We’re proWe’re proud to announce that Charlotte Giant Chase Montgomery is Gentle Giant’s Athlete of the Month for August!
Chase is a rugby player at Babson College, where he picked up the sport as a freshman. An all-state football player in high school, Chase was quickly recruited by Babson’s rugby players when he arrived on campus, which does not have a football team.
Chase plays as a winger, a role he describes as requiring “lots of running, spatial awareness, and decision making.” He sees a lot of overlap between those skills and what’s required on the job at Gentle Giant. He also credits his parents with developing his appreciation for physically demanding work from an early age.
Growing up in Charlotte, Chase’s parents ran a small bounce house business. With no outside employees, Chase spent plenty of long, sweaty days and nights working alongside his family to set up and break down equipment for events. When he started playing football, he found that practices seemed easy in comparison to the work he was already doing outside of the sport. That perspective and work ethic have stayed with him throughout his athletic career.
Chase also sees similarities between the team culture he’s experienced in rugby and at Gentle Giant.
“It’s similar because once you’re there, it’s a family.”
We couldn’t think of a more fitting way to put it. We’re glad to have Chase as part of the Gentle Giant family and proud to highlight him as our Athlete of the Month for August.