Brenton Benware, former head men's soccer coach at Oklahoma Wesleyan University in Bartlesville, OK, has just taken over the head coaching position for the men's soccer squad at Montreat College.

Benware inherits a team that finished 12-6-1 in the Appalachian Athletic Conference last season and was ranked as high as 25^th in the national NAIA poll at one point last year. He says, "This team has great potential this season. They are still young, but have a solid, returning core. These guys are looking to go to a national tournament this season."

Montreat's schedule will be even tougher than last year with the addition of Lindsey Wilson College, which finished the 2007 season with a 15-1-0 record and ranked 2^nd in the final national NAIA coaches' poll. Another notable addition to the scheduled matches this fall is Wingate University, an NCAA Division II school that finished 16-5-1 last season and 19^th in the nation.

Montreat College is a Christ-centered liberal arts institution with its main campus for four-year traditional students in Montreat. The accelerated School of Professional and Adult Studies program has campuses in Asheville, Charlotte, and Black Mountain, with courses being taught in Cherokee, Murphy and other NC locations.