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Vice President/Executive Director: Sean Bormet

Sean Bormet was a member of the coaching staff for the 2006 U.S. World Team, which placed third in the team standings and featured four individual medalists, the 2008 Olympic Team, and recently the 2009 World Team.  Sean was the personal coach for 2006 World Bronze medallist, Donny Pritzlaff (74kg) and 2009 World Silver Medallist, Jake Herbert (84kg).  Bormet was named winner of the Terry McCann Award winner as the 2006 & 2008 Freestyle Coach of the Year by USA Wrestling.  He also serves on USA Wrestling's Executive Coaches Council. 

Bormet owns and operates the Overtime School of Wrestling , a top training facility and wrestling club in Illinois. Since opening this program, Bormet has produced numerous champions and All-American on all of USA Wrestling's age levels. Bormet was named 2004 USA Wrestling Developmental Coach of the Year for his coaching achievements working with age-group wrestlers and programs. He has coached numerous age-group national champions and All-Americans as a coach for the Illinois Junior and Cadet freestyle national teams. He has also recently coached the Illinois Junior Freestyle Dual Team to three National Titles. 

Prior to founding the Overtime School of Wrestling, Bormet served as an assistant coach at the Univ. of Wisconsin (1994-99) and the Univ. of Michigan (1999-2000). 

As a competitor, Bormet placed second at the 1999 U.S. National Championships and third in 1996 as a Senior-level freestyle wrestler. He was third at the 1996 U.S. Olympic Team Trials.  Bormet earned NCAA All-American status twice and won two Big Ten Titles while competing for the University of Michigan.  In 1993, he placed third at the NCAA Tournament and in 1992, he placed second. He was a 1991 Espoir National champion in freestyle and competed in the 1991 Espoir World Championships. Bormet was also a three-time Junior freestyle All-American. He was an Illinois state champion for Providence High School in New Lenox, Ill.

 

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