A native of St. Louis, Mo., Lange graduated from St. John Vianney High School before beginning his collegiate playing career at Greenville University in 2008. In four seasons with the Panthers, his teams racked up nearly 60 victories and qualified for three NCAA Tournaments out of the St. Louis Intercollegiate Athletic Conference (SLIAC). He graduated from Greenville in 2012 with degrees in History and Political Science along with a minor in Coaching. His collegiate coaching career began as the Rose-Hulman men's goalkeeper coach and Indiana State women's goalkeeper coach in 2013. He stayed with the two Terre Haute, Ind. programs through the summer of 2016, by which time he had earned a Master's degree in Coaching/Physical Education from Indiana State. Returning home to the St. Louis area, Lange began coaching with the well-recognized St. Louis Scott Gallagher club in 2016, a job he continued with until his acceptance of the Illinois College position. Lange holds a United States Soccer Federation (USSF) National "B" License and a USSF National Goalkeeper License.