Participants
|
Change
|
Boys' Sport
|
1,064,062
|
-6.2%
|
Football
|
682,693
|
6.7%
|
Track & Field
|
450,455
|
15.0%
|
Soccer
|
537,438
|
-0.5%
|
Basketball
|
478,451
|
1.2%
|
Baseball
|
259,431
|
-4.9%
|
Wrestling
|
240,201
|
0.2%
|
Cross Country
|
158,306
|
-2.7%
|
Tennis
|
150,175
|
-4.8%
|
Golf
|
116,741
|
-11.1%
|
Swimming & Diving
|
111,108
|
22.5%
|
Lacrosse
|
77,287
|
53.1%
|
Volleyball
|
|
Participants
|
Change
|
Girls' Sport
|
553,262
|
4.5%
|
Track & Field
|
470,488
|
16.5%
|
Volleyball
|
373,366
|
-15.1%
|
Basketball
|
377,838
|
6.1%
|
Soccer
|
351,010
|
-10.4%
|
Softball
|
197,630
|
-2.1%
|
Cross Country
|
191,036
|
4.7%
|
Tennis
|
140,711
|
-11.2%
|
Swimming & Diving
|
149,694
|
21.1%
|
Competitive Spirit Squads
|
98,014
|
42.5%
|
Lacrosse
|
80,970
|
14.2%
|
Golf
|
52,962
|
-16.9%
|
Field Hockey
|
|
Enough that friggin cheerleading is there, no need to compound on the ridiculousness.
Cross country is strictly long-distancing running. 5k and above. much more about endurance and trains most of the year (cold allowing).
- swimming specifically should be an answer for "swimming & diving".
- Ice Hockey needs to be on here. Half of schools have an associated Hockey team. I can't believe that is not on here, but golf is.
They're different sports with different teams, different rules, different stats, and different seasons.
Track takes place in individual heats on a track, and includes short distance as well as longer distances, but those distance will typically only reach 3200 meters, or 2 miles.
Cross Country consists of all runners on each team (Divided into boys and girls, Varsity and JV), and takes place on any available designated course, across almost any surface. Cross Country is exclusively long distance, with the standard meet being a 5k, or roughly 3.1 miles