Nevada Athletics Association Names Cate Sgroi Executive Director
Sgroi, a current association assistant director, takes over as the seventh full-time executive director on October 19, 2026.
Updated on Nov. 12, 2026 in People
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The Nevada Interscholastic Activities Association selected Cate Sgroi as its executive director. Sgroi became the association's seventh full-time executive director on October 19, 2026.
Why it matters
The appointment places a longtime association staff member and former school athletics administrator in charge of the body that governs high school athletics and activities across Nevada. Sgroi's experience in student eligibility and compliance is directly tied to the association's core rules and membership work.
Sgroi's appointment makes her the seventh full-time executive director in the association's history, following her start as an assistant director in July 2024. Her prior tenures were two years in the Clark County School District athletics office and four years as athletic director at Sierra Vista High School.
The players
Nevada Interscholastic Activities Association
The Las Vegas-based association governs interscholastic athletics and activities for public and member schools across Nevada.
Cate Sgroi
Sgroi is a longtime Nevada school athletics administrator who previously led athletics at Sierra Vista High School and worked in the Clark County School District.
The details
Sgroi oversees student eligibility and compliance, new school membership, and the association's rules and regulations as an assistant director. She began her career as a biology teacher at Sierra Vista High School in Las Vegas, later serving as its athletic director for four years and as an assistant principal for nearly two years. She holds Certified Master Athletic Administrator certification from the National Interscholastic Athletic Administrators Association and is a graduate of Syracuse University, with master's degrees from Columbia University and Sierra Nevada College.
Timeline
July 2024: Sgroi becomes an assistant director of the association.
2016: Sgroi becomes athletic director at Sierra Vista High School.
October 19, 2026: Sgroi begins her duties as executive director.
Market Landscape
Sgroi's promotion from assistant director to executive director follows an internal-promotion path that keeps the association's rules and compliance expertise in the same leadership line. The move fills the seventh full-time executive director role, reflecting the association's continuing leadership succession from within its own staff.
For Nevada students, families, and member schools, the appointment changes who leads the association that sets eligibility and membership rules. Schools and athletes should watch for any updates to rules or compliance guidance as Sgroi takes office on October 19, 2026.
The takeaway
Leadership changes at state athletic associations shape the rules that govern student eligibility and school membership, so the transition of executive duties is worth following. Sgroi's background in both school administration and association compliance suggests continuity in how those rules are enforced.
Further reading
Explore more Nevada leadership appointments in the People section for context on how state education and athletics organizations fill top roles.
Source note: This article includes information reported by The Ely Times.
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