WHSAA Commissioner Trevor Wilson Explains New Two-Year Reclass Structure [VIDEO]

With high school spring sports starting to wind down, it's time to focus on the changes moving into the new 2024-25 school year for the Wyoming High School Activities Association's two-year reclassification cycle. WHSAA Commissioner Trevor Wilson spoke to WyoPreps about the new enrollment cut lines that go into effect this fall, and how they impact the structure of high school sports in the state.

COMMISSIONER WILSON BREAKS DOWN NEW WHSAA ENROLLMENT CUTOFFS

The new enrollment cut lines are based on enrollment figures. Class 4A will be 700 students and above. Class 3A is from 210 to 699. Class 2A will be 110 to 209. Finally, Class 1A schools are from 109 and below. Those were approved last fall. What does it mean? Schools will not move classifications based on whether other schools lose or gain enrollment. A school would only move up or down if its numbers change.

WHAT SCHOOLS ARE IMPACTED FOR THE NEXT TWO YEARS?

Cody will be in Class 3A. Moorcroft drops to Class 2A, and Lingle-Ft. Laramie goes back to Class 1A. Commissioner Wilson said the overall goal is to have schools compete in the same class across most or all sports they offer.

The impacted sports are basketball, cross country, golf, volleyball, and wrestling.

CLASS 4A WILL FEATURE TWO DIFFERENT REGIONAL FORMATS IN TWO SPORTS

Class 4A will have an odd number of teams with 15. That means regional volleyball and basketball in only the 4A East Conference/Region will have a new format. The top seed will receive a bye, and the other six will play a one-game/match elimination or loser-out first-round game/match on the first day. The 4A West Conference/Region will have the same double-elimination format as the last few years.

The 4A West will have Evanston, Green River, Jackson, Kelly Walsh, Natrona County Riverton, Rock Springs, and Star Valley.  The 4A East is Campbell County, Cheyenne Central, Cheyenne East, Cheyenne South, Laramie, Sheridan, and Thunder Basin.

Class 3A's regional format remains the same with 16 schools in that division. Class 2A will have only 14 teams, but they are sticking with a double-elimination format, and Class 1A will also have the same double-elimination format.

ENROLLMENT FIGURES FOR THE TWO-YEAR RECLASSIFICATION CYCLE

Here are the enrollment numbers the WHSAA uses for the 2024-25 and 2025-26 reclassification cut lines:

1. Kelly Walsh, 2,035
2. Natrona, 1,886
3. Cheyenne East, 1,748
4. Rock Springs, 1,548
5. Cheyenne Central, 1,416
6. Campbell County, 1,354
7. Cheyenne South, 1,331
8. Thunder Basin, 1,297
9. Sheridan, 1,140
10. Laramie, 1,127
11. Star Valley, 919
12. Jackson, 916
13. Evanston, 827
14. Green River, 776
15. Riverton, 763
16. Cody, 630
17. Lander, 592
18. Powell, 558
19. Douglas, 510
20. Rawlins, 455
21. Torrington, 356
22. Buffalo, 352
23. Pinedale, 349
24. Worland, 343
25. Wheatland, 263
26. Lovell, 239
27. Mountain View, 238
28. Lyman, 237
29. Newcastle, 234
30. Burns, 224
31. Glenrock, 215
32. Moorcroft, 203
33. Thermopolis, 192
34. Kemmerer, 188
35. Tongue River, 165
36. Big Horn, 147
37. Big Piney, 145
38. Wyoming Indian, 138
39. Greybull, 138
40. Pine Bluffs, 132
41. Shoshoni, 130
42. Sundance, 127
43. Rocky Mountain, 127
44. Wright, 119
45. Wind River, 117
46. Arapahoe Charter, 107
47. Lingle-Ft. Laramie, 100
48. Saratoga, 98
49. St. Stephens, 92
50. Fort Washakie, 85**
51. Lusk, 85
52. Southeast, 82
53. Upton, 77
54. Riverside, 76
55. Cokeville, 68
56. Casper Christian, 66
57. Burlington, 65
58. HEM, 64
59. Guernsey-Sunrise, 63
60. Midwest, 61
61. Little Snake River, 58
62 Dubois, 54
63. Farson-Eden, 54
64. Hulett, 43
65. Ten Sleep, 40
66. Encampment, 34
67. Rock River, 34
68. Kaycee, 31
69. Meeteetse, 30
70. Arvada-Clearmont, 26

**Adjusted per WHSAA Board Approval.

This is part of our lengthy conversation with Commissioner Wilson. Watch the video for full explanations and breakdowns on the new reclass structure for the next two school years.