1996 marked the first year for Kansas Wesleyan's intercollegiate soccer team. Soccer was added as a sport for the 1996 season by Hall of Famer Jerry Jones as a way to bolster enrollment at KWU. Fellow KWU Hall of Famer Brian Berner was selected as the program's first coach after a successful run at Cloud County Community College in Concordia. The team made history winning the KCAC in its first season of existence with a 6-1 record in the conference and finished the season 14-3-1 overall. The Coyotes reached the KCAC Championship Match. Harold Calvo, Mike Dibbini and Mark Chaney were all named First Team All-KCAC. Brad Carne and Jim Ranieri were named Honorable Mention All-KCAC. Dibbini, Calvo and Chaney were all named Honorable Mention All-Americans by the NAIA.
Team Members include: Brad Carne, Harold Calvo, Mark Chaney, Mike Dibbini, Dennis Guernsey, John Hendrick, Lauren Humphrey, Max Iselin, Greg McMillan, Rory Mesner, Chris Miller, Matt Pearson, Jimmy Ranieri, Tony Ranieri, Preston Seymour, Keith Stoner, Craig Stranathan, Jason Szyba, Eric Tran, JC Walsh, Head Coach Brian Berner and Assistant Coach Phil Miller
