Fall 2024 was a season of success for Heartland Hawk Athletics. All of the fall sports qualified for post-season play. As noted in October’s Hawkfeed, the cross country teams fared well at Nationals with Nora Brady taking home the individual women’s championship. The women’s and men’s teams scored 6^th and 11^th, respectively, in the nation. On the pitch, both the women’s and men’s soccer teams advanced to the National Tournament. The women survived through the semifinal round. Volleyball, in only the program’s 5^th year, also secured a bid to the National Tournament and secured a 3^rd place showing. Not to be outdone, the esports program has 18 teams bound for the playoffs.  Congrats to these high-flying Hawks!

For a chance to win a Hunter squishy, what was Nora’s time at Nationals? (hint: the answer can be found in the November Hawkfeed.) Submit your answer by December 12 to marketing@heartland.edu.

Heartland’s campus is ever evolving, and one of the newest changes will actually be outside of the buildings of the Normal camps. Thanks in part to funding from COUNTRY, as well as a grant from the Illinois Department of Natural Resources, plans are in place to have the Constitution Trail loop around Heartland’s own Birky Pond. The trail addition will also include some features for trail goers to enjoy as well. In what may be our quickest campus revamp, construction is expected to start in April and be completed in August.