University of Hartford Men's Soccer

Kulas returns for his sixth season as an assistant coach for the University of Hartfords mens soccer team in 2016. Kulas, who joined the Hawks in 2011, has worked alongside head coach Tom Poitras for the last 10 years, as he previously served as his top assistant at the University of Wisconsin-Green Bay. He assists with all aspects of the program with an emphasis on recruiting. Since landing at Hartford with Poitras in 2011, Kulas has piloted the Hawks to 44 wins, the most in a five-year stretch since 1999-2003. The Hawks have made a trio of America East Championship appearances during that stretch, including trips to the conferences title match in 2011, 2013 and 2014. Kulas contributions to player development both on and off the field have been substantial. He has guided 21 student-athletes to All-Conference distinction and nine to NSCAA regional awards. In the classroom, Hawks mens soccer student-athletes have combined for the highest grade point average among its America East peers in three of the last four years. In addition, 15 America East All-Academic Team laurels have been awarded to Hartford mens soccer players, while Anthony LoBello, a 2016 graduate, became the Hawks first CoSIDA Academic All-District honoree since 2009. While at Green Bay, Kulas helped pilot the team to four-straight Horizon League tournament appearances, including a historic season in 2009 that saw the program earn its first-ever tournament championship coupled with an NCAA Division I Tournament appearance, the first in 26 years. In 2007, his impact aided the Phoenix in returning to the Horizon League championship game as the former college defender helped 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 womens 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 womens soccer team under current head coach John Natale before returning to Worcester, Mass., when he was named head coach of Assumptions mens soccer program. Kulas is a 2002 graduate of Southern New Hampshire, where he was a standout defender for the mens soccer team under Poitras watch. 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 hiring also served as a homecoming for the Nutmeg State native, as he was an assistant coach for the Hartford womens soccer team in 2005. He holds a National B License and has also served as a staff coach to the FC Green Bay Boys U15 youth soccer club team as well as Wisconsins Olympic Development Program.  

Todd Sadler enters his fourth season as a member of the Hartford women's soccer team's coaching staff in 2022. Joining the staff as an assistant coach in January 2019, Sadler is no stranger to Hartford’s soccer programs as he was a four-year standout on the Hawks’ men’s team from 1994-98.   In his first season as an assistant with the Hawks, Sadler helped guide the program to the Title Match of the 2019 America East Championship. Hartford finished with a 10-7-2 overall record, but came one victory shy of qualifying for the NCAA Tournament after falling at top-seeded Stony Brook, 2-1.   Sadler was instrumental in the development of Connecticut native Anna Cronin. In 2019 the two-time team co-captain closed out her career as one of the top defenders in the nation after receiving a slew of postseason awards, including US Coaches All-Atlantic Region Second Team, NEWISA All-New England Second Team, America East All-Conference First Team and US Coaches Scholar All-Region Second Team honors.    Hartford’s exemplary work in the classroom has also continued since Sadler’s arrival. This past semester, all 20 women’s soccer student-athletes posted a 3.0 GPA or higher, including 13 that recorded a GPA of 3.5 of higher. Furthermore, the team’s 3.70 GPA for the 2021-22 academic year was the second-highest mark among Hartford’s 17 Division I programs.    A four-year starter and team captain in 1997, Sadler was a key member of the 1996 team, which put together one of the most memorable campaigns in program history. That season, he helped lead the Hawks to 17 wins — the most in program history — in addition to piloting the team to an America East Regular-Season Championship. Furthermore, Hartford became the first team in school history to make a run to the NCAA Tournament’s Elite 8.    Sadler, who combined for 80 starts in the Scarlet and White during his career, was a North Atlantic Conference (NAC) All-Championship Team selection in 1995.   After his career at Hartford, Sadler took his talents to the professional rankings, playing one year of soccer for the York Shooters SC of the Canadian Professional Soccer League (CPSL).   Sadler’s coaching experience stretches across a variety of levels, as he established himself as one of the top youth coaches in Connecticut. Prior to joining the Hawks, he was the head  varsity girls soccer coach at Northwest Catholic High School and a member of the coaching staff at Oakwood Soccer Club.   In 12 seasons as head coach, Sadler built Northwest Catholic into a perennial power, leading the Lions to four state championships in 2009, 2011, 2012 and 2015. A National Coach of the Year finalist in 2012, he left Northwest Catholic as the winningest coach in program history with a 164-54-11 record and .752 winning percentage.   In his role at Oakwood Soccer Club, Sadler coached in the United States Developmental Academy and National Premier Leagues. Leading Oakwood to a pair of New England NPL Championships in 2014 and 2015, he provided guidance throughout the college recruiting process to five Hawks, including Sierra Stone, the America East Rookie of the Year (2016) and Midfielder of the Year (2017) Sadler has also coached and trained several current and former professional players, including Brad Guzan (US Men’s National Team, Atlanta United MLS, Aston Villa EPL), Josh Lambo (FC Dallas), Eric Lichaj (US Men’s National Team, Hull City) and Chris Schuler (Real Salt Lake MLS).   Sadler, who holds a United States Soccer Federation National “C” License, graduated from Hartford in 1998 with a degree in elementary education.