Chase Kern

Photo by: Inertia Sports Media/Dave Eggen

Photo by: Inertia Sports Media/Dave Eggen

Photo by: Inertia Sports Media/Dave Eggen

Height:
6-3
Weight:
220
Position:
Defensive End
Class:
Senior
Hometown:
Sioux City, Iowa
High School:
Sioux City East H.S.
Major:
Pharmacy

HONORS AND AWARDS
• Missouri Valley Football Conference Commissioner's Academic Excellence Award (2015, 2017)
• MVFC Honor Roll (2015, 2016, 2017)

2017: Returned to the lineup and started all 12 games at defensive end in which he played ... recorded two solo tackles in season opener versus Duquesne ... credited with season-high three tackles in games at Youngstown State and versus Northern Iowa during Missouri Valley Football Conference action ... notched pair of tackles in regular season finale at South Dakota, followed by a two-tackle performance that included a sack and pass breakup in Football Championship Subdivision playoff opener versus Northern Iowa ... again tallied two stops in playoff victory over New Hampshire

2016: Sat out the season due to injury ... was honored as Scout Special Teams Player of the Week prior to Missouri State game

2015: Earned a spot in the regular rotation at defensive end and played in all 12 games in a reserve role ... established career high with five tackles in season opener at Kansas ... recorded three tackles in Beef Bowl win over Robert Morris (Pa.) ... tallied first sack of the season as part of two-tackle performance versus Indiana State ... was credited with two tackles, including half-sack in regular season finale at Western Illinois ... registered three tackles in Football Championship Subdivision playoff game at Montana ... named to Missouri Valley Football Conference Honor Roll for academics and also honored as a recipient of the Commissioner’s Academic Excellence Award

2014: Was pressed into action at defensive end during his true freshman season ... made collegiate debut in team’s MVFC opener at Illinois State and played in the final 10 games of the season ... in first home action, notched two tackles and a sack in win over Missouri State ... the next week, was credited with half-tackle for loss at Northern Iowa ... notched two tackles in regular season matchup against North Dakota State ... registered tackle for loss in home win over Western Illinois

BEFORE SDSU: Excelled both on the field and in the classroom at Sioux City East High School ... during his senior season, he recorded 116 tackles, including 17 tackles for loss and seven sacks, en route to earning first-team all-district and all-Siouxland honors, as well as second-team all-state accolades from both the Des Moines Register and the Iowa Newspaper Association ... member of the National Honor Society and an honoree on the all-Northwest Iowa Academic Team