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Iowa High School Athletic Association
AbbreviationIHSAA
Legal statusAssociation
PurposeAthletic/Educational
Headquarters1605 South Story St.
Boone, Iowa 50036, United States
Region served
Iowa
Membership
370 high schools[1]
Official language
English
Executive Director
Tom Keating
AffiliationsNational Federation of State High School Associations
Staff
17
Websiteiahsaa.org
Remarks(515) 432-2011

The Iowa High School Athletic Association (IHSAA) is the regulating body for male Iowa high school interscholastic athletics and is a full member of the National Federation of State High School Associations. Its female counterpart, the Iowa Girls High School Athletic Union, (IGHSAU) is an associate member. Iowa is the only state that maintains separate governing bodies for boys' and girls' athletics.

Sports overseen by the IHSAA are baseball, basketball, bowling, cross country, football, golf, soccer, swimming & diving, tennis, track & field, and wrestling.

As classifications vary highly across sports, they are included under the individual sport section.

Administrative staff[edit]

The administrative staff that runs the IHSAA consists of the 7 members in the office of directors, and the 10 members of the board of control.

Board of directors[edit]

  • Executive Director- Tom Keating
  • Assistant Director- Brett Nanninga
  • Assistant Director- Todd Tharp
  • Assistant Director- Jared Chizek
  • Assistant Director Chad Elsberry
  • Director of Officials- Lewis Curtis
  • Communications Director- Chris Cuellar

Board of control[edit]

[2]

  • Chairperson: Greg Darling, Humboldt, 2021
  • Vice-chairperson: Dr. Rod Earleywine, Sergeant Bluff-Luton, 2020
  • Treasurer: Barb Schwamman, Osage, 2010
  • Greg Dockum, Johnston, IASB, 2021
  • Brent Cook, Dubuque, Senior, 2022
  • Paula Wright, Oskaloosa, 2019
  • Scott Kibby, Iowa City, Liberty, 2023
  • Dave Wiebers, Denison-Schleswig, 2023
  • Dr. Ryan Wise, ex-officio, Department of Education


Member Schools[3][edit]

