Kyle Bulgarelli

Kyle Bulgarelli ‘18 was named the head coach at Hood College in February 2022. No stranger to Blazer athletics, he served as an assistant coach for the men's soccer program since completing his four-year career on the pitch after the 2017 season. He has worked as an admission counselor at Hood since 2020.

Bulgarelli was a four-year starter at center back and a member of the winningest senior class in program history. He played and started every game of his collegiate career and was a three-year captain. Bulgarelli, a two-sport student-athlete, also holds the record for the javelin throw.

As a player, Bulgarelli was recognized as the MAC Commonwealth Player of the Week one time and was named the Defensive MVP of the Drew Fall festival in 2016.

During his senior year, Bulgarelli scored two goals, one of which was a game-winner, and collected two assists.

Bulgarelli received various awards throughout his college career, including the Hood College Kim Servedio Award and the Hood College President’s Award. He was on the MAC Commonwealth Academic Honor Roll for all four years and was named to the MAC Commonwealth Sportsmanship Team for two consecutive years.

Bulgarelli was inducted into the Chi Alpha Sigma, the national student-athlete honor society, in 2017.

He graduated from Hood in 2018 with a Bachelor of Science degree in environmental science & policy with a concentration in biology before earning a Master of Science in environmental biology in 2020.