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OREGON — Oregon High School wrestling coach Kip Crandall was inducted into the Illinois Wrestling Coaches and Officials Association Hall of Fame last month in a ceremony that honored lifetime achievement winners and new inductees.
Crandall was athletic director and assistant high school principal for six years at Oregon High School before becoming the junior high school principal and head wrestling coach. His overall record stands at 89 wins and 69 losses. He and his staff produced nine state qualifiers during those five years, and seven earned placements including one runner-up to the state title.
Crandall’s first head coaching position was at Burlington Central High School, where his overall record was 133 wins, 104 losses and 5 ties. In 11 years at Burlington, he had sixteen state qualifiers, six of those in his last season.
“Attending the Illinois Hall of Fame induction was truly amazing,” Crandall said in a news release. “I saw some coaches and supporters, catching up with them. My high school coach, Dale Schaidle, and his wife, Sue Schaidle, were there, too. It was a very special night.”
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Crandall is a 1984 Tremont High School graduate where he played football and wrestled for four years. Under coach Dale Schaidle, Crandall was a four-year varsity letter winner accumulating a record of 73 wins, 38 losses and two ties. He was a sectional qualifier as a sophomore and the Class A 185-pound state champion his senior year. He is also a member of the Tremont Athletic Hall of Fame.
He continued his football and wrestling career while attending Millikin University. Under coach Carl Poelker, he was a three-time All College CCIW offensive lineman and was twice named to the GTE All American team. He was a four-time CCIW HWT Champion and four-time Division Three national qualifier. Crandall was inducted into Millikin’s Athletic Hall of Fame in 1994.
When not involved at school and coaching, Crandall helps his wife, Nancy, with her youth ministry programs. Together, they have led Sycamore and Oregon teens on more than two dozen mission trips and countless community service projects.