Matthew Williams
Director of Athletic Programs
Director of Athletic Training Education Program
E-Mail: mjw@kwu.edu
Phone: 1-800-874-1154
785-827-5541 ext. 3120

Matthew Williams begins his third season as Director of Athletic Programs at Kansas Wesleyan. In his first year, the Coyotes saw a resurgence of prominence in all athletic programs, as the athletic department finished the 2005-06 season with an overall winning percentage of 48%, and a 55% winning percentage against KCAC teams. Last season, the Coyotes continued their ascent to the top of the KCAC ranks, finishing with a conference best 87-32 (.731) record in regular season KCAC play and a KCAC best 151-86-1 (.689) overall record.

Williams, a member of the KWU family since 1999, came to KWU after three years as Athletic Trainer at West Hills Community College in Coalinga, Calif. He took over the Athletic Training program at KWU, and transformed it from an internship program into a full-fledged academic major, and into the KCAC’s first nationally accredited Athletic Training Education Program by the Commission on Accreditation of Allied Health Education Programs. He also has been an integral part of the development of KWU’s Master of Business Administration Degree with emphasis in Sports Management and most recently the undergraduate Sports Management degree.

Before taking the reigns of the KWU Athletic Department, Williams spent two seasons as the Associate Athletic Director at KWU, in charge of Game Day Operations for all Coyote athletic events.

Williams has a Doctor of Sports Management degree with emphasis in Sports Marketing from the United States Sports Academy, a Master of Business Administration degree from Kansas Wesleyan University, a Master of Science Degree in Athletic Administration from Idaho State University, and a Bachelor of Science degree in Physical Education from Boise State University.

He resides in Salina with his wife, Tonda, and daughter, Victoria.