quiroz (So.) Smash Bros. Crew Battle

— Tyler Taylor (Jr.) Smash Bros. Crew Battle

— Manuel Trevino (Sr.) Smash Bros. Crew Battle

— Mohammed Yassin (Jr.) Smash Bros. Crew Battle

Oswego (East)

eSports Coach: Amy Whitlock

eSports Asst Coach: Obed Fernandez

— Jonathan Mezera (Sr.) Mario Kart

— Trevor Puls (So.) Mario Kart

— Samir Raghuram (Sr.) Mario Kart

— Sebastian Rodarte (Sr.) Mario Kart

Palatine (Fremd)

eSports Coach: Keith Sorensen

— Monish Gandhi (Sr.) Smash Bros. Crew Battle

— Andrew Kriek (So.) Smash Bros. Crew Battle

— Adam Nguyen (So.) Smash Bros. Crew Battle

— Gibson Rakiewicz (So.) Smash Bros. Crew Battle

— Weston Robinson (Jr.) Smash Bros. Crew Battle

— William Sohn (So.) Smash Bros. Crew Battle

— Tsumugi Usuki (Sr.) Smash Bros. Crew Battle

Palatine (H.S.)

eSports Coach: Anthony Volgi

— Abdel Vega (Jr.) EA Sports FC Individual

Palos Hills (Stagg)

eSports Coach: Jonathon McGreal

eSports Asst Coach: Jacob Randulich

— Xavier Garcia (Sr.) EA Sports FC Individual

— Nikolas Bezanis (Sr.) Mario Kart

— Jakub Gangestad (Fr.) Mario Kart

— Jack Gawel (Jr.) Mario Kart

— Christos Giapitzoglou (Jr.) Mario Kart

— Nikolas Kounavis (Jr.) Mario Kart

— Mattew Oddie (So.) Mario Kart

— Slater Wycislak (So.) Mario Kart

— Mohamed Ahmed (Fr.) Smash Bros. Crew Battle

— Ousayed Alkhani (Sr.) Smash Bros. Crew Battle

— Salvadore Cruz (Sr.) Smash Bros. Crew Battle

— Joel Droesch (Sr.) Smash Bros. Crew Battle

— Isaac Ferniza (So.) Smash Bros. Crew Battle

— Yusef Hassan (Fr.) Smash Bros. Crew Battle

— Szymon Kieta (Sr.) Smash Bros. Crew Battle

— Isaac Ling (Sr.) Smash Bros. Crew Battle

— William Stawinski (So.) Smash Bros. Crew Battle

— Kristian Zajac (Sr.) Smash Bros. Individual

Red Bud

eSports Coach: Kate Reinhardt

— Aaron Frederick (Jr.) Mario Kart

— Karson Liefer (Jr.) Mario Kart

— Donnavan Mitchell (Sr.) Mario Kart

— Samuel Roscow (Jr.) Mario Kart

— Brody Stellhorn (Fr.) Mario Kart

— Cadin Voss (Jr.) Mario Kart

Rockford (Guilford)

eSports Coach: Jeffrey Pitner

— Angel Castanon (So.) Mario Kart

— Reece Johnson (So.) Mario Kart

— Catalino Olvera (Jr.) Mario Kart

— Mowava Walker (Fr.) Mario Kart

Rolling Meadows

eSports Coach: Ian Shacklette

— Diego Carranza (So.) EA Sports FC Individual

Salem

eSports Coach: Zack Lamczyk

eSports Asst Coach: Kyle Ledbetter

— Cole Beard (Fr.) Mario Kart

— Adam Dagg (Sr.) Mario Kart

— TJ Gillett (Sr.) Mario Kart

— Lilian Janic (Jr.) Mario Kart

— Caleb "Ink" Paddick (Jr.) Mario Kart

— Landon Szopinski (Sr.) Mario Kart

— Carter Ahlers (Sr.) Rocket League Team

— Ethan Crouse (Sr.) Rocket League Team

— Brian Evilsizer (Sr.) Rocket League Team

— Silas Moats (Jr.) Rocket League Team

— Kaden Biagi (Jr.) Smash Bros. Crew Battle

— Emma Carter (Sr.) Smash Bros. Crew Battle

— Colton Garrison (So.) Smash Bros. Crew Battle

— Branson Pappas (Sr.) Smash Bros. Crew Battle

— Josh Parkinson (So.) Smash Bros. Crew Battle

— Ricardo Salgado (Sr.) Smash Bros. Crew Battle

— Chance Sill (Sr.) Smash Bros. Crew Battle

— Noah Slater (Sr.) Smash Bros. Crew Battle

— Elena Van Houtin (Sr.) Smash Bros. Crew Battle

Schaumburg (H.S.)

