Hurdle enters his 26th season with the women's soccer program along the side of head coach Jeff Bowers. He is currently the head girls' soccer coach and a health and physical education teacher at Kellam High School in Virginia Beach, Va., where he has led the team to two state championships in 2005 and 2024. Coach Hurdle has been named Virginia High School state coach of the year six times during his high school coaching career.
His coaching background includes one year as an assistant at Longwood College, head coach at Virginia Beach Catholic High School, and head boys' coach at Kellam High School. He is the former head coach on the club level for Atlantic Soccer Club and the Beach Football Club.
He coached the professional women’s soccer team, the Hampton Roads Piranhas, during the summer of 2004 following the success of the 2003 season with the Marlins.
He holds a United States Soccer Federation "B" license, a National Soccer Coaches Association of America national diploma and advanced diploma. He has also received a Premier License from the National Soccer Coaches Association of America and a "B" License from the United States Soccer Federation. Hurdle has been involved with the Virginia Olympic Development Program for 11 years as a district evaluator and member of the state coaching staff.
Mario played soccer in his native Naples, Italy, for five years. He also played for Virginia Beach's Princess Anne High School and Old Dominion University for one year before finishing his college career with three years at Longwood University. He speaks fluent Italian, French, and Spanish.
Hurdle earned his bachelor's degree from Longwood University, majoring in health and physical education, with a concentration in teaching and coaching K-12. Coach Hurdle lives in Virginia Beach with his wife Theresa and two dogs, Diego and Totti.
