Spring 2009 UIL Anabolic Steroid Testing Report

The UIL Anabolic Steroid Testing Report for the spring semester of the 2008-09 school year has been released by the UIL. The statistical report of the testing program that took place between January 2009 and May 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 16,260 tests conducted, there were eight (8) confirmed positive results and one (1) unresolved test result. The 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 sixty-two (62) protocol positive results. These protocol positive results occurred as violations of the UIL Anabolic Steroid Testing Program Protocol. Fifty (50) of these violations were the result of unexcused absences and twelve (12) were due to refusal of the student-athlete to participate in the collection process.

Of the 266 schools where tests were conducted, 10,276 boys were tested representing 11 categories and 5,984 girls were tested representing 13 categories. The sports with the most student-athletes tested were football for males (3,135) and soccer for females (830). The total number of student-athletes tested for each sport does not include multiple sport participants.

Overall, there were 5,117 freshmen student-athletes tested, the most of any grade level.

The complete UIL Anabolic Steroid Testing Report follows:

Total Number of Tests: 16,260

10,276 boys were tested representing 11 categories

5,984 girls were tested representing 13 categories

266 schools were tested

Breakdown of Tests Conducted by Grade and Gender

9th grade - Females: 1,965, Males: 3,152
10th grade - Females: 1,751, Males: 2,873
11th grade - Females: 1,343, Males: 2,456
12th grade - Females: 921, Males: 1,791

Breakdown of Tests Conducted by Sport

Male Baseball: 796
Male Basketball: 980
Male Cross-Country: 171
Male Football: 3,135
Male Golf: 291
Male Soccer: 1,114
Male Swimming: 235
Male Tennis: 418
Male Track & Field: 266
Male Wrestling: 231
Male Multi-sport: 2,639
Total Male: 10,276
Female Baseball: 29
Female Basketball: 665
Female Cross-Country: 157
Female Football: 8
Female Golf: 147
Female Soccer: 830
Female Softball: 665
Female Swimming: 248
Female Tennis: 487
Female Track & Field: 445
Female Volleyball: 711
Female Wrestling: 48
Female Multi-sport: 1,544
Total Females: 5,984

Results

Total Number of Positives: 8
Total Number of Unresolved: 1*

*The Unresolved Case was reported from the laboratory with Testosterone: Epitestosterone (T:E) ratios greater than 6:1

Total Number of Protocol Positives: 62

A protocol positive results when a student-athlete violates UIL steroid-testing protocol. 50 were the result of unexcused absences and 12 refused to participate in the collection process.

Cumulative results for the 2008-09 school year (September 2008-May 2009):

Total Number of Tests Conducted: 35,076
Total Number of Positives: 15
Total Number of Unresolved: 3*

*The 3 Unresolved Cases were reported from the laboratory with Testosterone: Epitestosterone (T:E) ratios greater than 6:1.

Total Number of Protocol Positives: 115

Overall results for the entire testing period (February 2008-May 2009):

Total Number of Tests Conducted: 45,193
Total Number of Positives: 19
Total Number of Unresolved: 3*