Milwaukee School of Engineering Women's Track

Gardner is in his ninth season leading the MSOE track & field and cross country coach, bringing a wealth of experience and success to the Raiders. Gardner has been around the track & field circuit for 49 years, working with middle school athletes to the collegiate level. Since taking the reigns of the Raiders' programs in 2004, he has led the programs to 10 conference championships and seven team runner-up finishes heading into the 2014 outdoor season. Gardner has been coaching since 1965 and for the past 43 years in the state of Wisconsin. He previously spent two seasons with the University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee and two with Carroll University, coaching both track & field and soccer teams. He is a graduate of Northwest Missouri State University with a degree in education. He retired from teaching in the Milwaukee Public Schools system in 1998, but returned to coaching individuals and in the team setting after just three months. In addition to his duties with the track & field and cross country teams, Gardner is also MSOE's strength and conditioning coach. He is certified with the National Strength and Coacditioning Association and a level 2 coach in all events in track & field. Away from MSOE, he finds time to travel extensively, particularly to South America. He has been to Argentina, Ecuador and Columbia working with soccer coaches and athletes. In 2014, he will be traveling to Peru to inform coaches and players of the research that has been done on injury prevention programs. In 2002, Gardner published a book, Soccer Referee Strength and Conditioning.

Bill Massoels became the men's cross country/track and field head coach in August of 2018 and took over the helm for the women's cross country program in June of 2020.  Raider Review Seasons at MSOE: 5 (2018-present) Top men's cross country team finish: 1st (2019, 2021, 2022) Top men's indoor track and field team finish: T-1st (2023) Top men's outdoor track and field team finish: 1st (2021, 2023) Top women's outdoor track and field team finish: 5th (2021) Head coach of the 2019, 2021, and 2022 men's cross country NACC championship team  Head coach of the 2023 men's indoor track and field NACC co-championship team Head coach of the 2021 and 2023 men's outdoor track and field NACC championship team Coaching Awards and Accomplishments 2021 and 2023 NACC men's outdoor track and field coach of the year 2023 men's indoor track and field coach of the year Four-time NACC men's cross country coach of the year (2018, 2019, 2021, 2022) GLVC men's outdoor track coach of the year (2003) MSOE Program Accomplishments and Student-Athlete Accolades Men's Cross Country Seven NACC men's cross country student-athletes of the week  Two NACC men's cross country runner of the year (Blake Bostwick - 2019. Patrick Lee - 2022) Two NACC men's cross country freshman of the year (Xander Gottner - 2021, Patrick Lee - 2022) 23 NACC men's cross country all-conference honorees  Women's Cross Country Two NACC women's cross country student-athletes of the week  Six NACC women's cross country all-conference selections  Men's Indoor/Outdoor Track & Field One NACC men's indoor track and field freshmen of the meet (Jesse Lambrecht - 2019) Twelve NACC men's track and field student-athletes of the week  Coaching Experience Outside of MSOE Head cross country/track and field coach at St. Joseph's College (Ind.) from 1990-2017. During his time at St. Joe's, Massoels coached 27 All-Americans and was named Great Lakes Valley Conference Coach of the Year two times. In 1999, he guided the Puma men to their first-ever GLVC Indoor Track & Field Championship. Also served at athletic director for 18 years.  Director of cross country/track and field at Cardinal Stritch University (2017-2018) Playing Career Was on St. Joseph's cross country & track and field teams all four years during his undergrad studies. Was named captain twice (1986-1987, 1988-1989) School record holder in the 5,000 and 10,000 meters  Education Graduated from St. Joseph's College (Ind.) with a degree in journalism. Personal Lives in Milwaukee with his wife of 30 years, Teresa. Father of three.