Grand View Wins Second-Straight Heart Men’s Cross Country Championship

The Grand View University men's cross country program captured its second-straight Heart of America Athletic Conference Men's Cross Country Championship on Saturday.

The Vikings were the host school of the Heart Championship, which was held at DMACC Cross Country Course in Ankeny, Iowa.

For the second-straight year Benedictine placed second, while Mount Mercy came in third.

Grand View's Sam Mickelson won the individual championship in the 8K race with his time of 25:37. The Top 10 finishers earned 2022 Heart First Team All-Conference honors, while finishers 11-15 were named to the Honorable Mention All-Conference team.

Grand View head coach Miradieu Joseph was selected the 2022 Heart Men's Cross Country Coach of the Year.

Grand View has earned an automatic bid to the 2022 NAIA Men's Cross Country National Championships, November 18 in Tallahassee, Florida.

For a second team from the Heart to earn a bid into the NAIA National Championship, they would have to finish in the Top 30 of Monday's Final NAIA Men's Cross Country Coaches' Top 25 poll. For a look at the Top 25 poll, please click here.

For full results from the Heart Championship, please click here.

2022 Heart Men's Cross Country Championship – Team Finishes

1^st – Grand View

2^nd - Benedictine

3^rd – Mount Mercy

4^th – Evangel

5^th – William Penn

6^th – Park

7^th – Baker

8^th – MidAmerica Nazarene

9^th – Central Methodist

10^th – Clarke

11^th – Graceland

12^th – Missouri Valley

13^th – Peru State

2022 Heart Men's Cross Country First Team All-Conference

1^st – Sam Mickelson – Grand View - 25:37

2^nd – Tony Rodriguez – Grand View – 25:40

3^rd – Dillon Grover – Graceland – 25:48

4^th – Seth Kilborn – Grand View – 26:04

5^th – Isaiah Wittrock – Grand View – 26:09

6^th – Sergio Lizarrage – Mount Mercy – 26:17

7^th – Carter Huyser – Grand View – 26:19

8^th – Thaddeus Friess – Benedictine – 26:19.52

9^th – Ryan Clancy – Mount Mercy – 26:21

10^th – Max Finley – William Penn – 26:26

2022 Heart Men's Cross Country Honorable Mention All-Conference

11^th – Ethan Montgomery – Evangel – 26:36

12^th – Joseph Accurso – Benedictine – 26:36.91

13^th – Brandon Williams – William Penn – 26:40

14^th – Chris Hatch – Grand View – 26:42

15^th – Tom Schroder – Park – 26:46