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Three alumni athletes inducted into EMU Hall of Honor

October 13, 2018Last updated October 16, 2018 by James De Boer

Eastern Mennonite University inducted three new members Saturday, Oct. 13, into the Hall of Honor during Homecoming & Family Weekend. [WATCH VIDEO OF THE CEREMONY HERE.] With this year’s inductions, the hall

ODAC names EMU’s Chiquillo Player Of The Week

October 9, 2018 by James De Boer

Joshua Chiquillo (Woodbridge, Va./Gar-Field) broke through in a big way last week, netting his first career hat trick and leading EMU’s soccer men to a 3-0 week. Today, the Old Dominion

Kratz, Brewers head to National League Championship Series

October 8, 2018Last updated October 8, 2018 by Lauren Jefferson

Only after thanks and a blessing to umpire Ted Barrett could Milwaukee Brewers catcher Erik Kratz let himself celebrate Sunday night’s Game 3 6-0 victory over the Colorado Rockies that

Women’s soccer earns United Soccer Coaches’ Team Academic Award

October 5, 2018Last updated October 8, 2018 by James De Boer

The EMU women’s soccer team has earned the Team Academic Award from the United Soccer Coaches. The award recognizes the team GPA from the 2017-18 academic year. The Eastern Mennonite

Student-athlete helps bring Special Olympics fall event to EMU

October 1, 2018Last updated October 1, 2018 by Pete DeLea / Daily News-Record

In his roughly 20 years as a Special Olympics athlete, Watkins Parrish played almost every sport he could, including bowling, basketball and swimming. On Sunday, the 45-year-old Harrisonburg resident put

Royals Athlete of the Week: Goalie devotes pre-season to student-teacher prep, then sets career saves record

September 28, 2018Last updated September 28, 2018 by Lauren Jefferson and Elizabeth Nisly

Juggling preparations for a teaching career and setting athletic records might seem a difficult combination. And it is, according to Eastern Mennonite University senior Kelsey Troyer (Lancaster, Pa./Lancaster Mennonite), who

ODAC names EMU’s Longacre Golfer Of The Week

September 25, 2018 by EMU communications

Women’s golfer Olyvia Longacre (Telford, Pa./Dock Mennonite Academy) has started her junior season on the same upward trajectory as she finished her sophomore one, taking second place at this weekend’s Bridgewater Invitational.

Tech Impact summer internship preps cyber-security hopeful

September 11, 2018Last updated September 12, 2018 by Lauren Jefferson

When Riley Wesp changed his major from accounting to computer science after his sophomore year at Eastern Mennonite University, he wondered, amid enduring 18-credit-hour semesters necessary to graduate on time,

Opportunity knocks: Veteran catcher Erik Kratz looks to help Brewers into the playoffs

September 6, 2018Last updated September 11, 2018 by Lauren Jefferson

With a busload of Eastern Mennonite University fans in the Nationals Park centerfield stands Friday night, Milwaukee Brewers catcher Erik Kratz ‘02 did not disappoint in his first at-bat, jumping

Uniting faith and athletics: Senior Brittany Viands spends her summer with Fellowship of Christian Athletes

August 30, 2018Last updated September 4, 2018 by Lauren Jefferson

Brittany Viands’ plan for this summer definitely did not include traveling to summer camps working with Fellowship of Christian Athletes (FCA). Nor did her future. A social work major with

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