NMHSCA Awards
Award Winning Recognition Nights
The NMHSCA has made changes for the distribution of NMHSCA awards program starting in 2023. Awards will be given in two separate times and venues: 1. Saturday, July 22nd, 2023 at 5:30 pm at the Embassy Suites in Albuquerque & 2.Tuesday, July 25th at 4:15 during the NMHSCA General Meeting.
The New Mexico High School Awards Show will be on Saturday, July 22nd is conjunction with the with the NMAA, the NMADA, & the NMOA will recognize the Hall of Honor Inductees, Ralph Bowyer Coaching for Character Awardee, Distinguished Service Awardee, and the 2023 NMHSCA Coaches & Assistant Coaches of the Year. If you would like to attend the event and not been invited, reach out to Buster Mabrey at tmabrey@nmhsca.com
On Tuesday, July 25th, 2023 at the Crowne Plaza, Albuquerque at 4:15 pm during the NMHSCA General Meeting, the NMHSCA will recognize the 2022/2023 State Champions & 2023 Milestone Recognition coaches.
2023 Award Winning Coaches
The NMHSCA is excited to announce its 2023 Award-Winning Coaches.
2023 Hall of Honor Inductees:
(Recognized on July 22nd at Embassy Suites)
Roy Johnson, Farmington & Piedra Vista
Dickie Roybal, Melrose
Jerry Villareal, Mesa Vista
2023 Ralph Bowyer Coaching with Character Award
(Recognized on July 22nd at Embassy Suites)
Steve Castille, Organ Mountain High School
2023 Distinguished Service Award
(Recognized on July 22nd at Embassy Suites)
Fern Spencer, Tohatchi
2023 Coaches of the Year
(Recognized on July 22nd at Embassy Suites)
Baseball: Jeff Kiraly, Piedra Vista
Boys Basketball: Brad Holland, Ft. Sumner/House
Boys Cross Country: Philip Keller, Rio Rancho
Boys Soccer: Shaun Gill, Cleveland
Boys Wrestling: Joel Partridge, Socorro
Boys T&F: Kenny Henry, Cleveland
Football: Jeremy Maupin, Artesia
Girls Basketball: Jaylyn Cook, Texico
Girls Cross Country: David Nunez, Organ Mountain
Girls Wrestling: Ahren Griego, Volcano Vista
Girls Soccer: Amy Fankam, Hope Christian
Girls T&F: David Chavez & Mario Trujillo, Santa Rosa
Volleyball: Esther Lorenzo, Laguna Acoma
Golf: Jason Black, Rio Rancho
Softball: Kevin Werth, Piedra Vista
Swimming & Diving: Colleen Gibson, Cottonwood Classical
Spirt: Maria Medina, Questa
Tennis: Juan Carlos Fulgenzi, Robertson
2023 Athletic Director of the Year
(Recognized on July 22nd at Embassy Suites)
Cooper Henderson, Artesia
2023 Assistant Coaches of the Year
(Recognized on July 22nd at Embassy Suites)
Chris Salas, Silver
Matt George, Cleveland
Paul Kirkwood, Artesia
Mike Butkovich, Gallup
Isaac Massie, Eldorado
2023 Milestone Recognitions
(Recognized on July 25th at Crowne Plaza at 4:15)
| Level | Name (First) | Name (Last) | Sport | School |
| Level I | Marcos | Rivera | Basketball | Sandia Prep |
| Level I | Hernando | Chavez | Boys Basketball | Taos High School |
| Level I | Omar | Hernandez | Boys Soccer | Hatch Valley High School |
| Level I | Joe | Calabaza | Cross Country | Santa Fe Indian School |
| Level I | Reyes | Marquez | Soccer | Lovington High School |
| Level I | Jeremy | Maupin | Football | Artesia |
