Mount Mercy University - Cedar Rapids, Iowa

Mustangs take 'Heart' with new divisions

Mount Mercy University has been placed in the North Division of the Heart of America Conference for the 2015-16 school year as the school gets ready to join its new league.

There will be five teams from Iowa, one from Missouri and one from Nebraska in the North Division. Three of the Iowa schools - Clarke, William Penn and Grand View - are moving with Mount Mercy from the defunct Midwest Collegiate Conference into the Heart of America.

The fifth Iowa college in the North Division is Graceland, which is already a member of the league. Culver-Stockton (Mo.) and Peru State (Nebraska) will complete the seven-team North Division.

"I couldn't be more excited," Mount Mercy athletic director Scot Reisinger said Monday. "We get to keep our rivalries that we've had with the MCC schools and travel is very reasonable."

There will be four colleges from Missouri and three schools from Kansas in the South Division. The Missouri schools are Avila, Central Methodist, Evangel and Missouri Valley. The Kansas schools are Baker, Benedictine and MidAmerica Nazarena.

League members talked briefly about East and West divisions, but quickly settled on North and South.

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Two Mustangs all-MCC in softball

Juniors Amanda Gaffey and L.J. Putzier have been named to the all-Midwest Collegiate Conference softball team.

Gaffey, a junior first baseman from Kennedy, batted .336 with 11 home runs and 33 RBIs. Putzier, a junior outfielder from Des Moines, hit .369 with 13 homers and 35 RBIs.

Junior Hannah Petersen, a Jefferson grad, along with freshmen Ellie Rizor and Claudia Magana were honorable mention selections.

The Mustangs finished 19-27 overall, 8-16 in MCC play.

Mosbach wins triple jump for Mustangs

DES MOINES - Liz Mosbach of Mount Mercy captured the triple jump at the Midwest Collegiate Conference track meet Saturday in Des Moines at 36 feet, 2 3/4 inches.

The Mustangs won the 4x100 relay in 49.51 seconds.

The Mount Mercy women finished third in the team standings. The Mount Mercy men finished in last place in the six-team meet.

WOMEN'S STANDINGS

1. St. Ambrose 253, 2. Grand View 193, 3. Mount Mercy 171, 4. Clarke 135.5, 5. William Penn 55.5, 6. Viterbo 37.

MEN'S STANDINGS

1. St. Ambrose 253, 2. Grand View 217, 3. William Penn 167, 4. Clarke 86, 5. Viterbo 71, 6. Mount Mercy 50.

Mosbach, Bowman win titles for Mustangs

DES MOINES - Liz Mosbach and Evan Bowman of Mount Mercy won titles at the Midwest Collegiate Conference track meet in Des Moines Friday.

Mosbach captured the long jump at 18 feet, 3 inches and Bowman claimed the 10,000 meter run in 34 minutes, 4.52 seconds. Mosbach also ran on the triumphant 4x800 relay.

The meet will finish Saturday.

WOMEN'S STANDINGS

1. Grand View 90, 2. St. Ambrose 88, 3. Clarke 71.5, 4. Mount Mercy 59, 5. William Penn 30.5, 6. Viterbo 6.

MEN'S STANDINGS

1. St. Ambrose 111, 2. Grand View 78, 3. William Penn, 4. Clarke 43, 5. Viterbo 29, 6. Mount Mercy 20.