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 all three sports seasons (Fall, Winter, Spring) are INELIGIBLE for Director’s Cup recognition. School’s that are issued “Strike Two” are also deemed INELIGIBLE for Director’s Cup recognition. Each player ejection, and first coach ejection in a sports season will result in a deduction of 100 points from a school’s total. Any subsequent coach ejection in a sports season will result in a deduction of 200 points each. A school will also be assessed a 250-point deduction for each “Strike One” issued to a school.  Note that 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. Schools can also earn 350 points for good sportsmanship by having no ejections/strikes in a school year.

  • Deductions to a School’s Point Total
    • 100 points for player ejection
    • 100 points for first coach ejection in a sports season
    • 200 points for subsequent coach ejections in a sports season
    • 250 points for each “Strike One” issued to a school
  • Disqualifications of a School for Director’s Cup recognition
    • Coach ejections in all three sports seasons (Fall, Winter, Spring)
    • “Strike Two” issued to a school
  • Points Earned to a School’s Point Total
    • 350 points for no ejections/strikes in a school year

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)
jackie@nmact.org

STAFF DIRECTORY

2025-2026 Director’s Cup Standings

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

5A

PARTICIPANTS POINTS
Cleveland* 800
La Cueva* 600
Rio Rancho* 560
Volcano Vista 340
Clovis 320
Los Lunas 260
Farmington 120
Albuquerque High* 80
Eldorado* 80
Organ Mountain* 80
Hobbs* 60
Las Cruces* 60
Manzano* 20
Sandia* 20
West Mesa* 20
Gadsden* -40
Alamogordo* -80
Capital* -80
Centennial* -80
Piedra Vista* -80
Cibola* -180
Mayfield* -180
Santa Fe* -180
Rio Grande* -220
Carlsbad* -280
Roswell* -280
Atrisco Heritage Academy* -480

Full Results →

4A

PARTICIPANTS POINTS
St. Pius X 860
Los Alamos 840
Albuquerque Academy* 780
Artesia* 600
Hope Christian 380
Bloomfield 360
Miyamura 320
Santa Teresa 320
Silver 300
Lovington 280
Goddard* 260
Taos 260
Gallup 200
Portales 200
Del Norte 120
Highland 120
Valencia 120
Valley 120
Chaparral* 100
Espanola Valley 80
Shiprock 80
Belen* 20
Deming* 20
Kirtland Central* -30
Moriarty* -80
Pojoaque Valley* -180
Aztec* -330
Bernalillo* -480
Grants* -820

Full Results →

3A

PARTICIPANTS POINTS
Cottonwood Classical 540
Santa Fe Prep* 440
Navajo Prep 400
Bosque 280
Ruidoso* 280
Sandia Prep 260
East Mountain 240
St. Michael’s* 240
NMMI* 220
Cobre* 160
Santa Fe Indian* 160
Dexter* 140
Cuba 80
Newcomb 80
Zuni* 60
Thoreau* 40
Tularosa 40
Hot Springs* 0
ATC* -20
Crownpoint* -20
Hatch Valley* -20
Robertson* -20
Tohatchi* -60
Wingate* -120
Socorro* -220
West Las Vegas* -380

Full Results →

Not Eligible: 

2A

PARTICIPANTS POINTS
Oak Grove Classical 420
Pecos 400
Legacy Academy* 300
Rehoboth Christian 300
Texico* 280
Mesilla Valley 260
Hozho Academy 220
Tatum 200
Mesa Vista 140
Raton 140
Questa 120
Clayton 80
Cloudcroft 80
Dulce 80
Estancia 80
Jemez Valley 80
Loving 80
Menaul 80
Navajo Pine 80
Ramah 80
Santa Rosa 80
Monte Del Sol 60
Mora 60
NACA 60
Penasco 60
Escalante 40
Eunice* 40
Hagerman* 40
Lordsburg 40
Tierra Encantada* 0
Capitan* -20
Jal* -20
Mescalero* -20
Tucumcari* -240
McCurdy* -740
Laguna Acoma* -1080

Full Results →

1A

PARTICIPANTS POINTS
Melrose 360
Logan 340
Quemado 240
Fort Sumner 220
Grady 200
Magdalena 180
Gateway Christian 160
Pine Hill 140
Elida 120
Cliff 100
Mosquero 100
Des Moines 80
House 80
Northwest 80
Roy 80
Tse’Yi’Gai 80
Cimarron 60
Coronado 60
Maxwell 60
San Jon 60
To’hajiilee 60
Vaughn 60
Animas 40
Carrizozo 40
Dora 40
Floyd 40
Hondo Valley 40
Lake Arthur 40
Clovis Christian 20
Corona 20
Evangel Christian 20
Moreno Valley 20
Reserve 20
Springer 20
Wagon Mound 20
Walatowa Charter 20
NMSBVI 0
Alamo Navajo* -100
NMSD* -150
Mountainair* -560

Full Results →

Not Eligible:

Past Director’s Cup Winners

2024-2025

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

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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