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The Eastern Mennonite track & field teams opened up their 2013-14 season, participating in the Liberty Kickoff Meet in Lynchburg. It was a successful start, as the Royals broke one school record and had 14 qualifiers for the ODAC Indoor Championship M...

Dec 6th 2013, 11:52pm 473 views 0 likes 5 shares 0 comments

Royals Track Teams Respected In ODAC Preseason Polls

The votes are in and the Royals track & field teams continue to build up respect. As the Eastern Mennonite track program heads into its third year under the guidance of Coach Jason Lewkowicz, both the men and women were tabbed as one of the top teams ...

Dec 6th 2013, 11:52pm 459 views 0 likes 5 shares 0 comments

Chappell-Dick & Lady Royals Earn Academic Awards

Freshman sensation Hannah Chappell-Dick and the EMU women s track & field team picked up one final honor from the 2012-13 athletic year, as each was awarded for academic work by the U.S. Track & Field and Cross Country Coaches Association (USTFCCCA).

Jul 27th 2013, 1:13pm 1K views 0 likes 5 shares 0 comments

Royals Set New High For ODAC All-Academic Team

Eastern Mennonite University set a new high for student-athletes named to the annual Old Dominion Athletic Conference All-Academic Team, as 80 Royals were honored. Last year EMU landed 61 on the list.

Jul 17th 2013, 7:43am 1K views 0 likes 5 shares 0 comments

2012-13 Record Books Updated

With the 2012-13 EMU athletic seasons officially in the books, it seems a good time to take a look at those books - the record books. Each sport's record book (linked below), which includes historical win/loss records, statistical records and other pr...

Jun 28th 2013, 4:44am 1K views 0 likes 5 shares 0 comments

VaSID Recognizes Six Royals To Academic Team

Six EMU student-athletes have been honored by the Virginia Sports Information Directors (VaSID), being named to the Academic All-State Team.

Jun 19th 2013, 3:28am 1K views 0 likes 5 shares 0 comments

Six Royals Named To ODAC Spring Sportsmanship Teams

Six Eastern Mennonite University student-athletes have been honored by the ODAC, earning spots on the ODAC/StellarOne Sportsmanship Teams. A total of 103 players from around the conference were named to the teams.

May 21st 2013, 12:18am 922 views 0 likes 5 shares 0 comments

Track Men Finish Up, Chappell-Dick Hopes For Nationals

Eastern Mennonite’s track athletes had their final chance to improve their season PR’s on Monday, participating in a packed field at the Swat Final Qualifying Meet hosted by Swarthmore in Chester, Pennsylvania.

May 14th 2013, 9:54pm 871 views 0 likes 5 shares 0 comments

Freshman Breaks School Record Again

Hannah Chappell-Dick had her best showing of the year on Thursday, breaking her own school record in the 800m at the Roanoke/Virginia Tech Twilight Qualifier.

May 10th 2013, 9:50pm 893 views 0 likes 5 shares 0 comments

Allen Lands Season Best In Triple Jump

EMU sent a small handful of athletes to the Duke Twilight Invitational in Durham, NC. All five of the individuals were hoping to secure a good enough finish to earn a spot in the NCAA National Championships, which is later this month in LaCrosse, WI.

May 7th 2013, 9:07pm 705 views 0 likes 5 shares 0 comments