HIGH SCHOOL ATHLETICS PARTICIPATION SURVEY

2015-16 HIGH SCHOOL ATHLETICS PARTICIPATION SURVEY Conducted By THE NATIONAL FEDERATION OF STATE HIGH SCHOOL ASSOCIATIONS Based on Competition at the High School Level in the 2015-16 School Year BOYS GIRLS COMBINED Sport (Number of states reporting Number of Number of Number of Number of Number of for boys/girls) Schools Participants Schools Participants Participants ADAPTED SPORTS (13/13) Basketball 78 617 69 483 1,100 Bocce Indoor 88 606 84 492 1,098 Bowling 133 913 131 762 1,675 Corn Toss 8 32 14 53 85 Floor Hockey 62 244 62 170 414 Golf 1 24 1 1 25 Handball 14 178 14 53 231 Soccer 134 780 133 586 1,366 Softball 125 729 128 574 1,303 Strength Training 17 11 17 73 84 Tennis 70 370 72 429 799 Track 114 592 96 532 1,124 Volleyball 13 64 13 123 187 AIR RIFLERY (2/2) 41 540 43 471 1,011 ARCHERY (7/6) 346 4,556 336 4,112 8,668 BADMINTON (4/8) 232 4,684 477 12,961 17,645 BASEBALL (48/27) 15,956 488,815 254 1,290 490,105 BASKETBALL (51/51) 18,288 546,428 17,890 429,380 975,808 BOCCE OUTDOOR (1/1) 61 384 60 484 868 BOWLING (26/27) 2,683 29,588 2,708 25,881 55,469 CANOE PADDLING (1/2) 1 11 2 11 22 COMPETITIVE SPIRIT SQUAD (23/32) 993 3,322 5,432 125,531 128,853 CREW (7/7) 96 2,780 109 2,609 5,389 CROSS COUNTRY (51/51) 14,920 257,691 14,698 222,516 480,207 CYCLING (1/1) 3 10 3 9 19 DANCE (6/10) 103 135 1,301 24,201 24,336 DANCE/DRILL (4/6) 5 159 550 9,401 9,560 DECATHLON (5/4) 71 273 17 138 411 DRILL TEAM (3/6) 68 660 653 10,959 11,619 EQUESTRIAN (3/5) 67 165 226 1,395 1,560 FENCING (5/4) 101 2,196 102 1,934 4,130 FIELD HOCKEY (6/20) 7 173 1,763 59,793 59,966 FIGURE SKATING (1/1) 2 17 3 6 23 FLAG FOOTBALL (5/6) 69 1,226 359 10,867 12,093 FOOTBALL 11-PLAYER (51/34) 14,047 1,080,693 576 1,944 1,082,637 6-player (5/2) 250 4,438 1 3 4,441 8-player (17/12) 834 19,195 30 117 19,312 9-player (4/2) 265 5,310 6 56 5,366 GOLF (50/49) 13,503 146,677 10,046 74,762 221,439 GYMNASTICS (11/27) 121 1,903 1,535 17,714 19,617 HEPTATHLON (0/3) 48 106 106 ICE HOCKEY (18/17) 1,607 35,155 642 9,514 44,669 JUDO (2/2) 54 795 55 606 1,401 KAYAKING (1/1) 12 87 8 111 198 LACROSSE (25/25) 2,752 109,522 2,572 88,050 197,572 MARTIAL ARTS (1/1) 6 58 11 86 144 MIXED 6-COED VOLLEYBALL (1/1) 86 313 86 747 1,060 MOUNTAIN BIKING (2/1) 46 572 34 198 770 NATIVE YOUTH OLYMPICS (1/0) 53 53 53

BOYS GIRLS COMBINED Sport (Number of states reporting Number of Number of Number of Number of Number of for boys/girls) Schools Participants Schools Participants Participants RIFLERY (10/10) 238 1,919 215 1,312 3,231 ROCK CLIMBING (1/1) 7 62 7 63 125 RODEO (3/3) 45 122 55 152 274 ROLLER HOCKEY (1/1) 23 331 9 30 361 RUGBY (3/2) 44 1,357 17 231 1,588 RYTHMIC GYMNASTICS (0/1) 1 5 5 SAILING (2/3) 30 200 27 184 384 SAND VOLLEYBALL (1/1) 23 371 64 1,042 1,413 SKIING ALPINE (13/13) 552 5,093 542 4,271 9,364 SKIING CROSS COUNTRY (13/13) 372 4,407 369 4,940 9,347 SNOWBOARDING (5/4) 45 425 42 194 619 SOCCER (51/51) 12,054 440,322 11,676 381,529 821,851 SOFT TENNIS (2/2) 17 147 17 223 370 SOFTBALL FAST PITCH (6/49) 71 1,468 15,304 366,685 368,153 SOFTBALL SLOW PITCH (2/5) 3 48 472 7,350 7,398 SQUASH (1/1) 4 27 3 9 36 SURFING (2/2) 68 1,253 62 493 1,746 SWIMMING & DIVING (48/48) 7,220 133,470 7,559 166,747 300,217 SYNCHRONIZED SWIMMING (1/3) 3 35 31 612 647 TEAM TENNIS (7/7) 1,568 25,503 1,586 25,694 51,197 TENNIS (49/49) 9,723 157,201 10,122 183,800 341,001 TRACK AND FIELD INDOOR (21/21) 2,998 76,742 2,988 69,207 145,949 TRACK AND FIELD OUTDOOR (51/51) 16,547 591,133 16,508 485,969 1,077,102 TRAP SHOOTING (1/1) 19 271 20 144 415 ULTIMATE FRISBEE (1/1) 13 191 9 75 266 VOLLEYBALL (22/51) 2,333 55,417 15,755 436,309 491,726 WATER POLO (9/7) 826 21,857 827 20,230 42,087 WEIGHTLIFTING (11/10) 789 18,189 582 11,016 29,205 WRESTLING (51/39) 10,685 250,653 1,941 13,496 264,149 54

