#KingChasing Podcast

Abby Schultz is a graduate of Grace Christian University, where she played basketball and volleyball for the Tigers. In her senior season, Schultz helped lead the Tigers to their first regional championship in school history, culminating in a fourth-place finish at the 2016 NCCAA Division II Women’s Basketball Championship. Schultz was an NCCAA First Team All-American selection in 2016 and was the...

Collin Cone is the head men’s soccer coach at Lubbock Christian University. Cone is entering his third season as head coach of the Chaparrals, guiding LCU to a pair of wins over nationally ranked opponents in his first year and has had seven players named to the Lone Star All-Conference Team, along with one Lone Star Conference Academic Player of the Year Award winner.   Cone is a graduate of Grac...

Cat Collins has been the head coach of the Eagles beach volleyball program for four seasons and was the interim indoor volleyball head coach this year. In 2021, Cat was named to the AVCA 30 Under 30 Beach Volleyball Coaches Award List and set a school record for most wins in a season in Carson-Newman Beach Volleyball history in 2023, as the Eagles finished the year with a 25-8 record. Collins is a...

Hailey Cavanagh is the head softball coach of Concordia University Ann Arbor. Hailey is in her seventh year with the Cardinals and during her time has had three NCCAA World Series’ appearances, one National Championship title, and has been named NCCAA Coach of the Year. She has also twice been named the conference Champion of Character Coach. Hailey received her bachelor’s degree from William Penn...

Mark Womack is the Sports Information Director for Cedarville University. Mark has been the SID for the Yellow Jackets since 1983, currently serving in his 41st year. Also a Cedarville graduate, he was a four-year member of the men’s basketball and golf teams, and was inducted into the Cedarville University Athletic Hall of Fame in 2001. Mark was also the 2000 recipient of the Clarence “Ike” Pears...

Dan Wood has been the NCCAA Executive Director since 2000. With over 35 years of service in higher education, Dan has been a coach, faculty member, and athletic administrator at Limestone College, Oklahoma Wesleyan University, and Indiana Wesleyan University. He’s been inducted into Southern Wesleyan’s Hall of Fame as a student-athlete and Oklahoma Wesleyan’s Hall of Fame as a coach and athletic d...

Rick McKinley is the Director of International Tours with Missionary Athletes International (MAI). Rick has been with MAI for 37 years in various roles and ministries, including with the Southern California Seahorses, Charlotte Eagles, and the Chicago Eagles. He has led over 40 soccer mission trips to 25 different countries and helped start a two-month sports ministry experience that has discipled...

Mark Whitworth is the VP for Intercollegiate Athletics & University Communications at Asbury University. Under Mark’s leadership, Asbury became members of NCAA DIII and the NCCAA, had several student-focused enhancements to athletics facilities, and was named the NCCAA’s #KingChasing Institution of the Year this past year. Prior to Asbury, Mark served on the Southeastern Conference staff for 27 ye...

Kristin Steele is the head women’s volleyball coach for OUAZ. Kristin has coached at the junior college, NAIA, and NCCAA level for 26 seasons and has a career record of 541-324. She’s led her teams to seven national tournament appearances and has been named conference coach of the year five times. Prior to coaching, Kristin had a standout career as a player at the University of Central Oklahoma an...

Michelle Lenard is the head women’s soccer coach for Baylor University. Michelle spent 14 years as head coach at Dallas Baptist University where she amassed a 200-77-26 record, while leading the Patriots to 13 conference championships, an NCCAA National Championship, and an NCAA Division II Final Four appearance. She’s earned several conference coach of the year awards along with the United Soccer...

Drue Tranquill is a linebacker for the Kansas City Chiefs. Drue played college football at Notre Dame from 2014-2018 and helped lead the Fighting Irish to a 12-0 regular season in 2018. That year he was awarded the Wuerffel Trophy for his exemplary community service. Drue was drafted by the Los Angeles Chargers and finished his four-year stint there with a career-year in 2022, tallying 144 tackles...

Ben Bost is the founder and primary speaker of AIM Awareness. His passion is helping people live meaning-filled lives. For over a decade, Ben has mentored world-class professional athletes and business leaders, guiding them through personal and professional issues. He brings a deep creative aesthetic and philosophical approach to every engagement that assists organizations with how to practically...

Chris Williams is the Director of Championships at the NCCAA. Chris’ journey in the NCCAA started over 30 years ago as a student-athlete at Roberts Wesleyan College, now Roberts Wesleyan University. He then coached at Roberts Wesleyan before transitioning to Southern Wesleyan University as the Director of Athletics. While at Southern Wesleyan, Chris guided a transition from the NAIA to NCAA Divisi...