eSports Coach: Brent Dahnke

eSports Asst Coach: Adam Koschnitzke

— Matthew Pacione (Jr.) Smash Bros. Individual

South Holland (Unity Christian Academy)

eSports Coach: John Purnell

eSports Asst Coach: Raphael Landing-Stewart

— Timothy Purnell (Jr.) Smash Bros. Individual

Springfield (Lanphier)

eSports Coach: Dalton McGhiey

eSports Asst Coach: Dylan Leach

eSports Asst Coach: Johnnie Gargano

eSports Asst Coach: Zach Becker

— Monté Coleman (Jr.) Mario Kart

— Ashton Davis (Sr.) Mario Kart

— Greyson Kaylor (So.) Mario Kart

— Andrew Mikula (So.) Mario Kart

— John Parker (Sr.) Mario Kart

— Jackson Werts (Sr.) Mario Kart

— Cole Boatman (Sr.) Rocket League Team

— Chase Burke (Sr.) Rocket League Team

— Ben Haferkamp (So.) Rocket League Team

— Christian Schneider (Jr.) Rocket League Team

St. Charles (North)

eSports Coach: Benjamin Wagoner

eSports Asst Coach: Bryce Rentschler

eSports Asst Coach: Mark Moeller

— Gabe Rivera (Sr.) Smash Bros. Individual

Tinley Park (Andrew)

eSports Coach: Adam Weis

eSports Asst Coach: Will Vasich

— Jacob Liestra (Jr.) Mario Kart

— Muhib Mirza (Sr.) Mario Kart

— Chance Swick (So.) Mario Kart

— Marek Szklanecki (So.) Mario Kart

Villa Park (Willowbrook)

eSports Coach: Charlie Hoehn

eSports Asst Coach: Kevin Quinn

— Yaris Austria (Sr.) Smash Bros. Individual

Westville

eSports Coach: Chris Nicholson

— Laydon Fox (Jr.) Smash Bros. Crew Battle

— Jase Miller (Jr.) Smash Bros. Crew Battle

— Aeris Poston (Sr.) Smash Bros. Crew Battle

— Josiah Schlueter (So.) Smash Bros. Crew Battle

— Christian Sollars (So.) Smash Bros. Crew Battle

— Tyler Mahoney (Jr.) Smash Bros. Individual

Wheaton (North)

eSports Coach: Brian Zeglin

eSports Asst Coach: Kirsten Anderson

— Luis Mercado (Sr.) EA Sports FC Individual

— Lyrik Hawrysko (Jr.) Rocket League Team

— Lucas Kundacina (Sr.) Rocket League Team

— Zach Larakers (Sr.) Rocket League Team

— Joe Wakeman (Sr.) Rocket League Team

— Evan Grisco (So.) Smash Bros. Crew Battle

— Wyatt Komoro (So.) Smash Bros. Crew Battle

— Theodore Lee (Fr.) Smash Bros. Crew Battle

— Charlie Lytle (Jr.) Smash Bros. Crew Battle

— Ernesto Manrique (Sr.) Smash Bros. Crew Battle

— Michael Musa (Sr.) Smash Bros. Crew Battle

Wheaton (W. Warrenville South)

eSports Coach: Kieran Brennan

— Calvin Walker (Sr.) EA Sports FC Individual

Wheeling

eSports Coach: David Gonzalez

— Daniel Soloranzo (So.) EA Sports FC Individual

Yorkville (H.S.)

eSports Coach: Timothy McKenna

— Logan Dubs (Sr.) Rocket League Team

— Allen Garcia (Sr.) Rocket League Team

— Andrew Lapinskas (Sr.) Rocket League Team

— Isaia Rosada (Sr.) Rocket League Team