| Level II | Adrian | Ortega | Basketball | Atrisco Heritage Academy |
| Level II | Ken | Stevens | Football | Hobbs |
| Level II | Stewart | Burnett | Football | Estancia |
| Level II | Desi | Garcia | Softball | Volcano Vista |
| Level III | Travis | Julian | Boys Basetball | Los Lunas High |
| Level III | Kief | Johnson | Football | Ruidoso |
| Level III | Bill | Moon | Football | Santa Fe Indian School |
| Levell II | Harvey | Carreathers | Track and Field | Rio Rancho |
| Level IV | Darrell | Chenault | Volleyball | Elida |
| Level II | Steven | Archibeque | Volleyball |
La Cueva |
| Level IV | Amy | Badger | Tennis | Albuquerque Academy |
2022_2023 State Champions
(Recognized on July 25th at Crowne Plaza at 4:15)
| 1A | Volleyball | 2022 | Kerri | Pirtle | Gateway Christian |
| 1A/2A | Boys Cross Country | 2022 | Patrick | Ortiz | Pecos |
| 1A/2A | Girls Cross Country | 2022 | Ben | Sanchez | Penasco |
| 1A-3A | Boys Soccer | 2022 | Tommy | Smith | Sandia Prep |
| 1A-3A | Girls Soccer | 2022 | Matt | Westerlund | Sandia Prep |
| 2A | Football | 2022 | Dusty | Giles | Jal |
| 2A | Volleyball | 2022 | Esther | Lorenzo | Laguna Acoma |
| 3A | Boys Cross Country | 2022 | Chris | Carroll | Zuni |
| 3A | Football | 2022 | Kief | Johnson | Ruidoso |
| 3A | Girls Cross Country | 2022 | Lloyd | Padilla | Santa Fe Indian School |
| 3A | Volleyball | 2022 | Valerie | Sandoval | St. Michaels |
| 4A | Boys Cross Country | 2022 | Steven | Montoya | Los Alamos |
| 4A | Boys Soccer | 2022 | Reyes | Marquez | Lovington |
| 4A | Football | 2022 | Mike | Kovacs | Bloomfield |
| 4A | Girls Cross Country | 2022 | Kathy | Hipwood | Los Alamos |
| 4A | Girls Soccer | 2022 | Amy | Fankam | Hope Christian |
| 4A | Volleyball | 2022 | Dewayne | Roberts | Goddard |
| 5A | Boys Cross Country | 2022 | Philip | Keller | Rio Rancho |
| 5A | Boys Soccer | 2022 | Shaun | Gill | Cleveland |
| 5A | Football | 2022 | Jeremy | Maupin | Artesia |
| 5A | Girls Cross Country | 2022 | Kenny | Henry | Cleveland |
| 5A | Girls Soccer | 2022 | Aaron | Forrester | Eldorado |
| 5A | Volleyball | 2022 | Steven | Archibeque | La Cueva |
| 6A | Football | 2022 | Robert | Garza | Cleveland |
| 6-Man | Football | 2022 | Shaun | Wigley | Gateway Christian |
| 8- Man | Football | 2022 | Brad | Holland | Ft. Sumner |
| 1 - 3A | Boys Golf | 2023 | Mesilla Valley | ||
| 1 - 3A | Girls Golf | 2023 | Kristen | Griego | Socorro |
| 1-2A | Cheer | 2023 | Maria | Medina | Questa |
| 1A | Baseball | 2023 | Jared | Wilhoit | Melrose |
| 1A | Boys Basketball | 2023 | Brad | Holland | Ft. Sumner/House |
| 1A | Boys Track & Field | 2023 | Dwayne | Roberts | Logan |
| 1A | Girls Basketball | 2023 | Blair | Cavel | Roy/Mosquero |
| 1A | Girls Track & Field | 2023 | Casey | Jackson | Melrose |
| 1A - 4A | Boys Tennis | 2023 | Michael | Cheves | Albuquerque Academy |
| 1A - 4A | Girls Tennis | 2023 | Amy | Badger | Albuquerque Academy |
| 1A-2A | Softball | 2023 | Apolonio | Cordova | Loving |
| 2A | Baseball | 2023 | Patrick | Garcia | Tularosa |
