Nationals

General Conner Swanson

Heartland Fall Sports; National Tournaments Preview

Heartland saw all five Fall sports advance to their respective national tournaments. Men's and Women's Soccer, men and women's cross country, and volleyball.

Men's Soccer

The men's squad secured the final spot in the national tournament field after a gritty 1-0 win against National Park for the district win. They will have an uphill climb, with the No. 1 overall seed CCBC Essex in their pool along with the No. 8 seed Glendale. CCBC Essex is led by the DII goals leader Dony Mendoza, who's scored 25 goals on the year. They take on CCBC Essex in the first game of pool play on Nov. 15 at 11:15 a.m. est. Their second game of pool play will come against Glendale CC on Nov. 16 at 11:15 a.m. est., who were led by Nathan Johansen, who finished the year with 13th in DII with 13 goals. The Hawks will lean on goal scoring forward Logan Lelm, who's scored in six of the last seven games, and had both goals during the district tournament. They will also ride the strong play of goalkeeper Hardy Muguet-Zaou, who made multiple crucial saves during the district tournament.

Men's soccer will be livestreamed on VEO.

Women's Soccer

The women's squad fell to Schoolcraft during the district tournament, but secured an at-large bid due to their strong play during the season. They were announced as the No. 7 seed, and will take on No. 11 seed Harford in the first match of pool play on Nov. 16 at 1:30 p.m. est. Harford's offense is led by Lila Vincenti and Macy Forest, who both finished the season with 15 goals. The Hawks second game of pool play will come against the No. 2 seed in Holmes CC. Their leading scorer is Kayla Jones who finished the year with 16 goals. The Hawks will rely on CAM Jasmin Geronimo and forward Ava LaFollette, who have combined for 27 goals on the season. Geronimo leads the Hawks with 11 assists on the season along with 68 total shots.

Women's soccer will be livestreamed on VEO.

Volleyball:

Heartland volleyball secured the No. 6 seed in the national tournament after their Central District B championship last weekend. Their title defense will begin with Saint Johns River State College in the opening round on Nov. 18. The Hawks are led by their trio of outside hitters, Elena Kvasnicka, Ava Yeakel, and Addison Pacha. Kvasnicka was first on the team in kills with 382, followed by Yeakel with 368, and then Pacha with 354. Pacha was apart of the team that won it last year, so she knows what it takes to conquer the bracket. On defense, the Hawks will look to middle blockers Elizabeth Schuster and Lexie Robokoff-Mullen to hold down the net. Pacha and Yeakel will look to show their two-way ability as they led the Hawks in digs with Pacha having 343 and Yeakel having 288.

Volleyball will be livestreamed here: NJCAA Fall Championships (There is a paywall).

Men's and Women's Cross Country

Both cross country teams advanced to the national tournament after their region 24 championship victories. Heartland was led by freshman Caylie Ahten, who was the Region 24 Runner of the Year. The men were led by multiple runners – Ryan Kuhn, Sean Kaeb, Ty Basham and Jacob Cranford, who finished high in the region tournament.

Women's live results will be here: Women 5000m Div II - 2026 NJCAA Cross Country Championships - Nov 14, 2026 | Xpress Timing.

Men's Live results will be here: Men 8000m Div II - 2026 NJCAA Cross Country Championships - Nov 14, 2026 | Xpress Timing.
 
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Players Mentioned

Caylie Ahten

Caylie Ahten

Freshman
Ryan Kuhn

Ryan Kuhn

Sophomore
Sean Kaeb

Sean Kaeb

Freshman
Ty Basham

Ty Basham

Freshman
Jacob Cranford

Jacob Cranford

Freshman
Addison Pacha

#19 Addison Pacha

OH
Sophomore
Lexie Robokoff-Mullen

#17 Lexie Robokoff-Mullen

MB
Sophomore
Elena Kvasnicka

#8 Elena Kvasnicka

OH/RS
Freshman
Elizabeth Schuster

#16 Elizabeth Schuster

MB
Sophomore
Ava  Yeakel

#15 Ava Yeakel

OH
Freshman
Jasmin Geronimo

#21 Jasmin Geronimo

CAM
Freshman
Ava LaFollette

#18 Ava LaFollette

FWD
Freshman

Players Mentioned

Caylie Ahten

Caylie Ahten

Freshman
Ryan Kuhn

Ryan Kuhn

Sophomore
Sean Kaeb

Sean Kaeb

Freshman
Ty Basham

Ty Basham

Freshman
Jacob Cranford

Jacob Cranford

Freshman
Addison Pacha

#19 Addison Pacha

Sophomore
OH
Lexie Robokoff-Mullen

#17 Lexie Robokoff-Mullen

Sophomore
MB
Elena Kvasnicka

#8 Elena Kvasnicka

Freshman
OH/RS
Elizabeth Schuster

#16 Elizabeth Schuster

Sophomore
MB
Ava  Yeakel

#15 Ava Yeakel

Freshman
OH
Jasmin Geronimo

#21 Jasmin Geronimo

Freshman
CAM
Ava LaFollette

#18 Ava LaFollette

Freshman
FWD