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* 2120
Cleveland* 1340
Volcano Vista* 1020
Hobbs* 880
Rio Rancho* 840
Centennial* 660
Roswell* 660
Sandia* 660
Clovis* 580
Eldorado* 560
Los Lunas* 480
Organ Mountain* 480
Carlsbad* 440
Piedra Vista* 440
West Mesa* 380
Atrisco Heritage Academy* 300
Las Cruces* 300
Santa Fe* 280
Gadsden* 100
Capital* 20
Manzano* 20
Mayfield* 20
Alamogordo* -80
Cibola* -120
Farmington* -120
Albuquerque High* -160
Rio Grande* -320

Full Results →

4A

PARTICIPANTS POINTS
Los Alamos* 1540
Albuquerque Academy* 1360
St. Pius X* 1180
Portales* 740
Artesia* 660
Espanola Valley* 660
Hope Christian* 580
Gallup 520
Highland 480
Kirtland Central* 440
Silver* 440
Moriarty* 360
Shiprock 360
Grants* 340
Taos* 340
Lovington* 260
Valley* 260
Bloomfield* 240
Miyamura* 240
Belen* 200
Chaparral* 200
Deming* 180
Bernalillo* 140
Del Norte* 120
Santa Teresa* 100
Valencia* 100
Pojoaque Valley* -160
Aztec* -200
Goddard* -340

Full Results →

3A

PARTICIPANTS POINTS
St. Michael’s* 1000
Cottonwood Classical 820
Santa Fe Prep* 820
Sandia Prep* 760
Robertson 720
West Las Vegas* 700
Navajo Prep* 660
NMMI 580
Ruidoso* 580
Bosque* 560
Santa Fe Indian* 340
Tularosa 340
Hot Springs 300
Cobre* 280
Thoreau 260
Zuni 240
ATC 220
Newcomb 200
Tohatchi 180
Cuba* 160
Dexter* 160
Hatch Valley 160
Wingate* 140
Crownpoint 120
East Mountain* -160
Socorro* -220

Full Results →

Not Eligible:  

2A

PARTICIPANTS POINTS
Texico 860
Pecos* 540
Legacy Academy* 500
Mesilla Valley 460
Oak Grove Classical* 440
Rehoboth Christian 440
Mesa Vista 400
Santa Rosa* 380
Laguna Acoma* 340
Capitan 320
Hagerman 300
Raton* 280
Questa* 240
McCurdy* 220
Estancia* 180
Jemez Valley 180
Tatum* 180
Tierra Encantada 180
Cloudcroft 160
Hozho Academy* 160
Mescalero 160
Ramah 160
Eunice* 120
Menaul 120
Navajo Pine 120
Monte Del Sol 100
Mora 100
NACA 100
Dulce* 80
Penasco* 80
Tucumcari* 40
Clayton* 20
Escalante* 20
Lordsburg* 0
Loving* -100
Jal* -120

Full Results →

1A

PARTICIPANTS POINTS
Logan 680
Melrose 580
Quemado 460
Gateway Christian 400
Fort Sumner* 380
Mosquero 380
House 360
Magdalena 320
Maxwell 300
Pine Hill 300
Cimarron 260
Roy* 260
Grady 220
Floyd 200
Elida 180
Mountainair* 180
Cliff 160
Des Moines 160
Northwest 160
Vaughn 160
Wagon Mound 160
Hondo Valley 140
NMSD 140
San Jon 140
Alamo Navajo 120
Animas 120
Corona 120
Dora 120
Tse’Yi’Gai 120
Coronado 100
To’hajiilee 100
Clovis Christian 60
Evangel Christian 60
Walatowa Charter 60
Lake Arthur 40
Moreno Valley 20
NMSBVI 0
Carrizozo* -20
Reserve* -40
Springer* -60

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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