Number School Enrollment
1 Valley, West Des Moines 2290
2 Des Moines, Lincoln 1823
3 Johnston 1791
4 Southeast Polk, Pleasant Hill 1712
5 Linn-Mar, Marion 1676
6 Waukee, Northwest 1582
7 Des Moines, Roosevelt 1521
8 Ankeny, Centennial 1517
9 Des Moines, East 1480
10 Waterloo, West 1424
11 Cedar Falls 1346
12 Waukee 1335
13 Ankeny 1332
14 Sioux City, North 1311
15 Prairie, Cedar Rapids 1294
16 Cedar Rapids, Kennedy 1282
17 Pleasant Valley, Riverdale 1274
18 Marshalltown 1242
19 Cedar Rapids, Jefferson 1232
20 Iowa City, City 1222
21 Dubuque, Senior 1166
22 Dubuque, Hempstead 1162
23 Sioux City, East 1160
24 Iowa City, West 1135
25 Ames 1106
26 Bettendorf 1104
27 Ottumwa 1101
28 Muscatine 1091
29 Davenport, West 1088
30 Des Moines, North 1078
31 Davenport, Central 1057
32 Dowling Catholic, West Des Moines 1024
33 Council Bluffs, Abraham Lincoln 1012
34 Sioux City, West 1002
35 Davenport, North 989
36 Urbandale 969
37 Cedar Rapids, Washington 944
38 Iowa City, Liberty 921
39 Indianola 878
40 Council Bluffs, Thomas Jefferson 876
41 Waterloo, East 834
42 Burlington 821
43 Mason City 809
44 Fort Dodge 807
45 Norwalk 789
46 Dallas Center-Grimes 779
47 North Scott, Eldridge 776
48 Lewis Central, Council Bluffs 747
49 Clinton 723
50 Epworth, Western Dubuque 667
51 Des Moines, Hoover 660
52 Newton 638
53 Bondurant-Farrar 610
54 Pella 599
55 Waverly-Shell Rock 599
56 Denison-Schleswig 596
57 Clear Creek-Amana, Tiffin 587
58 Storm Lake 581
59 Carlisle 561
60 Marion 551
61 Le Mars 550
62 Boone 549
63 Spencer 545
64 ADM, Adel 523
65 North Polk, Alleman 487
66 Oskaloosa 464
67 Glenwood 453
68 Keokuk 451
69 Perry 444
70 Decorah 435
71 Ballard, Huxley 432
72 Xavier Catholic, Cedar Rapids 429
73 Sergeant Bluff-Luton 420
74 Mount Pleasant 418
75 Bishop Heelan Catholic, Sioux City 412
76 Fort Madison 412
77 Winterset 411
78 Central DeWitt 408
79 Webster City 407
80 Carroll 395
81 Gilbert 390
82 Maquoketa 390
83 Knoxville 387
84 Independence 386
85 Charles City 383
86 Creston 374
87 Grinnell 374
88 MOC-Floyd Valley, Orange City 374
89 Sioux Center 373
90 Nevada 371
91 Atlantic 367
92 Harlan 367
93 Benton Community, Van Horne 363
94 Mount Vernon 360
95 Wahlert Catholic, Dubuque 356
96 Clear Lake 354
97 Algona 352
98 Humboldt 350
99 West Delaware, Manchester 350
100 Solon 348
101 Hampton-Dumont-CAL 344
102 Saydel, Des Moines 340
103 Center Point-Urbana 330
104 Washington 329
105 Assumption Catholic, Davenport 328
106 Fairfield 328
107 Des Moines Christian 321
108 South Tama County, Tama 315
109 Williamsburg 315
110 Clarke, Osceola 311
111 Vinton-Shellsburg 302
112 Centerville 301
113 Spirit Lake 295
114 Chariton 293
115 Okoboji, Milford 291
116 West Liberty 291
117 Anamosa 288
118 Iowa Falls-Alden 283
119 Cherokee, Washington 282
120 Waukon 282
121 Davis County, Bloomfield 281
122 Albia 279
123 Mid-Prairie, Wellman 279
124 Estherville Lincoln Central 277
125 Crestwood, Cresco 270
126 Greene County, Jefferson 270
127 PCM, Monroe 261
128 Sheldon 260
129 Unity Christian, Orange City 259
130 Southeast Valley, Gowrie 258
131 Oelwein 256
132 Central Lee, Donnellson 251
133 Eagle Grove 549
134 Clarinda 244
135 Mediapolis 244
136 North Fayette Valley, West Union 243
137 Roland-Story, Story City 243
138 OABCIG, Ida Grove 241
139 Red Oak 241
140 New Hampton 240
141 Camanche 239
142 Forest City 239
143 Monticello 238
144 Western Christian, Hull 234
145 Union, La Porte City 232
146 West Marshall, State Center 232
147 Clarion-Goldfield-Dows 229
148 Tipton 229
149 Kuemper Catholic, Carroll 225
150 Van Meter 225
151 Garner-Hayfield-Ventura 223
152 Wilton 223
153 Osage 222
154 Shenandoah 222
155 West Lyon, Inwood 219
156 Dike-New Hartford 217
157 Alburnett 215
158 Pella Christian 213
159 Cardinal, Eldon 210
160 Jesup 210
161 West Burlington 210
162 MVAOCOU, Mapleton 209
163 Northeast, Goose Lake 209
164 Denver 208
165 MFL MarMac, Monona 207
166 Interstate 35, Truro 206
167 Woodward-Granger 206
168 West Branch 204
169 Rock Valley 199
170 Aplington-Parkersburg 198
171 Eddyville-Blakesburg-Fremont 195
172 Pocahontas Area 193
173 Postville 193
174 Grundy Center 192
175 East Sac County, Lake View 191
176 West Central Valley, Stuart 190
177 Manson-Northwest Webster 188
178 Lawton-Bronson 186
179 South Hardin, Eldora 186
180 Sumner-Fredericksburg 186
181 Hudson 185
182 Hinton 184
183 Cascade, Western Dubuque 183
184 Central Lyon, Rock Rapids 183
185 Central Springs, Manly 181
186 East Marshall, LeGrand 181
187 Missouri Valley 181
188 West Sioux, Hawarden 181
189 Beckman Catholic, Dyersville 179
190 Pleasantville 179
191 Treynor 179
192 Central Decatur, Leon 178
193 Grand View Christian, Des Moines 178
194 Regina Catholic, Iowa City 178
195 Tri-Center, Neola 178
