Chris Popp takes over the Sunrise Christian Postgrad team after a record-setting year led by program founder Kyle Lindsted. Popp boasts a wealth of coaching experience, most recently at Pittsburg State.

He also served as the head coach at Missouri State- West Plains with two nationally ranked top 20 seasons, the NJCAA Region XVI Championship, and Region XVI Coach of the Year.

Popp had previous stops at Arkansas Fort-Smith and Newman University as well as his alma-mater Tabor College. He was a three-year starter at Tabor College and earned a Bachelor of Arts in Physical Education from Tabor in 2001.