NATIONAL FEDERATION OF STATE HIGH SCHOOL ASSOCIATIONS 2015-16 ATHLETICS PARTICIPATION SUMMARY TEN MOST POPULAR BOYS PROGRAMS Schools Participants 1. Basketball 18,288 1. Football 11-Player 1,080,693 2. Track and Field Outdoor 16,547 2. Track and Field Outdoor 591,133 3. Baseball 15,956 3. Basketball 546,428 4. Cross Country 14,920 4. Baseball 488,815 5. Football 11-Player 14,047 5. Soccer 440,322 6. Golf 13,503 6. Cross Country 257,691 7. Soccer 12,054 7. Wrestling 250,653 8. Wrestling 10,685 8. Tennis 157,201 9. Tennis 9,723 9. Golf 146,677 10. Swimming & Diving 7,220 10. Swimming & Diving 133,470 TEN MOST POPULAR GIRLS PROGRAMS Schools Participants 1. Basketball 17,890 1. Track and Field Outdoor 485,969 2. Track and Field Outdoor 16,508 2. Volleyball 436,309 3. Volleyball 15,755 3. Basketball 429,380 4. Softball Fast Pitch 15,304 4. Soccer 381,529 5. Cross Country 14,698 5. Softball Fast Pitch 366,685 6. Soccer 11,676 6. Cross Country 222,516 7. Tennis 10,122 7. Tennis 183,800 8. Golf 10,046 8. Swimming & Diving 166,747 9. Swimming & Diving 7,559 9. Competitive Spirit Squads 125,531 10. Competitive Spirit Squads 5,432 10. Lacrosse 88,050 ATHLETICS PARTICIPATION SURVEY TOTALS Boys Girls Year Participants Participants Total 1971-72 3,666,917 294,015 3,960,932 1972-73 3,770,621 817,073 4,587,694 1973-74 4,070,125 1,300,169 5,370,294 1975-76 4,109,021 1,645,039 5,754,060 1977-78 4,367,442 2,083,040 6,450,482 1978-79 3,709,512 1,854,400 5,563,912 1979-80 3,517,829 1,750,264 5,268,093 1980-81 3,503,124 1,853,789 5,356,913 1981-82 3,409,081 1,810,671 5,219,752 1982-83 3,355,558 1,779,972 5,135,530 1983-84 3,303,599 1,747,346 5,050,945 1984-85 3,354,284 1,757,884 5,112,168 1985-86 3,344,275 1,807,121 5,151,396 1986-87 3,364,082 1,836,356 5,200,438 1987-88 3,425,777 1,849,684 5,275,461 1988-89 3,416,844 1,839,352 5,256,196 1989-90 3,398,192 1,858,659 5,256,851 1990-91 3,406,355 1,892,316 5,298,671 1991-92 3,429,853 1,940,801 5,370,654 1992-93 3,416,389 1,997,489 5,413,878 1993-94 3,472,967 2,130,315 5,603,282 1994-95 3,536,359 2,240,461 5,776,820 Boys Girls Year Participants Participants Total 1995-96 3,634,052 2,367,936 6,001,988 1996-97 3,706,225 2,474,043 6,180,268 1997-98 3,763,120 2,570,333 6,333,453 1998-99 3,832,352 2,652,726 6,485,078 1999-00 3,861,749 2,675,874 6,537,623 2000-01 3,921,069 2,784,154 6,705,223 2001-02 3,960,517 2,806,998 6,767,515 2002-03 3,988,738 2,856,358 6,845,096 2003-04 4,038,253 2,865,299 6,903,552 2004-05 4,110,319 2,908,390 7,018,709 2005-06 4,206,549 2,953,355 7,159,904 2006-07 4,321,103 3,021,807 7,342,910 2007-08 4,372,115 3,057,266 7,429,381 2008-09 4,422,662 3,114,091 7,536,753 2009-10 4,455,740 3,172,637 7,628,377 2010-11 4,494,406 3,173,549 7,667,955 2011-12 4,484,987 3,207,533 7,692,520 2012-13 4,490,854 3,222,723 7,713,577 2013-14 4,527,994 3,267,664 7,795,658 2014-15 4,519,312 3,287,735 7,807,047 2015-16 4,541,959 3,324,306 7,866,265 55

2015-16 SUMMARY OF ATHLETICS PARTICIPATION TOTALS BY STATE State Boys Girls Total 1 1. Texas 490,767 318,308 809,075 2. California 463,137 338,980 802,117 3. New York 203,965 168,807 372,772 4. Illinois 199,904 144,239 344,143 5. Ohio 189,955 129,974 319,929 6. Pennsylvania 168,954 150,899 319,853 7. Michigan 169,276 126,160 295,436 8. Florida 162,665 123,220 285,885 9. New Jersey 161,410 117,961 279,371 10. Minnesota 121,927 115,759 237,686 11. Massachusetts 125,750 100,505 226,255 12. North Carolina 113,525 89,059 202,584 13. Georgia 120,510 79,746 200,256 14. Wisconsin 108,647 75,832 184,479 15. Virginia 101,514 76,009 177,523 16. Missouri 102,165 70,474 172,639 17. Indiana 90,553 61,849 152,402 18. Washington 88,036 63,978 152,014 19. Iowa 84,199 54,184 138,383 20. Colorado 74,363 59,654 134,017 21. Alabama 84,886 44,811 129,697 22. Arizona 71,198 51,876 123,074 23. Maryland 67,171 51,077 118,248 24. Oklahoma 61,487 50,813 112,300 25. Connecticut 61,178 51,028 112,206 26. Tennessee 70,444 39,721 110,165 State Boys Girls Total 1 27. Mississippi 68,272 41,633 109,905 28. Louisiana 62,414 47,246 109,660 29. Kansas 62,714 41,689 104,403 30. Kentucky 56,496 47,324 103,820 31. Oregon 56,859 43,536 100,395 32. South Carolina 61,383 36,939 98,322 33. Nebraska 46,102 32,025 78,127 34. Arkansas 38,477 24,625 63,102 35. Utah 36,700 26,205 62,905 36. Maine 27,630 23,518 51,148 37. New Mexico 27,460 22,111 49,571 38. Idaho 27,242 19,874 47,116 39. Nevada 26,511 18,754 45,265 40. New Hampshire 23,969 20,552 44,521 41. West Virginia 21,496 15,766 37,262 42. Hawaii 20,588 15,480 36,068 43. Montana 17,418 13,812 31,230 44. South Dakota 16,658 12,226 28,884 45. Rhode Island 16,367 12,391 28,758 46. Delaware 15,781 12,567 28,348 47. North Dakota 15,406 11,251 26,657 48. Alaska 12,024 9,516 21,540 49. Wyoming 11,062 8,449 19,511 50. Vermont 8,001 6,888 14,889 51. District of Columbia 7,343 5,006 12,349 1 Reflects participation rate, i.e., individual who participated in two sports is counted twice, three sports three times, etc. 56