196 Louisa-Muscatine, Letts 177
197 Ogden 177
198 Underwood 177
199 South Central Calhoun, Lake City 176
200 Emmetsburg 174
201 Durant 173
202 Ridge View, Holstein 173
203 Sioux Central, Sioux Rapids 173
204 Panorama, Panora 171
205 Belmond-Klemme 169
206 Columbus Catholic, Waterloo 168
207 Lisbon 164
208 Van Buren County, Keosauqua 164
209 Lake Mills 162
210 Bellevue 161
211 AHSTW, Avoca 160
212 Earlham 160
213 MMCRU, Marcus 160
214 Sibley-Ocheyedan 160
215 Maquoketa Valley, Delhi 159
216 North Mahaska, New Sharon 159
217 Columbus Community, Columbus Junction 158
218 Westwood, Sloan 158
219 Colfax-Mingo 157
220 Alta-Aurelia 155
221 Logan-Magnolia 155
222 North Butler, Greene 155
223 South Hamilton, Jewell 155
224 Hartley-Melvin-Sanborn 154
225 Danville 152
226 South Winneshiek, Calmar 151
227 West Fork, Sheffield 149
228 AGWSR, Ackley 148
229 Wapsie Valley, Fairbank 148
230 ACGC, Guthrie Center 147
231 Pekin, Packwood 146
232 Boyden-Hull 145
233 Nodaway Valley, Greenfield 145
234 IKM-Manning 144
235 Akron-Westfield 142
236 B-G-M, Brooklyn 142
237 Mount Ayr 142
238 Riverside, Oakland 141
239 Southwest Valley, Corning 140
240 Sigourney 139
241 Wapello 138
242 Madrid 137
243 Clayton Ridge, Guttenberg 136
244 North Union, Armstrong 135
245 Starmont, Arlington 135
246 Wayne, Corydon 135
247 East Buchanan, Winthrop 134
248 Nashua-Plainfield 134
249 North Cedar, Stanwood 134
250 Woodbury Central, Moville 134
251 Midland, Wyoming 133
252 BCLUW, Conrad 132
253 Newman Catholic, Mason City 130
254 West Hancock, Britt 130
255 Woodbine 129
256 New London 125
257 Southeast Warren, Liberty Center 125
258 St. Albert Catholic, Council Bluffs 125
259 Highland, Riverside 124
260 Northwood-Kensett 124
261 South O'Brien, Paullina 124
262 West Monona, Onawa 123
263 Audubon 121
264 Saint Ansgar 120
265 East Union, Afton 118
266 North Linn, Troy Mills 118
267 St. Edmond Catholic, Fort Dodge 118
268 Lynnville-Sully 117
269 WACO, Wayland 115
270 Fremont-Mills, Tabor 113
271 Lenox 113
272 Easton Valley, Preston 111
273 Gladbrook-Reinbeck 111
274 Iowa Valley, Marengo 110
275 Martensdale-St Marys 110
276 Ankeny Christian 109
277 Kingsley-Pierson 108
278 North Tama, Traer 107
279 Boyer Valley, Dunlap 105
280 GMG, Garwin 104
281 Newell-Fonda 104
282 East Mills, Malvern 103
283 Baxter 102
284 Calamus-Wheatland 102
285 CAM, Anita 102
286 Gehlen Catholic, Le Mars 102
287 Janesville 102
288 Montezuma 102
289 Notre Dame Catholic, Burlington 101
290 Turkey Valley, Jackson Junction 101
291 Edgewood-Colesburg 100
292 Central, Elkader 99
293 Coon Rapids-Bayard 99
294 Sidney 99
295 Moravia 98
296 Springville 98
297 Central City 96
298 Griswold 96
299 North Iowa, Buffalo Center 96
300 Rockford 96
301 Dunkerton 95
302 Bedford 94
303 Belle Plaine 94
304 English Valleys, North English 94
305 Lone Tree 94
306 Riceville 94
307 Winfield-Mount Union 93
308 Woodward Academy 93
309 Don Bosco Catholic, Gilbertville 92
310 West Bend-Mallard 90
311 Colo-NESCO 88
312 Bishop Garrigan Catholic, Algona 87
313 Exira-EHK 82
314 George-Little Rock 81
315 Glidden-Ralston 81
316 Twin Cedars, Bussey 81
317 Collins-Maxwell 80
318 Graettinger-Terril 79
319 Melcher-Dallas 79
320 Tripoli 79
321 Harris-Lake Park 75
322 Waterloo Christian 73
323 Hillcrest Academy, Kalona 72
324 Kee, Lansing 69
325 Clarksville 68
326 Siouxland Christian, Sioux City 67
327 St. Mary Catholic, Storm Lake 67
328 Keota 66
329 Murray 66
330 West Central, Maynard 66
331 West Harrison, Mondamin 65
332 H-L-V, Victor 63
333 Lamoni 62
334 River Valley, Correctionville 59
335 Stanton 56
336 Meskwaki Nation Settlement School, Tama 53
337 Trinity Christian, Hull 52
338 Marquette Catholic, Bellevue 51
339 Ar-We-Va, Westside 50
340 Holy Trinity Catholic, Fort Madison 50
341 Mormon Trail, Garden Grove 48
342 Rivermont Collegiate, Bettendorf 48
343 Seymour 47
344 Tri-State Christian, Dubuque 46
345 Tri-County, Thornburg 44
346 Heartland Christian, Council Bluffs 40
347 Isaac Newton Christian, Cedar Rapids 39
348 Moulton-Udell 39
349 Prince of Peace Catholic, Clinton 39
350 Paton-Churdan 39
351 Maharishi School, Fairfield 37
352 Ruthven-Ayrshire 37
353 Essex 36
354 Morning Star Academy, Bettendorf 36
355 St. Mary Catholic, Remsen 36
356 Valley Lutheran, Cedar Falls 36
357 Cedar Valley Christian, Cedar Rapids 35
358 Hamburg Charter 35
359 Iowa School for the Deaf, Council Bluffs 30
360 Orient-Macksburg 29
361 Whiting 28
362 Diagonal 18
363 North Iowa Christian, Mason City 15
364 Scattergood Friends, West Branch 14
365 South Page, College Springs 14
366 Clear Lake Classical 13
367 Ottumwa Christian 13
368 Unity Ridge Lutheran, Denison 4
369 New City Classical, Bettendorf 3
370 Strong Roots Christian, Indianola 2

