IAHSAA Moving Closer To Releasing New Two-Year Football Classifications
The annual meetings of the Iowa High School Athletic Association’s Board of Control and Representative Council were held Thursday and Friday before games began at the 202
The IHSAA’s two-year football assignment and scheduling process is moving forward as the Iowa Department of Education has finalized its data for school enrollment and free and reduced lunch percentages. These approved updates for football’s new socioeconomic factor have resulted in “final classification numbers” which are now available to view below as preliminary classifications for the 2023 and 2024 seasons.
The IHSAA will develop and share districts and groups (Class 5A) as early as next week when the classifications are verified this week.
According to preliminary classifications, both Mount Ayr and Central Decatur are in the top third of the schools classified in Class A for football. Mount Ayr is classified in the top 16 of the 57 schools. Central Decatur is 19th.
Participating schools will then submit priority lists for their available non-district contests. Once received, IHSAA will assemble regular season schedules for all participating schools, with an estimated release of mid-April.
The University of Iowa will continue to host the IHSAA State Baseball Tournament for Class 4A and Class 3A this summer as part of a year-to-year arrangement at Duane Banks Field. Renovations have been planned at the on-campus ballpark, but athletic department officials now anticipate those updates taking place in 2024. The 2023 event will go on as planned for July 17-21 in Iowa City (4A, 3A) and Carroll (2A, 1A). The tournament is expected require an alternate site once renovations begin at the 2,300-seat ballpark.
