NMAA sets New Mexico high school wrestling season from April through June
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Editor's notes: As high school state associations continue to address the COVID-19 pandemic and the return to high school athletics, decisions are being made about changes to the traditional sports schedule.New Mexico becomes the first state to officially push its high school wrestling season from its traditional schedule to the late spring. New Mexico has official wrestling championships for both boys and girls.
"Wrestling is probably the hardest sport. If you think about it, the one-on-one contact in wrestling. In order to make sure we have a really strong wrestling season, we have shifted that back even past January. We have shifted it from the April to the June time frame, trying to make sure we have that sport and we don't have issues because of the contact in wrestling," said Sally Marquez, NMAA Executive Director.
In her announcement, Marquez also noted that wrestling is one of four sports that can not have summer practices in 2020.
"The new governor's orders are saying that summer workouts for football, wrestling and soccer are not able to participate. I found out last night that they did include basketball to those governor's orders. At this point, we have four sports that are not able to participate in summer workouts."
NMAA press release: 2020-2021 amended NMAA Sports Calendar released
ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. – In an effort to ensure students have the opportunity to participate in the sports of their choosing during the 2020-2021 school year, the NMAA has created an amended calendar which provides seasons for all 13 sports sanctioned by the Association.
The tentative dates for both the start of the official season and state championship events for each sport are listed below. Please note that these are subject to change due to the ever-evolving coronavirus pandemic.
Sport/Start Date/ State Championships
Cross Country from Sept. 14 through November 13-14
Golf (Fall Season) from Sept. 14 through June 21-22
Volleyball from Oct. 5 through December 4-12
Basketball from Jan. 4 through March 1-13
Swimming & Diving from Jan. 4 through March 13 & 20
Spirit from TBD through March 26-27
Soccer from Feb. 15 through April 12-17
Football from Feb. 22 through April 23-24 & 30, May 1 & 8
Wrestling from April 5 through June 7-12
Baseball from April 5 through June 21-26
Softball from April 5 through June 21-26
Golf (Spring Season) from April 5 through June 21-22
Tennis from April 5 from June 14-19
Track & Field from April 5 through June 17-19 & 24-26
A detailed calendar and table of modified athletic events can be accessed from the NMAA website by clicking on the below links:
Sports Calendar
Table of Athletic Events
The NMAA has worked with its membership to create a modified calendar that will allow for all sports to be played in 2020-2021, while also limiting the overlap between each season so that students can still participate in multiple sports.
NMAA Executive Director, Sally Marquez, has also created an informational video that answers numerous questions regarding these changes. This Q & A can be accessed from the below link:
VIDEO: Q&A with NMAA Executive Director Sally Marquez
"Wrestling is probably the hardest sport. If you think about it, the one-on-one contact in wrestling. In order to make sure we have a really strong wrestling season, we have shifted that back even past January. We have shifted it from the April to the June time frame, trying to make sure we have that sport and we don't have issues because of the contact in wrestling," said Sally Marquez, NMAA Executive Director.
In her announcement, Marquez also noted that wrestling is one of four sports that can not have summer practices in 2020.
"The new governor's orders are saying that summer workouts for football, wrestling and soccer are not able to participate. I found out last night that they did include basketball to those governor's orders. At this point, we have four sports that are not able to participate in summer workouts."
NMAA press release: 2020-2021 amended NMAA Sports Calendar released
ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. – In an effort to ensure students have the opportunity to participate in the sports of their choosing during the 2020-2021 school year, the NMAA has created an amended calendar which provides seasons for all 13 sports sanctioned by the Association.
The tentative dates for both the start of the official season and state championship events for each sport are listed below. Please note that these are subject to change due to the ever-evolving coronavirus pandemic.
Sport/Start Date/ State Championships
Cross Country from Sept. 14 through November 13-14
Golf (Fall Season) from Sept. 14 through June 21-22
Volleyball from Oct. 5 through December 4-12
Basketball from Jan. 4 through March 1-13
Swimming & Diving from Jan. 4 through March 13 & 20
Spirit from TBD through March 26-27
Soccer from Feb. 15 through April 12-17
Football from Feb. 22 through April 23-24 & 30, May 1 & 8
Wrestling from April 5 through June 7-12
Baseball from April 5 through June 21-26
Softball from April 5 through June 21-26
Golf (Spring Season) from April 5 through June 21-22
Tennis from April 5 from June 14-19
Track & Field from April 5 through June 17-19 & 24-26
A detailed calendar and table of modified athletic events can be accessed from the NMAA website by clicking on the below links:
Sports Calendar
Table of Athletic Events
The NMAA has worked with its membership to create a modified calendar that will allow for all sports to be played in 2020-2021, while also limiting the overlap between each season so that students can still participate in multiple sports.
NMAA Executive Director, Sally Marquez, has also created an informational video that answers numerous questions regarding these changes. This Q & A can be accessed from the below link:
VIDEO: Q&A with NMAA Executive Director Sally Marquez
