Eligibility for the Hall of Fame

<<Nomination forms below>>

Hall of Fame Eligibility: A nominee is eligible upon retiring from active coaching for two consecutive state tournaments. Nominees should have completed a minimum of ten years as an Intersholastic Wrestling Coach in the state of Washington. Active coaches may be nominated if they have coached for twenty years. Recipients of the Tomaras Award or Contributors Award who are not coaches can be nominated to the Hall of Fame as an Honorary Member.

Nomination Procedure: Anyone can nominate a retired coach for the Hall of Fame, however, if the nominator is not a current wrestling coach in the state of Washington or a member of the WSWCA Hall of Fame they must secure an active coach as a sponsor. Deadline for submitting nominations will be May 1 of each year. Nomination forms can be downloaded below.

Ballots are sent out in late May to all Hall of Fame members, WSWCA Executive Board members and Regional Reps. Successful nominees must receive a minimum of 15% of the total votes cast.

Eligibility for the Tomaras Award

Tomaras Award nominees must be nomiated by a Hall of Fame or WSWCA Executive Board Member. This award is for those individuals who have made a significant contribution at the state or national level to the sport of wrestling in Washington.

Ballots are sent out in late May to all Hall of Fame members, WSWCA Executive Board members and Regional Reps. Successful nominees must receive a majority of the total votes cast.

Eligibility for the Joe Babbitt Contributors Award

Contributors Award nominees must be nomiated by a Hall of Fame or WSWCA Executive Board Member. This award is for those individuals who have made contributions to the sport of wrestling in Washington.

Ballots are sent out in late May to all WSWCA Executive Board members and Regional Reps. Successful nominees must receive a majority of the total votes cast.

Download the nomination forms (Adobe Acrobat required)
Hall of Fame Nomination Form
Tomaras or Contributors Award Nomination Form

For more information on the Hall of Fame, e-mail co-director Jim Meyerhoff.