Tom Krepps

Farewell TK...
The Jenison Wrestling Program was recently notified that Junior Varsity Coach Tom Krepps would not be returning to the coaching staff this season. Tom Krepps retired from Grandville Public Schools last spring after a thirty year tenure and has decided he is going to enjoy retirement. The Jenison Wrestling Program wants to extend a sincere thank you for the time Tom has spent with our program. Words can not describe how lucky we have been to have Tom finish his amazing coaching career with the Wildcats.

Hall Of Fame Induction
Jenison Wrestling recently heard the amazing news that a member of its coaching staff is being inducted into the National Wrestling Hall Of Fame. Naturally we planned on adding this news to our website but after a little thinking we realized that Tom Krepps achievements in the sport of wrestling couldn't be summed up in one paragraph...so we are giving TK his own page.

Coach Krepps is being recognized at a banquet in Lansing on May 18th for his induction into the National Wrestling Hall Of Fame. Tom will be permantly recognized at the National Wrestling Hall Of Fame and Museum in Stillwater, Oklahoma.

Tom Krepp’s achievements as a young athlete gave way to his continued success as a high school and college wrestling coach. Voted Ravenna High School’s “Most Valuable Athlete” in 1966, Krepps earned varsity letters in football, baseball and wrestling. He served four years on Northern Michigan University’s wrestling team where he was team captain and a two time NCAA qualifier.

Krepps’ coaching career began in 1972, where he was an assistant wrestling coach for St. Catherine’s High School in Racine, Wisconsin. After two seasons he moved to Michigan and coached one year at Marlette High School before serving as the head wrestling coach for Grandville High School. During his 23 years at Grandville High School, Krepps won an impressive 19 Conference Championships, 21 District Championships, 9 Regional Championships, 1 State-Runner up Finish and 1 State Championship. He coached 9 state champions, 51 all-state wrestlers, 2 high school All Americans and 3 NCAA/NJCAA All Americans. As a head coach, Krepps’ record was 426-58-5.

In 1998, Krepps retired from high school coaching before becoming a Co-Head Wresting coach for Grand Valley State University. During his 4 years at GVSU, Krepps coached 48 All American wrestlers and 11 National Champions. His teams won the National Collegiate Wrestling Association Championships in 2001 and 2002.

Krepps’ coaching accomplishments earned him a spot on the USA Wrestling Coaches All Time Winning List Top 25 and Michigan High School Athletic Association Top 10 Winningest Coaches. In 2001 the NCWA awarded Tom Krepps as “National Coach of the Year.”

Additional Statistics Earned After Tom Krepps Retired From Grandville
1 National Coach Of The Year
2 National Championship Teams
5 Hall of Fame Inductions
5 Years Jenison High School Assistant Coach
4 North East Team Regional Championships
5 Years Coaching at GVSU
11 NCWA College National Champions
48 NCWA College All-Americans

Coaching Statistics After Retiring As Head Coach of Grandville
1 High School State Championship Team (1993)
2 State Runner-Up Teams
2 High School All-Americans
3 College All-Americans
6 Teams qualified for the team state finals
7 Career losses to conference opponents
9 Individual state champions
9 Regional championships
9 Undefeated seasons
18 Individual state runner-up finishes
19 Conference team champions
21 District team championships
23 Years at Grandville
24 Conference titles in coaching career
34 Individual regional champions
47 All-state wrestlers
56 Tournament championships
57 Losses in coaching career
95 Winning percentage in the OK-Red (.954)
107 Individual conference champions
152 Conference team victories
411 Career wins at Grandville
425 Career wins as head coach.