#KingChasing Podcast

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...

Willie Williams is the Head Men’s Basketball Coach at Carolina University. Willie has experience in the NCCAA as both a student-athlete and coach, having played at Nebraska Christian College and Grace University, even playing in and winning an NCCAA National Championship in 2008 with Grace. Willie had successful coaching stints at both Nebraska Christian and Grace before joining Carolina in 2020....

Grace Norman won gold in the paratriathlon at the 2016 Rio Paralympic Games and most recently won silver at the 2020 Tokyo Paralympic Games. She currently holds the world records for the 800m and 1,500m in the T44 classification for track & field. Grace is a 2020 graduate of Cedarville University, where she earned NCCAA All-American honors in both cross country and indoor track & field, while also...

Dr. Matt Webb was named Director of Athletics at Houghton College in the summer of 2018 after previously serving as associate director of athletics and men’s soccer coach. He provides strategic leadership for athletics and intramural sports, and oversees the Department of Intercollegiate Athletics, which sponsors 18 sports. During his 15 years as head coach, Matt led the Highlanders to 11 postseas...

Dr. Vickie Denny is the Head Women's Volleyball Coach at Bob Jones University. Vickie has coached at three NCCAA institutions over the course of her nearly 40-year career, including Maranatha Baptist, Clearwater Christian, and currently Bob Jones. Her teams at Maranatha and Clearwater won the NCCAA Division II Women’s Volleyball National Championship fourteen times, including a span of eight years...

Kara Farnsworth Lail is the Head Women’s Soccer Coach at Columbia International University. She has led her team to three NCCAA National Tournaments and has been named NCCAA South Regional Coach of the Year. In 2018, Kara was named to the United Soccer Coaches 30 under 30 Program which is designed to support up-and coming members of the coaching profession who are 30 years of age or younger. In th...

Justin Lower is a PGA Tour Professional who attended Malone University where he was a four-time NCCAA Men’s Golf All-American, was the 2008 NCCAA Individual Champion, and led Malone to the 2008 NCCAA National Title. He began competing on the Korn Ferry Tour in 2014 and has won the Ohio Open in 2012 and 2015. Lower earned his PGA Tour card in September of this year, securing it on the final hole of...