Hurdle enters his 23rd season with the women's soccer program in 2022-2023 season. He is currently the head girls soccer coach at Kellam High School in Virginia Beach, Va.

In 2021, the Marlins won the ODAC Championship title and advanced to the NCAA first round to face Messiah. VWU went 12-6-2 overall with a 7-1-1 record against ODAC foes. Hurdle helped coach a pair of Marlins in Sam Crawford and Breacain McClenahan, who claimed major ODAC end of year awards in the ODAC Player of teh Year and the ODAC Rookie of the Year respectively. In addition, the Marlins brought in seven ODAC All-Conference team honorees. A trio of Marlins, Crawford, McClenahan, and Kennedi Anders, earned VaSID All-State accolades as well as USC All-Region honors following the completion of the season. 

The 2020 season was a unique one to say the least with the fall sport seasons being played in the spring season due to the COVID-19 pandemic. The Marlins went 5-3-1 overall with a 4-2-1 record in conference. Virginia Wesleyan advanced to the semifinals of the ODAC tournament where they fell to Washington & Lee. Five Marlins were named to the ODAC All-Conference teams including Julia Marrone, Kennedi Anders, and Sam Crawford who earned spots on the First Team, while Olivia Bryant and Lexi Soteriou both earned Third Team recognition. Crawford went on to earn VaSID All-State honors. 

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 the Azzurri U-19 Boys team of the Atlantic Soccer Club and the Beach Football Club.

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 the past eight years as a district evaluator and member of the state coaching staff.

He has been involved with the Virginia Olympic Development Program for the past 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 for Old Dominion University for one year before finishing out 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 on teaching and coaching K-12. He is working toward certification in Special Education from Old Dominion University.