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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
Members370 high schools[1]
Executive Director
Tom Keating
AffiliationsNational Federation of State High School Associations
Staff17
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

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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 (as of April 2026)

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  • Executive Director- Tom Keating
  • Assistant Director- Jared Chizek
  • Assistant Director Chad Elsberry
  • Assistant Director- Todd Tharp
  • Assistant Director- Andy Umthun
  • Assistant Director- Tyler Lown
  • Communications Director- Chris Cuellar

Board of control (as of July 2024)

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[2]

  • Chairperson: Deron Durflinger, Van Meter, 2026
  • Vice-chairperson: Steve Pettit, Southeast Polk, 2028
  • Treasurer: Barb Schwamman, Osage & Riceville, 2027
  • Amanda Whaley, West Branch, IASB, 2029
  • Dr. Andy Crozier, Central Lee, 2029
  • Trevor Miller, Exira-EHK & Audubon, 2028
  • Brent Cook, Dubuque, Senior, 2027
  • Brent Jorth, Central Lyon, 2025
  • Eric St. Clair, ex-officio, Department of Education

Member Schools

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Number[1] School Enrollment (2026-27 BEDS)
1 Valley, West Des Moines 2131
2 Johnston 1761
3 Southeast Polk, Pleasant Hill 1691
4 Linn-Mar, Marion 1688
5 Lincoln, Des Moines 1596
6 Northwest, Waukee 1691
7 Ankeny Centennial 1531
8 Roosevelt, Des Moines 1428
9 Waukee 1475
10 East, Des Moines 1333
11 Ankeny 1367
12 West, Waterloo 1252
13 Prairie, Cedar Rapids 1371
14 Cedar Falls 1302
15 Pleasant Valley, Riverdale 1328
16 City High, Iowa City 1245
17 Marshalltown 1185
18 Kennedy, Cedar Rapids 1210
19 North, Sioux City 1208
20 Jefferson, Cedar Rapids 1141
21 East, Sioux City 1093
22 West, Iowa City 1116
23 Senior, Dubuque 1058
24 Hempstead, Dubuque 1024
25 Bettendorf 991
26 Ames 1077
27 Dowling Catholic, West Des Moines 1099
28 Ottumwa 1027
29 Muscatine 966
30 North, Des Moines 957
31 Abraham Lincoln, Council Bluffs 939
32 Liberty, Iowa City 1023
33 Urbandale 924
34 Central, Davenport 961
35 West, Sioux City 892
36 Davenport West 875
37 Indianola 844
38 Washington, Cedar Rapids 819
39 Thomas Jefferson, Council Bluffs 839
40 North, Davenport 764
41 East, Waterloo 809
42 Dallas Center-Grimes 873
43 North Scott, Eldridge 843
44 Norwalk 809
45 Lewis Central, Council Bluffs 772
46 Fort Dodge 766
47 Clinton 772
48 Mason City 689
49 Burlington 723
50 Western Dubuque, Epworth 732
51 Hoover, Des Moines 617
52 Storm Lake 643
53 Newton 636
54 Bondurant-Farrar 636
55 Pella 579
56 Clear Creek Amana, Tiffin 626
57 Denison-Schleswig 568
58 Waverly-Shell Rock 547
59 Carlisle 546
60 Marion 531
61 Le Mars 478
62 Spencer 511
63 Boone 510
64 ADM, Adel 500
65 Oskaloosa 465
66 Xavier, Cedar Rapids 491
67 North Polk, Alleman 472
68 Glenwood 426
69 Ballard, Huxley 455
70 Mount Pleasant 388
71 Keokuk 390
72 Decorah 390
73 Grinnell 370
74 Sioux Center 395
75 Sergeant Bluff-Luton 401
76 Bishop Heelan Catholic, Sioux City 377
77 Perry 410
78 Winterset 369
79 Fort Madison 415
80 Gilbert 406
81 Central DeWitt 381
82 Webster City 386
83 Knoxville 347
84 Nevada 340
85 MOC-Floyd Valley, Orange City 340
86 Harlan 325
87 Solon 348
88 Independence 376
89 Maquoketa 323
90 Carroll 349
91 Creston 328
92 Benton Community, Van Horne 366
93 Saydel, Des Moines 305
94 Clear Lake 351
95 Atlantic 324
96 Assumption, Davenport 403
97 Wahlert Catholic, Dubuque 354
98 Humboldt 324
99 Des Moines Christian 358
