Bill Garno
Men's Soccer - Head Coach
Phone: 585-475-2618
Email:
wtgter@rit.edu
Bill Garno begins his 15th season at the helm of Rochester Institute of Technology men’s soccer team.
Garno has compiled a 119-104-22 record (.530) and is one of only two coaches in RIT history to eclipse the 100-win plateau. Garno sits in second place in victories behind the late Doug May, for whom Garno played. Garno has also led the Tigers to three appearances in the NCAA Division III Tournament (2000, 2001 and 2004), and three Empire 8 titles. In 2006, Garno was named the Doug May Empire 8 Coach of the Year.
Under Garno’s tutelage, 37 different Tigers have earned All-Empire 8 honors since the 1999 season. He has coached three different Empire 8 Players of the Year and three Rookies of the Year.
From 1983 to 1986, Garno was a defender on the Tigers soccer team, helping lead RIT to an impeccable 59-8-6 record, four conference titles and four appearances in the NCAA Tournament. After a successful collegiate career at RIT, he turned to coaching. Prior to taking over at RIT, he served as an assistant coach at the University of Rochester from 1992 to 1995.
Garno is active in the local youth soccer scene, coaching in the Rochester Junior Rhinos, Empire United Soccer Academy and the Hilton Heat soccer clubs. He also has served as a head coach for the New York State West Olympic Development Program.
Since 1991, Garno has held a full-time staff position as Director of the Printing Applications Laboratory in RIT’s College of Imaging Arts and Sciences. He lives in Hilton, N.Y., with his wife, Marcey, and three children, Bailey (17), Ellie (154) and Simon (12).
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