Baseball[edit]

The IHSAA, historically, has had 3 state baseball championships. Currently, there is only one: the Summer State Championship, whose winners are currently recognized as the State Champions. Historically, however, the winners of all 3 tournaments are given credit for State Championships. Iowa was the first State Association in the nation to hold a baseball championship meet in the summer.[4]

Classification guidelines[edit]

  • 4A- Largest 48 schools[5]
  • 3A- Next 64 largest schools
  • 2A- Next 96 largest schools
  • 1A- Remaining (138) schools

State Champions[edit]

Summer Tournament[edit]

The summer tournament was first held in 1946, with one classification from 1946 to 1972. From 1973 to 1980, there were 2 classifications (1A and 2A), and since 1981 there have been 4 classifications (1A, 2A, 3A, and 4A).

Spring Tournament[edit]

The Spring Tournament was held every summer from 1928 to 1972, and is the oldest of the 3 state tournaments. In the 4 years prior to 1928 (1924–1927), Iowa State College hosted an "invitational state tournament" in the spring that attracted nearly 40 schools, but was unofficial in nature. Unlike the Summer tournament, the Spring tournament never divided into separate classes.[4]

Fall Tournament[edit]

The Fall Tournament was held every summer from 1939 to 1985. Unlike the Summer tournament, the Fall tournament never divided into separate classes. .[4]

Basketball[edit]

Classification guidelines[5][edit]

  • 4A- Largest 48 schools
  • 3A- Next 64 largest schools
  • 2A- Next 96 largest schools*
  • 1A- Remaining (155) schools

*IHSAA Board policy allows schools to participate in a higher classification than their enrollment places them in a sport with four classes. Schools requesting this placement will remain in higher class for two years. As a result, In the 2014-15 school year, there were 97 schools in 2A basketball, even though regulations call for 96

State Champions[7][edit]

Timeline[edit]

  • 1912–1919 – unsupervised, non IHSAA sponsored state championship crowning one state champion.
  • 1920–1922 – unsupervised, non IHSAA sponsored state championship crowning two state champions, one in Iowa City and one in Ames.
  • 1923 – supervised, IHSAA sponsored state championship crowning one state champion; round robin format
  • 1924 – no state champion listed according to IHSAA website
  • 1925–1926 – supervised, IHSAA sponsored state championship crowning two state champions in "A" and "B" divisions; round robin format
  • 1927–1955 – supervised, IHSAA sponsored state championship crowning one state champion
  • 1956–1960 – supervised, IHSAA sponsored state championship crowning two state champions in "A" and "B" divisions
  • 1961–1966 – supervised, IHSAA sponsored state championship crowning one state champion
  • 1967–1974 – supervised, IHSAA sponsored state championship crowning two state champions in "1A" and "2A" classes
  • 1975–1984 – supervised, IHSAA sponsored state championship crowning three state champions in "1A", "2A", and "3A" classes.
  • 1985–1992 – supervised, IHSAA sponsored state championship crowning four state champions in "A", "1A", "2A", and "3A" classes.
  • 1993–present – supervised, IHSAA sponsored state championship crowning four state champions in "1A", "2A", "3A" and "4A" classes.
Iowa State Basketball Tournament Champions (Pre-IHSAA).
Year Division/Class Champion
1912* Ottumwa
1913* Davenport
1914* Cedar Rapids, Washington
1915* Ottumwa
1916* Cedar Rapids, Washington
1917* Mount Pleasant
1918* Mount Pleasant
1919* Fort Dodge
1920* Iowa City
Ames 		Davenport
Boone
1921* Iowa City
Ames 		Davenport
Boone
1922* Iowa City
Ames 		Cedar Rapids, Washington
Grinnell

Bowling[edit]

Bowling was first sanctioned by the IHSAA in 2009–2010.

State Champions[edit]

Iowa State Bowling Team Champions
Year 1A 2A 3A
2010 Wahlert Catholic, Dubuque Clinton
2011 Epworth, Western Dubuque Davenport, North
2012 Epworth, Western Dubuque Dubuque, Hempstead
2013 Wahlert Catholic, Dubuque[8] Davenport, North[9]
2014[10] Waverly-Shell Rock Davenport, North
2015 Camanche Fort Dodge Marshalltown
2016 Vinton-Shellsburg Urbandale Cedar Falls
2017 West Delaware Urbandale Dubuque, Hempstead
2018 West Delaware Epworth, Western Dubuque Southeast Polk
2019 Red Oak Council Bluffs, Thomas Jefferson Davenport, North
2020 Camanche Fort Dodge Waterloo, West
2021 Louisa-Muscatine Clinton Marshalltown
2022 Shenandoah Denison-Schleswig Waukee
2023 Maquoketa Fort Dodge Waterloo, West
2024 Maquoketa Clinton Waterloo, West

Cross country[edit]

Cross Country was first contested in Iowa in 1922, and is considered a fall sport. It is also the only sport that is jointly sanctioned by the IHSAA and the IGHSAU. The current official distance for cross country meets is 5000m (approximately 3.1 miles).[11] The standard format for team scoring, per NFHS guidelines, is to sum the places of the 5 highest placing runners among qualifying teams (teams must have at least 5 runners to qualify in the context of the team competition) to obtain the team's score. Teams are then ranked with the lowest score winning. Additionally, a team may have up to 7 runners count in placing for team scores, although only the first 5 scores, with the 6th and 7th runners serving to displace and lower the position of runners on other teams.[12][13]

Classification guidelines[5][edit]

In classifying Cross Country programs, due to the collaboration of the IHSAA and IGHSAU, teams are included in the largest 48, next 64, etc., on the basis of having either a boys or a girls program, as not all schools have both. This is to avoid a situation where boys and girls from the same school do not compete in the same class.

