Missouri Valley College Wins Impressive 8th-Straight Heart Competitive Cheer Conference Championship
Missouri Valley College continued its impressive run of Heart titles on Saturday, as they won their eighth-straight Heart of America Athletic Conference Competitive Cheer Conference Championship on Saturday on the campus of Baker University.
The Vikings earned 90.00 total points, defeating MidAmerica Nazarene who scored 86.38 points. Grand View placed third with 82.57 points.
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.
Below please find the individual award winners and All-Conference selections.
2024 Heart of America Athletic Conference Competitive Cheerleader of the Year – Rylee Mills – Missouri Valley
2024 Heart of America Athletic Conference Competitive Cheer Co-Coach of the Year – Kalena Pana – MidAmerica Nazarene
2024 Heart of America Athletic Conference Competitive Cheer Co-Coach of the Year – Kendall Smith – Graceland
Mills earned the Heart Cheerleader of the Year award for the second-straight season! Coach Pana and Coach Smith both shared the Co-Coach of the Year award for the second-straight season as well.
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FINAL CHEER TEAM SCORES:
1st Place – Missouri Valley College – 90.00
2nd Place – MidAmerica Nazarene University – 86.38
3rd Place – Grand View University – 82.57
4th Place – Baker University – 78.01
5th Place – William Penn University – 76.53
6th Place – Mount Mercy University – 71.31
7th Place – Peru State College – 69.33
8th Place – Benedictine College – 66.55
9th Place – Graceland University – 45.13
2024 Heart Competitive Cheer First Team All-Conference
2024 Heart Competitive Cheer Second Team All-Conference
2024 Heart Competitive Cheer Honorable Mention All-Conference