100 Mount Vernon 333
101 Fairfield 320
102 Charles City 294
103 Algona 346
104 Washington 327
105 Center Point-Urbana 302
106 West Delaware, Manchester 318
107 South Tama County, Tama 322
108 Vinton-Shellsburg 310
109 Hampton-Dumont-CAL 297
110 Williamsburg 294
111 Clarke, Osceola 312
112 West Liberty 308
113 Iowa Falls-Alden 297
114 Waukon 278
115 Anamosa 278
116 Washington, Cherokee 274
117 Greene County, Jefferson 263
118 Spirit Lake 283
119 Centerville 260
120 Mid-Prairie, Wellman 266
121 Okoboji, Milford 250
122 Chariton 264
123 Sheldon 276
124 Central Lee, Donnellson 267
125 Unity Christian, Orange City 258
126 PCM, Monroe 250
127 Estherville Lincoln Central 233
128 Crestwood, Cresco 242
129 Davis County, Bloomfield 251
130 Clarinda 261
131 Albia 236
132 Oelwein 217
133 Southeast Valley, Gowrie 227
134 Eagle Grove 206
135 North Fayette Valley, West Union 227
136 OABCIG, Ida Grove 219
137 Roland-Story, Story City 249
138 Van Meter 244
139 Forest City 248
140 Monticello 230
141 Mediapolis 218
142 Shenandoah 214
143 New Hampton 225
144 Pella Christian 240
145 Tipton 214
146 Osage 209
148 Western Christian, Hull 233
147 Wilton 215
149 Alburnett 206
150 Kuemper Catholic, Carroll 229
151 Camanche 212
152 Red Oak 199
153 Dike-New Hartford 219
154 Garner-Hayfield-Ventura 190
155 Clarion-Goldfield-Dows 196
156 Woodward-Granger 204
157 West Marshall, State Center 201
158 Union, La Porte City 192
159 West Branch 212
160 Eddyville-Blakesburg-Fremont 231
161 Denver 207
162 Cardinal, Eldon 204
163 Interstate 35, Truro 195
164 West Lyon, Inwood 196
165 Pocahontas Area 181
166 MFL MarMac, Monona 190
167 West Central Valley, Stuart 193
168 Northeast, Goose Lake 204
169 Treynor 217
170 Jesup 178
171 MVAOCOU, Mapleton 162
172 Grand View Christian, Des Moines 224
173 West Burlington 196
174 Underwood 181
175 Regina, Iowa City 202
176 Columbus Catholic, Waterloo 224
177 Cascade (Western Dubuque) 180
179 South Hardin, Eldora 177
178 Ridge View, Holstein 163
180 Grundy Center 164
181 Central Springs, Manly 175
182 Central Lyon, Rock Rapids 181
183 South Central Calhoun, Lake City 197
184 Ogden 160
185 Louisa-Muscatine, Letts 175
186 Aplington-Parkersburg 186
187 Emmetsburg 184
188 West Sioux, Hawarden 176
189 Durant 154
190 Postville 157
191 East Sac County, Lake View 170
192 Pleasantville 174
193 Hinton 173
194 Sumner-Fredericksburg 155
195 Rock Valley 179
196 Panorama, Panora 159
197 Sioux Central, Sioux Rapids 165
198 Manson Northwest Webster 169
199 Alta-Aurelia 172
200 Hudson 170
201 Beckman Catholic, Dyersville 164
202 Tri-Center, Neola 152
203 Nodaway Valley, Greenfield 151
204 Columbus Community, Columbus Junction 154
205 South Hamilton, Jewell 146
206 Missouri Valley 153
207 Hartley-Melvin-Sanborn 158
208 Van Buren County, Keosauqua 175
209 Maquoketa Valley, Delhi 157
210 Lawton-Bronson 206
211 MMCRU, Marcus 139
212 Central Decatur, Leon 128
213 Riverside, Oakland 165
214 Lisbon 139
215 Belmond-Klemme 143
216 Logan-Magnolia 160
217 Colfax-Mingo 142
218 Bellevue 145
219 Sibley-Ocheyedan 136
220 East Marshall, LeGrand 140
221 Wapsie Valley, Fairbank 129
222 Nashua-Plainfield 142
223 South Winneshiek, Calmar 157
224 Sigourney 149
225 AHSTW, Avoca 154
226 Southwest Valley, Corning 148
227 Madrid 149
228 Danville 140
229 Earlham 123
230 ACGC, Guthrie Center 138
231 West Fork, Sheffield 149
232 Westwood, Sloan 133
233 Mount Ayr 115
234 B-G-M, Brooklyn 121
235 Wapello 121
236 AGWSR, Ackley 159
237 Woodbury Central, Moville 122
238 North Cedar, Stanwood 111
239 Lake Mills 134
240 IKM-Manning 143
241 East Buchanan, Winthrop 118
242 Woodbine 126
