"We are very excited to have the opportunity to structure a longterm agreement with Coach Borrelli," said CMU Director of Athletics Dave Heeke. "It is no secret that he is one of the top wrestling coaches in the nation. Tom has done an incredible job guiding the Central Michigan wrestling program to an elite level on a national scale. We are pleased that this new agreement ensures his leadership and vision will continue with the Chippewas well into the future."
Borrelli, in his 19th season at CMU, is the winningest wrestling coach in school history. He has guided the Chippewas to 11 Mid-American Conference championships and 11 conference tournament titles. Twenty-nine Chippewas have earned All-America honors during Borrelli's tenure.
In 2006, Borrelli became the first Olympic sport coach in CMU history to sign a multi-year contract when he and the university agreed to a four-year deal. The new five-year pact includes a base salary of $104,448 and several performance bonuses.
"I'm very appreciative of everything Central Michigan University and the athletics department have done for my family and me," Borrelli said. "I'm looking forward to continuing to build the program that we have established here."
Borrelli has guided the Chippewas to seven top-15 finishes at the NCAA Championships, including five in the past six seasons. He has coached four individual national finalists, including 1999 national champion Casey Cunningham.
CMU has been a fixture among the top 10 in the national dual meet polls in recent years, climbing as high as No. 2 in the InterMat poll during the final week of the 2007-08 season.
The Chippewas are 238-92-7 in dual meets during Borrelli's tenure, including 82-13 in MAC duals. CMU has won 62 of its last 64 conferece duals dating back to the 1998-99 season.
Borrelli has been named MAC Coach of the Year a conference record 10 times. He was named national coach of the year by a pair of organizations in 1998, and he was recognized with the National Wrestling Coaches Association Bob Bubb Coaching Excellence Award in 2004.
Borrelli's wrestlers have excelled in the classroom as well. The Chippewas have ranked in the top 16 nationally in team grade-point average in 15 of the past 16 seasons, and two Chippewas--Wynn Michalak and Mark DiSalvo--have been named Academic All-Americans and earned NCAA Postgraduate Scholarships.
CMU hosts the MAC Wrestling Championships Saturday and Sunday at Rose Center. Competition begins at 1 p.m. Saturday and 10 a.m. Sunday.
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