Craig Turnbull

Coach Turnbull has served as the head wrestling coach at West Virginia University for 36 years. He is the winningest coach In West Virginia University history, having built one of the strongest and most dominating wrestling programs in the United States. His teams have compiled an impressive record of 265 dual meet wins, ranking him the 7th winningest active coach In Division I wrestling. He produced 42 Eastern Wrestling League (EWL) champions, 26 All-Americans, 7 NCAA finalists , and 3 wrestlers who won five NCAA Division I titles. Since winning the NCAA Division I Rookie Coach of the Year award, Turnbull's squads have consistently placed in the top 25 nationally. In 1990, Turnbull was selected as the Eastern Wrestling League's Coach of the Year as West Virginia University captured its first Eastern Mat Poll number-one ranking. Turnbull was also selected to coach the National Wrestling Coaches Association's All -Star Classic In 1992. He has been named the EWL's Coach of the Year three times and has won five Eastern Dual Meet Championships from 1990 to 2003. Turnbull is a member of the Wesleyville-Iroquois-Lawrence Park Hall of Fame, the Metro Erie Chapter of the Pennsylvania Sports Hall of Fame and the Pennsylvania Wrestling Hall of Fame. He was a board member of the National Wrestling Coaches Association. Coach Turnbull and his wife, Sue, have two children and reside In Morgantown, West Virginia.

Awards:

Year
2014
Award
Lifetime Service to Wrestling
Chapter/Region
West Virginia

All American Awards:

Season
1973
School
Clarion
Tournament
Division II
Weight
118
Place
6

All Coaching Dual Records:

Season
2011
School
West Virginia
Division
Division I
Duals
15
Wins
9
Losses
6
Ties
0
Win PCT.
60
Season
2010
School
West Virginia
Division
Division I
Duals
13
Wins
3
Losses
10
Ties
0
Win PCT.
23.08
Season
2009
School
West Virginia
Division
Division I
Duals
14
Wins
8
Losses
4
Ties
2
Win PCT.
57.14
Season
2008
School
West Virginia
Division
Division I
Duals
13
Wins
8
Losses
5
Ties
0
Win PCT.
61.54
Season
2007
School
West Virginia
Division
Division I
Duals
10
Wins
5
Losses
5
Ties
0
Win PCT.
50
Season
2006
School
West Virginia
Division
Division I
Duals
12
Wins
6
Losses
6
Ties
0
Win PCT.
50
Season
2005
School
West Virginia
Division
Division I
Duals
12
Wins
5
Losses
6
Ties
1
Win PCT.
41.67
Season
2004
School
West Virginia
Division
Division I
Duals
14
Wins
9
Losses
5
Ties
0
Win PCT.
64.29
Season
2003
School
West Virginia
Division
Division I
Duals
12
Wins
9
Losses
3
Ties
0
Win PCT.
75
Season
2002
School
West Virginia
Division
Division I
Duals
14
Wins
12
Losses
2
Ties
0
Win PCT.
85.71
Season
2001
School
West Virginia
Division
Division I
Duals
13
Wins
4
Losses
9
Ties
0
Win PCT.
30.77
Season
2000
School
West Virginia
Division
Division I
Duals
11
Wins
6
Losses
4
Ties
1
Win PCT.
54.55
Season
1999
School
West Virginia
Division
Division I
Duals
11
Wins
7
Losses
4
Ties
0
Win PCT.
63.64
Season
1998
School
West Virginia
Division
Division I
Duals
15
Wins
11
Losses
3
Ties
1
Win PCT.
73.33
Season
1997
School
West Virginia
Division
Division I
Duals
10
Wins
4
Losses
6
Ties
0
Win PCT.
40
Season
1996
School
West Virginia
Division
Division I
Duals
13
Wins
7
Losses
5
Ties
1
Win PCT.
53.85
Season
1995
School
West Virginia
Division
Division I
Duals
10
Wins
4
Losses
6
Ties
0
Win PCT.
40
Season
1994
School
West Virginia
Division
Division I
Duals
10
Wins
6
Losses
4
Ties
0
Win PCT.
60
Season
1993
School
West Virginia
Division
Division I
Duals
12
Wins
7
Losses
5
Ties
0
Win PCT.
58.33
Season
1992
School
West Virginia
Division
Division I
Duals
13
Wins
7
Losses
6
Ties
0
Win PCT.
53.85
Season
1991
School
West Virginia
Division
Division I
Duals
16
Wins
11
Losses
5
Ties
0
Win PCT.
68.75
Season
1990
School
West Virginia
Division
Division I
Duals
15
Wins
14
Losses
1
Ties
0
Win PCT.
93.33
Season
1989
School
West Virginia
Division
Division I
Duals
14
Wins
7
Losses
7
Ties
0
Win PCT.
50
Season
1988
School
West Virginia
Division
Division I
Duals
17
Wins
10
Losses
7
Ties
0
Win PCT.
58.82
Season
1987
School
West Virginia
Division
Division I
Duals
16
Wins
10
Losses
6
Ties
0
Win PCT.
62.5
Season
1986
School
West Virginia
Division
Division I
Duals
19
Wins
12
Losses
7
Ties
0
Win PCT.
63.16
Season
1985
School
West Virginia
Division
Division I
Duals
16
Wins
13
Losses
3
Ties
0
Win PCT.
81.25
Season
1984
School
West Virginia
Division
Division I
Duals
16
Wins
8
Losses
8
Ties
0
Win PCT.
50
Season
1983
School
West Virginia
Division
Division I
Duals
15
Wins
6
Losses
9
Ties
0
Win PCT.
40
Season
1982
School
West Virginia
Division
Division I
Duals
18
Wins
10
Losses
8
Ties
0
Win PCT.
55.56
Season
1981
School
West Virginia
Division
Division I
Duals
22
Wins
12
Losses
10
Ties
0
Win PCT.
54.55
Season
1980
School
West Virginia
Division
Division I
Duals
17
Wins
6
Losses
10
Ties
1
Win PCT.
35.29
Season
1979
School
West Virginia
Division
Division I
Duals
15
Wins
9
Losses
4
Ties
2
Win PCT.
60
Season
Career
Duals
463
Wins
265
Losses
189
Ties
9
Win PCT.
57.24

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