MidAmerica Nazarene University Repeats as Heart Commissioner's Cup Champions
For the second-straight season, MidAmerica Nazarene University has captured the Commissioner's Cup for the 2024-25 academic year.
MNU won conference championships in Football (South Division), women's basketball regular season and men's golf.
Park University finished in second-place, their highest-ever finish.
The award, which will be presented by Commissioner Nik Rule to MidAmerica Nazarene this fall on campus and serves as a symbol of athletic excellence in conference-sponsored championships.
The 13 Heart schools earn points throughout the season contributing to the Commissioner's Cup for their finish in the Heart sponsored sports of: men's cross country, women's cross country, women's volleyball, football, men's soccer, women's soccer, women's basketball, men's basketball, men's indoor track & field, women's indoor track & field, men's volleyball, men's wrestling, women's wrestling, cheer, dance, men's bowling, women's bowling, baseball, softball, men's golf, women's golf, men's lacrosse, women's lacrosse, men's outdoor track & field and women's track & field.
Each conference regular season champion for the following sports earned a maximum amount of points based on the amount of teams participating in that sport. Then that number is divided by the amount of teams participating in that sport:
Women's volleyball, football, men's soccer, women's soccer, women's basketball, men's basketball, men's volleyball, baseball, women's lacrosse and men's lacrosse and softball.
For example: Women's Soccer Regular Season, Missouri Valley earned 13 points out of 13 teams competing and they earned a 1.00 percentage.
13/13 = 1.00 – Percentage (First Place)
12/13 = .92 – Percentage (Second Place)
The same formula was put in place for the following sports and their finishes by Heart teams in the respective Heart Conference Championships:
Men's cross country, women's cross country, men's indoor track & field, women's indoor track & field, men's wrestling, women's wrestling, cheer, dance, men's bowling, women's bowling, men's golf, women's golf, men's outdoor track & field and women's outdoor track & field.
For example: Cheer Heart Conference Champion, Grand View earned 10 points out of 10 teams competing and they earned a 1.00 percentage.
10/10 = 1.00 – Percentage (First Place)
9/10 = .90 – Percentage (Second Place)
To compile the final list of the 2024-25 Heart Commissioner's Cup Standings, each team's percentage in each sport they compete in was added up and divided by the amount of total sports they compete in. Final results are an average cumulative Heart finish for each institution in every conference sport that they sponsor.
Previous Winners:
2024-25 MidAmerica Nazarene University
2023-24 - MidAmerica Nazarene University
2022-23 - Grand View University
2021-22 - Grand View University
2020-21 – Grand View University
2019-20 – Central Methodist University
2018-19 – Benedictine College
