As a Kingsmen Player, King was a three-year starter at linebacker for CLU and helped the Kingsmen to the 2007 Southern California Intercollegiate Athletic Conference championship. He was a three-time Academic All-SCIAC selection.

A native of Gridley, Calif., Chase earned his bachelor’s degree in marketing communications from California Lutheran University in 2008. He completed work on a master’s degree in business administration (marketing) from CLU in 2011.

Upon graduation he was hired as the Defensive Back coach for the 2011-2012 football seasons by St. Olaf College in Northfield, Minnesota, another NCAA Division III school.

At St. Olaf he coached one All-Minnesota Intercollegiate Athletic Conference second team player, and three honorable mention choices. In 2012, the Oles’ pass defense ranked 15th nationally in NCAA Division III.

In 2013 he accepted an offer from Augustana College in Sioux Falls, South Dakota, an NCAA Division II school as the Tight Ends Coach.

Augustana’s tight ends accounted for 153 receiving yards and three touchdowns in 2013 and return two bookends that received extensive playing time last season. Nick Lee appeared in all 11 games last season, making seven starts, and was named Academic All-NSIC.  Chase King begins his third season with the Augustana football program and is working to achieve some breakthroughs this season.