Noah Hightower was joined by fellow OSU students Grant Adamson, Mason McKnight, Evan Simons and Nolan Voss for the inaugural Big 12 esports tournament. The team, competing in its maiden tournament under the OSU Esports brand, faced off against fellow Big 12 institutions, the University of Colorado, the University of Houston, the University of Arizona, Arizona State University, the University of Kansas and co-host Baylor University.