BOYS PARTICIPATION Competitive Baseball Basketball Bowling Spirit Squads Alabama 391 12,313 406 13,371 60 569 Alaska 30 713 271 2,095 7 71 17 33 Arizona 239 7,703 256 8,070 74 299 Arkansas 251 5,536 274 5,587 64 710 15 51 California 1,277 44,163 1,455 45,677 7 54 138 561 Colorado 286 8,306 336 9,058 207 205 Connecticut 181 6,092 187 5,491 41 173 Delaware 52 1,413 57 1,528 88 District of Columbia 29 643 40 994 1 7 Florida 601 19,126 670 17,499 176 1,386 298 Georgia 428 12,773 441 12,872 45 129 Hawaii 62 1,774 65 1,719 49 448 19 48 Idaho 98 2,441 149 3,805 44 120 Illinois 653 22,806 735 24,524 194 2,744 Indiana 384 11,078 398 10,903 Iowa 365 11,010 362 11,249 96 1,834 Kansas 239 6,434 352 8,982 76 1,031 Kentucky 259 7,499 270 7,144 99 1,128 171 Louisiana 345 8,551 374 7,987 84 608 Maine 131 3,304 137 3,550 5 36 26 37 Maryland 195 5,454 195 5,591 4 29 Massachusetts 355 12,720 367 12,599 Michigan 635 18,173 728 21,509 369 3,853 Minnesota 431 13,515 470 13,542 Mississippi 250 7,675 250 8,625 58 590 20 125 Missouri 592 14,526 560 13,997 7 59 Montana 174 3,382 Nebraska 77 2,509 300 7,276 Nevada 92 2,613 102 3,044 36 293 New Hampshire 85 2,434 86 2,400 13 113 93 25 New Jersey 388 16,101 405 14,639 227 2,864 New Mexico 108 3,441 154 4,309 24 220 74 168 New York 725 20,437 758 20,087 366 4,002 68 North Carolina 392 11,155 401 10,876 North Dakota 121 1,577 166 3,061 Ohio 759 22,650 791 23,609 360 4,035 24 314 Oklahoma 438 9,883 473 10,478 71 101 Oregon 223 5,928 275 7,558 134 Pennsylvania 664 21,248 719 21,570 145 1,450 Rhode Island 48 1,487 49 1,496 12 South Carolina 204 6,974 210 6,935 South Dakota 174 3,559 Tennessee 373 9,020 391 8,824 148 1,403 Texas 1,126 47,684 1,299 70,675 Utah 119 3,402 133 3,775 Vermont 50 908 53 1,042 8 51 2 6 Virginia 308 9,275 314 9,333 50 122 Washington 337 8,780 383 11,155 West Virginia 124 2,832 122 3,181 Wisconsin 436 12,736 481 14,448 Wyoming 70 1,748 33 34 57

Football Cross Country 11-player Golf Gymnastics Alabama 256 3,487 384 32,592 286 1,820 Alaska 114 1,246 32 2,005 1 1 Arizona 226 3,546 200 18,199 200 1,745 Arkansas 151 1,702 203 11,092 204 1,296 2 33 California 1,267 29,628 1,064 100,205 976 10,839 5 13 Colorado 241 4,347 214 15,490 192 2,224 Connecticut 183 4,027 147 9,842 167 1,774 Delaware 52 979 44 3,067 49 414 District of Columbia 27 506 25 1,342 13 98 Florida 563 8,172 537 42,262 486 4,191 Georgia 411 8,011 419 34,334 391 3,293 Hawaii 67 1,208 56 4,508 53 401 Idaho 111 1,841 90 6,807 88 999 Illinois 514 11,516 554 44,451 514 7,653 51 1,511 Indiana 390 5,148 321 21,839 354 3,852 Iowa 314 5,499 276 17,829 329 5,203 Kansas 305 4,123 233 14,243 230 2,460 Kentucky 238 3,109 221 14,305 243 2,210 Louisiana 300 2,949 297 20,540 230 1,111 35 37 Maine 104 1,282 84 3,663 100 1,075 Maryland 184 3,725 184 13,941 162 1,241 5 5 Massachusetts 310 6,939 328 19,756 296 4,352 8 167 Michigan 615 9,252 595 38,500 497 6,197 Minnesota 362 7,357 356 23,751 376 5,556 Mississippi 166 1,760 246 22,430 179 2,300 Missouri 392 5,953 339 21,883 331 3,938 Montana 109 1,151 85 4,186 97 927 Nebraska 230 3,140 190 9,901 242 2,558 Nevada 85 1,193 74 6,724 76 700 New Hampshire 72 1,175 57 3,554 67 864 New Jersey 373 8,196 346 24,835 288 3,948 New Mexico 110 1,542 128 7,203 75 668 New York 579 9,863 548 32,387 558 6,867 10 North Carolina 381 6,619 378 29,485 357 3,164 North Dakota 101 679 85 2,904 131 922 Ohio 694 10,783 694 42,595 688 7,241 12 107 Oklahoma 237 3,390 263 16,611 246 2,176 Oregon 216 3,818 190 12,998 160 1,600 Pennsylvania 570 11,400 576 25,920 523 5,230 Rhode Island 47 963 43 2,879 39 417 South Carolina 171 3,422 203 19,151 152 1,769 South Dakota 150 992 65 3,199 133 1,023 Tennessee 311 4,110 363 22,943 321 2,442 Texas 1,279 23,561 1,064 163,835 1,175 13,627 Utah 130 2,821 104 8,794 119 1,481 Vermont 53 396 28 1,035 39 235 1 2 Virginia 304 6,344 308 24,394 293 2,706 1 17 Washington 322 6,268 237 21,164 289 2,957 West Virginia 93 985 107 6,005 89 917 Wisconsin 398 6,959 408 26,502 362 5,441 Wyoming 42 609 54 2,613 38 555 58

