Takedown Report

Boys, girls high school wrestling participation grows

Editor’s Notes; Encouraging to see the growth in the number of participants in the past season. Keep encouraging others, recruit other athletes to join in and more schools should offer the sport. Look forward to more growth in the coming season.
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The oldest and greatest sport is seeing greater participation numbers at the high school level, especially among females. The number of individuals participating in high school wrestling grew in the past year, with increased numbers of both boys and girls involved in the sport for 2017-18 compared to the previous school year. The statistics were tabulated by the National Federation of State High School Associations for its annual High School Athletics Participation Survey, presented in a news release. According to the NFHS, a total of 262,126 student-athletes participated in high school wrestling in the U.S. — 245,564 boys, and 16,562 girls — for the 2017-18 school year.
These statistics reflect an increase in participation levels for both boys and girls in high school wrestling over the previous school year. During the 2016-17 academic year, a total of 259,391 high school students wrestled nationwide — 14,587 girls, and 244,804 boys. That translates into an overall increase of 2,735 more athletes involved in wrestling this year vs. last year, with 760 more boys and 1,975 more girls taking to the mat.
The number of schools with boys and girls participating in wrestling has also grown this year vs. last. During the 2017-18 school year, 2,351 schools had at least one girl wrestler while 10,775 schools had at least one boy wrestler … compared to 2,091 schools with girl wrestlers and 10,629 schools with boys in wrestling for the 2016-17 school year. Rest of the story at https://intermatwrestle.com/articles/20490

August 28, 2018 - Posted by The TakeDown Report | Uncategorized