BALDWIN CITY, KANSAS — The Grand View University competitive cheer team traveled to Kansas to participate in the Annual Heart of America Conference Championships inside the Collins Center. The Vikings finished their weekend placing third out of nine teams and collecting four Heart All-Conference Honors. 

After the preliminary round, the Vikings sat at 82.08 points, sitting them in third, and by the final round, the Vikings remained in third place with a final score of 82.57. The Champion of this year's Heart Championship was Missouri Valley, who hit 90 in their final round, and in second was MidAmerica with 86.38. 

The Heart also awarded its 2024 Heart Cheerleader of the Year award. Cheerleaders from across the conference submitted an All-Conference tryout video, which was judged by the official 2024 Heart Competitive Cheer Conference Championship judges.

The cheerleader with the highest score from the tryout, earned Heart Cheerleader of the Year. The scores also determined the 2024 Heart Competitive Cheer First Second and Honorable Mention All-Conference Team selections.

FROM THE COACHES:
"This team has been persistent in their fight and our conference performance really highlighted what not only an amazing group of resilient athletes they are but that they are a family. I could not be prouder of them all with their steady increase in scores and quality performances!"
 

FINAL CHEER TEAM SCORES: 

1^st Place – Missouri Valley College – 90.00

2^nd Place – MidAmerica Nazarene University – 86.38

3^rd Place – Grand View University – 82.57

4^th Place – Baker University – 78.01

5^th Place – William Penn University – 76.53

6^th Place – Mount Mercy University – 71.31

7^th Place – Peru State College – 69.33

8^th Place – Benedictine College – 66.55

9^th Place – Graceland University – 45.13

 
2024 HEART OF AMERICA ALL-CONFERENCE
SECOND TEAM: Addi Powell 
HONORABLE MENTION: Riley Arseneau, Adeline Chance, Carely Jansen