Philip Grebinar

Worcester Polytechnic Institute coach Phil Grebinar is a highly-decorated coach and is one of the more recognizable names in the wrestling coaching profession.

He is one of the relatively few coaches ever to reach the 400-win plateau in the sport. His final overall record stands at 414-161-7, which translates into an outstanding .717 winning percentage.

Phil claimed his 400th coaching victory on January 25, 2004 when his grapplers defeated Coast Guard in the NECCWA Dual Team Tourney at Bridgewater State. Phil has also been named NECCWA Coach of the Year three times and has had a grand total of 195 All-New England wrestlers, including four in the 2004-05 season. Under his tutelage, eight WPI individuals earned All-America status a total of 11 different times. Phil guided his WPI teams to four NECCWA championships - in 1985, 1987, 1994, and 1995. In 1987, WPI wrestlers placed in all 10 weight classes -- a NECCWA Tournament first. In his last 29 years as head coach, he had 24 winning seasons.

Over the years, Grebinar has been inducted into four Halls of Fame. In 2003, he was inducted into the Massachusetts Chapter of the National Wrestling Hall of Fame. In 1994, Grebinar was inducted into the WPI Hall of Fame. In 1996, he was inducted into the Massachusetts Wrestling Coaches Association Hall of Fame, and in 2002, he was inducted into the inaugural class of the New England College Conference Wrestling Association's Hall of Fame

A native of Long Island, Grebinar received his bachelor's and master's degrees from Cortland State, where he was a football player and wrestler.

Awards:

Year
2003
Award
Lifetime Service to Wrestling
Chapter/Region
Massachusetts

All Coaching Dual Records:

Season
2005
School
WPI
Division
Division III
Duals
18
Wins
6
Losses
11
Ties
1
Win PCT.
33.33
Season
2004
School
WPI
Division
Division III
Duals
21
Wins
16
Losses
5
Ties
0
Win PCT.
76.19
Season
2003
School
WPI
Division
Division III
Duals
21
Wins
10
Losses
11
Ties
0
Win PCT.
47.62
Season
2002
School
WPI
Division
Division III
Duals
21
Wins
9
Losses
12
Ties
0
Win PCT.
42.86
Season
2001
School
WPI
Division
Division III
Duals
16
Wins
5
Losses
10
Ties
1
Win PCT.
31.25
Season
2000
School
WPI
Division
Division III
Duals
22
Wins
13
Losses
9
Ties
0
Win PCT.
59.09
Season
1999
School
WPI
Division
Division III
Duals
17
Wins
13
Losses
3
Ties
1
Win PCT.
76.47
Season
1998
School
WPI
Division
Division III
Duals
17
Wins
8
Losses
9
Ties
0
Win PCT.
47.06
Season
1997
School
WPI
Division
Division III
Duals
16
Wins
11
Losses
5
Ties
0
Win PCT.
68.75
Season
1996
School
WPI
Division
Division III
Duals
14
Wins
10
Losses
4
Ties
0
Win PCT.
71.43
Season
1995
School
WPI
Division
Division III
Duals
16
Wins
13
Losses
3
Ties
0
Win PCT.
81.25
Season
1994
School
WPI
Division
Division III
Duals
21
Wins
19
Losses
2
Ties
0
Win PCT.
90.48
Season
1993
School
WPI
Division
Division III
Duals
19
Wins
17
Losses
2
Ties
0
Win PCT.
89.47
Season
1992
School
WPI
Division
Division III
Duals
17
Wins
12
Losses
4
Ties
1
Win PCT.
70.59
Season
1991
School
WPI
Division
Division III
Duals
19
Wins
16
Losses
3
Ties
0
Win PCT.
84.21
Season
1990
School
WPI
Division
Division III
Duals
17
Wins
16
Losses
1
Ties
0
Win PCT.
94.12
Season
1989
School
WPI
Division
Division III
Duals
16
Wins
15
Losses
1
Ties
0
Win PCT.
93.75
Season
1988
School
WPI
Division
Division III
Duals
16
Wins
13
Losses
3
Ties
0
Win PCT.
81.25
Season
1987
School
WPI
Division
Division III
Duals
19
Wins
17
Losses
2
Ties
0
Win PCT.
89.47
Season
1986
School
WPI
Division
Division III
Duals
16
Wins
15
Losses
1
Ties
0
Win PCT.
93.75
Season
1985
School
WPI
Division
Division III
Duals
21
Wins
20
Losses
1
Ties
0
Win PCT.
95.24
Season
1984
School
WPI
Division
Division III
Duals
21
Wins
18
Losses
3
Ties
0
Win PCT.
85.71
Season
1983
School
WPI
Division
Division III
Duals
18
Wins
16
Losses
2
Ties
0
Win PCT.
88.89
Season
1982
School
WPI
Division
Division III
Duals
19
Wins
16
Losses
3
Ties
0
Win PCT.
84.21
Season
1981
School
WPI
Division
Division III
Duals
20
Wins
18
Losses
2
Ties
0
Win PCT.
90
Season
1980
School
WPI
Division
Division III
Duals
18
Wins
15
Losses
3
Ties
0
Win PCT.
83.33
Season
1979
School
WPI
Division
Division III
Duals
17
Wins
11
Losses
5
Ties
1
Win PCT.
64.71
Season
1978
School
WPI
Division
Division III
Duals
15
Wins
11
Losses
4
Ties
0
Win PCT.
73.33
Season
1977
School
WPI
Division
Division III
Duals
16
Wins
14
Losses
2
Ties
0
Win PCT.
87.5
Season
1976
School
WPI
Division
Division III
Duals
13
Wins
4
Losses
9
Ties
0
Win PCT.
30.77
Season
1975
School
WPI
Division
Division III
Duals
16
Wins
7
Losses
9
Ties
0
Win PCT.
43.75
Season
1974
School
WPI
Division
Division III
Duals
14
Wins
6
Losses
8
Ties
0
Win PCT.
42.86
Season
1973
School
WPI
Division
Division II
Duals
14
Wins
4
Losses
9
Ties
1
Win PCT.
28.57
Season
Career
Duals
581
Wins
414
Losses
161
Ties
6
Win PCT.
71.26

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