Jerry Jones Kansas Wesleyan Coyote Athletic Hall of Fame
Jimmy Ranieri played football for four years for the Coyotes, placekicker for two years and handling punting and placekicking duties for two years. Rainieri was a very accurate placekicker and had a breakout season in 1994 punting, leading the KCAC and the NAIA in punting with a 46.2 yard per punt average. He was Honorable Mention All-KCAC in 1993 and was a First Team All-KCAC selection in 1994 and was a First Team Division II NAIA All-American. In 1994, in all levels of football, he only trailed Todd Sauerbrun of West Virginia, who was a 2nd Round pick of the Chicago Bears in 1995, in punting average. Ranieri then continued his athletic career at KWU playing soccer two seasons, helping the 1996 inaugural season team to the KCAC Championship. He was an Honorable Mention All-KCAC selection in Men's Soccer in 1996 and was a team captain that season as well.
