Central Michigan University Athletics
Chippewa Great Pauletto To Enter MAC Hall On Wednesday
5/28/2019 4:35:00 PM | General
Pauletto is the 10th Chippewa to be enshrined in MAC Hall
MOUNT PLEASANT, Mich. – Bruno Pauletto, one of two individual NCAA Division I champions in Central Michigan history, will be inducted into the Mid-American Conference Hall of Fame during a ceremony on Wednesday at the MAC Honors Dinner in Cleveland.
Pauletto won the shot put at the 1978 NCAA Indoor Track & Field Championships, becoming CMU's first individual Division I national champion. Casey Cunningham, who is also a member of the MAC Hall of Fame, became the second when he captured an NCAA wrestling title in 1999.
"It's a tremendous honor, obviously," said Pauletto, who is retired and living in Tampa, Fla. "It's very humbling; I'm very touched by it; you feel it in your heart. I'm so happy to put CMU back in the spotlight. I love the university."
Pauletto earned All-America honors three times in the shot put by winning the NCAA indoor title in 1978, finishing runner-up in the NCAA Outdoor Championships in '78, and finishing fifth at the 1977 Outdoor Championships.
He was a four-time MAC outdoor champion, winning shot put titles in 1976, '77 and '78 and the discus title in '77. He was named the Most Valuable Performer at the 1978 MAC Championships, when he set the league record with a toss of 64 feet, 8 ¾ inches. That record stood until 2015 and remains the second-best mark in conference history. He also won the prestigious Central Collegiate Conference Championships in 1977 and 1978.
He still holds the CMU indoor (64-1 ¼) and outdoor (65-3) shot put records.
Pauletto earned a bachelor's degree with a major in exercise physiology from CMU, received an NCAA postgraduate scholarship, and was named the 1978 Scholar-Athlete of the Year. He earned his master's degree from Tennessee, where he served as the Volunteers' strength coach for 15 years.
He co-founded with his wife, Julie, Power Systems, a strength-trainer company, in 1986. The company became the industry's largest fitness and sports performance accessory supplier. Pauletto served as the company CEO for 29 years before retiring in 2015.
Pauletto is the 10th Chippewa to be inducted into the MAC Hall of Fame, joining Cunningham, Herb Deromedi, Charlie Coles, Gary Hogeboom, Dave Keilitz, Ted Kjolhede, Dan Majerle, Dan Roundfield, and Marcy Weston.
Pauletto won the shot put at the 1978 NCAA Indoor Track & Field Championships, becoming CMU's first individual Division I national champion. Casey Cunningham, who is also a member of the MAC Hall of Fame, became the second when he captured an NCAA wrestling title in 1999.
"It's a tremendous honor, obviously," said Pauletto, who is retired and living in Tampa, Fla. "It's very humbling; I'm very touched by it; you feel it in your heart. I'm so happy to put CMU back in the spotlight. I love the university."
Pauletto earned All-America honors three times in the shot put by winning the NCAA indoor title in 1978, finishing runner-up in the NCAA Outdoor Championships in '78, and finishing fifth at the 1977 Outdoor Championships.
He was a four-time MAC outdoor champion, winning shot put titles in 1976, '77 and '78 and the discus title in '77. He was named the Most Valuable Performer at the 1978 MAC Championships, when he set the league record with a toss of 64 feet, 8 ¾ inches. That record stood until 2015 and remains the second-best mark in conference history. He also won the prestigious Central Collegiate Conference Championships in 1977 and 1978.
He still holds the CMU indoor (64-1 ¼) and outdoor (65-3) shot put records.
Pauletto earned a bachelor's degree with a major in exercise physiology from CMU, received an NCAA postgraduate scholarship, and was named the 1978 Scholar-Athlete of the Year. He earned his master's degree from Tennessee, where he served as the Volunteers' strength coach for 15 years.
He co-founded with his wife, Julie, Power Systems, a strength-trainer company, in 1986. The company became the industry's largest fitness and sports performance accessory supplier. Pauletto served as the company CEO for 29 years before retiring in 2015.
Pauletto is the 10th Chippewa to be inducted into the MAC Hall of Fame, joining Cunningham, Herb Deromedi, Charlie Coles, Gary Hogeboom, Dave Keilitz, Ted Kjolhede, Dan Majerle, Dan Roundfield, and Marcy Weston.
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