Heartland Hawks chase National Championship titles
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[November 11, 2021]
Four Heartland Community Athletics teams have stormed through the
post-season and will compete for a national championship.
Women’s & Men’s Cross Country
Both Hawks cross country programs are making a run for a national
title Saturday, November 13 in Richmond, Virginia. This is only the
second year of cross country program, with each season concluding
with a trip to the NJCAA DII National Meet. The Women’s Cross
Country team heads into the meet ranked #1.
The Hawks runners look to improve on the finish of an impressive
2020 season. Last year at nationals, the women’s team took home a
second place finish and the men earned fifth. Together, the Hawks
had five runners earn All-American honors.
The men will run the 8K race at 11:15 a.m. and the women will run
their 5K at 12:45 p.m.
HCC Cross Country teams are led by Head Coach Ty Wolf.
Women’s Soccer
After a 1-0 victory over No. 16-ranked St. Louis Community College
in the District Finals, Hawks women’s soccer punched their ticket to
the national championship for the second season in a row.
“I am so proud to be a part of this team,” said Bekah Nielsen, goal
keeper for the Hawks. “Day in and day out, everyone worked so hard
to get back to Nationals. We’re ready to show teams why we are
ranked number one.”
The national tournament will be held in Wichita KS from November
15-20. The #1 ranked Hawks will kick off the tournament with two
pool-play games and, if they win their pool, they will advance to
the semi-final game.
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The #1 ranked HCC Women’s Cross Country Team at the
starting line.
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Heartland’s soccer programs are captained by Norman
Ramos. The 2021 fall season marks Ramos’s first as head coach.
Women’s Volleyball
Hawks volleyball is also a young program making a splash. In only
their second year of play, the Hawks Volleyball team earned a spot
in the NJCAA DII National Tournament with a three-set win against
Spoon River College in the District B Championships on November 6.
“I’m extremely proud of this program, form every player to
administrator that has made this happen,” said Head Coach Mary Frahm.
“This milestone is a culmination of small efforts every single day
for the last two years to get here. That endurance has gotten us to
this point, and we are thankful for the opportunity to represent
Heartland at the national tournament.”
Nationals will be hosted in Cedar Rapids, Iowa from November 18-20.
[Steve Fast
Director, Public Information
Heartland Community College] |