Northwood to OWC Grand Finals
Northwood University’s Overwatch team advanced to the OWC Grand Finals after a dominant playoff run, the school announced March 17. (gonorthwood.com) The run cements Northwood as a collegiate powerhouse heading into the spring competitive calendar. (gonorthwood.com)
Northwood closed the regular Overwatch Collegiate spring season with a perfect 9–0 record to claim the No. 1 seed heading into postseason play. (northwoodmi.prestosports.com)) The active roster listed on the program site includes Christopher “Cjay” Smith, Joseph “Lep” Cambriani, Rocco “Kronik” Iaccobacci, Braiden “Braiden” McNay, Ryan “Painkiller” Cooper, Julian “Rokit” Pizana and recent addition Haven Healy. (esports.northwood.edu)) Head coach James “Faustus” Frye and team manager Aden “Tubesock” Frosch are credited on Northwood’s team pages as staff overseeing the current competitive lineup. (esports.northwood.edu)) During the Open playoffs Northwood recorded a 3–0 sweep of Bellevue University in the Round of 32 and proceeded through the upper bracket to lock in a LAN berth. (owtv.gg)) The Overwatch Collegiate Spring Grand Finals are scheduled for April 23–26 at Full Sail University’s Orlando venues, and the Spring Open is listed as a 208-team event with a roughly $70,000 prize pool. (owtv.gg)) Northwood’s run follows recent program successes: the school won Overwatch at the PlayVS Grand Finals in December 2025 and had four Timberwolves qualify for the OWCS World Finals in Stockholm in November 2025. (northwood.edu))