  • 4A- Largest 48 schools
  • 3A- Next 64 largest schools
  • 2A- Next 72 largest schools
  • 1A- Remaining Schools (136)

State Champions[11][edit]

Timeline[edit]

  • 1922–1929 – unsanctioned, unsupervised State Championship crowning one individual and one team state champion. Race length-2 miles
  • 1930–1934 – sanctioned, supervised State Championship crowning one individual and one team state champion. Race length-2 miles
  • 1935 – sanctioned, supervised State Championship crowning one individual and one team state champion. Race length-1.9 miles
  • 1936 sanctioned, supervised State Championship crowning one individual and two team state champions. Race length-1.9 miles
  • 1937–1946 – sanctioned, supervised State Championship crowning three individual and three team state champions. Race length-1.9 miles
  • 1947 – sanctioned, supervised State Championship crowning four individual and no team state champions. Race length-1.9 miles
  • 1948–1950 – sanctioned, supervised State Championship crowning four individual and four team state champions. Race length-1.9 miles
  • 1951–1956 – sanctioned, supervised State Championship crowning four individual and four team state champions. Race length-1.8 miles
  • 1957–1963 – sanctioned, supervised State Championship crowning five individual and five team state champions. Race length-1.8 miles
  • 1964–1966 – sanctioned, supervised State Championship crowning six individual and six team state champions. Race length-1.8 miles
  • 1967–1968 – sanctioned, supervised State Championship crowning six individual and six team state champions. Race length-2.0 miles
  • 1969–1975 – sanctioned, supervised State Championship crowning seven individual and seven team state champions. Race length-2.0 miles
  • 1976–1980 – sanctioned, supervised State Championship crowning four individual and four team state champions. Race length-2.0 miles
  • 1981–1986 – sanctioned, supervised State Championship crowning three individual and three team state champions. Race length-2.0 miles
  • 1987–2002 – sanctioned, supervised State Championship crowning three individual and three team state champions. Race length-5000 meters
  • 2003–present – sanctioned, supervised State Championship crowning four individual and four team state champions. Race length-5000 meters

Football[edit]

Classification guidelines[14][edit]

Football classifications remain the same for 2 years, following remain the same for the 2021 and 2022 football seasons.

  • 5A- Largest 36 schools by enrollment
  • 4A- Next Largest 36
  • 3A- Next Largest 36
  • 2A- Next Largest 48
  • 1A- Next Largest 48
  • A- Remaining 11 player schools (56)
  • 8-player- Option for schools with an enrollment of 120 or less (72)

State Champions[15][edit]

Although different sources claim that certain schools to have been state champions in years prior to 1972, these championships are not apparently recognized by the IHSAA and are not listed on its website, and it is not clear how these championships were determined. 8-Player started having postseason in 2000, the previous two years were regular season due to low number of teams.

