Heart of America 2015 Marching Band Festival winners announced

The Heart of America Marching Band Festival took place Saturday afternoon at Memorial Stadium on the campus of Kansas University.

The Free State High School marching band took third place overall in the Division 2 category.

All results of the competition are as follows:

Free State High School senior Christina Craig, center, warms up with the rest of the Firebird band outside of KU's Memorial Stadium prior to its performance in the Heart of America Musical Festival Saturday afternoon.

Outstanding Music Execution:

Olathe South

Outstanding Marching:

Derby

Outstanding General Effect:

Olathe South

Outstanding Auxiliary:

Olathe East

Outstanding Percussion:

Olathe East

Division 4:

First place: Holton

Saxophonists with the Free State band get fired up outside of KU's Memorial Stadium prior to their performance in the Heart of America Musical Festival Saturday afternoon.

Division 3:

Second place: Belton High School, Belton, Mo.

First place: Lincoln North Star High School, Lincoln, Neb.

Division 2:

Third place: Lawrence Free State

Second place: Topeka West

First place: Shawnee Mission South

Division 1:

Third place: Derby

Second place: Olathe East

First place: Olathe South

Free State band members, from left, Olivia Taylor, Maggie Carttar, Dani McEathron and Rachel Manweiler show off some silly dance moves outside of KU's Memorial Stadium prior to their performance in the Heart of America Musical Festival Saturday afternoon.

Grand Champion: Olathe South

— Information courtesy of Leslie O’Neil, senior administrative associate, Kansas University Bands