Championships

This is an archive of Graceland Conference and National Championship information. A lot of information is still missing and is being researched. Anyone with information that may not appear in any of the following information/links is encouraged to email Caitlyn Stupak, Sports Information Director, cds3@graceland.edu, or submit using this FORM to assist in the compiling of the information.

Championships by Sport

(* Co-Champions)

Baseball

Men’s Basketball

• Heart of America Athletic Conference
  • Regular Season
    • 1978*, 1979
  • Tournament
    • 2018
• NAIA National Championship
  • 2018

Women’s Basketball

Cheer

Men’s Cross Country

• Heart of America Athletic Conference
  • 1991, 1992, 1995, 1996, 2000, 2010

Women’s Cross Country

• Heart of America Athletic Conference
  • 1992, 2003

Dance

Football

• Heart of America Athletic Conference
  • 1975*

Men’s Golf

Women’s Golf

Men’s Soccer

• Heart of America Athletic Conference
  • Regular Season
  • 1997, 2005, 2007
• NAIA DI Men’s Soccer
  • 2006

Women’s Soccer

• Heart of America Athletic Conference
  • Regular Season
  • 2004, 2005*, 2006, 2007, 2008, 2009, 2019, 2011*, 2012

Softball

Men’s Track and Field

• Heart of America Athletic Conference (Indoor)
  • 1972, 1973, 1995, 1996*, 1997
• Heart of America Athletic Conference (Outdoor)
  • 1972, 1997
• NAIA Individual
  • 1971 Bruce Jenner – Decathlon
  • 1973 David Barr – Decathlon
• National Track and Field Championship (Prior to NAIA Track Championships)
  • Mike Mattox - Decathlon

Women’s Track and Field

• Heart of America Athletic Conference (Indoor)
  • 1994, 1995, 1996
• Heart of America Athletic Conference (Outdoor)
  • 1992
• NAIA Individual
  • 1989 Wendi Simmons – 400 Hurdles
  • 1990 Wendi Simmons – 400 Hurdles
  • 1990 Wendi Simmons – Indoor Long Jump
  • 2002 Kristy (Feldman) Harken – Indoor Mile

Men’s Volleyball

• NAIA National Championship
  • 1973, 1976, 1979
• NIRSA Championship (During the period of time there was not and NAIA Championship for MVB)
  • 1998

Women’s Volleyball

• Heart of America Athletic Conference
  • Regular Season
  • 1983, 1984, 1985, 1987, 1988, 1989, 1990, 1991, 1993, 1994, 1997*, 1999*, 2000*, 2001

Wrestling

• NAIA Individual
  • 1976 Bob McDowell – Wrestling
  • 2020 Brennan Swafford - Wrestling
  • 2021 Brennan Swafford - Wrestling

Previously Offered Sports

Men’s Tennis

• Heart of America Athletic Conference
  • Regular Season
  • 1989, 1990, 1991, 1992, 1993, 1994, 1995, 1996, 1997, 1998, 1999, 2000, 2002, 2003, 2004, 2008, 2009, 2010, 2011, 2012, 2013, 2014, 2015

Women’s Tennis

• Heart of America Athletic Conference
  • Regular Season
    • 1992, 2000, 2008, 2014