#KingChasing Podcast

The #KingChasing Podcast has released the first episode of its sixth season as NCCAA Communications Coordinator Richard Martin interviews Sheridan Nguyen, a junior at Serling College and a member of the Warriors’ women’s soccer, track & field, and cheer teams. A native of Irving, Texas, Nguyen is a three-sport athlete at Sterling, recording 23 starts for the Warriors in women’s soccer, while also...

This summer, the #KingChasing Podcast will focus on student-athletes at NCCAA member institutions who are serving on different mission trips at home and abroad. The summer series concludes with the seventeenth episode of its fifth season of the #KingChasing Podcast as NCCAA Communications Coordinator Richard Martin interviews Isaiah & Michael Maggard, brothers and Men’s Soccer players for Alice Ll...

This summer, the #KingChasing Podcast will focus on student-athletes at NCCAA member institutions who are serving on different mission trips at home and abroad. The summer series continues with the sixteenth episode of its fifth season of the #KingChasing Podcast as NCCAA Communications Coordinator Richard Martin interviews Julia Galdamez, Anela Sandobal, & Madison Woodward, senior captains on the...

This summer, the #KingChasing Podcast will focus on student-athletes at NCCAA member institutions who are serving on different mission trips at home and abroad. The summer series continues with the fifteenth episode of its fifth season of the #KingChasing Podcast as NCCAA Communications Coordinator Richard Martin interviews Gabriella Widman, a senior member of the Women’s Basketball team at Faith...

This summer, the #KingChasing Podcast will focus on student-athletes at NCCAA member institutions who are serving on different mission trips at home and abroad. The summer series continues with the fourteenth episode of its fifth season of the #KingChasing Podcast as NCCAA Communications Coordinator Richard Martin interviews Sydney Anderson, a senior member of the Pensacola Christian College Women...

This summer, the #KingChasing Podcast will focus on student-athletes at NCCAA member institutions who are serving on different mission trips at home and abroad. The summer series continues with the thirteenth episode of its fifth season of the #KingChasing Podcast as NCCAA Communications Coordinator Richard Martin interviews Kingsiah Oquendo, a sophomore member of the Lancaster Bible College track...

This summer, the #KingChasing Podcast will focus on student-athletes at NCCAA member institutions who are serving on different mission trips at home and abroad. The summer series continues with the twelfth episode of its fifth season of the #KingChasing Podcast as NCCAA Communications Coordinator Richard Martin interviews Trinity Britton, senior, and Isabella Mayes, junior, from the Asbury Univers...

This summer, the #KingChasing Podcast will focus on student-athletes at NCCAA member institutions who are serving on different mission trips at home and abroad. The summer series continues with the eleventh episode of its fifth season of the #KingChasing Podcast as NCCAA Communications Coordinator Richard Martin interviews two student-athletes from Pensacola Christian College – Hope Brooks, a seni...

This summer, the #KingChasing Podcast will focus on student-athletes at NCCAA member institutions who are serving on different mission trips at home and abroad. The summer series continues with the tenth episode of its fifth season of the #KingChasing Podcast ,  as NCCAA Communications Coordinator Richard Martin interviews two student-athletes from Manhattan Christian College, Marcus Bauman, a jun...

This summer, the #KingChasing Podcast will focus on student-athletes at NCCAA member institutions who are serving on different mission trips at home and abroad. The summer series continues with the ninth episode of its fifth season of the #KingChasing Podcast ,  as NCCAA Communications Coordinator Richard Martin interviews Lily Baalman, a senior at Great Lakes Christian College (GLCC) and member o...

This summer, the #KingChasing Podcast will focus on student-athletes at NCCAA member institutions who are serving on different mission trips at home and abroad. The summer series continues with the eighth episode of its fifth season of the #KingChasing Podcast ,  as NCCAA Communications Coordinator Richard Martin interviews Hannah Skaggs, a senior at Ohio Christian University and member of the wom...

This summer, the #KingChasing Podcast will focus on student-athletes at NCCAA member institutions who are serving on different mission trips at home and abroad. The summer series begins with the seventh episode of its fifth season of the #KingChasing Podcast ,  as NCCAA Communications Coordinator Richard Martin interviews Carlie Blevins, a junior at Faith Baptist Bible College (FBBC) and member of...

A native of Red Lodge, Montana, Brayli Reimer just finished her junior season with the Polars, scoring her 1000 th career point and finishing the year with a school record 448 assists. Reimer helped guide Crown on an improbable run to the 2026 NCCAA Division II Women’s Basketball National Championship, as the Polars won four games in four days, defeating the top three seeds in the tournament on th...

