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The National Federation of State High School Associations (NFHS) has released its 2007-08 High School Athletics Participation Survey, and the sport of wrestling has grown in all five categories identified.

The statistics for boys wrestling grew during the 2007-08 season concerning the number of athletes participating.

In 2007-08, there were 259,688 boys competing in wrestling, an increase of 2,422 wrestlers from the previous year (a 0.9 percent increase).

In 2007-08, there were 10,090 boys wrestling teams, an increase of 645 from the previous year (a 6.8 percent increase).

Wrestling remained the No. 6 most popular boys sport in terms of number of participants and the No. 8 most popular sport in terms of number of teams.

Girls wrestling increased in both major categories.

The number of girl wrestlers in high schools grew to 5,527 athletes, an increase of 479 wrestlers from the previous year (a 9.5 percent increase)

The number of teams with girl wrestlers in 2007-08 was 1,287 teams, an increase of 60 teams (a 4.9 percent increase).

When combining the number of boys and girls involved in wrestling in 2007-08, the total number grew to 265,215, which increased 2,921 athletes for the year. This amounts to a 1.1 percent increase in total wrestlers for the year.

The number of girl high school wrestlers has gained every year since 1990, a streak of 19 straight years of growth in participation.

For the 18th consecutive year, the number of student participants in high school athletics increased overall.

There was a total of 7,429,381 in 2007-08 in all sports, an increase of 86,471 for the year.

The top 10 states for boys wrestling participation were: 1. California (25,896); 2. Illinois (16,535); 3. Ohio (14,004); 4. New York (13,932); 5. Michigan (11,533); 6. New Jersey (9,839); 7. Pennsylvania (9,000); 8. North Carolina (8,801); 9. Minnesota (8,437); 10. Florida (8,011)

The top 5 states for girls wrestling participation were: 1. Texas (1,602); 2. California (1,142); 3. Hawaii (415); 4. Washington (386); 5. Florida (383)

TEN MOST POPULAR BOYS PROGRAMS

Participants
1. Football — 11-player, 1,108,286
2. Basketball, 552,935
3. Track and Field — Outdoor, 548,821
4. Baseball, 478,029
5. Soccer, 383,561
6. Wrestling, 259,688
7. Cross Country, 221,109
8. Golf, 159,958
9. Tennis, 156,285
10. Swimming and Diving, 111,896

Schools
1. Basketball, 17,861
2. Track and Field — Outdoor, 15,835
3. Baseball, 15,720
4. Football — 11-player, 13,987
5. Golf , 13,647
6. Cross Country, 13,485
7. Soccer, 11,122
8. Wrestling, 10,090
9. Tennis, 9,576
10. Swimming and Diving, 6,428

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