Iowa State Football Championship Game winners
Year 8-player A 1A 2A 3A 4A 5A
1972 Radcliffe Sioux Center Harlan Cedar Rapids, Jefferson
1973 Dexfield Britt Le Mars Davenport, Central
1974 AvoHa Mount Vernon Decorah Davenport, West
1975 Glidden-Ralston Hudson Urbandale Bishop Heelan Catholic, Sioux City
1976 BCL Central Lyon Columbus Catholic, Waterloo Davenport, Central
1977 Manilla Central Lyon Emmetsburg Davenport, West
1978 Eastwood Sibley Regis Catholic, Cedar Rapids Mason City
1979 Treynor Sigourney Emmetsburg Dubuque, Hempstead
1980 Woodbury Central Roland-Story Marion Newton
1981 Paullina Dike Roland-Story Prairie, Cedar Rapids Bettendorf
1982 Lone Tree Pekin LaSalle Catholic, Cedar Rapids Harlan Bishop Heelan Catholic, Sioux City
1983 Sutherland Pekin LaSalle Catholic, Cedar Rapids Harlan Davenport, Central
1984 Schleswig Pocahontas Grundy Center Harlan Sioux City, East
1985 Paton-Churdan Center Point Bishop Garrigan Catholic, Algona Pleasant Valley Linn-Mar
1986 Paton-Churdan Lynnville-Sully Wapsie Valley Columbus Catholic, Waterloo Cedar Falls
1987 GMG Grundy Center Wapsie Valley Decorah Bettendorf
1988 Schleswig Grundy Center Solon Decorah Bettendorf
1989 Laurens-Marathon West Branch Emmetsburg Decorah Linn-Mar
1990 Logan-Magnolia Southern Cal Emmetsburg Waverly-Shell Rock Linn-Mar
1991 Madrid West Branch Garner-Hayfield West Delaware Bettendorf
1992 Bedford West Branch North Fayette Waverly-Shell Rock Bettendorf
1993 Riceville Aplington-Parkersburg Mount Vernon Harlan Iowa City, City High
1994 West Bend-Mallard Hudson Mount Vernon Spencer Iowa City, City High
1995 Gehlen Catholic, Le Mars Denver Sigourney/Keota Harlan Iowa City, West
1996 Guthrie Center West Hancock Iowa Falls Oskaloosa Iowa City, City High
1997 West Central Wapsie Valley Emmetsburg Harlan Ankeny
1998 Elk Horn-Kimballton (Regular season) West Bend-Mallard Pekin West Lyon Harlan Iowa City, West
1999 Elk Horn-Kimballton (Regular season) West Bend-Mallard West Marshall West Lyon New Hampton Iowa City, West
2000 Adair-Casey Hubbard-Radcliffe Southern Cal Emmetsburg Clear Lake Dowling Catholic, West Des Moines
2001 Adair-Casey Fredericksburg Aplington-Parkersburg Sigourney/Keota Epworth, Western Dubuque Dowling Catholic, West Des Moines
2002 Sentral Manning Akron-Westfield Emmetsburg Atlantic Valley, West Des Moines
2003 Sentral Treynor Eldora-New Providence Emmetsburg Harlan Valley, West Des Moines
2004 St. Mary Catholic, Remsen West Bend-Mallard St. Albert Catholic, Council Bluffs Columbus Catholic, Waterloo Harlan Bettendorf
2005 Glidden-Ralston North Mahaska Regina Catholic, Iowa City Sigourney/Keota Harlan Valley, West Des Moines
2006 Northeast Hamilton IKM St. Albert Catholic, Council Bluffs Central Lyon/George-Little Rock Humboldt Xavier Catholic, Cedar Rapids
2007 Stanton Wapsie Valley St. Albert Catholic, Council Bluffs Solon Keokuk Bettendorf
2008 Lenox Southern Cal Emmetsburg Solon Bishop Heelan Catholic, Sioux City Valley, West Des Moines
2009 Armstrong-Ringsted Southern Cal St. Albert Catholic, Council Bluffs Solon Harlan Iowa City, City High
2010 Lenox North Tama West Lyon Regina Catholic, Iowa City Solon Dowling Catholic, West Des Moines
2011 Fremont-Mills Lisbon Saint Ansgar Regina Catholic, Iowa City Union Valley, West Des Moines
2012 Marcus-Meriden-Cleghorn Wapsie Valley Regina Catholic, Iowa City Spirit Lake Decorah Ankeny
2013 Don Bosco Catholic, Gibertville West Lyon Regina Catholic, Iowa City Kuemper Catholic, Carroll Bishop Heelan Catholic, Sioux City Dowling Catholic, West Des Moines
2014 Newell-Fonda Logan-Magnolia Regina Catholic, Iowa City North Fayette Valley Pella Dowling Catholic, West Des Moines
2015 Marcus-Meriden-Cleghorn Gladbrook-Reinbeck Regina Catholic, Iowa City Spirit Lake Pella Dowling Catholic, West Des Moines
2016 Don Bosco Catholic, Gilbertsville Gladbrook-Reinbeck Western Christian, Hull Boyden-Hull/Rock Valley Pella Dowling Catholic, West Des Moines
2017 Don Bosco Catholic, Gilbertsville West Sioux Van Meter Waukon Xavier Catholic, Cedar Rapids Dowling Catholic, West Des Moines
2018 New London Hudson West Sioux PCM Xavier Catholic, Cedar Rapids Dowling Catholic, West Des Moines
2019 Don Bosco Catholic, Gilbertville West Hancock West Lyon OABCIG Epworth, Western Dubuque Dowling Catholic, West Des Moines
2020 St. Mary Catholic, Remsen Regina Catholic, Iowa City OABCIG Waukon North Scott Ankeny
2021 CAM West Hancock Van Meter Southeast Valley Harlan Lewis Central Southeast Polk
2022 St. Mary Catholic, Remsen Grundy Center Van Meter Central Lyon/George-Little Rock Harlan Xavier Catholic, Cedar Rapids Southeast Polk
2023 Bishop Garrigan Catholic, Algona West Hancock Grundy Center Van Meter Williamsburg Lewis Central Southeast Polk

Golf[edit]

The standard team scoring format for golf tournaments, per NFHS guidelines, is to add up the scores of 6 players with each player playing 2 rounds of 18 holes. Teams are then ranked according to lowest score.[16][17]

Classification guidelines[5][edit]

  • 4A (fall golf) – Largest 48 schools*
  • 3A (spring golf) – Next 64
  • 2A (spring golf) – Next 96
  • 1A (spring golf) – Remainder (129)

*Plus golf schools that play in 4A conferences that wish to play in the fall. In 2006–2007 there were 52 schools in class 4A

State Champions[18][edit]

Fall Tournament[18][edit]

In 1940, 1941, and 1986–1993, teams could also participate in a separate Fall Championship. Listed below are the champions of those tournaments. Beginning in 1994, the Fall tournament became simply the 4A championship.[18] Those results are included above.

