St. Xavier High School (Louisville) - Athletics

Athletics

St. Xavier, which has the largest enrollment of boys among Kentucky high schools, is the only school in Kentucky to have won a state championship in every Kentucky High School Athletic Association (KHSAA)-sanctioned sport for boys. St. X has the most successful athletic program in Kentucky, having won 176 boys' state championships. In 2005, St. Xavier was ranked #14 in "Sports Illustrated" Best High School Athletic Programs. In the 2009 fall semester, Saint X won all four fall sports. This is an unprecedented feat, taking home championships in Soccer, Football, Cross Country and Golf. The swim team, The Tiger Sharks, have won twenty-four consecutive state swimming championships, their 47th swimming title overall which is a national record. The annual football game with traditional rival Trinity High School (Louisville) at Papa John's Cardinal Stadium is the most-attended annual regular-season high school football game in the country, typically drawing over 35,000 fans. The largest crowd was 38,500 and the 2007 edition of the game had an announced attendance of 37,550. They have won the McDonalds Tournament of Champions national event multiple times and sent numerous golfers on to NCAA Division I colleges such as Kentucky, Louisville, Alabama, Wake Forest, Clemson, Cornell, Tennessee, Florida, Florida State, Oklahoma State, Ohio State, and Purdue. The soccer team has won the last three state championships by a combined score of 16-4, earning top 10 rankings in national polls while doing so.

Project X resulted a new tennis facility, complete with concessions and seating for 300 spectators, a new baseball stadium and a new 6,100 seat football stadium, complete with two private suites, an 8-lane rubberized track, new space for offices and locker rooms. The Tigers opened the new baseball complex on March 26, 2007, with a 10-0 win over Meade County, opened the football stadium on August 24, 2007, with an 18-14 victory over Ballard and opened the 2,000 seat basketball arena with a 73-53 win over South Oldham on January 20, 2009. With the conclusion of Project X, St. X now boasts some of the best high school athletic facilities in the nation.