Chris Thornbury

28 years of service - all at Murray County HS (Chatsworth, GA) 24 years as head coach (1989-2013); 4 years (2013-present)as administrative member of GHSA Wrestling Advisory Committee Coached 2 GHSA state championship teams (1993 & 1994) and 3 runner- up teams (1990,1997 & 1999) Coached 11 individual state champions and 54 state placers GACA State Coach of the Year (1993 & 94) Started Murray County youth program - 1995 NCAA Div. I Tournament volunteer - 2009 & 2010 Coach of the Year - numerous times - Chattanooga News Free Press Citizen of the Year - numerous times - Dalton Daily Citizen Graduate of University of Tennessee at Chattanooga (1989) Inducted into the University of Tennessee at Chattanooga Athletics Hall of Fame (2017) Wrestled at University of Tennessee at Chattanooga (UTC) - 1985-1989; 4X Letter winner / 2X team captain/ 3X Southern Conference Champion/ 3 x NCAA D1 tournament qualifier/ 2nd all-time season wins/ Member of UTC All-Century Team GHSA state champion - Murray County HS (1985)

Awards:

Year
2017
Award
Lifetime Service to Wrestling
Chapter/Region
Georgia

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