Philip Watson Jr. ‘16 has found a new mission — from hoping to become an Olympian himself to helping others perform on the world’s biggest sports stage. Watson, a citizen of ... read more about Alum aims advocacy efforts at Paralympic athletes
Indoor track
Brown XC/TF adds alumna Hannah Chappell-Dick to staff as assistant coach
Hannah Chappell-Dick was most recently a graduate assistant cross country and track & field coach at the University of Florida, where she earned her MBA. She was also a volunteer assistant coach at Georgia Tech from 2018-19, and an interim coach at EMU. She was a five-time NCAA DIII All-American and three-time Regional Athlete of the Year for Eastern Mennonite University. ... read more about Brown XC/TF adds alumna Hannah Chappell-Dick to staff as assistant coach from Brown University Athletics
EMU Athletics shares ‘Royal Dose of Gratitude’ to alumni working in healthcare
This spring, EMU Athletics has been celebrating alumni-athletes working in the health care professions. “It has been so exciting to reconnect with former Royals for this special social media campaign ... read more about EMU Athletics shares ‘Royal Dose of Gratitude’ to alumni working in healthcare
Johnson and Alderfer named to indoor track All-Region team
EMU track & field standouts Isaac Alderfer (Broadway, Va./Broadway) and Alijah Johnson (Upper Marlboro, Md./Frederick Douglass) added more medals to their recently completed indoor season as both were named the All-Region Team today. Alderfer ... read more about Johnson and Alderfer named to indoor track All-Region team
Alderfer breaks ODAC record, teammates log 9 PRs
Highlighted by a monster performance from Isaac Alderfer (Broadway, Va./Broadway) that broke an ODAC record, the EMU track & field team had a huge day at Saturday’s Roanoke Invitational Challenge. Of the ... read more about Alderfer breaks ODAC record, teammates log 9 PRs
Biking blue ridges and smoky mountains: Royals take on the parkway
On July 16, an Eastern Mennonite University coach and three alumni began biking uphill. For 20 miles. And that was just the first day of a 500-mile trip, traversing the ... read more about Biking blue ridges and smoky mountains: Royals take on the parkway
Grad School Q & A: Robert Cook ’17
Robert Cook is a 2017 graduate of Eastern Mennonite University with a degree in history and social science. After earning a degree in government at Johns Hopkins University, he teaches ... read more about Grad School Q & A: Robert Cook ’17
Six Royals named to VaSID Academic All-State Team
Six EMU student-athletes have been named to the Academic-All State Team by the Virginia Sports Information Directors (VaSID). A total of 222 student-athletes representing 37 colleges and universities across the ... read more about Six Royals named to VaSID Academic All-State Team
EMU’s first engineering grads head to work, grad school and service
One master codebreaker and Appalachian Trail hiker, one supercomputer builder and high school soccer coach, one student organization leader headed to doctoral studies, one environmental designer bound for data analysis, ... read more about EMU’s first engineering grads head to work, grad school and service
Jolee Paden ’16 now on the run for bigger causes
Jolee Paden went from being a Division III runner at Eastern Mennonite University to working with Division I athletes in the nation’s capital. But the native of Illinois is not ... read more about Jolee Paden ’16 now on the run for bigger causes