Pace High School’s long-time wrestling coach Frank Pelegri will be inducted into the National Wrestling Hall of Fame’s Class of 2016. Pelegri was nominated to receive the “Lifetime Service to Wrestling” Award by the Florida Chapter of National Wrestling Hall of Fame and Museum located in Stillwater, Oklahoma.
This is the second Hall of Fame Pelegri has joined in recent months, as he was inducted into Pace’s Hall of Fame this past November. He arrived at Pace in 1996 after years of coaching wrestling at the University of Minnesota, Lyndonwood University, and Chaminade-Madonna College Preparatory.
In his nearly 20 years at Pace, he coached the wrestling team to a state title in 2000, making Pace the first state champions from a Miami-Dade County private school.
“The fact that Pace is a Christ centered school is so important for building students' characters and confidence. I consider this school a real blessing in my life and I'm very proud to be in the Hall of Fame,” said Pelegri.
Pelegri will be inducted at the National Wrestling Hall of Fame Florida Chapter’s Honors Banquet on August 6.