Skiing Ice Hockey Lacrosse Riflery Cross Country Alabama Alaska 25 580 15 163 22 397 Arizona Arkansas 1 20 10 131 California 29 507 228 9,264 8 68 4 24 Colorado 64 731 108 3,927 14 167 Connecticut 57 1,440 100 4,448 Delaware 48 1,635 District of Columbia 4 119 13 403 1 8 Florida 187 6,854 Georgia 101 3,948 122 714 Hawaii Idaho Illinois 89 2,727 Indiana Iowa Kansas Kentucky 17 588 Louisiana Maine 65 1,138 50 1,773 3 40 36 284 Maryland 6 33 146 5,919 Massachusetts 277 7,262 236 9,312 21 294 Michigan 227 3,346 137 4,948 7 64 3 27 Minnesota 277 5,792 103 3,535 117 1,993 Mississippi Missouri Montana Nebraska Nevada New Hampshire 41 1,063 49 2,167 31 299 New Jersey 132 3,640 200 9,700 48 196 New Mexico New York 144 2,988 332 15,467 19 198 38 405 North Carolina 96 3,738 North Dakota 35 523 Ohio 86 2,293 110 4,540 2 23 1 14 Oklahoma Oregon Pennsylvania 198 6,336 51 510 Rhode Island 28 827 31 1,149 South Carolina 37 1,673 South Dakota Tennessee Texas Utah Vermont 21 325 31 731 30 212 Virginia 104 4,720 Washington West Virginia Wisconsin 89 2,548 Wyoming 7 95 59

Skiing Swimming Alpine Soccer and Diving Tennis Alabama 177 5,740 56 564 169 1,454 Alaska 38 1,005 31 396 17 217 Arizona 205 7,601 149 2,516 168 2,208 Arkansas 92 2,633 39 365 122 1,023 California 25 209 1,331 52,279 901 21,998 955 18,792 Colorado 14 166 220 8,297 121 1,969 126 2,970 Connecticut 181 7,344 120 1,887 146 2,411 Delaware 52 2,048 38 607 34 452 District of Columbia 7 26 28 871 17 218 19 221 Florida 556 16,178 437 6,851 485 5,037 Georgia 387 11,771 252 3,512 Hawaii 63 1,833 58 663 60 641 Idaho 75 2,098 54 1,094 Illinois 452 20,704 236 5,737 291 6,894 Indiana 294 9,193 233 3,477 302 4,631 Iowa 152 6,736 48 1,619 107 2,629 Kansas 108 4,502 70 1,551 125 2,392 Kentucky 193 6,485 132 1,460 210 2,132 Louisiana 168 4,892 145 1,017 172 1,326 Maine 43 313 133 4,175 60 654 Maryland 184 6,788 107 1,752 180 2,195 Massachusetts 83 992 380 14,056 217 2,796 239 3,658 Michigan 85 719 474 14,526 238 4,732 293 6,065 Minnesota 122 1,021 248 9,254 159 3,772 188 4,987 Mississippi 136 4,010 68 1,790 190 2,260 Missouri 228 8,676 108 1,817 183 3,576 Montana 30 871 20 220 43 752 Nebraska 75 2,854 59 784 61 979 Nevada 20 245 68 2,325 58 851 56 765 New Hampshire 54 518 85 2,981 47 422 53 737 New Jersey 394 19,256 251 5,119 311 6,008 New Mexico 71 2,530 44 545 63 795 New York 75 656 668 22,902 295 5,440 481 8,684 North Carolina 383 11,950 289 3,767 324 3,968 North Dakota 17 667 22 318 20 288 Ohio 1 36 558 16,411 365 4,991 402 5,733 Oklahoma 121 4,300 65 593 107 1,405 Oregon 177 6,196 117 1,812 116 2,164 Pennsylvania 575 20,125 320 9,600 383 4,596 Rhode Island 47 1,795 23 377 39 696 South Carolina 168 6,014 90 1,280 119 1,554 South Dakota 28 680 24 408 Tennessee 307 8,135 265 2,334 Texas 620 37,989 483 11,827 1,148 21,012 Utah 106 3,906 87 1,860 91 1,814 Vermont 17 133 53 1,269 2 10 17 175 Virginia 292 10,550 199 3,571 245 2,912 Washington 290 9,770 161 3,113 241 4,803 West Virginia 70 1,902 48 424 78 643 Wisconsin 272 10,322 112 2,394 185 4,443 Wyoming 6 59 24 927 23 432 16 268 60

Track and Field Track and Field Indoor Outdoor Volleyball Wrestling Alabama 165 2,470 354 7,699 115 2,719 Alaska 51 1,305 1 6 103 1,469 Arizona 233 9,489 75 1,807 197 5,400 Arkansas 60 1,191 235 4,737 40 839 California 1,203 55,907 759 18,187 870 23,945 Colorado 302 10,199 235 5,052 Connecticut 175 5,359 181 7,612 47 839 134 2,439 Delaware 38 852 41 1,411 8 126 45 1,039 District of Columbia 22 423 37 583 9 205 Florida 572 17,695 159 2,591 380 8,297 Georgia 427 13,625 357 8,171 Hawaii 63 2,206 63 1,530 58 1,107 Idaho 145 4,648 99 2,392 Illinois 612 25,554 199 6,824 435 14,223 Indiana 389 13,276 310 7,156 Iowa 351 12,308 283 6,512 Kansas 342 9,917 218 5,008 Kentucky 248 6,318 102 1,880 Louisiana 250 1,644 357 8,847 92 1,725 Maine 69 1,466 109 2,802 6 49 58 701 Maryland 176 5,053 192 7,020 34 652 179 4,469 Massachusetts 264 10,068 326 14,221 109 2,539 215 3,986 Michigan 32 430 662 22,803 463 9,396 Minnesota 434 16,896 346 8,135 Mississippi 15 285 250 8,300 2 25 Missouri 491 15,235 41 1,185 240 6,636 Montana 168 3,386 87 1,382 Nebraska 299 8,655 249 4,543 Nevada 94 3,738 33 1,144 75 2,420 New Hampshire 60 1,204 77 2,384 14 300 38 641 New Jersey 315 12,133 371 20,515 135 3,811 310 9,070 New Mexico 158 4,362 59 1,608 New York 449 13,658 672 23,235 173 3,888 508 11,521 North Carolina 246 5,440 395 14,718 335 8,645 North Dakota 160 2,448 95 903 Ohio 168 2,648 759 24,464 111 2,658 585 11,114 Oklahoma 444 7,169 155 3,785 Oregon 256 9,459 193 4,320 Pennsylvania 187 2,805 604 24,160 213 3,834 489 9,780 Rhode Island 38 1,402 44 1,495 28 591 34 781 South Carolina 201 7,848 136 4,763 South Dakota 173 3,409 109 1,333 Tennessee 295 7,329 179 3,904 Texas 1,311 72,529 299 11,327 Utah 126 5,284 107 3,421 Vermont 22 219 49 544 3 33 19 161 Virginia 224 7,370 299 11,495 68 1,208 271 6,415 Washington 360 12,873 285 6,570 West Virginia 120 3,107 99 1,500 Wisconsin 433 14,158 54 1,615 333 6,667 Wyoming 23 622 72 1,756 51 1,153 61

