Mustangs Receive First-Ever NAIA Ranking

KANSAS CITY, Mo. – A strong 12-1 start to the season for Morningside Men's Volleyball has landed the team its first-ever national ranking, at no. 14 in the season's first poll.

The Mustangs knocked off then no. 14 Westcliff and Governors State, who was receiving votes, in the season's first weekend as they went 4-0 in the Park Pirate Invitational.

Morningside's lone loss this season was to Ottawa of Arizona, which has climbed to no. 9 in the rankings.

The Heart of America Athletic Conference, in which Morningside competes for men's volleyball, accounts for six of the 15 ranked teams.

The Mustangs' week ahead includes no. 6 William Penn on Friday and no. 13 Grand View on Saturday, as Morningside's continues in conference play.