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 Team State Title. 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 MHSAA top 10 ten winningest coaches. In 2001, the NCWA awarded Tom Krepps as "National Coach of the Year".