Michigan State University Women's Soccer

Jeff Hosler has spent the first five seasons of his tenure establishing new standards of success for the Michigan State women’s soccer program, and each season he has challenged his players not only to meet but to exceed those standards while rewriting program history. In five years as the MSU mentor, Hosler has guided the Spartans to a 70-20-20 overall record (.727), with success building every season. Whether Big Ten regular-season titles (2022, 2023), back -to-back NCAA Sweet 16’s (2023, 2024), or the program’s first-ever NCAA Elite Eight appearance (2025), Hosler has positioned the Michigan State program to work for – and achieve – increasing success. With 20 seasons of head coaching experience at all levels of collegiate soccer, Hosler owns a 303-87-38 career record (.752), which is the second-highest career winning percentage of all active NCAA Division I head coaches (with at least 5 years in Division I). Hired by Michigan State in June 2021, Hosler succeeded 30-year coaching veteran Tom Saxton as just the third head coach in program history. Hosler has elevated Michigan State to the top of the national conversation. He secured the eighth-best recruiting class in advance of the 2026 season, captured two Big Ten regular-season titles (2022, 2023), and has guided MSU to four straight NCAA Tournament appearances (including the national quarterfinals in 2025). He has also landed program-record numbers of All-Americans, All-Conference selections, and academic standouts, and

Dr. Bill Burghardt, who is in his 14th year on the full-time staff at MSU, was named the Director of Sports Science for Michigan State Athletics in July 2022. He previously was the Director of Football Sports Science for two years (2020-21). In his role, Burghardt leads the sports science department’s mission to aid sport coaches, strength & conditioning, and sports medicine to optimize athlete training, performance, and return-to-sport through the use of cutting-edge technology and exercise science. Prior to his current role in sports science, Burghardt was on the strength and conditioning staff for the Spartans and was named associate strength and conditioning coach in June 2018. He also added the duties of football analytics coordinator in 2018, a role that includes collecting, analyzing, interpreting and disseminating results of the Cataplult GPS data for the staff, and moved into that role full-time in 2020 as the Director of Football Sport Science. Burghardt, who spent two seasons (2010-11) as a strength and conditioning graduate assistant at Michigan State, rejoined the Spartan program in July 2012. He has been a part of two Big Ten Championship teams and eight bowl games since being appointed to the full-time staff. Burghardt came back to East Lansing following a six-month stint as an assistant strength and conditioning coach at the United States Military Academy in West Point, New York. Burghardt is a certified strength and conditioning specialist with the Collegiate

Gabe Romo joined the Michigan State women’s soccer staff under head coach Jeff Hosler in the fall of 2021 and enters his fifth season in East Lansing in 2025. Romo joined MSU after six seasons at Kansas State, including two years as the program’s associate head coach. Romo plays a key role in assisting during the team’s training sessions and plays a crucial role in both opponent scouting and recruiting. The Spartans earned a 14-3-5 (7-1-3 B1G) record and advanced to the program's second-consecutive NCAA Sweet 16 in 2024 under Romo. A program-record seven student-athletes were named to All-Big Ten teams and four Spartans earned United Soccer Coaches All-North Region honors. Justina Gaynor was also named a Third Team All-American by the United Soccer Coaches. MSU earned its first-ever No. 1 ranking in the United Soccer Coaches Poll on Sept. 24, 2024 and was ranked inside the top 25 in the poll every week during the season. In 2023, Romo helped lead the Spartans to a 14-5-3 overall record and 7-1-2 mark in Big Ten play. MSU captured its second-straight Big Ten title and advanced to the NCAA Sweet 16 for the first time in program history. Five Spartans captured All-Big Ten honors, highlighted by Justina Gaynor's Midfielder of the Year selection and Bella Najera's Freshman of the Year award, while three student-athletes were named All-North Region by the United Soccer Coaches. Romo’s second season with the Spartans saw MSU publish a single-season program record 17 wins en route to

Jeremy enters his 17th year at Student-Athlete Support Services. He has served in various capacities during his time at Michigan State. As Associate Director of SASS, he is responsible for managing the academic support services for the Spartan Men's Soccer, Wrestling, Men's and Women's Swimming and Diving, Rowing, and Field Hockey programs. During his tenure, Flynn has mentored multiple Academic All-Conference, All-American, and valedictorian student-athletes, and his teams have seen double digit cumulative grade point average increases. As the Facility Manager of the Clara Bell Smith Student-Athlete Academic Center, Flynn oversees the scheduling, maintenance, and special projects of the 31,000 square foot building. He is also an active member of various organizations including the National Association of Academic and Student-Athlete Development Professionals (N4A). He currently serves on the N4A Board of Directors as a Division Director of Membership Services, received N4A Individual Certification in 2011, and graduated from the N4A Professional Development Institute in 2006. Flynn earned a bachelor's degree in Sports Management from Taylor University in 2000 where he was a four-year varsity letter winner on the football team and four-year member of the chamber orchestra. A native of East Lansing, Flynn received his master's degree in Athletics Administration from Michigan State University in 2002. When not servicing the needs of his students, he enjoys spending time with fr

Katy Parkinson was hired full time in February 2025 working with women's soccer, gymnastics and women's tennis. Parkinson previously served as a graduate assistant in athletic performance at MSU. Prior to her arrival at MSU, Parkinson spent the summer as an intern with strength and conditioning at the University of Kentucky where she worked with softball, gymnastics, swim and dive. Before joining the summer intern program at UK, Parkinson interned at Villanova University (September 2022-May 2023). While at Villanova she worked with field hockey, men's lacrosse, women's rowing, men's soccer, track and field. Parkinson earned a B.S. in Exercise Science from Towson University (2022) where she was a member of the field hockey team. She completed an internship with Towson strength and conditioning during her final semester working with seven varsity teams. Parkinson is certified by the National Strength and Conditioning Association (CSCS).

Tim Verschuren joined the MSU women's soccer staff in February 2025. Verschuren arrives in East Lansing after spending the last four seasons at Indiana, incl...

Tori Christ joined the Spartan coaching staff in early 2026. Most recently an assistant coach and recruiting coordinator at Michigan, she previously held assistant coaching positions at Boston University and her alma mater, Cornell, after playing professionally for four seasons, both in the NWSL and abroad. A total of six keepers under her tutelage have gone on to play professionally, including two from her stop in Ann Arbor. From 2019-2021, Christ was an assistant coach at Boston University and worked primarily with the Terrier keepers. In 2020, BU won the Patriot League North Division, and during the fall 2021 season, BU captured the Patriot League regular-season title. Her 2021 goalkeeping tandem ranked in the top three in the Patriot League in goals-against average (1.11) and shutouts (7), allowing more than one goal just once in league play. In Christ's first season with the Terriers in 2019, her charges led the Patriot League in saves per game (5.53) and saves (105). Christ also served as an assistant coach at her alma mater, Cornell, where her pupil, Meghan Kennedy, earned All-Ivy League honorable mention honors after leading the league with 94 saves. Christ played professionally for four seasons -- two with the Boston Breakers (NWSL) in 2014 and 2015. She went overseas for the next two years, helping Sweden's Västerås BK30 win the Widerlöv Cup in 2015, and then played one final season with Rovaniemen Palloseura in Finland in 2016. Christ was a four-year varsity letter