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Hap Kwiatkowski

Volunteer Assistant Women's Soccer Coach

gkwiatkowski@bridgewater.edu

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Coach Kwiatkowski begins his 11th year with the Bridgewater College Women's Soccer Program as a volunteer assistant coach.

Bridgewater won its first-ever ODAC championship in the Eagles' third title game trip in 2020-21. The Eagles finished the season with a mark of 10-1-1, beating W&L on penalties for the conference title and finished the year ranked #17 in the USC national poll. The roster featured eight All-State and All-ODAC selections, including Hanna Randolph (State Offensive Player of the Year, ODAC Player of the Year), Sydney Davis (State Defensive Player of the Year) and Skyler Daum (State Rookie of the Year).

The Eagles earned their first ever NCAA tournament berth after a 15-4-2 campaign in 2018. Bridgewater was the top ODAC seed in the regular season and hosted the conference postseason final four. Bridgewater reached as high as #18 in the national polls.

Bridgewater reached overtime of the ODAC championship game in 2017, ultimately falling just short in a 2-1 loss to Lynchburg. The Eagles finished 16-5-1 overall, defeated #21 Lynchburg in the regular season, had a program-record 10-game win streak, and were seventh in the final regional rankings of the regular season. BC had eight All-ODAC selections, while three players- Keri Rager, Isabella Krider and Sarah Brennan- were named to both the All-Region and All-State teams.

The Eagles set a program-record with 16 wins in 2014, were regionally-ranked by the NSCAA, and earned their first-ever NCAA regional ranking late in the season.

Kwiatkowski was also part of the Eagles staff that helped lead the Eagles to the 2012 ODAC championship game and the 2013 conference semifinals.

Coach Kwiatkowski is the current head coach for the girls' varsity soccer program at Stonewall Jackson High School in Woodstock, Va.. Prior to taking the position at Stonewall Jackson, Kwiatkowski coached the girls' varsity at Central High School in Woodstock, Va. In his first year at Central, his team was the 2011 Regular Season champion in the Shenandoah District going 12-3-2 with a regional tournament appearance. He was named 2011 Shenandoah District Coach of the Year. Three of his players received Virginia High School Coaches Association (VHSCAA) All-Region honors and one of those players received VHSCAA All-State honors.

Before accepting the head coaching job at Central, Coach Kwiatkowski was the head coach for the Broadway junior varsity girls' soccer program for four years and the head coach for the Broadway junior varsity boys' soccer program for one. Along with coaching soccer, he has been involved in high school coaching for more than 18 years, also coaching varsity field hockey, varsity girls lacrosse, and varsity ice hockey.

Coach Kwiatkowski has been a member of the Virginia Youth Soccer Association (VYSA) state cup seeding committee and the rules and disciplinary committee for the Washington Area Girls Soccer League (WAGS). He also has been a United States Soccer Federation (USSF) Grade 8 Referee and Virginia High School League Certified Referee.

Kwiatkowski holds a USSF D License, along with a NSCAA Advanced Regional and NSCAA National Goalkeeping Diploma.

Kwiatkowski has four children and lives in Mount Jackson, Va., with his wife, Karen. His daughter Betsy played soccer for ODAC rival Lynchburg College.

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