Iowa High School Athletic Association
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| Abbreviation | IHSAA |
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| Legal status | Association |
| Purpose | Athletic/Educational |
| Headquarters | 1605 South Story St. Boone, Iowa 50036, United States |
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Region served
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Iowa |
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Membership
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375+ high schools |
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Official language
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English |
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Executive Director
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Richard Wulkow |
| Affiliations | National Federation of State High School Associations |
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Staff
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17 |
| Website | iahsaa.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.
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.
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.
The summer tournament was first held in 1946, with one classification from 1946–1972. From 1973–1980, there were 2 classifications (1A and 2A), and since 1981 there have been 4 classifications (1A, 2A, 3A, and 4A).
The Spring Tournament was held every summer from 1928–1972, 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.
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