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 21 sports programs. These are Boys Cross Country, Girls Cross Country, Football, Boys Soccer, Girls Soccer, Volleyball, Boys Basketball, Girls Basketball, Cheer, Dance, 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 and Volleyball 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, Mock Trial, One Act Play, Powerlifting, 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 Fall Leadership Conference Luncheon held in October. 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

2022-2023 Director’s Cup Standings

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

5A

PARTICIPANTS POINTS
La Cueva* 2630
Cleveland* 2360
Volcano Vista* 2000
Centennial* 1640
Rio Rancho* 1630
Eldorado* 1380
Hobbs* 1300
Piedra Vista* 1200
Organ Mountain* 860
Albuquerque High* 850
Sandia* 810
Santa Fe* 800
Los Lunas* 800
Alamogordo* 750
Mayfield* 680
Las Cruces* 560
Clovis* 470
Gadsden* 460
Farmington* 410
Manzano* 320
Carlsbad* 260
West Mesa* 260
Atrisco Heritage Academy* 140
Cibola* 40
Rio Grande* 0
Capital* -80
Roswell* -110

4A

PARTICIPANTS POINTS
Albuquerque Academy* 2910
Los Alamos* 2190
Artesia 1860
Silver* 1700
St. Pius X* 1690
Lovington 1620
Hope Christian 1520
Kirtland Central* 1250
Goddard* 1060
Santa Teresa* 1020
Portales* 1000
Belen 990
Taos* 900
Espanola Valley 870
Gallup* 820
Bloomfield* 720
Highland* 720
Shiprock* 620
Deming* 560
Valencia* 540
Miyamura* 480
Del Norte* 440
Pojoaque Valley* 420
Valley* 390
Grants* 380
Moriarty* 260
Bernalillo* 230
Chaparral* -390
Aztec* -490

3A

PARTICIPANTS POINTS
St. Michael’s* 2100
Robertson* 1880
Sandia Prep* 1600
Santa Fe Prep 1520
Socorro* 1200
Ruidoso* 1060
Cottonwood Classical 980
Navajo Prep* 940
Zuni 900
Cobre* 880
Santa Fe Indian 860
Bosque* 740
West Las Vegas* 680
Raton* 670
NMMI* 670
East Mountain* 490
Wingate 440
Dexter* 440
Hot Springs* 400
Newcomb* 380
Cuba* 330
Tucumcari* 320
Tohatchi* 300
Thoreau* 280
Crownpoint* 220
Hatch Valley* -160

Not Eligible: Aztec, Farmington, Moriarty, Rio Grande

2A

PARTICIPANTS POINTS
Santa Rosa* 1400
Texico 1180
Laguna Acoma* 860
Rehoboth Christian* 800
Loving 780
Escalante 760
Hagerman 740
Capitan* 720
Jal* 660
ATC* 650
Menaul* 600
Pecos 600
Questa 580
Tularosa* 550
McCurdy 540
Lordsburg 500
Eunice 440
Cloudcroft 420
Tatum 420
Navajo Pine 400
Mesa Vista 360
Clayton* 340
Dulce 330
Estancia* 300
Mora* 280
Mescalero Apache* 200
Monte Del Sol 180
NACA 160
Penasco* 160
Tierra Encantada* 70

1A

PARTICIPANTS POINTS
Melrose 1480
Gateway Christian 1080
Logan 880
Magdalena 880
Fort Sumner 860
Oak Grove 760
Mesilla Valley Christian 700
Mountainair 700
Legacy Academy* 680
Springer 640
Cimarron 620
Alamo Navajo 600
Animas 560
Dora* 560
Maxwell 560
Cliff 520
Mosquero 500
Reserve 500
Quemado 480
Roy 480
San Jon* 480
Elida* 460
House 440
To’hajiilee* 420
Coronado 400
Grady 400
Northwest 380
Wagon Mound 380
Des Moines 360
Walatowa Charter 360
Ramah* 350
Clovis Christian* 340
Corona 340
Evangel Christian 340
Floyd 340
Hozho Academy 340
Chesterton Academy 320
NMSD 320
Hondo Valley 280
Carrizozo* 220
Moreno Valley 220
Tse’Yi’Gai 220
Vaughn 220
Jemez Valley* 150
Santa Fe Waldorf 150
Pine Hill* 100
Lake Arthur 60
NMSBVI 40

Not Eligible: 

Past Director’s Cup Winners

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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