Coach Retz arrived with Coach Candaele in 1993. He returned to coach the defense in 2005 after a seven year stint on the offensive side of the ball. Steve has been in college coaching since '85 when he joined the coaching staff at UCSB with Coach Candaele. At UCSB he started as the defensive line coach and became the defensive coordinator in 1989 helping guide the team to its best three-year stretch in history. After leaving UCSB he coached briefly in the CFL before joining the staff at Hofstra University in Uniondale, NY. He is a graduate of Principia Upper School in St. Louis, MO where he lettered in 3 sports (Football, Basketball and Track). He then played two years at Palomar Junior College before transferring to UC Santa Barbara where he finished his career. He graduated with a B.S. degree in mathematics in 1985 and holds a NY state teaching credential obtained at Long Island University.

In addition to coaching football, Steve has served as CMS' golf coach as well as having coached softball and rugby. He has taught mathematics at both the junior high and high school level. His hobbies used to include golf, cooking, travel and his yellow Lab, Copa. Steve makes him home in Claremont with his wife Maxanne (2006 NCAA Tennis Coach of the Year) where he now enjoys his time with their sons Reggie, Jake and Danny which along with football take up much of his time.