Bio

Cole Hardtke enters his first season for the Saints as Assistant Coach under the guidance of Rylee Hernandez.

Coach Hardtke joins the Saints after he spent four seasons as a student-athlete at Wisconsin Lutheran College under Head Coach Aaron Aanonsen. During those four seasons Hardtke was a part of 3 Northern Athletics Collegiate Conference (NACC) regular season titles and a NACC Tournament Championship in 2021.

Before his attendance at Wisconsin Lutheran College, Hardtke had an illustrious high school career as he starred for Glenbard South High School (Illinois). During his senior year (2019) Cole was selected as Upstate 8 All-Conference, Dupage County All-Area and IHSA All-State while he averaged 12.5 points and 6.8 rebounds per contest. Hardtke was a team captain and a three-year letter winner on a team that won a regional and sectional championship his senior year.

Coach Hardtke earned a Bachelors of Marketing from Wisconsin Lutheran College in 2023.