The number of student-athletes in Washington state rose to 160,245 for the 2014-15 academic year, according to information released last week by the Washington Interscholastic Activities Association.

The numbers were culled from the High School Athletics Participation Survey conducted by the National Federation of State High School Associations.

The Evergreen State’s student participation was 787 more than 2013-14 and kept Washington in 17th place among the 51 state associations in total participants.

In boys athletics (92,160), Washington increased 600 participants with the largest difference coming from track and field (13,539), which saw 534 more participants than the previous year. Baseball also had a major influx in participation with 9,595, an increase of 348. Football (22,090) was next with 179, while basketball (11,145) had 83.

On the girls side, the association reported 68,085 participants, a gain of 187. Seven sports increased from last year’s numbers with softball (7,416) leading the way with an increase of 566. Track and Field (10,163) had the next largest growth with 175 competitors and tennis (7,174) rounded out the top three with 145.

At the national level, girls participation set an all-time mark of nearly 3.3 million, while the boys reported more than 4.5 million student-athlete participants. Among the top 10 boys sports, soccer registered the largest gain while wrestling and 11-player football had the largest declines in participation.

Six of the top 10 girls sports registered national increases in participation last year, led by competitive spirit squads and cross country. While track and field remained the No. 1 sport for girls, volleyball moved ahead of basketball to secure the second spot. Ten years ago, basketball was ranked first for girls, followed by track and field.