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Tom Borrelli celebrates over two decades of success as coach of CMU Wrestling

Wrestling coach Tom Borrelli poses, Nov. 10 in the Wrestling Practice Facility on the campus of Central Michigan University.

Josh Barnhart | Freelance Photographer

In 1991, gas was $1.12 per gallon, the Silence of the Lamb was released in theaters, and bands like Nirvana and Pearl Jam were starting to break through the music scene.

As for Central Michigan, the Chippewas hired Tom Borrelli from Lake Superior State to take over the wrestling program – and the rest is history.

“I saw potential in the (CMU) program,” Borrelli said. “After coaching at Lake Superior State University for five years, I was looking for the opportunity to move up to division I.