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Todd Tumelty

Todd Tumelty enters his 13th season as the head coach of the Montclair State men’s soccer program. The former Red Hawk has turned MSU into one of the top teams not only in the New Jersey Athletic Conference but, in all of Division III.

The all-time winningest coach in program history, Tumelty has guided MSU to four NJAC Championships during his tenure as well as eight berths in the NCAA Division III Men’s Soccer Championship, including a Final Four appearance in 2011. His teams have reached the “Sweet 16” of the tournament on five occasions and have been to the “Elite 8” five times.

Career Overview:

  • Named the 13th coach in program history in April 2011
  • Has led the Red Hawks to four NJAC Championships (’14, ’16, ’18, ‘19)
  • Guided MSU to nine NCAA Tournament appearances (’11, ’12, ’13, ’14, ‘15’, 16’, ’18, ‘19, '21), including a Final Four berth in 2011 as well as five trips to the “Sweet 16” and “Elite 8” rounds.
  • Led the team to 11 NJAC Tournament appearances, including six championship game trips.
  • Coached Montclair State to six NJAC regular-season championships (’12, ’14, ’15, ’18, ’20, '21, '22)

By the Numbers

  • Named NJAC Coach of the Year three times (’14, ’18, '21, '22)
  • Players have garnered 19 major awards from the NJAC
  • Has had 72 players earn All-NJAC honors
  • Coached Ten (10) United Soccer Coaches Association Division III All-Americans.

Milestone Victories

  • Victory No. 1 – vs. New Paltz, 1-0 (September 2, 2011)
  • Victory No. 50 – vs. New Jersey City, 4-1 (October 19, 2013)
  • Victory No. 100 – vs. Stockton, 3-0 (September 28, 2016)
  • Victory No. 140 -  vs. St. Joseph’s , 7-0 (August 31, 2019)
  • Victory No. 175 - vs. Rowan, 2-1 (October 23, 2021)

Coaching Highlights

  • Guided Montclair State to the NCAA Division III Final Four in his first season (2011)
  • Reached the Elite 8 of the NCAA Division III Tournament in each of his first three campaigns.
  • Averaging 15 victories per season since taking over the program.
  • One of two coaches in MSU history to reach the NCAA Tournament in each of their first six season (Norm Schoenig, baseball)
  • Became the all-time winningest coach on August 31, 2019 surpassing Brian Sentowski with his 140th career victory in a 7-0 win over St. Joseph’s (Brooklyn).

Educational/Personal

  • Graduated from Montclair State in 2007 with his degree in Physical Education
  • Played for the Red Hawks from 2003-06 and was a three-year starter as well as team captain.
  • Helped MSU the NJAC Championship in 2006, Montclair’s first in 17 years as well as the NCAA Division III Men’s Soccer Championship. Montclair State advanced to the “Sweet 16”, finished the year at 20-1-1, including a perfect 9-0 mark in conference play.
  • Named First-Team All-NJAC in 2006 and selected to the NSCAA Metro All-Region Second Team.
  • Spent the 2010 season as an assistant with the Red Hawk women’s team
  • Served as head coach of the Parsippany Predators U-16 Boys team leading the club to the President’s Cup semifinals in 2009.
 

Joe Cullen

An All-American and 2018 Montclair State Hall of Fame Inductee, Joe Cullen joined the Montclair State men's soccer coaching as the Associate Head Coach in the Spring of 2023.

Cullen re-joins the Red Hawks after a seven-year stint as the Head Coach at NJAC rival NJCU. He led the Gothic Knights to a 12-6-2 record in 2022, the most the program has registered since tallying 18 in 2007. They knocked off NJAC Champions Rowan 6-0 during the regular season and advanced to the Semifinals of the ECAC Tournament.

Before assuming the head role at NJCU, Cullen served four seasons as an assistant coach at his alma mater from 2010-13. Most recently, he served in the same role for two seasons at Moravian College from 2014-15 and also earned his MBA during his time in Bethlehem in 2016.

His four-year tenure at Moravian was a successful one. Prior to that, during his time on the Red Hawks' staff, he helped his teams reached the NCAA Tournament each season, advancing to the second round in 2010 (14-5-3) before surging to the NCAA national semifinals in 2011 (19-4-3). As an encore, MSU reached the Elite 8 in back-to-back years in 2012 (19-3-1) and 2013 (17-4-3) — marking the program’s third consecutive appearance in the national quarterfinals during his tenure. Montclair posted a combined 69-16-10 ledger (.779).

On the pitch as a player for the Red Hawks, Cullen produced one of the finest men's soccer careers in MSU history, teaming with his brother, Michael, to catapult the Red Hawks to four consecutive NJAC championships in 2006, 2007, 2008 and 2009 and four straight NCAA Tournament appearances. In four seasons, Montclair was an incredible combined 77-7-4 (.898) with Cullen in the lineup and boasted a near-perfect mark of 32-3-1 (.903) in the conference.

Cullen’s career culminated when, as a senior co-captain in 2009, he became the 24th All-America recipient in Montclair history, garnering NSCAA Division III Second Team honors. A three-time All-Region selection by the NSCAA, he was First Team All-NSCAA South Atlantic and First Team All-ECAC in 2009. He also earned First Team All-Region distinction in 2008 and Second Team in 2007. A three-time All-NJAC selection, Cullen was selected the 2009 Pat Baldiserra Midfielder of the Year. He was named First Team All-NJAC in 2008 and 2009 and Second Team All-NJAC as a sophomore in 2007.

 

Marlon Pollard

A former standout Red Hawk player, Marlon Pollard begins his 21st season as an assistant coach with the Red Hawks.

A four-year letterwinner, Pollard was an All-NJAC, All-Region and All-America selection during his playing career as well as the Montclair State Senior Athlete of the Year in 1999. In his career, Pollard scored 20 goals and added 24 assists for 64 points. He ranks among the Top 15 all-time in points and assists and was inducted into the Montclair State Athletics Hall of Fame in 2008.

 
 
 
 
 

Dwight Ceballo

Dwight Ceballo is in his seventh season with the Red Hawks.

Ceballo was a three-year letter winner appearing in 21 games for the University of Connecticut from 2012-2014.

A native of Arouca, Trinidad, Ceballo was a member of the Trinidad and Tobago U15, U16, U17 and U20 National Teams. He competed with St. Anthony's College in the Trinidad Secondary Schools Football League (SSFL) and was named MVP of the 2011 SSFL in addition to being chosen as the 2010 Trinidad SSFL Defender of the Year.