DIRECTOR’S CUP
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ABOUT THE NUSENDA CREDIT UNION DIRECTOR’S CUP

The Directors Cup is awarded annually to the top New Mexico Activities Association member schools in each classification based upon success in activities, athletics, and sportsmanship. Points are awarded in each category based on the following criteria:

Athletics

Points are awarded for participation/success in a total of 22 sports programs. These are Boys Cross Country, Girls Cross Country, Football, Boys Soccer, Girls Soccer, Volleyball, Boys Basketball, Girls Basketball, Cheer, Dance, Boys Powerlifting, Girls Powerlifting, Boys Swimming & Diving, Girls Swimming & Diving, Wrestling, Baseball, Boys Golf, Girls Golf, Softball, Boys Tennis, Girls Tennis, Boys Track & Field, and Girls Track & Field.

  • 20 points for participation in each program
  • 60 points for each District Championship
  • 80 points for each appearance in the state semifinals OR 3rd/4th place finish
  • 100 points for each State Runner-Up finish
  • 120 points for each State Championship

NOTE: Points given for regular season district title and district tournament title (Basketball ONLY), BUT a school can only accumulate a maximum of 60 points per program in this category.

Activities

*Points are awarded for participation in 13 activity programs and for participation/success in 11 activity programs. Points for participation only include the activities of Speech & Debate, BPA, DECA, Educators Rising, English Expo, FCCLA, HOSA, Skills USA, TSA, FFA, Science Fair, Science Olympiad, and Student Council. Points for participation/success include the activities of Athletic Training Challenge, Bowling, Chess, Choir, Concert Band, Esports, JROTC, Marching Band,  Mock Trial, One Act Play, and Scholastic Publications.

  • 20 points for participation in each program
  • 80 points for each appearance in the state semifinals OR 3rd/4th place finish
  • 100 points for each State Runner-Up finish
  • 120 points for each State Championship

NOTE: Activities with participation points only are awarded in the spring and are based on data submitted to the NMAA through the annual NFHS Participation Survey.

Multi-Sport Athletes

Points are awarded based on the percentage of boys and girls participants that compete in multiple sports for each school. The percentage is calculated by taking the total number of multi-sport athletes against the total number of sport participants. There will be separate points for both the boys percentage and girls percentage.

  • 75%-100%: 120 points
  • 50%-74%: 100 points
  • 25%-49%: 80 points
  • 15%-24%: 60 points
  • 10%-14%: 10 points
  • 0%-9%: 0 points

Compete with Class / Sportsmanship

Schools with coach ejections in two or more sports seasons (Fall/Winter, Fall/Spring, Winter/Spring) are INELIGIBLE for Director’s Cup recognition. Each player and coach ejection will result in a deduction of 100 points from a school’s total. If a player is ejected twice during the same school year, this will be looked at similarly to a “coach ejection” and will count towards one sports season (applied to the season where the second ejection occurred). In the sport of Soccer, only the following red card fouls will count as a 100 point deduction and also applied towards a student-athletes ejection total: Violent Conduct; Taunting; Serious Foul Play; Spitting at an opponent, teammate, or game official; Using insulting, offensive or abusive language or gesture; Violent/Malicious Conduct.

The Process

There is not an application process for Director’s Cup awards. The NMAA will tabulate points after the conclusion of each sports season and will post this information on this page. Schools are encouraged to double check point totals and inform the NMAA staff of potential errors. Schools will still be recognized during the following year’s New Mexico Sports Summer Conference Banquet held in July. Although deductions for ejections will be applied throughout the school year, ineligible schools will not be identified until after the spring season.

NMAA CONTACT

Jackie Martinez (NMAA)
505.923.3281 (office)
505.923.3114 (fax)
[email protected]

STAFF DIRECTORY

2024-2025 Director’s Cup Standings

NOTE: Schools that have a (*) received deductions for a player and/or coach ejections.

5A

PARTICIPANTS POINTS
La Cueva* 680
Rio Rancho 640
Cleveland* 340
Roswell* 320
Centennial* 240
Los Lunas* 220
Clovis 180
Hobbs* 140
Las Cruces* 140
Piedra Vista* 140
Volcano Vista* 80
Carlsbad* 20
West Mesa* 20
Eldorado* 0
Santa Fe* -20
Organ Mountain* -40
Atrisco Heritage Academy* -80
Manzano* -80
Sandia* -80
Gadsden* -100
Capital* -180
Cibola* -180
Mayfield* -240
Alamogordo* -280
Farmington* -280
Rio Grande* -420
Albuquerque High* -460

Full Results →

4A

PARTICIPANTS POINTS
St. Pius X 900
Los Alamos* 760
Albuquerque Academy* 520
Hope Christian* 360
Shiprock 240
Silver* 220
Gallup 180
Taos* 160
Grants 120
Highland 120
Kirtland Central* 80
Portales* 80
Espanola Valley* 60
Bloomfield* 20
Chaparral* 20
Deming* 20
Moriarty* 20
Valley* 20
Artesia* 0
Miyamura* 0
Santa Teresa* 0
Belen* -20
Bernalillo* -100
Lovington* -120
Goddard* -180
Pojoaque Valley* -180
Valencia* -180
Del Norte* -280
Aztec* -500

