Chris Ferguson
I would like to consider myself a modern day renaissance man. I have been around a lot of different backgrounds which has made me into the person that I am today. I grew up on a farm with a wood burning furnace as well as small farm animals like horses and ducks. This element lead to a lot of different tasks like spliting and stacking wood, or waking up early in the morning in the winter to cut holes in the ice so the animals had fluids to drink throught the day. I got a growth spurt early so getting into sports only seemed natural for me. The passion was very intense and then if I had practice that day I didn't have to do as many daily tasks on the farm as well as getting to socialize with my friends after school. I started on two championship teams in high school earning a 2 peat and 3 peat ring in rugby. Going to UTK I continued to persue Rugby as well as Basketball at the next level. On top of this I was also a competitive gameer and traveled to events in various cities. After college I drifted around a bit trying to find a sense of purpose as well as trying to find a passion. I got into corprate training of hotels and resturants and traveled across the US. This lead to a ton of opportunities, moving to California was the highest risk one which left the biggest impact on my life. Living so far away from my family and friend group really forced me to become independent and figure out what truely made me happy. I started playing competitive beach volleyball, which has become a true passion of mine. Currently I train with 2 time olympian John Hyden helping him stay at the top of his game. Hopefully I get to say I helped him make it to the Tokyo Games.