SPORT State Sch. Particip. SPORT State Sch. Particip. Adapted Basketball Georgia 21 112 Maryland 12 80 New Hampshire 41 400 Vermont 3 25 Adapted Bocce Indoor Maryland 88 606 Adapted Bowling Illinois 1 1 Maryland 77 577 Michigan 3 19 Minnesota 46 243 Ohio 3 37 Vermont 3 36 Adapted Floor Hockey Minnesota 62 244 Adapted Soccer California 8 112 Maryland 27 168 Minnesota 67 192 New Hampshire 16 140 Ohio 3 62 Utah 12 92 Vermont 1 14 Adapted Softball California 5 74 Maryland 57 412 Minnesota 63 243 Adapted Track California 17 85 Florida 2 Georgia 13 79 Hawaii 8 30 Illinois 3 3 Maryland 35 238 New Hampshire 10 84 Texas 21 21 Utah 7 50 Air Riflery District of Columbia 8 Hawaii 41 532 Archery Arkansas 47 660 California 12 157 Kentucky 132 2,067 Michigan 14 193 Mississippi 132 1,300 Ohio 8 175 Vermont 1 4 Badminton California 188 3,958 Maine 1 12 Maryland 18 212 New York 25 502 Bocce Outdoor Maryland 61 384 Canoe Paddling Maine 1 11 Crew California 21 356 Delaware 3 122 District of Columbia 5 172 Maine 2 13 Michigan 22 630 Ohio 11 405 Virginia 32 1,082 Cycling Maryland 3 10 Dance Alaska 2 2 Georgia 25 80 Michigan 10 22 New Mexico 42 20 Vermont 5 9 Wyoming 20 3 Dance/Drill Alaska 2 2 Idaho 9 Michigan 3 66 Oregon 82 Decathlon Alabama 30 88 Arkansas 23 46 California 14 120 Maine 2 7 Vermont 2 12 Drill Team Alaska 2 2 Georgia 65 643 Vermont 1 15 Equestrian California 14 37 Michigan 52 123 Ohio 1 5 Fencing California 21 212 District of Columbia 1 9 New Jersey 47 1,379 New York 28 563 Ohio 4 33 Field Hockey California 1 1 Maryland 2 2 Massachusetts 33 New York 71 Ohio 2 36 Vermont 2 30 Flag Football Alaska 1 1 California 42 728 District of Columbia19 279 Michigan 6 145 Ohio 1 73 Football 6-player Colorado 38 475 Montana 42 417 Ohio 1 46 Texas 137 3,312 Wyoming 13 188 Football 8-player Arizona 29 2,615 California 99 1,928 Colorado 46 780 Hawaii 6 123 Idaho 41 988 Iowa 64 1,771 Kansas 111 2,071 Michigan 47 927 Mississippi 2 43 Missouri 22 463 Montana 40 744 Nebraska 121 2,903 Nevada 21 456 Oklahoma 72 1,596 Oregon 54 790 Washington 38 583 Wisconsin 21 414 Football 9-player Minnesota 84 1,899 North Dakota 73 1,116 Ohio 5 240 South Dakota 103 2,055 Judo California 6 58 Hawaii 48 737 Kayaking Hawaii 12 87 62

SPORT State Sch. Particip. Mixed 6-Coed VolleyballAlaska 86 313 Mountain Biking California 45 567 Maine 1 5 Rodeo Arkansas 3 12 California 16 61 New Mexico 26 49 Rugby California 41 1,281 District of Columbia 2 62 Vermont 1 14 Sailing California 28 182 Maine 2 18 Snowboarding California 23 195 Maine 1 10 Michigan 9 150 Ohio 1 5 Vermont 11 65 Soft Tennis Hawaii 13 88 Ohio 4 59 Softball Fast Pitch Alaska 2 2 California 2 13 Missouri 7 107 New York 66 Ohio 57 1,258 Vermont 1 22 Softball Slow Pitch California 1 20 Vermont 2 28 Surfing California 63 1,200 Hawaii 5 53 Synchronized Swimming Ohio 3 35 Team Tennis Georgia 388 4,378 Hawaii 63 697 Maine 85 1,174 Mississippi 190 2,260 Missouri 183 3,576 Texas 654 13,368 Vermont 5 50 Water Polo California 575 16,634 District of Columbia 1 75 Florida 73 1,216 Hawaii 9 155 Illinois 79 2,032 Michigan 29 594 Missouri 24 538 Ohio 10 223 Pennsylvania 26 390 Weightlifting Arkansas 34 813 California 22 1,510 District of Columbia 1 18 Florida 239 5,010 Georgia 41 2,065 Louisiana 123 1,180 Maine 2 38 Michigan 78 1,867 Mississippi 198 4,494 Ohio 32 1,004 Vermont 19 190 63

