Nevada Interscholastic Activities Association
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| Abbreviation | NIAA |
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| Formation | 1922 |
| Type | Volunteer; NPO |
| Legal status | Association |
| Purpose | Athletic/Educational |
| Headquarters | 549 Court St. Reno, NV 89501 |
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Region served
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Nevada |
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Official language
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English |
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Executive Director
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Eddie Bonine |
| Affiliations | National Federation of State High School Associations |
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Staff
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20 |
| Website | niaa.com |
| Remarks | (775) 453-1012 |
The Nevada Interscholastic Activities Association (NIAA) is the governing body of athletic programs for high schools in the state of Nevada. In addition, five schools in the state of California (Coleville, Needles, North Tahoe, South Tahoe, and Truckee) are also members as the schools are geographically isolated from other California schools.
It is a non-profit organization founded in 1922 as the Nevada Interscholastic League and became affiliated with the National Federation of State High School Associations in 1939. The league changed its name to the current form in 1967. The NIAA governs eligibility of student athletes, resolves disputes, organizes levels of competition by divisional separation of schools according to attendance population, and conducts state championship competitions in all the NIAA-sanctioned sports.
The NIAA sponsors 24 sports, 13 for boys and 11 for girls. The seasons are broken down into three seasons (Fall, Winter, and Spring). One sport, girls' soccer, awards two championships per year as the girls' soccer season in Northern Nevada is during the Fall sports season, while the girls' soccer season in the Clark County School District in Southern Nevada is during the Winter sports season. The 24 sports are:
1-Only schools in Southern Nevada compete in this sport.
2-Only schools in Northern Nevada compete in this sport.
3-Only schools in Northern Nevada compete in girls soccer in the Fall season.
4-Only schools in Southern Nevada compete in girls soccer in the Winter season.
5-Girls may participate in the boys only sanctioned sports (football and wrestling), as there is no corresponding sport for them. However, they will play against males athletes if they do so.
The 2009 NIAA State Cross Country Championship Meet for all divisions occurred on November 7 at Rancho San Rafael Park in Reno, Nevada. In the 2A meet the individual girls' champion was Briana Drago of Incline and the boys' individual champion was Wade Meddles of Sierra Lutheran. Sierra Lutheran won the boys' team title and Incline won the girls' team title. In the 3A meet the individual girls' champion was Mariah Anthony of Fernley and the individual boys' champion was Josh Thompson of Moapa Valley, Lowry won the boys' team title and girls' team titles. In the 4A meet the girls' individual champion was Kelsey Smith of South Tahoe and the boys' individual champion was Richard Shroy of Carson. Carson won both the girls' and boys' team titles.
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