Iowa State Championship Fall Golf Tournament winners
Year Champion
1940 Des Moines, Roosevelt
1941 Des Moines, Roosevelt
1986 Columbus Catholic, Waterloo
1987 Dowling Catholic, West Des Moines
1988 Valley, West Des Moines
1989 Dowling Catholic, West Des Moines
1990 Cedar Rapids, Kennedy
1991 Dowling Catholic, West Des Moines
1992 Dowling Catholic, West Des Moines
1993 Newton

Soccer[edit]

Classification guidelines[5][edit]

  • 3A- Largest 36 schools (initiated in 2011)
  • 2A- Next Largest 48 schools
  • 1A- Remaining schools

State Champions[19][edit]

The current State Champion is the winner of the spring tournament that has been held since 1995 and was divided into 2 classes in 1998 and 3 classes starting in 2011. From 1994 to 2000, there was also a fall State Championship tournament that crowned a single champion. Winners of both tournaments are considered State Champions.

Iowa State Soccer Fall Tournament winners (BOYS)
Year Champion
1994 West Point Catholic, Marquette
1995 Pella Christian
1996 Western Christian, Hull
1997 Iowa Mennonite School, Kalona
1998 Unity Christian, Orange City
1999 Unity Christian, Orange City
2000 Unity Christian, Orange City
Iowa State Soccer Spring Tournament winners (BOYS)
Year 1A champion 2A champion 3A champion 4A champion
1995 Bettendorf
1996 Valley, West Des Moines
1997 Valley, West Des Moines
1998 St. Albert Catholic, Council Bluffs Urbandale
1999 Waukee Bettendorf
2000 Nevada Iowa City West
2001 Waukee Valley, West Des Moines
2002 Assumption Catholic, Davenport Urbandale
2003 Assumption Catholic, Davenport Iowa City West
2004 Xavier Catholic, Cedar Rapids Bettendorf
2005 Xavier Catholic, Cedar Rapids Iowa City West
2006 Xavier Catholic, Cedar Rapids Valley, West Des Moines
2007 Norwalk Ankeny
2008 Wahlert Catholic, Dubuque Dowling Catholic, West Des Moines
2009 Regina Catholic, Iowa City Spencer Iowa City West
2010 Regina Catholic, Iowa City Xavier Catholic, Cedar Rapids Iowa City West
2011 Regina Catholic, Iowa City Xavier Catholic, Cedar Rapids Dowling Catholic, West Des Moines
2012 Columbus Catholic, Waterloo Wahlert Catholic, Dubuque Iowa City West
2013 Regina Catholic, Iowa City Xavier Catholic, Cedar Rapids Iowa City West
2014 Regina Catholic, Iowa City Norwalk Iowa City West
2015 Beckman Catholic, Dyersville Xavier Catholic, Cedar Rapids Linn-Mar
2016 Beckman Catholic, Dyersville Norwalk Valley, West Des Moines
2017 Regina Catholic, Iowa City Norwalk Iowa City West
2018 Regina Catholic, Iowa City Pella Waukee
2019 Regina Catholic, Iowa City Lewis Central Waukee
2020 Season Cancelled Due to COVID-19
2021 Notre Dame Catholic/West Burlington Xavier Catholic, Cedar Rapids Pleasant Valley
2022 Assumption Catholic, Davenport Lewis Central Pleasant Valley
2023 Western Christian, Hull Gilbert Iowa City Liberty Johnston

Swimming & diving[edit]

Classification guidelines[5][edit]

State Champions[20][edit]

Tennis[edit]

An IHSAA tennis team consists of 6 competitors. Each head-to-head competition is made of 6 singles and 3 doubles, each worth 1 point, and the first team to 5 points is the winner. Both singles and doubles matches are in a best-of-3-sets format. With a 10-point tiebreaker in the 3rd in most cases.

Classification guidelines[5][edit]

  • 2A- Largest 48
  • 1A- Remaining (61) schools

State Champions[edit]

Timeline[edit]

  • 1929–1977 – one singles and one doubles championship awarded
  • 1978–present – two singles and two doubles championships awarded, one in each of 2 classes (1A and 2A)
  • 1983–present – two team championships awarded, one in each of 2 classes (1A and 2A)
Iowa State Tennis Team Champions[23]
Year 2A 1A
1983 Cedar Rapids, Washington Camanche
1984 Dubuque, Hempstead Camanche
1985 Valley, West Des Moines Camanche
1986 Valley, West Des Moines Camanche
1987 Cedar Rapids, Washington Denison
1988 Linn-Mar Camanche
1989 Wahlert Catholic, Dubuque Camanche
1990 Cedar Rapids, Washington Camanche
1991 Waterloo, West Maharishi, Fairfield
1992 Dowling Catholic, West Des Moines Camanche
1993 Valley, West Des Moines Keokuk
1994 Cedar Rapids, Washington Pella Christian
1995 Iowa City, West Camanche
1996 Cedar Rapids, Washington Decorah
1997 Urbandale Decorah
1998 Dubuque, Senior Decorah
1999 Iowa City, City High Maharishi, Fairfield
2000 Des Moines, Roosevelt Maharishi, Fairfield
2001 Dowling Catholic, West Des Moines Knoxville
2002 Des Moines, Roosevelt Maharishi, Fairfield
2003 Ankeny Red Oak
2004 Bettendorf Wahlert Catholic, Dubuque
2005 Iowa City, West Wahlert Catholic, Dubuque
2006 Iowa City, West Wahlert Catholic, Dubuque
2007 Davenport, Central Wahlert Catholic, Dubuque
2008 Cedar Rapids, Kennedy Wahlert Catholic, Dubuque
2009 Des Moines, Roosevelt Wahlert Catholic, Dubuque
2010 Valley, West Des Moines Columbus Catholic, Waterloo
2011 Ames Wahlert Catholic, Dubuque
2012 Iowa City, West Assumption Catholic, Davenport
2013 Iowa City, West St. Edmond Catholic, Fort Dodge
2014 Iowa City, West Maharishi, Fairfield
2015 Linn-Mar, Marion Decorah
2016 Iowa City, West Wahlert Catholic, Dubuque
2017 Iowa City, West Xavier Catholic, Cedar Rapids
2018 Linn-Mar, Marion Wahlert Catholic, Dubuque
2019 Iowa City, West Xavier Catholic, Cedar Rapids
2021 Waukee Xavier Catholic, Cedar Rapids
2022 Iowa City, West Xavier Catholic, Cedar Rapids
2023 Iowa City, West Xavier Catholic, Cedar Rapids

