Dr. Chris Davis joined the athletic department as Director of Esports in January 2024.
Davis has led the Yellow Jacket esports program to three national championships. His breakout 2024-25 campaign featured two National Esports Collegiate Conference national championships. Waynesburg claimed the NECC Division IX national title in Overwatch and the NECC Division V national championship in Rocket League. Both squads captured NECC Conference championships along the way. The following 2025-2026 season, the Smash Bros. team brought home the NECC Division V national championship. He has a very impressive overall record of 268-209-6 across all game titles which also includes four conference championships.
During his short time with the program, he added over 10 game titles and has grown the roster to almost 40 players with a program record 20 new athletes in the 2026-27 academic year.
Prior to coming to Waynesburg, Davis had a 22-year long career in the information technology field. While serving as Chief Information Officer at Virginia Wesleyan University, he founded the university’s esports program in 2018. He was responsible for the design and building of the arena, equipment selection, game selection, player recruitment, and coaching. During his time there, the Virginia Wesleyan esports team enjoyed sustained growth, success, and competed in both the NACE and ECAC esports leagues.
In addition to leading the esports program, Dr. Davis is also an Assistant Professor of Business Administration.
Davis earned a PhD in Instructional Management and Leadership from Robert Morris, an MSEd in Instructional Technology from Duquesne, and a BSEd in Secondary Education and BS in Psychology from Clarion. He is also a certified public school teacher in the state of Pennsylvania in the areas of Social Studies and Instructional Technology.
Davis currently lives in Washington, PA with his wife Jennifer and their six children, two of whom attend Waynesburg.