Paul Hembekides, is an ESPN content producer known as “Hembo.” The 2012 Cedarville University graduate was a baseball student-athlete and played in three NCCAA World Series. Hembo first joined ESPN in 2014 and went on to become the on-air researcher for the Mike & Mike show, hosted by Mike Greenberg and Mike Golic. Hembo helped launch “Get Up!”, an ESPN morning show hosted by Greenberg and has ear...

Malik Chevry is the defensive backs coach for Anderson University’s football team. Malik has several years of experience coaching at both the high school and collegiate levels. He joined Anderson’s staff in 2022 and is helping to build a brand new program that kicks off in 2024. Prior to coaching, Malik played football collegiately at Southeastern University, while earning his bachelor’s degree in...

Judy Fox is the founder and president of Ignite International. Judy has been inducted into four halls of fame, including Houghton University’s Hall of Honor and the NCCAA’s Hall of Fame. Her global impact is notable in the USA, Nicaragua, Cuba, Liberia, the Holy Land, Jamaica, and Russia, to name a few. Judy has trained leaders of national teams, international sports federations, Olympic committee...

Kenny McBride is the Team Leader of Summer Staff Recruiting for WinShape Camps. In this role, Kenny and his staff foster hundreds of college and campus ministry partners as they recruit, interview, and hire over 800 summer staffers. Kenny was a four-year student-athlete on the men’s soccer team at Moody Bible Institute. While there, Moody Bible won three Regional Championships and one NCCAA Nation...

Camilo Rodriguez is the goalkeeping and assistant coach for Clemson University’s men’s soccer team. He's in his seventh season with the Tigers, who won the 2021 NCAA Men’s Soccer National Championship. The 2021 Tigers’ goalkeeper group combined for 10 shutouts and the 15th best goals against average in the country. Prior to Clemson, Camilo spent eight seasons as head coach of Southern Wesleyan Uni...

Sarah Young is the Director of College Women’s Ministry at Global Golf. Sarah, a native of New Zealand, represented her country for several years as a golfer in high school and went on to play college golf at Oklahoma State University and Kent State University. In college, she earned All-Big 12 honors, All-Mid-American Conference honors, and was named the prestigious 2010 Kim Moore Spirit Award Wi...

Chad Briscoe is the Director of Athletics at Grace College. Chad’s energetic vision has guided Grace Athletics to unparalleled success across the school’s varsity programs. Since his arrival, Grace has added nine national championships in seven different sports. Chad’s desire to pursue Christ-like excellence has also led to Grace being named a Five-Star Champions of Character Institution with the...

Jason Romano is the Director of Media at Sports Spectrum and host of the popular Sports Spectrum Podcast. For 17 years, Jason was an Emmy-Award winning producer and senior manager at ESPN. He has created and produced content for shows such as SportsCenter, Monday Night Football, Mike and Mike in the Morning, Sunday NFL Countdown, College Gameday, NFL Live, MLB’s All Star Game, and more. He has als...

FahKara Hawkins is the Head Women’s Basketball Coach at Oakland City University. Before starting her coaching career, Hawkins starred at Purdue University, tallying 1,057 points, 513 assists, and 351 steals. The three-year captain was named to the Big Ten’s All-Freshman team, was a three-time Big Ten All-Defensive Team selection, and was chosen as a recipient of the Big Ten’s Medal of Honor. She’s...

John Zeller is the Executive Director of SCORE International. John has previously served as the Head Baseball Coach at Tennessee Temple University and The Master’s University, and is currently the chaplain for the New York Yankees Single-A affiliate, the Tampa Tarpons. A member on the Board of Directors of SCORE for over 35 years, John travels all over the U.S. speaking at churches, sporting event...

Tom Roy is the former president and founder of Unlimited Potential and author of Shepherd Coach. Tom has been involved with the game of baseball for over 50 years. He played briefly in the San Francisco Giants organization. He’s coached at the high school and college level, including at NCCAA members Grace College and Huntington College, now University. He spent close to 15 years as a scout in Maj...

Paul Putz is the Assistant Director of the Faith & Sports Institute at Baylor University’s Truett Theological Seminary. Paul holds a Ph. D. in history from Baylor, and he researches and writes about the connections between sports and Christianity in American culture. Along with his academic publications, his writing has appeared at Christianity Today, Religion & Politics, Slate, Religion News Serv...