Tom Borrelli (2024) - Hall of Fame - Central Michigan University Athletics

Tom Borrelli

Induction:
2024

Led CMU to a combined 30 Mid-American Conference championships, including regular season and tournament … earned the MAC Coach of the Year Award a record 15 times … led CMU to a 368-179 dual-meet record including a remarkable 154-36 in MAC duals … twenty-eight times in his 33 seasons did the Borrelli-led Chippewas finish .500 or better, a ledger made all the more extraordinary by the fact that Borrelli's teams annually went head to head in duals with top-25 programs, including the likes of Penn State, Iowa and Michigan … coached one national champion, 45 All-Americans, 10 MAC Wrestler of the Year honorees, 10 wrestlers who earned the MAC Freshman of the Year Award, seven who earned the Outstanding Wrestler Award at the MAC Championships, 93 MAC champions and 174 NCAA national qualifiers … was named the National Coach of the Year in 1998 by both the National Wrestling Coaches Association and Wrestling International Newsmagazine (W.I.N.) … in 2004 he earned the National Wrestling Coaches Association Bob Bubb Coaching Excellence Award, which goes annually to one coach in recognition for his contributions to the sport … coached 61 National Wrestling Coaches Association Scholar All-Americans, 79 Academic All-MAC honorees, and two Academic All-Americans.