Amarillo College Esports Player Wins National Championship in Madden 25

Esports Player Christopher Petty earned Amarillo College’s first national championship in the National Junior College Athletic Association’s Esports Madden 25.

Petty, a biology major, has been playing Madden since he was six, and started playing competitively last year by watching YouTube and Twitch.

“When I was not studying, I was playing,” he said. “I was keeping my eye on the AC team, but they weren’t playing Madden in the old league. When they joined NJCAA, I saw they had Madden and joined.”

To get to the final round, Petty played in the regular season once a week, then advanced to regional playoffs and then national playoffs were played last week. 

“Christopher showcased incredible skill and determination,” said Christopher George, AC instructor of cyber security and Esports advisor. “It’s not easy to go undefeated in a season with such great players.”

Petty’s Twitch game tag is CORONAGOAT, where he has the link to his national win.

George said being in the NJCCA is giving AC students ways to explore the career possibilities in competitive gaming, and the video game industry.

Madden, a sports-game simulation named after John Madden who was a famous football coach and television commentator.