Full Results →

3A

PARTICIPANTS POINTS
St. Michael’s 580
Cottonwood Classical 400
Santa Fe Prep* 400
Navajo Prep* 380
Sandia Prep* 380
NMMI 360
Robertson 280
Ruidoso* 280
Santa Fe Indian 240
Thoreau 200
ATC 180
Bosque* 160
Hot Springs 160
Zuni 160
Dexter* 140
Crownpoint 80
Newcomb 80
Tohatchi 80
Tularosa 40
West Las Vegas* 0
Wingate* 0
Cuba* -20
Cobre* -120
Hatch Valley* -120
East Mountain* -200
Socorro* -220

Full Results →

Not Eligible:  

2A

PARTICIPANTS POINTS
Texico 500
Oak Grove Classical* 420
Mesilla Valley 300
Pecos 300
McCurdy 260
Laguna Acoma* 240
Rehoboth Christian 240
Capitan 140
Hagerman 140
Penasco 140
Santa Rosa* 140
Eunice 120
Legacy Academy* 120
Tierra Encantada 100
Cloudcroft 80
Jemez Valley 80
Menaul 80
Mescalero 80
Navajo Pine 80
Ramah 80
Mesa Vista 60
Monte Del Sol 60
Mora 60
NACA 60
Dulce* 40
Estancia* -20
Hozho Academy* -20
Raton* -20
Questa* -40
Clayton* -60
Escalante* -60
Lordsburg* -60
Tatum* -60
Tucumcari* -80
Jal* -120
Loving* -140

Full Results →

1A

PARTICIPANTS POINTS
Logan 420
Gateway Christian 300
Melrose 300
Quemado 240
Fort Sumner 180
Mountainair 180
Grady 140
Pine Hill 140
Elida 120
Hondo Valley 100
Mosquero 100
NMSD 100
Alamo Navajo 80
Des Moines 80
House 80
Northwest 80
Tse’Yi’Gai 80
Cimarron 60
Coronado 60
Maxwell 60
San Jon 60
To’hajiilee 60
Vaughn 60
Animas 40
Carrizozo 40
Cliff 40
Dora 40
Floyd 40
Lake Arthur 40
Magdalena 40
Clovis Christian 20
Corona 20
Evangel Christian 20
Moreno Valley 20
Reserve 20
Springer 20
Wagon Mound 20
Walatowa Charter 20
NMSBVI 0
Roy* -20

Full Results →

Not Eligible: 

Past Director’s Cup Winners

2023-2024

CLASS PARTICIPANT
1A Legacy Academy
2A Rehoboth Christian
3A St. Michael’s
4A Albuquerque Academy
5A La Cueva

2022-2023

CLASS PARTICIPANT
1A Melrose
2A Santa Rosa
3A St. Michael’s
4A Albuquerque Academy
5A La Cueva

2021-2022

CLASS PARTICIPANT
1A Gateway Christian
2A Pecos
3A St. Michael’s
4A Albuquerque Academy
5A La Cueva

2020-2021

CLASS PARTICIPANT
1A Melrose
2A Rehoboth Christian
3A St. Michael’s
4A Albuquerque Academy
5A Rio Rancho

2019-2020

CLASS PARTICIPANT
1A Melrose
2A Pecos
3A Sandia Prep
4A Albuquerque Academy
5A Volcano Vista

2018-2019

CLASS PARTICIPANT
1A Melrose
2A Pecos
3A Sandia Prep
4A Albuquerque Academy
5A Cleveland

2017-2018

CLASS PARTICIPANT
1A Melrose
2A Fort Sumner
3A Pecos
4A Hope Christian
5A Artesia
6A La Cueva

2016-2017

CLASS PARTICIPANT
1A Melrose
2A Lordsburg
3A Pecos & Texico
4A Hope Christian
5A Albuquerque Academy
6A Cleveland

2015-2016

CLASS PARTICIPANT
1A Elida
2A Melrose
3A Pecos
4A Hope Christian
5A Los Alamos
6A Cleveland

2014-2015

CLASS PARTICIPANT
1A Cimarron
2A Melrose
3A Clayton
4A Hope Christian
5A Albuquerque Academy
6A Cleveland

2013-2014

CLASS PARTICIPANT
1B Carrizozo
1A Cimarron
2A Cobre
3A St. Michael’s
4A Albuquerque Academy
5A La Cueva

2012-2013

CLASS PARTICIPANT
1B Hondo Valley
1A Cliff
2A Cobre
3A Hope Christian
4A Piedra Vista
5A La Cueva

2011-2012

CLASS PARTICIPANT
1B Elida
1A Fort Sumner
2A Texico
3A St. Michael’s
4A Albuquerque Academy
5A Eldorado

2010-2011

CLASS PARTICIPANT
1B Elida
1A Fort Sumner
2A Texico
3A St. Michael’s
4A Albuquerque Academy
5A La Cueva

2009-2010

CLASS PARTICIPANT
1A Tatum
2A Texico
3A St. Michael’s
4A Albuquerque Academy
5A La Cueva

2008-2009

CLASS PARTICIPANT
1A Fort Sumner
2A Texico
3A St. Michael’s
4A ABQ. Academy & Los Alamos
5A La Cueva

2007-2008

CLASS PARTICIPANT
1A Animas
2A Penasco
3A St. Michael’s
4A Albuquerque Academy
5A La Cueva

2006-2007

CLASS PARTICIPANT
1A Fort Sumner
2A Penasco
3A St. Michael’s
4A Los Alamos
5A Rio Rancho

2005-2006

CLASS PARTICIPANT
1A Fort Sumner
2A Hope Christian
3A St. Michael’s
4A Albuquerque Academy
5A La Cueva

2004-2005

CLASS PARTICIPANT
1A Fort Sumner
2A Sandia Prep
3A St. Michael’s
4A Albuquerque Academy
5A La Cueva
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