GIRLS PARTICIPATION Competitive Spirit Basketball Bowling Squads Cross Country Alabama 406 8,757 60 416 256 2,546 Alaska 271 1,730 7 56 30 264 114 822 Arizona 254 6,654 193 5,938 226 2,851 Arkansas 256 4,177 61 548 81 1,594 151 1,335 California 1,407 34,373 6 43 338 8,846 1,267 25,103 Colorado 335 7,160 207 4,830 241 4,178 Connecticut 188 3,928 156 2,801 183 2,874 Delaware 56 1,120 20 224 52 847 District of Columbia 37 584 13 78 8 135 27 333 Florida 631 11,376 199 1,609 233 5,386 563 7,729 Georgia 435 8,897 238 4,857 411 6,379 Hawaii 64 1,333 49 470 49 802 67 856 Idaho 147 3,199 121 1,449 111 1,419 Illinois 686 17,015 226 3,098 285 7,069 514 10,713 Indiana 395 8,048 390 4,942 Iowa 359 7,205 96 1,166 314 4,339 Kansas 349 7,004 78 937 305 3,118 Kentucky 269 5,482 98 873 249 4,983 238 2,946 Louisiana 376 5,346 79 386 300 2,528 Maine 138 2,826 5 17 80 1,134 104 1,082 Maryland 193 4,435 4 27 184 2,836 Massachusetts 365 9,289 310 6,063 Michigan 653 15,573 350 3,054 336 7,062 615 8,405 Minnesota 457 12,012 362 9,065 Mississippi 250 8,460 58 475 125 3,010 166 1,445 Missouri 542 10,120 7 58 392 4,549 Montana 172 2,903 109 1,001 Nebraska 301 5,976 230 2,363 Nevada 101 2,520 36 257 85 903 New Hampshire 86 1,777 13 50 93 1,424 72 965 New Jersey 410 10,055 204 2,024 373 6,008 New Mexico 154 3,734 24 220 74 1,657 110 1,304 New York 725 16,302 327 3,022 553 12,081 579 7,874 North Carolina 403 8,182 392 20,601 381 5,444 North Dakota 162 2,256 101 588 Ohio 744 16,118 344 3,252 106 1,859 694 9,355 Oklahoma 473 9,247 473 9,247 237 3,097 Oregon 274 5,765 143 2,438 216 3,004 Pennsylvania 711 21,330 141 1,410 310 4,650 570 11,440 Rhode Island 49 986 29 392 47 629 South Carolina 210 4,974 94 2,959 171 2,419 South Dakota 172 2,701 38 709 150 786 Tennessee 389 6,194 134 1,096 311 3,151 Texas 1,297 68,013 1,279 23,547 Utah 129 3,110 130 2,148 Vermont 53 842 7 32 27 100 53 321 Virginia 311 7,730 212 4,515 304 5,086 Washington 385 7,839 82 1,207 322 4,192 West Virginia 124 2,164 106 1,975 93 829 Wisconsin 466 10,955 398 6,340 Wyoming 70 1,604 33 540 42 419 64

Football Field Hockey 11-player Golf Gymnastics Alabama 241 700 Alaska 8 23 8 78 Arizona 28 95 109 945 Arkansas 10 28 172 786 6 94 California 96 3,334 223 333 865 7,541 52 799 Colorado 13 557 109 163 1,689 43 545 Connecticut 84 3,302 35 75 748 80 424 Delaware 49 1,507 2 33 94 District of Columbia 5 143 7 20 Florida 46 438 2,513 Georgia 31 75 354 1,891 60 455 Hawaii 13 19 52 226 Idaho 18 89 578 Illinois 11 191 392 3,971 76 1,753 Indiana 290 2,382 74 603 Iowa 18 87 315 3,003 Kansas 29 119 1,280 13 141 Kentucky 19 718 31 211 1,246 Louisiana 173 259 54 135 Maine 82 2,184 9 25 55 126 1 3 Maryland 124 3,868 13 27 135 270 13 350 Massachusetts 218 7,694 55 33 616 106 1,207 Michigan 29 977 92 334 3,534 67 638 Minnesota 364 4,204 197 2,595 Mississippi 121 448 Missouri 31 1,120 195 1,874 Montana 5 6 92 470 Nebraska 18 138 1,351 Nevada 69 372 New Hampshire 53 1,744 16 19 35 26 200 New Jersey 219 8,262 37 183 1,709 72 965 New Mexico 128 52 75 415 New York 227 7,241 175 1,978 108 1,457 North Carolina 242 1,311 North Dakota 5 11 120 465 21 122 Ohio 36 1,126 24 245 479 3,057 134 888 Oklahoma 14 20 199 1,478 Oregon 28 133 927 Pennsylvania 281 9,835 358 3,580 22 220 Rhode Island 22 724 18 1 91 13 169 South Carolina 100 862 South Dakota 4 6 114 606 33 244 Tennessee 268 929 Texas 178 1,165 8,269 Utah 10 107 1,094 Vermont 26 580 6 106 25 96 8 28 Virginia 138 4,686 32 59 178 471 80 878 Washington 279 2,178 89 1,427 West Virginia Wisconsin 154 1,878 79 1,296 Wyoming 5 5 38 196 65

Skiing Skiing Ice Hockey Lacrosse Cross Country Alpine Alabama Alaska 24 87 22 380 Arizona Arkansas California 5 13 213 6,039 4 30 22 167 Colorado 7 79 1,719 14 144 14 147 Connecticut 21 95 3,770 Delaware 35 1,140 District of Columbia 12 324 7 14 Florida 167 5,094 Georgia 101 3,179 Hawaii Idaho Illinois 63 1,749 Indiana Iowa Kansas Kentucky 18 788 Louisiana Maine 48 423 51 1,413 40 296 42 255 Maryland 8 89 137 4,866 Massachusetts 147 2268 213 7,812 20 329 73 846 Michigan 27 359 97 2,779 3 33 92 652 Minnesota 245 3761 98 3,773 118 2,431 124 821 Mississippi Missouri 35 1,435 Montana Nebraska Nevada 19 177 New Hampshire 13 264 43 1,641 31 320 52 435 New Jersey 222 209 9,324 44 138 New Mexico New York 30 528 316 12,085 35 413 73 560 North Carolina 74 2,197 North Dakota 20 214 Ohio 16 23 102 3,296 1 12 1 11 Oklahoma Oregon Pennsylvania 213 6,816 Rhode Island 8 242 34 1,218 South Carolina 40 1,364 South Dakota Tennessee Texas Utah Vermont 18 230 25 545 30 351 17 110 Virginia 102 3,684 Washington West Virginia Wisconsin 33 763 Wyoming 7 63 6 76 66

