2025 Heart Cross Country Conference Championships Preview

The Heart of America Athletic Conference will host the 2025 Heart Men's and Women's Cross Country Championships this Saturday, November 8, at the Seminole Valley Cross Country Course in Cedar Rapids, Iowa.

The event is hosted by Mount Mercy University.

The cross country course is located at 5925 Seminole Valley Trail NE, Cedar Rapids, IA – 524111

One of the premier cross country courses in the country, Seminole Valley, will host 15 Heart teams in the men's and women's race.

The women's 6K race will begin at 11 am, while the men's 8K race will begin at 11:45 am. An awards ceremony will follow.

Individual awards will also be handed out after the races. Runners who finish in the Top 10 of each race will be named to the Heart First Team All-Conference. Finishers 11-15, will earn a spot on the Honorable Mention All-Conference teams.

Mount Mercy was able to secure the team championship on the women's side last year with 36 points. On the men's side, the Mustangs also came away with the first place finish, scoring 69 points.

Tickets are also available at this link: CLICK HERE

Tickets are $5 per vehicle.

LIVE RESULTS: CLICK HERE

Fans can view photos from the event, by CLICKING HERE.

About the venue:

Seminole Valley Park became the home of Mount Mercy cross country in 2015 and hosted the 2018 and 2020 NAIA Cross Country National Championships, as well as the 2021, 2023 and 2024 Heart of America Cross Country Championships.

The course, designed and built by Mount Mercy University and the Cedar Rapids Parks and Recreation Department, provides runners with natural park-like settings, mowed fields and wetland areas. It has multiple loops and a layout that serves 4K, 5K, 6K, and 8K races for high school and collegiate-level events.

Below is also a look at the Heart women's cross country rankings heading into the Heart Championship.

Women's Collegiate 2025 Heart of America (NAIA) 6,000 Meters Cross Country Individual Performance List

https://www.athletic.net/CrossCountry/rankings/list/79888/f/6000

 Heart of America Athletic Conference Women's Cross Country - Current Rankings

1. Benedictine (Kan.)
2. Missouri Baptist
3. Mount Mercy (Iowa)
4. William Woods (Mo.)
5. Baker (Kan.)
6. Park (Mo.)
7. MidAmerica Nazarene (Kan.)
8. Grand View (Iowa)
9. William Penn (Iowa)
10. Culver-Stockton (Mo.)
11. Central Methodist (Mo.)
12. Peru State (Neb.)
13. Graceland (Iowa)
14. Clarke (Iowa)
15. Missouri Valley

Below is also a look at the Heart men's cross country rankings heading into the Heart Championship.

Men's Collegiate 2025 Heart of America (NAIA) 8,000 Meters Cross Country Individual Performance List

https://www.athletic.net/CrossCountry/rankings/list/79888/m/8000

Heart of America Athletic Conference Men's Cross Country - Current Rankings

1. Mount Mercy (Iowa)
2. Park (Mo.)
3. Benedictine (Kan.)
4. Missouri Baptist
5. William Penn (Iowa)
6. William Woods (Mo.)
7. MidAmerica Nazarene (Kan.)
8. Baker (Kan.)
9. Clarke (Iowa)
10. Central Methodist (Mo.)
11. Grand View (Iowa)
12. Missouri Valley
13. Culver-Stockton (Mo.)
14. Graceland (Iowa)
15. Peru State (Neb.)