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

2023-2024 Director’s Cup Standings

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

5A

PARTICIPANTS POINTS
Cleveland* 600
La Cueva* 600
Las Cruces 520
Rio Rancho* 480
Centennial 320
Cibola* 180
Roswell* 180
Clovis* 140
Albuquerque High* 40
Organ Mountain* 40
Capital* 20
Eldorado* -60
Alamogordo* -80
Hobbs* -80
Rio Grande* -80
West Mesa* -80
Mayfield* -100
Carlsbad* -120
Volcano Vista* -120
Los Lunas* -160
Santa Fe* -220
Gadsden* -280
Manzano* -280
Atrisco Heritage Academy* -340
Piedra Vista* -440
Farmington* -480
Sandia* -480

4A

PARTICIPANTS POINTS
St. Pius X* 640
Artesia 620
Albuquerque Academy* 500
Los Alamos* 420
Hope Christian* 360
Gallup* 300
Lovington 300
Santa Teresa* 280
Deming 260
Taos 200
Espanola Valley 140
Miyamura* 140
Del Norte 120
Kirtland Central* 100
Shiprock 100
Silver* 80
Moriarty* 20
Portales* 20
Goddard* 0
Bloomfield* -40
Belen* -80
Bernalillo* -80
Grants* -80
Highland* -80
Valencia* -80
Aztec* -140
Chaparral* -180
Pojoaque Valley* -180
Valley* -1020

3A

PARTICIPANTS POINTS
Sandia Prep 660
NMMI 420
St. Michael’s* 420
Zuni 400
Santa Fe Indian 360
Robertson* 340
Hot Springs 300
Cottonwood Classical 280
Santa Fe Prep* 180
Socorro 180
Ruidoso* 160
West Las Vegas 120
Wingate 120
Bosque* 100
Crownpoint 80
Cuba 80
Newcomb 80
Raton 80
Thoreau* 40
Tucumcari* 40
Cobre* 20
Navajo Prep* 0
Dexter* -20
Tohatchi* -20
East Mountain* -100
Hatch Valley* -120

Not Eligible:

2A

PARTICIPANTS POINTS
Pecos 600
Texico 340
ATC 260
Rehoboth Christian 260
Menaul 240
Cloudcroft 220
Santa Rosa 220
Eunice 200
Hagerman 200
Tularosa* 180
Laguna Acoma* 140
Mesa Vista 140
Escalante 100
Tierra Encantada 100
Dulce 80
Estancia 80
Loving 80
Mescalero Apache 80
Navajo Pine 80
Monte Del Sol 60
Mora 60
Penasco 60
Lordsburg 40
NACA 40
Tatum 40
Capitan* -20
Jal* -20
McCurdy* -20
Questa* -40
Clayton* -60

1A

PARTICIPANTS POINTS
Gateway Christian 540
Oak Grove 440
Legacy Academy 380
Melrose 340
Mesilla Valley Christian 240
Roy 220
Logan 180
Mountainair 180
Alamo Navajo 140
Pine Hill 140
Fort Sumner 120
Grady 120
Chesterton Academy 80
Hozho Academy 80
Jemez Valley 80
Ramah 80
San Jon 80
Cimarron 60
Coronado 60
Des Moines 60
Maxwell 60
Quemado 60
To’hajiilee 60
Tse’Yi’Gai 60
Animas 40
Carrizozo 40
Cliff 40
Dora 40
Elida 40
Hondo Valley 40
House 40
Magdalena 40
Mosquero 40
NMSD 40
Northwest 40
Clovis Christian 20
Corona 20
Evangel Christian 20
Lake Arthur 20
Moreno Valley 20
Reserve 20
Springer 20
Vaughn 20
Wagon Mound 20
Walatowa Charter 20
NMSBVI 0
Floyd* -60

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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