Fall 2009 UIL Anabolic Steroid Testing Report
The UIL Anabolic Steroid Testing Report for the fall of 2009 has been released by the UIL. The statistical report of the testing program that took place between September 2009 and December 2009 includes information such as the total number of tests conducted, the number of positive results and the breakdown of student-athletes tested by sport and gender.
Of the 3,133 tests conducted, there were two (2) confirmed positive results and one (1) unresolved test result. The one unresolved result was reported from the laboratory with Testosterone: Epitestosterone (T:E) ratios greater than 6:1.
For Testosterone, the definition of positive depends on an adverse analytical finding (positive result) based on the methods listed in the UIL Anabolic Steroid Testing Program Protocol which shows that the Testosterone is of exogenous origin, or if the ratio of the total concentration of Testosterone to that of Epitestosterone (T:E) in the urine is greater than 6:1, unless there is evidence that this ratio is due to a physiological or pathological condition.
Additionally, there were seven (7) protocol positive results. These protocol positive results occurred as violations of the UIL Anabolic Steroid Testing Program Protocol. Six (6) of these violations were the result of unexcused absences, one (1) was due to refusal of the student-athlete to participate in the collection process.
Of the 193 schools where tests were conducted, 1,969 boys were tested representing 11 sports and 1,164 girls were tested representing 10 sports. The sports with the most student-athletes tested were football for males (687) and volleyball for females (170). The total number of student-athletes tested for each sport, includes multiple sport participants. Therefore, the individual sport numbers will differ from the total number of athletes tested. Overall, there were 984 freshmen student-athletes tested, the most of any grade level.
The complete Fall 2009 UIL Anabolic Steroid Testing Report follows:
Total Number of Tests: 3,133
1,969 boys were tested representing 11 sports
1,164 girls were tested representing 10 sports
193 schools were tested
Breakdown of Tests Conducted by Grade and Gender
- 9th grade - Females: 395, Males: 589
- 10th grade - Females: 353, Males: 525
- 11th grade - Females: 253, Males: 465
- 12th grade - Females: 156, Males: 379
Breakdown of Tests Conducted by Sport
A multisport athlete will be represented more than once in this list. Therefore, the individual sport numbers will differ from the total number of athletes tested.
- Male Baseball: 125
- Male Basketball: 188
- Male Cross-Country: 47
- Male Football: 687
- Male Golf: 48
- Male Soccer: 184
- Male Swimming: 45
- Male Tennis: 105
- Male Track & Field: 22
- Male Wrestling: 58
- Male Multi-sport: 476
- Total Male: 1,969
- Female Basketball: 148
- Female Cross-County: 41
- Female Golf: 32
- Female Soccer: 139
- Female Softball: 122
- Female Swimming: 43
- Female Tennis: 104
- Female Track & Field: 50
- Female Volleyball: 170
- Female Multi-sport: 299
- Total Females: 1,164
Results
- Total Number of Positives: 2
- Total Number of Unresolved: 1*
*The Unresolved Case was reported from the laboratory with Testosterone: Epitestosterone (T:E) ratios greater than 6:1. This case requires further investigation, collection and/or laboratory analysis before a final resolution can be reached.
- Total Number of Protocol Positives: 7
A protocol positive results when a student-athlete violates UIL steroid-testing protocol. Six were the result of unexcused absences and one refused to participate in the collection process.