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October, 2024

10/04/24- Football Nominations Sought For Midway Student Athlete-of-the-Year Awards

Football Blog Updates

The KHSAA is excited to open the nomination process for the Midway University/KHSAA Male and Female Student-Athlete of the Year among Football participants for 2024-2025 Midway University previously expanded its partnership to include both male and female nominations.

This award is based on athletic and academic achievement as well as community service and leadership. The link to the application contains additional criteria and a form to nominate one participant from each 2024-2025 team. Nominations must come from a member school, but can be submitted by an administrator, guidance counselor, or coach. Nominations may only be submitted online at https://khsaa.org/ge35-midway-university-khsaa-student-athlete-of-the-year-nomination-form/

The winner will be announced early in the postseason and current plans call for the winners to be recognized at an awards banquet at Midway University in early summer 2025. From the winners selected for each KHSAA championship, one student-athlete will be selected as the 2024-2025 Midway University/KHSAA Student-Athlete-of-the-Year and announced at the banquet. All […]

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10/01/24 – KHSAA Combined Participation Tops 115,000 for First Time in 2023-24

2024-2025 News Releases

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: OCT. 1, 2024

More than 115,000 participants occupied roster spots in KHSAA sports and sport-activities in the 2023-24 school year, marking an all-time record and an increase of more than 5% from the previous year.

A total of 115,608 participants were on rosters for Kentucky high school competition in 2023-24, which is up 5,792 from the previous record of 109,816 set in 2022-23. The latest total includes 63,694 boys and 51,914 girls, a record high for both genders and the first time that girls’ participation has exceeded 50,000.

The 115,608 roster spots were comprised of 86,357 individuals, including 46,635 boys and 39,722 girls.

The 2023-24 total marks a third consecutive increase across KHSAA member schools after numbers briefly declined during the COVID-19 pandemic. According to the NFHS High School Athletics Participation Survey, national participation eclipsed the 8-million mark for the first time last school year.

“We are extremely pleased with our compilation […]

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2023-2024 KHSAA Participation Report

Annual Participation Reports-Compiled

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10/01/24 – Cross Country Postseason Updates & Regional Instructions Available

Athletic Department Blog Updates

As we are a few weeks away from the postseason, the KHSAA wanted to send out some updates on the Cross Country postseason. Final details for regional meets have been determined by local hosts. All information pertaining to the regional events, including regional instructions for participating teams, can be found here:

REGIONAL MANAGERS & MEET INFORMATION

REGIONAL MEET INSTRUCTIONS

Other pertinent information for the regional meets has also been posted on the KHSAA website and coaches should review prior to competition. Regionals will take place on October 26.

The 2024 Kentucky Beef Council State Cross Country Championships presented by UK HealthCare will take place back at the Kentucky Horse Park on November 2. Athletes qualifying for state will have an opportunity to come to the Kentucky Horse Park course for practice on Friday, November 1 from 3-5:30 PM (ET). A coach or school representative must attend practice with the athletes.

Be advised that […]

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