Drew Kurtenbach returns to Wayne State College after a one year stint at Western Michigan University where he continued to find success inside the arena. The Broncos's esports program won two conference championships and took home hardware at the Match Point Invitational with two runner-up finishes. During his brief time at WMU, he assisted with opening up a new gaming lab, which bolsters over 52 PCs.
In Kurtenbach's second year (2024-2025), the program accomplished one national runner-up finish in Valorant as the #7 seed, six top 3 finishes in conference play with Valorant and Overwatch earning a second place finish respectively. WSC found success at the Northern Rift Spring Championships as Valorant earned 3rd, Rocket League finished 2nd, and Super Smash Bros won the championship. In varsity team play, the program accumulated a 67% win percentage.Â
Under Kurtenbach in 2023-2024, the esports program accumulated top accolades within the their respective competitions. In the fall of 2023, the Rainbow Six Siege team won the National Esports Collegaite Conference (NECC) division championship and the Rocket League team finished second in the Collegiate Champions League (CCL). In the spring of 2024, Rocket League took the crown in the CCL, League of Legends won the National Association of Collegiate Esports (NACE) divisional championship, and the chess team won the NACE divisional championship.
Before being hired at Wayne State College, Kurtenbach served as Esports Coach at Chadron State College for one year while obtaining his bachelor's degree in marketing with a public relations minor. During his time as esports coach, Chadron State achieved six different playoff berths, two divisional semi-final appearances, and one divisional runner-up in Call of Duty. Kurtenbach led the varsity Rocket League team achieved a 9-3 record in the regular season matches. He plans to pursue a master's degree in digital marketing.Â
Drew is a native of Omaha, Nebraska and he resides in Wayne.
Updated 7/24/2026