| 2A | Boys Basketball | 2023 | Arthur | Gonzales | Pecos |
| 2A | Boys Track & Field | 2023 | David | Chavez | Santa Rosa |
| 2A | Boys Track & Field | 2023 | Mario | Trujillo | Santa Rosa |
| 2A | Girls Basketball | 2023 | Jaylyn | Cook | Texico |
| 2A | Girls Track & Field | 2023 | Mario | Trujillo | Santa Rosa |
| 2A | Girls Track & Field | 2023 | David | Chavez | Santa Rosa |
| 3A | Baseball | 2023 | Scott | Brandt | Sandia Prep |
| 3A | Boys Basketball | 2023 | Gerard | Garcia | St. Michaels |
| 3A | Boys Track & Field | 2023 | Joey | Fernandez | St. Michaels |
| 3A | Cheer | 2023 | Donovan | Hernandez | Raton |
| 3A | Girls Basketball | 2023 | Tanisha | Bitsoi | Tohatchi |
| 3A | Girls Track & Field | 2023 | Joey | Fernandez | St. Michaels |
| 3A | Softball | 2023 | David | Ulibarri | Robertson High School |
| 4A | Baseball | 2023 | Matt | McCoy | St. Pius |
| 4A | Boys Basketball | 2023 | Marcos | C'de Baca | Albuquerque Academy |
| 4A | Boys Golf | 2023 | James | Williams | Deming |
| 4A | Boys Powerlifting | 2023 | Anthony | Gonzales | Lovington |
| 4A | Boys Track & Field | 2023 | Steven | Montoya | Los Alamos |
| 4A | Boys Wrestling | 2023 | Nicholas | Sanchez | Belen |
| 4A | Cheer | 2023 | Lisa | Abeyta-Valerio | Taos |
| 4A | Dance | 2023 | Taylor | Dye | Hope Christian |
| 4A | Girls Basketball | 2023 | Todd | McBroom | Gallup |
| 4A | Girls Golf | 2023 | Max Ann | Schartz | Albuquerque Academy |
| 4A | Girls Track & Field | 2023 | Ernest | Martinez | Los Alamos |
| 4A | Softball | 2023 | Michael | Lopez | Silver High School |
| 5A | Baseball | 2023 | Ron | Murphy | Rio Rancho |
| 5A | Boys Basketball | 2023 | Greg | Brown | Volcano Vista |
| 5A | Boys Golf | 2023 | Eric | Orell | La Cueva |
| 5A | Boys Tennis | 2023 | Richard | Johnson | La Cueva |
| 5A | Boys Track & Field | 2023 | Kenny | Henry | Cleveland |
| 5A | Boys Wrestling | 2023 | Ahren | Griego | Volcano Vista |
| 5A | Cheer | 2023 | Connor | Hurley | Eldorado |
| 5A | Girls Basketball | 2023 | Joe | Carpenter | Hobbs |
| 5A | Girls Golf | 2023 | Eric | Orell | La Cueva |
| 5A | Girls Tennis | 2023 | Amy | Heimer | La Cueva |
| 5A | Girls Track & Field | 2023 | Jim | Ciccarello | La Cueva |
| 5A | Softball | 2023 | Brian | Santo | Carlsbad High School |
| 5A | Boys Powerlifting | 2023 | Rocky | Ramirez | Rio Rancho |
| 5A | Co-Ed Cheer | 2023 | Brittanee | McCleery | Hobbs |
| 5A | Dance | 2023 | Kim | Castro | Roswell |
| A-3A | Boys Wrestling | 2023 | Joel | Partridge | Socorro |
| A-3A | Dance | 2023 | Micaela | Apodaca | St. Michaels |
| A-4A | Co-Ed Cheer | 2023 | Olivia | Amundsen-De la Cruz | Lovington |
| A-5A | Girls Powerlifting | 2023 | Marisa | Ochoa | Lovington |
| A-5A | Girls Wrestling | 2023 | Ahren | Griego | Volcano Vista |
| Large | Boys Swimming | 2023 | Quint | Seckler | Eldorado |
| Large | Girls Swimming | 2023 | John | Butcher | Albuquerque Academy |
| Small | Boys Swimming | 2023 | Colleen | Gibson | Cottonwood Classical |
| Small | Girls Swimming | 2023 | Colleen | Gibson | Cottonwood Classical |
