NFHS reports new records for high school wrestling participation for girls & boys in 2024-25. Boys wrestling went over 300,000 participants for the first time. Girls wrestling had over 74,000 athletes.
— USA Wrestling (@USAWrestling) August 18, 2025
Girls wrestling topped 74,000 participants for the first time, jumping 15 percent from a year ago and adding nearly 1,000 schools with a girls wrestling program.
Boys wrestling participation is also enjoying a rebound in numbers, recording an increase of 8,340 to top 300,000 for the first time.