Track & Field[edit]

Iowa's official track season is currently outdoors. There was also an indoor State Track Meet from 1926 to 1973, and the IHSAA is in the process of collecting and publishing these champions.

Classification guidelines[5][edit]

  • 4A- Largest 48 schools
  • 3A- Next 64 largest schools
  • 2A- Next 96 largest schools
  • 1A- Remaining (165) schools

List of events[24][25][edit]

The following is the current list of official track events according to the IHSAA

Track:

  • 100 meter dash
  • 200 meter dash
  • 400 meter dash
  • 800 meter run
  • 1600 meter run
  • 3200 meter run
  • 110 meter hurdles
  • 400 meter hurdles
  • 4 × 100 meter relay
  • 4 × 200 meter relay
  • 4 × 400 meter relay
  • 4 × 800 meter relay
  • 800 meter sprint Medley relay
  • 1600 meter distance Medley relay
  • 4 × 110 meter hurdle shuttle relay

Field:

  • High jump
  • Long jump
  • Discus throw
  • Shot put

Wheel Chair:

  • 100 meter run wheelchair
  • 200 meter run wheelchair
  • 400 meter run wheelchair
  • Shot put wheelchair

State Champions[edit]

State track titles have been given every year since 1906. Since 2003, there has also been wheelchair events at the state meet. A separate wheelchair team championship is also awarded. In 2005, the wheelchair championship has been co-ed.

Iowa State Track Wheelchair Team Champions[32]
Year Champion
2003 Marshalltown
2004 English Valleys
2005* Aplington-Parkersburg
2006* Aplington-Parkersburg
2007* Aplington-Parkersburg
2008 Interstate 35
2009 Interstate 35
2010 Waterloo, West
2011 Waterloo, West
2012 Linn-Mar
2013 Waterloo, West
2014 Camanche
2015 Woodbine
2016 (tie) Independence
(tie) Roland-Story
2017 (tie) Bondurant-Farrar
(tie) Southeast Polk
2018 Waukee
2019 Waukee
2021 Waukee
2022 Cedar Falls
2023 Bedford
*Co-ed champion

Wrestling[edit]

Classification guidelines[5][edit]

  • 3A- Largest 64 schools
  • 2A- Next 96 largest schools
  • 1A- Remaining (129) schools

Weight classifications[edit]

  • 106 pounds – recent champ – Justin Portillo
  • 113 pounds – recent champ – Josh Portillo
  • 120 pounds – recent champ – Brook Stephens
  • 126 pounds – recent champ – Cain Johanns
  • 132 pounds – recent champ – Joel Haberman
  • 138 pounds – recent champ – Reno Chiri
  • 145 pounds – recent champ – Kollyn Buch
  • 152 pounds – recent champ -
  • 160 pounds – recent champ – Mason Christe
  • 170 pounds – recent champ – Tim Riggins
  • 182 pounds – recent champ – Chance Turner
  • 195 pounds – recent champ – Jacob Dykes
  • 220 pounds – recent champ – Dedric Kettwick
  • 285 pounds – recent champ – Spencer Trenary

State Champions[edit]

The Iowa High School Athletic Association holds two separate team wrestling championships: the Traditional tournament, which also crowns individual champions, and a Dual Team tournament. The dual team tournament was held at the U.S. Cellular Center in Cedar Rapids a week after the traditional tournament, until 2012, when it was held the Wednesday before the traditional tournament in Des Moines.[33] This was the subject of much controversy, as several teams sat their state qualifiers for the Dual Team tournament.[34] In 1921–1925, the State University of Iowa (Iowa City) and Iowa State University (Ames) held open state tournaments that were not supervised nor sanctioned by the IHSAA.[35]

Broadcasting[edit]

Prior to 2016, championship events in football, basketball and wrestling were carried across the state of Iowa on a network made up of local television stations. Beginning with the 2016 football championships, IHSAA reached a deal with NBCUniversal-owned Comcast SportsNet Chicago to become the exclusive provider of these sports, making them available across CSN's footprint consisting of Iowa, Illinois and Indiana via television, online and the NBC Sports mobile app.[41]

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