Missouri Valley Wins Seventh-Straight Heart Competitive Cheer Conference Championship
Missouri Valley continued its impressive run of Heart titles on Saturday, as they won their seventh-straight Heart of America Athletic Conference Competitive Cheer Championship.
The Vikings earned 90.59 total points, narrowly defeating MidAmerica Nazarene who scored 90.04 points. Gand View placed third with 87.25 points.
For the first time, the Heart awarded a Competitive Cheer, 2023 Heart Cheerleader of the Year award. Cheerleaders from across the conference submitted an All-Conference tryout video, which was judged by the official 2023 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 2023 Heart Competitive Cheer First and Second Team All-Conference award winners.
Below please find the individual award winners and All-Conference selections.
2023 Heart of America Athletic Conference Competitive Cheerleader of the Year – Rylee Mills – Missouri Valley
2023 Heart of America Athletic Conference Competitive Cheer Co-Coach of the Year – Kalena Pana – MidAmerica Nazarene
2023 Heart of America Athletic Conference Competitive Cheer Co-Coach of the Year –Kendall Smith – Graceland
2023 Heart Competitive Cheer First Team All-Conference
Rylee Mills – Missouri Valley
Makenzie Allison – Missouri Valley
Axel Merriam – Missouri Valley
Riley Martin – MidAmerica Nazarene
Addison Powell – Grand View
Adeline Chance – Grand View
Cambry Fox – MidAmerica Nazarene
Raul Valencia Espartal – Missouri Valley
2023 Heart Competitive Cheer Second Team All-Conference
Stanley Coates – MidAmerica Nazarene
Emma Martin – Grand View
Katie Johnson – Grand View
Blake Faulkner – Grand View
Jayden Hunter – Grand View
Sidney Boggess – Grand View
Shelby Slaven – Grand View
FINAL TEAM SCORES:
1st Place – Missouri Valley College – 90.59
2nd Place – MidAmerica Nazarene University – 90.04
3rd Place – Grand View University – 87.25
4th Place – Benedictine College – 75.63
5th Place – Peru State College – 71.80
6th Place – Baker University – 71.42
7th Place – William Penn University – 62.28
8th Place – Mount Mercy University – 49.49
9th Place – Graceland University – 45.40