243 St. Albert, Council Bluffs 129
244 Pekin, Packwood 127
245 North Butler, Greene 117
246 Wayne, Corydon 123
247 Akron-Westfield 138
248 Lynnville-Sully 124
249 North Mahaska, New Sharon 125
250 Midland, Wyoming 118
251 WACO, Wayland 133
252 Saint Ansgar 129
253 Boyden-Hull 126
254 West Hancock, Britt 126
255 North Union, Armstrong 117
256 Clayton Ridge, Guttenberg 133
257 BCLUW, Conrad 118
258 Starmont, Arlington 130
259 West Monona, Onawa 105
260 South O'Brien, Paullina 119
261 Ankeny Christian 121
262 North Linn, Troy Mills 108
263 New London 125
264 Martensdale-St Marys 113
265 Lenox 91
266 Newman Catholic, Mason City 108
267 Audubon 113
268 St. Edmond, Fort Dodge 120
269 Kingsley-Pierson 97
270 Iowa Valley, Marengo 113
271 Gehlen Catholic, Le Mars 101
272 Baxter 101
273 Boyer Valley, Dunlap 97
274 Southeast Warren, Liberty Center 97
275 Fremont-Mills, Tabor 98
276 Calamus-Wheatland 90
277 Northwood-Kensett 97
278 Newell-Fonda 130
279 Highland, Riverside 101
280 Edgewood-Colesburg 95
281 Bishop Garrigan, Algona 98
282 Notre Dame, Burlington 101
283 East Mills, Malvern 89
284 East Union, Afton 102
285 Montezuma 104
286 Coon Rapids-Bayard 96
287 Gladbrook-Reinbeck 106
288 North Iowa, Buffalo Center 105
289 CAM, Anita 98
290 Turkey Valley, Jackson Junction 80
291 Sidney 101
292 North Tama, Traer 92
293 GMG, Garwin 96
294 Easton Valley, Preston 103
295 Central, Elkader 87
296 Belle Plaine 110
297 Woodward Academy 85
298 Springville 96
299 English Valleys, North English 93
300 Janesville 107
301 Moravia 88
302 Winfield-Mount Union 93
303 West Bend-Mallard 95
304 Bedford 89
305 Melcher-Dallas 67
306 Graettinger-Terril 68
307 Riceville 83
308 Dunkerton 76
309 Don Bosco, Gilbertville 97
310 Collins-Maxwell 78
311 Waterloo Christian (now known as Cedar Ridge Christian) 63
312 Lone Tree 69
313 Griswold 76
314 Exira-EHK, Elkhorn 67
315 West Central, Maynard 77
316 Rockford 63
317 George-Little Rock 82
318 Tripoli 65
319 Glidden-Ralston 69
320 Colo-NESCO 78
321 Harris-Lake Park 80
322 H-L-V, Victor 62
323 Siouxland Christian, Sioux City 87
324 Central City 69
325 Twin Cedars, Bussey 64
326 Hillcrest Academy, Kalona 76
327 Murray 77
328 Clarksville 63
329 Kee, Lansing 55
330 West Harrison, Mondamin 54
331 Lamoni 59
332 Keota 59
333 Stanton 50
334 Seymour 44
335 Meskwaki Settlement School, Tama 62
336 River Valley, Correctionville 56
337 Marquette Catholic, Bellevue 48
338 Holy Trinity Catholic, Fort Madison 64
339 Ar-We-Va, Westside 44
340 Hamburg Charter 45
341 Mormon Trail, Garden Grove 59
342 Paton-Churdan 48
343 Rivermont Collegiate, Bettendorf 40
344 Trinity Christian, Hull 50
345 Prince of Peace Catholic, Clinton 51
346 Isaac Newton Christian, Cedar Rapids 43
347 Tri-County, Thornburg 44
348 St. Mary Catholic, Storm Lake 35
349 Moulton-Udell 38
350 Heartland Christian, Council Bluffs 57
351 Cedar Valley Christian, Cedar Rapids 35
352 Valley Lutheran, Cedar Falls 29
353 Tri-State Christian, Dubuque 37
354 Morning Star Academy, Bettendorf 32
355 Essex 41
356 St. Mary's, Remsen 37
357 Maharishi, Fairfield 33
358 Ruthven-Ayrshire 28
359 Iowa School for the Deaf, Council Bluffs 21
360 Whiting 29
361 Scattergood Friends, West Branch 22
362 North Iowa Christian, Mason City 23
363 Diagonal 27
364 JW Reed Christian Academy, Des Moines 22
365 Joshua Christian Academy, Des Moines 28
366 Ottumwa Christian, Ottumwa 25
367 New City Classical Academy, Bettendorf 15
368 Coram Deo Academy, Davenport 28
369 Strong Roots Christian, Indianola 8
370 Empigo Academy, Des Moines 15
371 Clear Lake Classical, Clear Lake 23
372 Unity Ridge Lutheran School, Denison 9

