New Hampshire Interscholastic Athletic Association

The New Hampshire Interscholastic Athletic Association (NHIAA) is the governing body for sports competitions among all public and some private high schools in New Hampshire. It is a member of the National Federation of State High School Associations.

New Hampshire Interscholastic Athletic Association

Abbreviation	NHIAA
Formation	1947
Type	Volunteer; NPO
Legal status	Association
Purpose	Athletic/Educational
Headquarters	251 Clinton St. Concord, NH 03301
Region served	New Hampshire
Official language	English
Executive Director	Jeffrey Collins
Affiliations	National Federation of State High School Associations
Website	nhiaa.org

Classifications

Schools competing under the NHIAA are grouped into four divisions:

• Division I: over 900 students
• Division II: 550-899 students
• Division III: 286-524 students
• Division IV: up to 285 students

Schools are reclassified every two years. The classification thresholds are periodically adjusted so as to result in an approximately equal number of teams in each class. Schools may petition the NHIAA to play in a class higher than that in which they would otherwise be placed.

For some sports (e.g. football or ice hockey), competition is not organized based on school class, but based on divisions established by the NHIAA committee governing the individual sport.

Classifications for the 2022–23 and 2023–24 seasons are as follows:^[1]

Division I (formerly Class L)

• Alvirne
• Bedford
• Concord
• Dover
• Exeter
• Goffstown
• Keene
• Londonderry
• Manchester Central
• Manchester Memorial
• Merrimack
• Nashua North
• Nashua South
• Pinkerton
• Portsmouth
• Salem
• Spaulding
• Timberlane
• Windham
• Winnacunnet
• Bishop Guertin

Division II (formerly Class I)

• Bow
• Coe-Brown
• ConVal
• Hanover
• Hollis/Brookline
• John Stark
• Kennett
• Kingswood
• Laconia
• Lebanon
• Manchester West
• Merrimack Valley
• Milford
• Oyster River
• Pelham
• Pembroke
• Plymouth
• Sanborn
• Souhegan

Division III (formerly Class M)

• Belmont
• Berlin
• Campbell
• Conant
• Fall Mountain
• Gilford
• Hillsboro-Deering
• Hopkinton
• Inter-Lakes
• Kearsarge
• Mascoma Valley
• Monadnock
• Newfound
• Newport
• Prospect Mountain
• Raymond
• Somersworth
• St. Thomas Aquinas
• Stevens
• Trinity
• White Mountains
• Winnisquam

Division IV (formerly Class S)

• Bishop Brady
• Canaan
• Colebrook
• Concord Christian
• Derryfield
• Epping
• Farmington
• Franklin
• Gorham
• Groveton
• Hinsdale
• Holy Family
• Lin-Wood
• Lisbon
• Littleton
• Mascenic
• Moultonborough
• Mount Royal Academy
• Newmarket
• Nute
• Pittsburg
• Pittsfield
• Portsmouth Christian
• Profile
• Sunapee
• Wilton-Lyndeboro
• Woodsville

Sports

The NHIAA sanctions competitions in the following sports:

Fall season

Sport	Divisions
Bass fishing (Co-ed)[2]	One division
Cross country[3]	Three divisions (I, II, III)
Field hockey[4]	Three divisions (I, II, III)
Football[5]	Four divisions (I, II, III, IV)
Golf (Boys)[6]	Three divisions (I, II, III)
Golf (Girls)[6]	One division
Soccer[7]	Four divisions (I, II, III, IV)
Spirit[8]	Three divisions (I, II, III)
Volleyball (Girls)[9]	Three divisions (I, II, III)

Winter season

Sport	Divisions
Basketball[10]	Four divisions (I, II, III, IV)
Bowling (Co-ed)[11]	One division
Gymnastics[12]	One division
Ice hockey (Boys)[13]	Three division (I, II, III)
Ice hockey (Girls)[13]	One division
Indoor Track[14]	Two divisions (I, II)
Skiing (Alpine[15] and Nordic[16])	Four divisions (I, II, III, IV)
Spirit[8]	Three divisions (I, II, III)
Swimming and Diving[17]	Two divisions (I, II)
Wrestling[18]	Three divisions (I, II, III)

Spring season

Sport	Divisions
Baseball[19]	Four divisions (I, II, III, IV)
Lacrosse (Boys)[20] and Girls[21]	Three divisions (I, II, III)
Softball[22]	Four divisions (I, II, III, IV)
Tennis (Boys) and (Girls)[23]	Three divisions (I, II, III)
Track and field[24]	Three divisions (I, II, III)
Volleyball (Boys)[9]	One division

See also

• NHIAA Football