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Jim Meyerhoff Assistant Executive Director |
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The 2006-07 school year marks Jims 37th year in the education and
athletic realm and his fourth year as assistant executive director for
the Washington Interscholastic Activities Association. Meyerhoff oversees the sports of wrestling and soccer and is
in charge of student eligibility and school classifications/allocations
for the Association. In
addition he directs the combined/cooperative programs, the academic
achievement and the coaches education/certification programs for the
Association. Meyerhoff also serves as the WIAA liaison to the Washington
State Coaches Association and the Washington Secondary Schools Athletic
Administrators Association, 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 in 2007, the WIAA will sponsor the first official Girls State Wrestling Tournament as part of Mat Classic XIX.
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
Franklin Pierce High School where he served as head wrestling coach for
12 years, head softball coach for 14 years, assistant football coach for
six years and head cross country coach for one year.
Meyerhoff held the director of athletics post at Franklin Pierce
High School during his final four years at the school.
In addition to his extensive high school coaching experience, Meyerhoff
also served as the head wrestling coach at Pacific Lutheran University
from 1985-1988.
Meyerhoff graduated from the University of Puget Sound in 1970 where he
earned his bachelors degree and was a standout wrestler. 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 seven 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 will be honored by the National Interscholastic Athletic Administrator's Association with the Distinguished Service Award at the 2004 National Conference. Jim lives in Puyallup with his wife, Phyllis. They have one son and two grandchildrenContact Jim for information on:
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