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Alaska State Records Page
Highest Nationals Ranking: 9th (2024 and 2022, Lathrop; and 2007, West Valley)
Most Recent State Champion: Lathrop High School, Coach Chris Benshoof
Previous National Wins: None
State Champions
In the Alaska state competition, it is convention to label the divisions backwards: Division III is large schools, etc. On the state results pages here, this is changed so that they conform to the national standard.
| Year | State Champion | State Score | Rank at Nationals | Score at Nationals | Coaching |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | Lathrop High School | 42,531.1 | 9th of 60 teams | 40,167.9 | Chris Benshoof |
| 2023 | Lathrop High School | 40,054 | 15th of 55 teams | 38,270.8 | Chris Benshoof |
| 2022 | Lathrop High School | 42,590 | 9th of 45 teams | 39,423.9 | Chris Benshoof |
| 2021 | Lathrop High School | 40,075.2 | 11th of 41 teams | 39,966.8 | Chris Benshoof |
| 2020 | Lathrop High School | 40,524.7 | TBD | TBD | Chris Benshoof |
| 2019 | Lathrop High School | 43,493.9 | 15th of 73 teams | 42,697.0 | Chris Benshoof |
| 2018 | Ketchikan High School | 42,398.3 | 24th of 72 teams | 40,623.4 | Peter Stanton and Kris Blasingame |
| 2017 | Lathrop High School | 38,856.9 | 18th of 51 teams | 38,558.4 | Chris Benshoof |
| 2016 | IDEA (Interior Distance Education of Alaska) | 37,108.9 | 21st of 48 teams | 38,648.6 | Scott Gingrich and Lori Zulliger |
| 2015 | West Valley High School | 42,211.2 | 11th of 46 teams | 41,934.9 | Coby Haas and Thomas McClelland |
| 2014 | Lathrop High School | 38,786.2 | 27th of 47 teams | 36,483.0 | Chris Benshoof and Robin Feinman |
| 2013 | West Valley High School | 36,557.2 | 26th of 53 teams | 34,998.7 | Coby Haas and Thomas McClelland |
| 2012 | Lathrop High School | 38,025.7 | 18th of 32 teams | 37,732.2 | Chris Benshoof and Kathleen Gerdes |
| 2011 | West Valley High School | 38,064.1 | 29th of 36 teams | 28,761.51 | Robin Feinman and Coby Haas |
| 2010 | Lathrop High School | 38,470.7 | 16th of 36 teams | 38,371.1 | Chris Benshoof and Kathleen Gerdes |
| 2009 | Lathrop High School | 37,251.9 | 23rd of 37 teams | 36,724 | Chris Benshoof and Kathleen Gerdes |
| 2008 | West Valley High School | 39,384.9 | 21st of 41 teams | 39,254.4 | Joy and Hannibal Grubis |
| 2007 | West Valley High School | 42,892.2 | 9th of 39 teams | 43,768.9 | Joy and Hannibal Grubis |
| 2006 | Lathrop High School | 37,967.4 | 23rd of 39 teams | 36,586.5 | Chris Benshoof and JoAnn Murphy |
| 2005 | West Valley High School | 38,213.3 | 20th of 39 teams | 37,944.0 | Joy and Hannibal Grubis |
| 2004 | Lathrop High School | 40,687.3 | 17th of 41 teams | 39,887.6 | Chris Benshoof and JoAnn Murphy |
| 2003 | Lathrop High School | 38,136.6 | 17th of 38 teams | 38,008.7 | Chris Benshoof and JoAnn Murphy |
| 2002 | Valdez High School | Unknown | Unknown | Unknown | Adam Sharrai |
| 2001 | Lathrop High School2 | 36,000 | 33rd of 55 teams | 33,585 | JoAnn Murphy |
| 2000 | Lathrop High School | 40,086 | 25th of ? teams | 37,510 | JoAnn Murphy |
| 1999 | West Valley High School | 38,044 | Unknown | Unknown | Joy Grubis |
| 1998 | Valdez High School | 42,491 | 19th of 38 teams | 41,723 | Kim Mackey |
| 1997 | Valdez High School | 42,790 | 10th of 37 teams | 43,590 | Kim Mackey |
| 1996 | West Valley High School | 39,459 | Unknown | Unknown | Marsha Burnside |
| 1995 | Valdez High School | 40,090 | Unknown | Unknown | Kim Mackey |
| 1994 | Valdez High School | 35,546 | Unknown | Unknown | Kim Mackey |
| 1993 | West Valley High School | Unknown | Unknown | Unknown | Marsha Burnside |
| 1992 | West Valley High School | Unknown | Unknown | Unknown | Marsha Burnside |
| 1991 | West Valley High School | Unknown | Unknown | Unknown | Marsha Burnside |
| 1990 | Monroe Catholic High School | Unknown | Unknown | Unknown | Mary Williams |
| 1989 | Fairbanks North Star Borough School District | 39,778 | Unknown | Unknown | Martha Burnside |
| 1988 | Fairbanks North Star Borough School District | Unknown | Unknown | Unknown | Marsha Burnside |
| 1987 | Kenai Central High School | Unknown | 32rd of 38 teams | 32,997 | Unknown |
| 1986 | Soldotna High School | Unknown | Unknown | Unknown | Unknown |
Total State Titles
| School Name | Number of Titles | Years Won |
|---|---|---|
| Lathrop High School | 16 | 2000, 2001, 2003, 2004, 2006, 2009, 2010, 2012, 2014, 2017, 2019, 2020, 2021, 2022, 2023, 2024 |
| West Valley High School | 11 | 1991, 1992, 1993, 1996, 1999, 2005, 2007, 2008, 2011, 2013, 2015 |
| Valdez High School | 5 | 1994, 1995, 1997, 1998, 2002 |
| Fairbanks North Star Borough School District | 2 | 1988, 1989 |
| Ketchikan High School | 1 | 2018 |
| IDEA (Interior Distance Education of Alaska) | 1 | 2016 |
| Monroe Catholic High School | 1 | 1990 |
| Kenai Central High School | 1 | 1987 |
| Soldotna High School | 1 | 1986 |
1This score is out of 8 events because the team did not conduct the online Essay and Art tests.
2Valdez High School was the B team and placed 40th at Nationals with 31,816 points.
Record Board
Overall Team: 2007 Nationals - 43,768.9 - West Valley High School
Overall State Team Score: 2019 State - 43,493.9 - Lathrop High School
Honors: Will Bishop, 2008 Nationals - 8,991.1 - West Valley High School
Scholastic: Patricia Gerdes, 2010 Nationals - 8,247.8 - Lathrop High School
Varsity: Benjamin Pilon, 2022 State - 7,724.7 - Lathrop High School
