Marty Resner is entering his ninth season as the head coach of the Augustana women's bowling program. Resner, who helped launch the program in 2016, departed in 2019 after three years with the team and pivoted his focus towards his teaching career while pursuing a Ph.D. in education at Drake University in Des Moines, Iowa. He volunteered as a coach at Waukee and Rock Island high schools before returning to Augustana ahead of the 2021-22 season to retake the reins of the program he helped establish.
Resner holds a 163-200 record as head coach of the Vikings, most recently earning a season-best record, going 37 wins (most in a single season) and 23 losses. In the 2022-23 season, Resner earned CCIW Coach of the Year. This past season, he saw his first appearance in the CCIW Conference Championships tournament. In his career, he's had four All-Conference selections and seven All-Tournament Team selections.Â
A 2013 graduate from Augustana, Resner earned a Bachelor of Arts in Education to teach mathematics and was also a three-year letter winner as a member of the football team. Â
He continued his educational pursuits at Old Dominion University, earning a Master of Science degree in Sports and Recreation Management in 2017 before graduating with a Ph.D. in Education from Drake University in 2022. Resner earned his USBC (United States Bowling Congress) Silver Level Coaching Certificate in 2016-17.
Outside of his career at Augustana, Resner has coached a variety of sports at the high school level, including football, track and field, and bowling.
Resner is continuing his teaching career as a high school math teacher at Bettendorf High School, teaching Geometry and Probability and Statistics.Â
Marty and his wife, Larissa, reside in the Quad City area with their sons, Ira and Seneca, and daughter, Valda.
