Baker University Dance Selected for Heart Sportsmanship Team Award

For their display of the NAIA's Five Core Character Values of Integrity, Respect, Responsibility, Sportsmanship & Servant Leadership, the Baker University dance team has been selected the 2022 Musco Heart Sportsmanship Team Award recipient for the sport of competitive dance.

"This award was developed by the Heart Association of Student-Athletes (HASA) and I am proud to see this come to fruition," said Heart of America Athletic Conference Commissioner Lori Thomas. "Under head coach Lynsey Payne, the Wildcats are very deserving of this inaugural award."

This is the first year of the Heart Sportsmanship Team award, as teams are nominated by Athletics Administrators, Game Officials, Coaches, Student-Athletes and Fans.

Here is what the nominators had to say about the Wildcats:

"The Baker University Dance team exemplifies the Five Core Values in many different ways. This year, the team participated in several community service events including volunteering at Project Uplift in Kansas City, Missouri, participating in Trunk-or-Treat and Adopt a Child in Baldwin City. During competition season, the Baker University Dance Team always strives to show sportsmanship and cheer on a many teams as possible."

For the spring season, the Heart will be awarding its Sportsmanship Team award to one team from each sport of dance, outdoor track, men's volleyball, women's golf, men's golf, baseball and softball.

If you would like to nominate a team in the future for the Heart Sportsmanship Team Award, please click here.