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Thornapple Kellogg High School—Larry Seger to be inducted into the Michigan High School Coaches
Association Hall of Fame.
Mt. Pleasant MI, August 6, 2022—The Michigan High School Coaches’ Association (MHSCA) has select-
ed Larry Seger from Thornapple Kellogg High School for induction into the Hall of Fame. The induction cer-
emony will take place in the Terrace Room of the Bovee University Center on the campus of Central Michi-
gan University at 1:00pm on September 25, 2022. Tickets to attend the event will be available from July 1—
September 17, 2022 on the MHSCA.org website.
Larry Seger coached tennis a total of fifty-two consecutive years at Thornapple Kellogg High School. He
coached the men’s varsity tennis team from 1969-2008 for a total of forty seasons earning eight Conference
Titles, two Regional Titles, and had two All-State singles players. He also coached the women’s varsity ten-
nis team from 1974- 2020 for a total of forty-six seasons earning fourteen Conference Titles, three Regional
Titles and had four All-State singles players. His combined dual season record is 741-345 – Third best of all
time. Larry also has fifty-two tournament wins and ten undefeated teams (dual seasons) to his credit. At the
State Tournament his teams had thirteen Top 15 finishes, seven Top 10 finishes and three Top 5 finishes.
A dedicated and supportive coach, Larry wanted his athletes to “be the best they could, and by emphasizing
this over winning, the wins and years just kept coming!” Because of his dedication to his student athletes Lar-
ry has received many honors during his career. He was named the Regional Coach of the Year multiple times
for men’s and women’s tennis, and was the Class B Girls Tennis Coach of the Year in 1986. He has also
been inducted into the Michigan High School Tennis Coaches Association Hall of Fame (1994) and the Thor-
napple Kellogg Hall of Fame (2016).
Larry was also a member of the Michigan High School Tennis Association and served on the Board of Direc-
tors for multiple years in the 1980’s.
The MHSCA is a 67-year old association with nearly 12,000 members representing 18 sport related associa-
tions was founded on the campus of Central Michigan University in 1954. The Hall of Fame is located in the
Student Activities Center.
For More Information Contact: Mark F. Holdren
mholdren.11@gmail.com Phone: 517-526-4575