“The growth of this football program has been exciting to watch and joining the Heart of America Athletic Conference is just another step in the right direction. “We want to thank the MSFA for the opportunity to be a part of such a successful conference as a brand new program back in 2014,” said Missouri Baptist Associate Vice President & Director of Athletics Dr. Institutions may join a conference for a sport as an associate member if their home conference does not sponsor that specific sport, as the Spartans’ home conference is the American Midwest Conference. Missouri Baptist is also an Associate Member in the Heart of America Athletic Conference in the sport of men’s volleyball. The Heart North Division consists of Grand View, Culver-Stockton, Peru State, William Penn, Clarke and Graceland. The Spartans will join the Heart South Division with fellow teams, Central Methodist University, Baker University, Missouri Valley College, Benedictine College and MidAmerica Nazarene University. Missouri Baptist plays its home games at Spartan Field on the MBU campus in St. The Spartans began its football program in the fall of 2014, and are led by head coach Jason Burianek, who has been the head coach at MBU for the entirety of the program’s history. “Missouri Baptist is a great institution in the NAIA both in commitment to community and enriching students’ lives for the better.” “The Heart of America takes pride in the strength of our institutions and its athletics programs and I am so pleased that Missouri Baptist will be joining the Heart as an Associate Member in the sport of football,” said Heart Commissioner Lori Thomas.

Missouri Baptist will join the Heart in the sport of football in the fall of 2023. SAINT LOUIS (April 29, 2022)–The Heart of America Athletic Conference is pleased to announce the addition of the Missouri Baptist University football program as an Associate Member to the conference. Posted on Apby Missouri Baptist University

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