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.

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

Tyler Dunkel (NMAA)
505.923.3295 (office)
505.923.3114 (fax)
tyler@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
Cleveland* 860
Eldorado* 420
Volcano Vista* 420
Hobbs* 260
Piedra Vista* 180
Rio Rancho* 180
Albuquerque High* 100
La Cueva* 80
Mayfield* 40
Sandia* 20
Santa Fe* 0
Carlsbad* -20
Centennial* -80
Gadsden* -80
Manzano* -80
Organ Mountain* -80
West Mesa* -80
Roswell* -100
Alamogordo* -160
Capital* -180
Clovis* -180
Los Lunas* -200
Las Cruces* -280
Rio Grande* -280
Farmington* -380
Cibola* -420
Atrisco Heritage Academy* -580

4A

PARTICIPANTS POINTS
Los Alamos* 720
St. Pius X 700
Hope Christian 620
Lovington 580
Artesia 460
Silver* 360
Goddard* 340
Albuquerque Academy* 280
Miyamura 180
Pojoaque Valley* 160
Santa Teresa* 140
Shiprock* 140
Belen 120
Highland* 100
Portales* 100
Espanola Valley 80
Kirtland Central* 80
Taos* 60
Bernalillo* 20
Gallup* 20
Moriarty* 20
Valencia* 20
Bloomfield* 0
Grants* -80
Del Norte* -180
Valley* -180
Deming* -340
Aztec* -660
Chaparral* -780

3A

PARTICIPANTS POINTS
Sandia Prep 520
Santa Fe Prep 400
Zuni 400
Ruidoso* 380
Cottonwood Classical 360
Santa Fe Indian 280
Socorro 260
Navajo Prep 240
Robertson* 240
St. Michael’s* 220
Bosque* 200
Newcomb 140
Thoreau 140
Wingate 120
Crownpoint 80
Cuba 80
Raton* 60
Dexter 40
West Las Vegas* 20
East Mountain* 0
NMMI* 0
Tohatchi* -20
Cobre* -60
Hot Springs* -60
Tucumcari* -120
Hatch Valley* -660

Not Eligible:

2A

PARTICIPANTS POINTS
Pecos 240
Penasco 240
Capitan 220
Menaul 220
Hagerman 200
Laguna Acoma* 200
Lordsburg 200
Texico 200
Santa Rosa* 180
McCurdy 160
Rehoboth Christian 160
Cloudcroft 140
Jal 140
Escalante 100
Dulce 80
Loving 80
Navajo Pine 80
Mesa Vista 60
Monte Del Sol 60
Mora 60
Questa 60
Estancia* 40
Eunice 40
NACA 40
Tatum 40
Tierra Encantada* 40
ATC* -20
Mescalero Apache* -20
Clayton* -160
Tularosa* -160

1A

PARTICIPANTS POINTS
Gateway Christian 500
Oak Grove 340
Melrose 280
Mountainair 240
Alamo Navajo 220
Fort Sumner 220
Legacy Academy 220
Ramah 200
Cimarron 140
Magdalena 120
Animas 100
Chesterton Academy 80
Jemez Valley 80
San Jon 80
Springer 80
Coronado 60
Des Moines 60
Dora* 60
Elida* 60
Evangel Christian 60
Hozho Academy 60
Maxwell 60
Quemado 60
Reserve 60
Santa Fe Waldorf 60
To’hajiilee 60
Tse’Yi’Gai 60
Walatowa Charter 60
Carrizozo 40
Floyd 40
Grady 40
House 40
Logan 40
Mesilla Valley Christian 40
Mosquero 40
NMSD 40
Northwest 40
Roy 40
Clovis Christian 20
Corona 20
Hondo Valley 20
Lake Arthur 20
Moreno Valley 20
Vaughn 20
Wagon Mound 20
Cliff 0
NMSBVI 0
Pine Hill* -220

Not Eligible: 

Past Director’s Cup Winners

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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