Head coach Kurt Guldner has been at the helm of the women's soccer program since its inception in 1998-99 and, in recent years, has guided the team to new heights.

Guldner has guided the Knights from the beginning and has seen a steady upswing in the level of success. After winning just one game in the inaugural season, the Knights improved to 12-5 season in 2003 and matched that with a 12-5-1 mark in 2007. It was at that point that the program jumped to never before seen heights. Guldner led the team to what was then the greatest season in Marian University history as the team went 16-1-2 and won the school's first-ever Mid-Central College Conference women's soccer regular season title with a 7-0-1 mark. The Knights expanded on their success as 2009 became the single-greatest season in school history. They went 17-2-1, earned their second MCC title, defeated Indiana Wesleyan University for the first time in school history and earned the top seed for the MCC Tournament. Over the last four seasons, the Knights are 57-14-4 and have four straight seasons with 12 wins or more, including a 12-6 campaign in 2010 that saw MU finish third in the MCC.

Guldner has coached 27 All-Mid Central College Conference selections and several NAIA All-Region VIII selections. Additionally, several players have also received NSCAA All-America honorable mention accolades and Daktronics-NAIA Scholar Athlete honors and, one year after coaching the MCC Offensive Player of the Year, he guided Lauren Gerbick to the MCC Player of the Year award and an NAIA All-America honorable mention accolade in 2009. Guldner was named, for the second straight season in 2009, the MCC Coach of the Year. It is his second honor for women's soccer and the seventh honor of his coaching career.

A member of the NSCAA, Guldner is also the head baseball coach at Marian University. He is the all-time winningest coach in Knight baseball history.

Guldner earned a bachelor of science degree from Marian University in 1981. He resides in Indianapolis with his wife, Brenda. 

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