5 Divisions At WIAA Girls Volleyball Tournament In 2024/Other WIAA Board Of Control News

Thursday, February 1st, 2024 -- 8:13 AM

We will have five divisions at the WIAA girls volleyball tournament in the fall of 2024. 

At their January meeting on Wednesday, the WIAA Board of Control approved the addition of a fifth division for next season.  Under this plan, the largest 116 schools in the state will play in Division I, and the remaining schools will be divided equally between Divisions II, III, IV and V.  The tournament will still include eight Division I schools, which will play their quarter-finals on Thursday evening, and semi-finals on Friday afternoon.  The Division V and IV semi-finals will be played Thursday morning, and semi-finals in Divisions II and III on Friday morning.  All five state championship matches would then be played on Saturday.  All games are scheduled for the Resch Center in Green Bay. 

Also at the meeting on Wednesday, one football recommendation approved by the Board changes the verbiage for the football playoff awards. The round formerly identified on the  Level 3 plaques will be changed to “Sectional Champions,” which will be presented to the winner of the third-round game. The former Level 4 game will now be identified as the “State Semifinals” with only medals still being presented following the semifinal games.

Plans for a WIAA Student Leadership Group were approved. The group, comprises a diverse group of student-athletes statewide, will serve as ambassadors for their peers and the WIAA while learning more about athletic leadership and the sports industry, as well as providing the membership with a student-athlete voice for advancing the purpose of education-based athletics. The launch of the initiative will begin with nominations of student-athletes to serve on the leadership team beginning in March with the first meeting of the group in May.

The leadership committee will consist of 27 members with representation from each of the seven Board of Control districts based on a percentage of member schools within each district. School principals or athletic directors may nominate one current sophomore and/or junior to be a prospective member of the committee next year. After the first year of the initiative, all student-athletes will serve two-year terms.

Officers of the group will consist of a president; vice president; a representative from each of the seven districts; two State Tournament managers; and three positions responsible for technology, history and social media. Schools will receive additional information about the WIAA Leadership Group with details on how to access, complete and submit the nomination form.

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