John Kershaw
John Kershaw
Title: Head Esports Coach
City: Cheyenne
State: Wyoming
ZIP Code: 82007
Email: jkershaw@lccc.wy.edu

Kershaw is a former member of the U.S. Air Force, enlisting at the age of 18 and he served for 15 years. After retiring from the Air Force, Kershaw obtained his degree in cyber security and now works as a business intelligence analyst and programmer. Along with his cyber security credentials, Kershaw also has a degree in computer information systems and is working toward a doctorate in data analytics.

Kershaw began gaming at 9 years old, and his uncle gave him his first Intel 286 computer. He has played every console since Atari and currently focuses mostly on PlayStation 5 and PC games. He specializes in shooter and team-based games. While he has not competed professionally, Kershaw has competed in tournament play throughout his life.

Kershaw is taking the reins of a team that has had meteoric success in its first two years, winning a pair of national championships in the game “Call of Duty: Warzone” and making the postseason with at least five teams in each of the past three semesters.

Married for 20 years to his wife Marion, Kershaw has been living in Cheyenne since 2009 and is the father to three daughters, Janina, Kiara, and Victoria. He originally grew up on the central coast of California.  Kiara is also a member of the LCCC Esports Rainbow 6: Siege team and is the starting goalie for the Golden Eagles women’s soccer team.