Ruidoso High School Cheer Wins 3A State Title Overall State Results and Upcoming State Championships

The New Mexico Athletic and Activities Association held the state championships in cheerleading and dance this past weekend. Congratulations to all the winners and competitors at the 2024 Life of an Athlete State Spirit Championships presented by NMDOT and we have the details and state results to follow…

Locally,  Congratulations to Ruidoso who won the state title in Cheerleading for 3 A schools. Nearby neighboring Las Cruces schools ranked in the top in Co-Ed Cheerleading ; Organ Mountain, followed by Centennial and then Hobbs placed with trophies for the 5 A schools. 

In the 5A Non Co-Ed School category which Alamogordo High School participated they ranked 9th. The winners in that group were La Cueva, Rio Rancho and Eldorado.

 In the 4 A Non Co-Ed School category Taos, St Pius X and Valley carried home trophies. 

In state 4A Co-Ed Lovington, Bernanillo followed by Bloomfield carried home trophies. 
 
In 2A cheer the titles went to Maxwell, Questa and Clayton. Tularosa placed 12th overall and Cloudcroft placed 17th.

Congratulations to all participants who qualified to compete in the state meet. A complete breakdown can be found rankings of all the state competitors at https://www.nmact.org/file/2024_Cheer_Results.pdf

The NMAAA released the following schedule and details of the following upcoming events:

April 8-12 – Spring Sports Coaches Appreciation Week
April 9 – Hardship Review
April 11-13 – SkillsUSA State Conference
April 11-13 – HOSA State Conference
April 12-13 – State Powerlifting
April 12-13 – State Choir
April 12-13 – State JROTC
April 12-13 – State Science Fair
April 15 – Tennis Rosters Due
April 15-19 – Spring Officials Appreciation Week
April 18-20 – State Concert Band
April 18-18 – State Esports
April 24- Monthly AD’s Zoom Meeting
April 27 – Scholastic Publications
April 29-May 4 – Tennis District Tournaments

STATE POWERLIFTING CHAMPIONSHIPS
The 2024 International Brotherhood of Electrical Workers and National Electrical Contractors Association State Powerlifting Championships will take place this coming weekend at the Rio Rancho Events Center. The Girls Championships will take place Friday, April 12th and the Boys on Saturday, April 13th. Tickets are on sale now at gofan.co/nmaa. Reminder to all fans, re-entry into the facility is only allowed with a Day Pass. For more information regarding the State Powerlifting Championships please visit the Powerlifting page on the NMAA website.

State Powerlifting Information
State Powerlifting Schedule

Local state qualifiers who will be competing   
at the State Meet, Friday April 12th and Saturday April 13th, 2024 at the Rio Rancho Events Center include 

5A
Alamogordo Boys
114 - Ryan Sebring (615 lbs - 7th)
123 - James Martin (725 lbs - 8th)
242 - Rusty Davidson (1270 lbs - 3rd)
SHW - Diego Ortega (1100 lbs - 7th)

Alamogordo Girls
97 - Cacey Singleton (325 lbs - 8th)
105 - Mackenzie Stitt (375 lbs - 5th)
123 - Brooklyn West (495 lbs - 8th)
148 - Raegan Weaver (615 lbs - 7th)
165 - Alejandra Amaya (675 lbs - 5th)
181 - Sachi Allen (625 lbs - 4th)
181 - Madison Gigler (670 lbs - 3rd)
220 - Sydney Crispin (755 lbs - 2nd)
259 - Lilianna Amaya (700 lbs - 3rd)
259 - Addison Cisco (575 lbs - 8th)

2A
Cloudcroft Girls
105 - Julissa Banda (435 lbs - 2nd)
SHW - Johnalee Gibson (610 lbs - 1st)

Mescalero Apache Girls
105 - Lakota Hewgley (285 lbs - 8th)

Tularosa Boys
114 - Kani Mathis (620 lbs - 4th)
123 - Josiah Duran (705 lbs - 4th)
148 - Mason Garcia (825 lbs - 8th)
181 - Makaio Lasalle (1090 lbs - 2nd)
220 - Isaiah Harper (1120 lbs - 5th)

Tularosa Girls
259 - Isabella Gomez (590 lbs - 5th)

Congratulations to all going to state next weekend. 

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