If Jesus coached women’s track and cross country at an Ivy League university, what would that look like? “It’s kind of a crazy question,” Hannah Chappell-Dick, the women’s cross country and assistant track coach at Brown University in Providence, Rhode Island, said this week during the “A Matter of Faith” podcast.. ... read more about PODCAST: Hannah Chappell-Dick ’16, on reimagining Jesus as an Ivy League track and cross-country coach from A Matter of Faith
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Isaac Alderfer earns ODAC’s Jopson Award as top male scholar-athlete
Tuesday, the ODAC announced its recipients of the Marjorie T. Berkley and Harry G. “Doc” Jopson Awards, awarded to the conference’s top female and male scholar-athletes. A familiar name was seen ... read more about Isaac Alderfer earns ODAC’s Jopson Award as top male scholar-athlete
Athletics Awards highlight six for special recognition
Six student-athletes were recognized with special awards at the April’s athletics awards banquet. Allison Shelly and Isaac Alderfer were recognized as Male and Female President’s Award honorees. The President’s Award ... read more about Athletics Awards highlight six for special recognition
Eight track athletes break into the record books
The way the EMU track and field team showed out last weekend in Lynchburg, it would have been appropriate for Oprah to narrate the results: “You get your name in ... read more about Eight track athletes break into the record books
EMU Hall of Honor to induct three alumni athletes during Homecoming and Family Weekend
Eastern Mennonite University will induct three new members to the Hall of Honor this fall: Richy Bikko ‘11, Alyssa Derstine Landis ‘11, and Michelle Leaman Richards ‘10. The induction ceremony, ... read more about EMU Hall of Honor to induct three alumni athletes during Homecoming and Family Weekend
Alderfer earns Academic All-America Award
The COVID-19 pandemic certainly caused upheaval, notably pushing all 2020-21 collegiate sports seasons into the spring semester. But Isaac Alderfer (Broadway, Va./Broadway) also used that upheaval to his advantage, thriving under unique ... read more about Alderfer earns Academic All-America Award
Alum aims advocacy efforts at Paralympic athletes
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
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
Six Royals named VaSID Academic All-State
Six EMU student-athletes have been named to the Academic All-State Team by the Virginia Sports Information Directors (VaSID). A total of 220 student-athletes representing 37 colleges and universities across the ... read more about Six Royals named VaSID Academic All-State
Johnson, Alderfer compete at NCAA National Championships
Alijah Johnson (Upper Marlboro, Md./Frederick Douglass) and Isaac Alderfer (Broadway, Va./Broadway) concluded standout track seasons this past week at the NCAA National Championships. Johnson ran in his first-ever national meet, finishing 14th ... read more about Johnson, Alderfer compete at NCAA National Championships