Latham, NY- The New York State Public High School Athletic Association Inc. (NYSPHSAA) announces its Winter 2023 scholar-athlete teams and number of individuals. This is the 31^st year the NYSPHSAA has conducted the Scholar-Athlete program, which is sponsored by Pupil Benefits Plan, Inc.

For Winter 2023, NYSPHSAA recognized 3,010 Scholar-Athlete teams and 34,565 individuals. A total of 595 schools across the state participated in the Scholar-Athlete program which honors schools each of the seasons there is interscholastic competition. Approximately 75% of the NYSPHSAA membership participated in the Winter Scholar-Athlete program.

“The student-athletes continue to amaze with the great work they do in the classroom each and every day, said Dr. Robert Zayas, NYSPHSAA Executive Director. “The Scholar-Athlete program shows how hard our student-athletes work on their studies, while also balancing the time they put into their athletic activities. These young men and women are remarkable and deserve to be highlighted.”

The full list of Scholar-Athlete teams for the Winter 2023 season can be found here.
 
The full list of the number of Scholar-Athlete individuals per team for the Winter 2023 season can be found here.
 
The number of Scholar-Athlete teams increased by 129 from the Fall 2022, while the number of individuals honored increased by 982 compared to last fall.
 
The spring Scholar-Athlete submission period will begin on Monday, April 10^th. Deadline to submit for the winter is Monday, May 22^nd.

 
About NYSPHSAA (Twitter: @NYSPHSAA | Facebook: NYSPHSAA | YouTube: NYSPHSAASports):
The New York State Public High School Athletic Association Inc. is a non-profit, voluntary, educational service organization composed of public, parochial, and private schools dedicated to providing equitable and safe competition for the students of its member schools. The organization conducts 32 championship events and governs the rules and regulations of high school athletics in New York State. Membership is open to secondary schools providing interschool athletic activities for boys and girls in grades 7-12.