Jon Mack has been around the NCCAA for several years as a player and coach, playing basketball for the University of Valley Forge from 1996-2000, earning NCCAA All-Regional honors and finishing his career as the school’s leader in points, points per game, and second all-time in rebounds. Mack stayed with the Patriots from 2000-2017, coaching the men’s basketball team and serving as Athletic Direct...

A runner for his hometown Lions from Ellendale, North Dakota, Theo Thurber was a 2024 NCCAA Division II Men’s Cross Country All-American, finishing ninth at the event in the 8K. Thurber is a two-time NCCAA Division II Men’s Cross Country Student-Athlete of the Week Award winner, and earned the 2025 Elvin and Joyce King Award for Division II Men’s Cross Country. Thurber had a unique path to college...

A native of Kiel, Wisconsin, Haley Mersberger just finished her senior season at UNW, scoring 21 goals, the second-most in the NCCAA, and tallying 15 assists, guiding the Eagles to the Upper Midwest Athletic Conference (UMAC) regular season championship and their first appearance in program history at the 2025 NCCAA Division I Women’s Soccer National Championship. Mersberger ranks first in UNW pro...

A native of St. Catherine’s, Ontario, James Kryger played collegiate soccer for NCAA Division II Wheeling Jesuit University from 1999-2000. During his time at WJU, Kryger was a two-time All-Conference selection and won a pair of West Virginia Intercollegiate Athletics Conference championships. Kryger then played for NCAA Division I Cleveland State University in 2001, recording 121 saves in 25 matc...

A former middle blocker for the Saints’ volleyball team, Katelyn Crosby was a 2023 NCCAA DII Women’s Volleyball First Team All-American and earned All-Tournament Team honors in 2023. Crosby was also a member of a Randall team that finished 23-5 in 2024, earning the top seed at the 2024 NCCAA Division II Volleyball National Championship and won the Southwest Regional Championship. In her career, Cr...

A former cornerback for North Dakota State University (NDSU) from 2005-2009, Rich Bowman was part of a Bison defense that led the FCS in pass defense and ranked fifth in total defense in 2008, as NDSU was making their transition from NCAA Division II to eventual FCS national power. Bowman recorded 101 total tackles, 16 pass break ups, and one interception in his career in Fargo, and was nominated...

Matthew Tomlinson is an assistant coach for the Emmaus University men’s basketball program and played for the Eagles from 2014-18. During his time as a player, Matthew was a 1,000-point scorer, averaging 12.4 points per game while shooting 34.4 percent from beyond the arc his senior year, and was an NCCAA Scholar-Athlete. As a coach, Tomlinson was part of the staff that guided Emmaus to the 2022 N...

A native of The Woodlands, Texas, Brynn King is currently a graduate student at Roberts Wesleyan University, competing on the Redhawks track & field team. King was the first-ever NCAA Division II National Champion at RWU, winning the 2024 NCAA indoor pole vault national championship. King did so by breaking her own NCAA Division II indoor pole vault record, clearing 4.65 meters (15-feet, 3 inches)...

Josh Lindblom is a former Major League Baseball pitcher, as he was drafted in the second round of the 2008 MLB draft by the Los Angeles Dodgers, and also played in the South Korean KBO League, earning the KBO MVP Award after going 20-3 with a 2.50 ERA and 189 strikeouts over 194.2 innings with Doosan. Michael Maiocco is a former pitcher for Flagler College in St. Augustine, Florida, where he finis...

Nina Daman competed on both the cross country and track & field teams at Campbellsville University and was a two-time All-Mid-South Conference runner. Off the course, Daman graduated this fall with a 3.91 GPA while majoring in art with a graphic design emphasis.  She has been an NCCAA and NAIA Scholar-Athlete in both track & field and cross country and has earned Mid-South Conference Academic hono...

Grant Clayton is a graduate of Coastal Carolina University, where he was a kicker for the Chanticleers in 2011 and 2012. Clayton ranks eighth all-time in field goal percentage, eighth all-time in field goals made, and seventh all-time in PAT kicks made in the history of the Coastal Carolina football program. Clayton was also a member of the 2012 Big South Championship team that advanced to the sec...

Amanda Roth is a graduate of North Central University (NCU), where she played softball for the Rams. During her time at NCU, Roth finished her career inside the top five in program history in hits, runs, triples, games played, batting average, and total bases. Following her time at North Central, Roth worked as an Addiction Recovery Coach in Minneapolis, Minnesota, an Administrative Assistant for...