Baker University Dance Garners Second Heart Competitive Dance Championship

For the second time in program history, Baker University won the Heart of America Athletic Conference Competitive Dance championship on Saturday on the campus of Missouri Valley College.

The 2022 Champions finished the event with 92.08 points, just ahead of second-place Grand View, who collected 89.96 points. Baker also won the 2020 Heart Championship.

William Penn University head coach Abby Reynolds was selected the 2022 Heart Competitive Dance Coach of the Year.

For full results from the event, please see below.

2022 Heart Competitive Dance Conference Championship Final Results

1^st Place – Baker University – 92.08 points

2^nd Place – Grand View University – 89.96 points

3^rd Place – Graceland University – 84.52 points

4^th Place – Benedictine College – 81.86 points

5^th Place – Mount Mercy University – 69.24 points

6^th Place – Missouri Valley College – 56.29 points

7^th Place – William Penn University – 47.54 points

2022 Heart Competitive Dance All-Conference Team:

Baker: Jaila Randle, Alyssa Waller, Emma Jones, Payton Johnson, Kelsi Toy, Kinleigh Brecheisen

Grand View: Jordan Niewenhuis, Marissa Ruppel, Hannah Carr, Kiersten Latham, Alexis Kuecker

Graceland: Rachel Alderson, Juliahna Probasco, Sarah Allen

Benedictine: Lara Salgado, Sofia Levia

Missouri Valley: Sakina Komuro