Softball Softball Swimming Soccer Slow Pitch Fast Pitch and Diving Alabama 166 4,439 380 9,330 72 771 Alaska 38 955 28 639 31 450 Arizona 184 6,401 238 6,853 149 3,056 Arkansas 90 2,134 231 4,285 45 456 California 1,319 46,769 6 94 1,239 33,348 921 29,054 Colorado 222 7,991 184 3,920 145 4,287 Connecticut 169 5,817 182 4,232 113 2,635 Delaware 51 1,590 47 1,110 39 769 District of Columbia 26 640 30 496 18 207 Florida 536 15,902 559 12,638 439 8,093 Georgia 390 10,359 6 116 405 8,230 259 4,521 Hawaii 63 1,697 57 1,453 60 852 Idaho 76 2,153 97 2,153 Illinois 403 16,286 615 15,333 250 6,435 Indiana 262 6,984 373 8,408 239 4,267 Iowa 142 4,902 341 7,948 56 1,530 Kansas 89 3,371 226 4,938 79 1,971 Kentucky 197 6,016 259 5,846 135 2,096 Louisiana 165 4,026 340 6,156 204 1,368 Maine 138 3,633 128 2,740 62 957 Maryland 175 5,796 191 4,890 107 2,256 Massachusetts 356 12,911 352 9,524 224 4,237 Michigan 456 13,415 612 13,788 253 5,378 Minnesota 235 8,116 412 13,029 203 5,813 Mississippi 135 2,690 150 2,180 230 4,820 68 1,675 Missouri 234 8,295 501 9,813 133 2,931 Montana 31 835 64 1,215 22 350 Nebraska 74 2,662 139 2,574 59 1,056 Nevada 67 2,371 90 2,209 58 1,391 New Hampshire 80 2,749 85 1,893 52 738 New Jersey 370 14,549 403 12,627 214 6,328 New Mexico 71 2,155 92 2,630 44 717 New York 691 21,080 682 16,225 321 6,848 North Carolina 362 10,227 388 7,768 290 4,754 North Dakota 18 628 72 895 22 385 Ohio 553 14,547 11 268 684 15,116 381 6,060 Oklahoma 124 3,943 299 4,692 425 7,327 68 842 Oregon 160 5,221 219 4,772 118 2,404 Pennsylvania 544 19,040 650 19,500 330 9,900 Rhode Island 46 1,476 49 1,022 28 536 South Carolina 154 5,003 202 5,155 89 1,456 South Dakota 26 620 Tennessee 303 6,952 369 6,169 Texas 615 30,175 1,105 33,920 485 11,920 Utah 99 3,474 101 2,404 85 1,956 Vermont 53 1,183 51 719 2 19 Virginia 287 9,104 306 7,535 199 4,271 Washington 290 8,515 320 6,932 178 3,969 West Virginia 64 1,789 122 2,327 49 638 Wisconsin 253 9,070 429 9,831 137 3,606 Wyoming 24 873 24 538 67

Track and Field Track and Field Tennis Indoor Outdoor Volleyball Alabama 173 1,749 165 1,602 354 5,087 384 9,348 Alaska 17 214 51 922 39 1,201 Arizona 172 2,675 233 6,792 257 8,071 Arkansas 121 1,070 58 1,052 229 3,538 125 2,883 California 1,004 22,610 1,211 46,003 1,426 43,455 Colorado 151 4,763 302 7,667 329 9,576 Connecticut 151 3,357 171 5,144 181 6,976 170 4,872 Delaware 36 518 38 798 42 1,203 55 1,490 District of Columbia 18 215 21 276 35 514 36 681 Florida 493 5,561 566 15,542 635 17,423 Georgia 423 11,115 329 7,891 Hawaii 62 863 63 1,584 70 2,034 Idaho 54 1,114 144 3,437 147 3,541 Illinois 312 8,087 599 19,974 697 22,231 Indiana 314 6,216 390 10,582 398 9,417 Iowa 114 3,248 351 9,012 361 11,669 Kansas 141 2,831 343 6,990 349 8,956 Kentucky 212 2,549 248 5,332 259 6,366 Louisiana 183 1,772 253 1,216 363 6,840 206 4,785 Maine 69 1,345 108 2,615 38 812 Maryland 180 2,439 169 4,511 192 5,806 183 5,059 Massachusetts 249 4,500 262 9,636 323 13,761 295 9,600 Michigan 331 8,687 34 346 646 16,611 708 19,395 Minnesota 225 6,524 436 15,842 463 16,222 Mississippi 190 1,901 15 200 250 5,400 92 2,265 Missouri 189 3,882 492 12,039 434 10,476 Montana 60 1,000 167 2,519 165 3,490 Nebraska 67 1,510 300 7,239 301 7,104 Nevada 56 807 93 3,130 102 2,939 New Hampshire 54 872 59 1,080 76 2,036 60 1,602 New Jersey 328 6,883 312 10,440 377 17,939 284 9,154 New Mexico 63 838 158 3,582 150 4,014 New York 421 8,463 443 13,029 674 22,002 634 15,137 North Carolina 344 4,223 250 4,837 387 10,178 402 9,337 North Dakota 23 488 156 1,958 154 3,213 Ohio 413 6,381 172 2,460 751 21,861 709 17,960 Oklahoma 111 1,489 444 5,923 125 3,422 Oregon 123 2,910 264 7,453 272 6,859 Pennsylvania 400 4,800 191 2,865 605 24,200 581 10,458 Rhode Island 43 889 38 1,410 44 1,488 42 1,081 South Carolina 139 2,112 200 5,615 203 5,020 South Dakota 22 254 171 2,678 168 3,498 Tennessee 279 2,867 299 5,836 334 6,354 Texas 1,145 19,975 1,311 59,872 1,103 45,562 Utah 92 1,924 125 4,594 129 3,354 Vermont 21 286 22 170 49 514 7 113 Virginia 267 3,600 223 6,283 299 8,867 309 8,033 Washington 261 7,001 363 9,907 389 9,627 West Virginia 79 937 118 2,714 108 2,390 Wisconsin 203 5,676 430 11,371 471 15,046 Wyoming 16 270 23 507 72 1,309 68 1,823 68

