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Jim Meyerhoff Assistant Executive Director |
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The 2008-09 school
year marks Jim’s 39th year in the education and athletic realm and his
ninth year as assistant executive director for the Washington
Interscholastic Activities Association. This year Meyerhoff will
begin a reduced work schedule for the WIAA with responsibilities for
school classifications/allocations for the Association. In
addition he will direct the
Jim was the mastermind
and force behind the 50 Year Celebration of Wrestling, which culminated
with an extravaganza and ceremony during the 2003 Mat Classic XV
Wrestling Championships. Meyerhoff has also been at the forefront
for promoting the growth of girls wrestling in the state. Because
of Meyerhoff's vision and leadership the 2004 Mat Classic State
Wrestling Championship featured the inaugural girls invitational
tournament, with 68 participants and now the WIAA sponsors a Girls State
Wrestling Championship as part of Mat Classic. 490 girls
participated in high school wrestling in the 2007-08 school year in
The WIAA hired
Meyerhoff in 2000 after he retired as the White River School Districts
director of athletics for six years. Before joining the White
River staff, Meyerhoff spent 21 years at
In addition to his
extensive high school coaching experience, Meyerhoff also served as the
head wrestling coach at
Meyerhoff graduated
from the
Meyerhoff has
supported athletics in numerous capacities throughout his career.
He was among the leadership instrumental in the development of the "Mat
Classic" state wrestling tournament in 1989 and was tournament director
for 12 years. He managed state 3A and 4A softball tournaments for
eight
years, along with numerous regional wrestling tournaments.
Meyerhoff also officiated and assigned officials for wrestling, and
served as the sports representative to the Washington Officials
Association Board of Directors as well as serving on the WIAA
Representative Assembly
Meyerhoff has been
inducted into the Washington State Wrestling Coaches Hall of Fame (1989)
and the Washington State Athletic Directors Hall of Fame (2001), the
National Wrestling Hall of Fame (2003), and was honored by the National
Interscholastic Athletic Administrator's Association with the
Distinguished Service Award at the 2004 National Conference.
Jim lives in
Contact Jim for information on:
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