Tony Armas
· 31 years of service as a high school coach
· Native of Columbus, GA
· Graduate of Pacelli High School (Columbus, GA) - 1986
· Graduate of Columbus College (B.A. History) - 1993
· Graduate of University of Phoenix - (M.S. Technology and Curriculum) - 2004
· 2 years (1991-93) - Brookstone School (Columbus, GA) - assistant coach while pursuing undergraduate degree
· GHSA state champion for Pacelli HS (112 lbs.) - 1986
· 2 years (1993-95) - Irwin County HS (Ocilla, GA) - assistant coach
· 3 years (1995-98) - Irwin County HS - head coach
· 24 years (1998-present) - Bremen HS - head coach
· 6X Georgia High School Association (GHSA) traditional state tournament championships; 13X GHSA state traditional runner-up teams; 19 area/region championships
· 4X GHSA dual meet state championships; 10X GHSA state runner-up teams; 15 area dual meet championship teams
· Coached 38 different wrestlers to 58 state championships
· Coaches 107 wrestlers to state finals
· Over 500 dual meet victories as a head coach (514 wins/121 losses)
· Coached both Irwin County HS (1996) and Bremen HS (5 times) to GHSA state championships
· Coached first 4X class A state champion (Dr. John Adams)
· Coached graduates of United States Military Academy (West Point), United States Naval Academy, United States Air Force Academy and the Citadel
· Hosted and served as clinicians at numerous wrestling camps and clinics throughout the southeast
· Multiple Georgia Athletic Coaches Association (GACA) state Coach of the Year awards
· Active as leader of Georgia Wrestling Coaches Association
· Member of National Wrestling Coaches Association
· Member of Georgia Athletic Coaches Association
· Wife, Pam
Awards:
Year
2021
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Award
Lifetime Service to Wrestling
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Chapter/Region
Georgia
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