State Wrestling Schools Particip. Alabama Alaska 103 200 Arizona 71 255 Arkansas 13 27 California 645 4,104 Colorado 180 Connecticut 75 Delaware 13 District of Columbia Florida 295 Georgia 74 151 Hawaii 56 538 Idaho 41 Illinois Indiana Iowa 33 67 Kansas 111 Kentucky 33 Louisiana Maine 36 89 Maryland 93 128 Massachusetts 154 Michigan 205 Minnesota 19 Mississippi Missouri Montana 13 22 Nebraska 144 Nevada New Hampshire 14 New Jersey 173 New Mexico 59 68 New York 260 North Carolina North Dakota 13 14 Ohio 55 195 Oklahoma 34 48 Oregon 222 Pennsylvania Rhode Island 18 South Carolina South Dakota 9 73 Tennessee 45 173 Texas 285 4,013 Utah 26 Vermont 6 11 Virginia 68 137 Washington 216 1,184 West Virginia 3 3 Wisconsin Wyoming 11 13 69

SPORT State Sch. Particip. SPORT State Sch. Particip. Adapted Basketball Georgia 13 69 Michigan 6 Maryland 12 56 Minnesota 5 New Hampshire 41 344 Nebraska 4 Vermont 3 14 New Hampshire 2 Adapted Bocce Indoor Maryland 84 492 New Jersey 9 Adapted Bowling Maryland 76 522 New Mexico 108 33 Michigan 3 16 North Dakota 9 9 Minnesota 46 163 Ohio 8 137 Ohio 3 31 Oklahoma 16 37 Vermont 3 30 Oregon 4 Adapted Floor Hockey Minnesota 62 170 Rhode Island 2 Adapted Soccer California 8 51 Texas 241 Maryland 27 131 Vermont 6 65 Minnesota 67 127 Virginia 5 18 New Hampshire 16 144 Bocce Outdoor Maryland 60 484 Ohio 2 53 Canoe Paddling District of Columbia 1 4 Utah 12 74 Maine 1 7 Vermont 1 6 Crew California 28 422 Adapted Softball California 6 33 Delaware 5 140 Maryland 57 290 District of Columbia 6 164 Minnesota 63 188 Maine 2 20 Ohio 2 63 Michigan 23 574 Adapted Track California 17 58 Ohio 11 237 Florida 2 Virginia 34 1,052 Georgia 9 44 Cycling Maryland 3 9 Hawaii 8 20 Dance Alaska 2 27 Illinois 3 4 Georgia 196 2,993 Maryland 35 292 Illinois 234 4,414 New Hampshire 10 84 Michigan 114 1,796 Texas 9 9 Minnesota 364 9,912 Utah 5 19 Mississippi 175 1,960 Air Riflery District of Columbia 2 New Mexico 42 643 Hawaii 43 469 Ohio 132 2,006 Archery Arkansas 45 435 Vermont 22 239 California 11 141 Wyoming 20 211 Kentucky 131 2,008 Dance/Drill Alaska 2 27 Michigan 14 173 Idaho 51 771 Mississippi 127 1,250 Louisiana 355 6,390 Ohio 8 105 Michigan 13 187 Badminton Arizona 63 1,250 Mississippi 50 498 California 214 5,076 Oregon 79 1,528 Illinois 94 3,955 Decathlon California 13 119 Maine 1 4 Maine 1 5 Maryland 34 527 Ohio 1 10 Minnesota 18 535 Vermont 2 4 New York 52 1,566 Drill Team Alaska 2 27 Ohio 1 48 Georgia 176 2,656 Baseball Alaska 8 12 Louisiana 318 5,303 Arizona 20 Ohio 66 950 California 69 417 Utah 90 2,018 Colorado 176 Vermont 1 5 Connecticut 17 Equestrian California 75 558 Delaware 2 District of Columbia 5 Florida 5 Maine 1 1 Georgia 9 13 Michigan 148 825 Kansas 8 Ohio 2 6 Kentucky 11 Fencing California 22 181 Maine 9 22 New Jersey 46 1,115 Maryland 7 12 New York 29 574 Massachusetts 3 Ohio 5 64 70

SPORT State Sch. Particip. SPORT State Sch. Particip. Flag Football Alaska 12 530 Team Tennis Georgia 392 4,974 California 46 853 Hawaii 63 795 District of Columbia19 169 Maine 92 1,429 Florida 245 7,460 Mississippi 190 1,901 Michigan 3 177 Missouri 189 3,882 Nevada 34 1,678 Texas 654 12,614 Football 6 player Colorado 1 Vermont 6 99 Wyoming 1 2 Water Polo California 575 15,407 Football 8 player Arizona 5 20 Florida 71 1,156 California 17 47 Hawaii 41 660 Colorado 8 Illinois 76 1,961 Hawaii 1 1 Michigan 32 543 Idaho 1 Ohio 7 128 Iowa 5 8 Pennsylvania 25 375 Kansas 4 Weightlifting Arkansas 6 106 Michigan 1 California 16 734 Montana 1 1 Florida 241 5,390 Nebraska 24 Georgia 16 390 Oklahoma 1 1 Louisiana 104 736 Oregon 1 Maine 2 13 Football 9 player North Dakota 1 5 Michigan 62 727 South Dakota 5 51 Mississippi 108 1,055 Heptathlon Alabama 30 66 Ohio 25 1,855 Arkansas 15 31 Vermont 2 10 Vermont 3 9 Judo California 11 86 Hawaii 44 520 Kayaking Hawaii 8 111 Mixed 6 Coed Volleyball Alaska 86 747 Mountain Biking California 34 198 Riflery Alaska 15 125 Arkansas 8 37 California 7 44 District of Columbia 1 2 Georgia 117 491 Maine 2 18 Michigan 4 15 New York 11 82 Ohio 2 18 Pennsylvania 48 480 Rodeo Arkansas 5 9 California 24 94 New Mexico 26 49 Rugby California 16 220 Vermont 1 11 Rythmic Gymnastics Ohio 1 5 Sailing California 23 156 Maine 3 24 Vermont 1 4 Snowboarding California 22 94 Michigan 8 46 Ohio 2 18 Vermont 10 36 Soft Tennis Hawaii 13 162 Ohio 4 61 Surfing California 58 478 Hawaii 4 15 Synchronized Swimming Michigan 5 91 Minnesota 22 432 Ohio 4 89 71