Hardy coached at Bellarmine from 2022-2024 and during that time helped the Knights to a 26-9 dual record, finishing fourth in the Southern Conference in both seasons. Hardy helped coach the Knights to the NWCA National Dual Championship in 2023 and 2024 and helped them become NWCA Team National Champions with ten individual champions over two seasons.
During Coach Hardy’s tenure at Bellarmine, he helped coach five SoCon Commissioner’s Medal Award Winners, 15 SoCon honor roll members, three SoCon All-Freshman, two SoCon Academic All-Conference winners, and two NWCA 2024 Scholar All-Americans.
At the high school level, Hardy competed at Peter’s Township HS and then wrestles at DIII Concordia Wisconsin, where he competed in weight classes 165-197 during his time there. Hardy was a four-year letterwinner, a three-year starter, was team captain his senior year, and was named to the honor roll twice.
Most recently, Hardy spent the summer of 2024 assisting the United Olympic Wrestling Team in its preparation for the Paris Olympics at the Olympic Training Center and Team Camp.
Hardy founded the Bellarmine Knights Regional Training Center and coached one Senior US Open placer, a World Team Trials qualifier, three Greco U23 Wrold Team Trials All-Amercians, one Freestyle U23 World Team Trials All-American, one U23 World Team Trials finalist, and one U20 All-American. Hardy additionally helped develop and implement Freestyle/Greco training plans for all Knights RTC and Club wrestlers.
Hardy also helped found the Knights Wrestling club, a K-12 Wrestling Club that serves the Louisville area.
