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University of Hartford

University of Hartford Dept of Athletics
 Sports Center - 200 Bloomfield Ave. West Hartford, CT 06117
Division 1 Connecticut Northeast
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Mike Kulas

Mike Kulas, who joined the Hawks in 2011, begins his first season as the Interim Head Coach of the Hartford Men's soccer team after serving 11 seasons as the team's assistant coach in 2022.


At Hartford, Kulas assists with all aspects of the program with an emphasis on recruiting.


Since landing at Hartford, Kulas has led Hartford to 78 victories, including the second-most wins in program history (13) in 2013. The Hawks have been on the doorstep of reaching the NCAA Tournament several times during that stretch, making five trips to the America East Tournament’s title match in 2011, 2013, 2014, 2016 and 2019.


Kulas’ contributions to player development both on and off the field have been substantial during his time at Hartford. He has guided 29 student-athletes to All-Conference distinction and 14 to NSCAA regional awards.


In the classroom, Hartford’s men’s soccer student-athletes have combined for the highest-GPA among its America East peers in three of the last five years. A total of 21 Hawks have taken home America East All-Academic Team honors, while Anthony LoBello, a 2016 graduate, became the Hawks’ first CoSIDA Academic All-District honoree since 2009. This past semester, 85 percent of the roster achieved at least a 3.0 GPA or better, as the men’s soccer team posted the highest GPA among Hartford’s men’s teams (3.53).


While at UW-Green Bay, Kulas helped pilot the Phoenix to four straight Horizon League tournament appearances, including an historic season in 2009 that saw the program earn its first-ever Tournament Championship and its first NCAA Division I Tournament appearance in 26 years. In 2007, his impact aided the Phoenix in returning to the Horizon League Championship Game as the former college defender helped UW-Green Bay set a team record with 12 shutouts in a single season.


Kulas got his collegiate coaching career started with a stint at Assumption College in 2004. Serving as an assistant women’s soccer coach with the Greyhounds, he helped direct the team to its first-ever berth in the NCAA Division II New England Regional Tournament that season. Following that appointment, Kulas served one season as an assistant to the Hawks’ women’s soccer team under current head coach John Natale before returning to Worcester, Mass., when he was named head coach of Assumption’s men’s soccer program.


Kulas is a 2002 graduate of Southern New Hampshire, where he was a standout defender for the men’s soccer team. He helped the team post a 38-12-8 record as a three-year starter and led the Penmen to a pair of NCAA Regional Appearances and a Northeast-10 Title (2000). Kulas went on to gain professional playing experience in 2002 as a member of the New Hampshire Phantoms, a team that placed fourth in the Northern Division.


Kulas holds a National ‘B’ License and has also served as a staff coach to the FC Green Bay Boys U-15 youth soccer club team as well as Wisconsin’s Olympic Development Program.

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Quenton Swift

Quenton Swift begins his fourth season on the Hawks coaching staff in 2022 after joining the Hawks coaching in 2019 as an assistant coach. Swift is no stranger to Hartford, as he was a four-year member of the men’s soccer team from 2013-16.


In his first season on the coaching staff, Swift helped guide the Hawks to an appearance in the 2019 America East Championship game.


During his playing career with the Hawks, Swift helped lead the team to three America East Championship appearances in 2013, 2014 and 2016. In addition, he was a part of a Hartford squad that posted the program’s first perfect record (8-0-0) on Al-Marzook Field in 2014.


Playing as a midfielder, Swift racked up 40 appearances across his career and finished with three goals and three assists.


Graduating from Hartford with a degree in business management in 2017, Swift played one season for Elm City Express of the NPSL, where he helped the club win the National Championship in its inaugural campaign in 2017.

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