Baseball

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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.[3]

Classification guidelines

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

State Champions

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Source:[5]

Summer Tournament

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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

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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.[3]

Fall Tournament

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The Fall Tournament was held every summer from 1939 to 1985. Unlike the Summer tournament, the Fall tournament never divided into separate classes. .[3]

Basketball

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Classification guidelines

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Source:[4]

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

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Source:[7]

Timeline

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  • 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

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

State Champions

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Iowa State Bowling Team Champions[8]
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[9] Davenport, North[10]
2014[11] 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
2025 Vinton-Shellsburg Lewis Central Muscatine
2026 West Delaware Denison-Schleswig Waukee

Cross country

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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).[12] 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.[13][14]

Classification guidelines

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Source:[4]

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

State Champions

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Source:[15]

Timeline

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  • 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

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Classification guidelines

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Source:[16]

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
  • 8-player- Option for schools with an enrollment of 120 or less

State Champions

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Source:[17]

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 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
2024 St. Mary Catholic, Remsen Tri-Center Grundy Center West Lyon Wahlert Catholic, Dubuque North Polk Southeast Polk
2025 Bishop Garrigan Catholic, Algona MMCRU, Marcus West Lyon Kuemper Catholic, Carroll Nevada Xavier Catholic, Cedar Rapids Dowling Catholic, West Des Moines

Golf

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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.[18][19]

Classification guidelines

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Source:[4]

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

*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

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Source:[20]

Fall Tournament

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Source:[20]

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.[20] 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

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Classification guidelines

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Source:[4]

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

State Champions

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Source:[21]

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
2024 North Fayette Valley Bishop Heelan Catholic, Sioux City Dallas Center-Grimes Johnston
2025 West Sioux Gilbert Urbandale Valley

Swimming & diving

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Classification guidelines

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Source:[4]

State Champions

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Source:[22]

Tennis

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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

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Source:[4]

  • 2A- Largest 48
  • 1A- Remaining schools

State Champions

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Source:[24]

Timeline

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  • 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[25]
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
2024 Waukee, Northwest Wahlert Catholic, Dubuque
2025 Waukee Northwest Xavier Catholic
2026 Waukee Northwest Xavier Catholic

Track and Field

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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

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Source:[4]

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

List of events

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Source:[26]

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

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Source:[26]

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[26]
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
2024 Mid-Prairie
2025 Siouxland Christian
2026 (tie) Shenandoah
(tie) Maquoketa
*Co-ed champion

Wrestling

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Classification guidelines

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Source:[4]

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

Weight classifications

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  • 106 pounds
  • 113 pounds
  • 120 pounds
  • 126 pounds
  • 132 pounds
  • 138 pounds
  • 144 pounds
  • 150 pounds
  • 157 pounds
  • 165 pounds
  • 175 pounds
  • 190 pounds
  • 215 pounds
  • 285 pounds

State Champions

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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.[29] This was the subject of much controversy, as several teams sat their state qualifiers for the Dual Team tournament.[30] 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.[31]

Broadcasting

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Iowa High School Sports Network (IHSSN)

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Since 2005, the Iowa High School Sports Network (IHSSN) has broadcast numerous Iowa High School state tournaments. In September 2024, the Iowa High School Sports Network (IHSSN) released its broadcast map with its network on the following stations: Des Moines (Central Iowa) KDSM Fox 17.1; Omaha & Council Bluffs (Southwest Iowa) NPTM 42.2 (KPTM is both Fox 42.1 and The CW 42.3 in the Omaha broadcasting area); Sioux City (Northwest Iowa) NPTH 44.2 (KMEG 14 is both Fox 44.1 and CBS 44.3 in the Souixland broadcasting area.); Rochester, Minnesota, & Mason City (North Central Iowa) KXLT Fox 47.1 or MeTV 47.2; Cedar Rapids (Northeast Iowa) KFXA (Dabl) 28.1; and Moline, Illinois, & Quad Cities (Southeast Iowa) WQAD MyTV 8.3.[36][37][38][39][40]

Prior to 2016

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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 in 2016

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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]

References

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