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Royals Athlete of the Week: Brianna Zook

February 23, 2018Last updated February 27, 2018 by Savannah Olshove, sports information intern

Last week, Eastern Mennonite University senior Brianna Zook (Harrisonburg, Va./Broadway) had her first career double double, going off for 20 points and 10 rebounds. This week, she is the Royals

Quarter-miler Faint is ODAC Athlete of Week; XC runners named to All-Academic team

February 20, 2018 by James De Boer

Eastern Mennonite runner Connor Faint (Winchester, Va./Millbrook) is heading into this Sunday’s ODAC Championships on a high note after being named the ODAC Athlete of the Week. Faint put together a pair

Royals Athlete of the Week: Maleke Jones

February 8, 2018Last updated March 2, 2018 by Savannah Olshove, sports information intern

Eastern Mennonite University senior Maleke Jones (Charles Town, W.V./Washington) has proven himself consistent and confident on the basketball court, and is the Royals Athlete of the Week. In two games last week

Royals Athlete of the Week: Dan Lutz

January 25, 2018Last updated January 29, 2018 by Kate Smucker

When consistency and hard work meets high volleyball IQ, there is little that a player can’t accomplish. Dan Lutz (Greencastle, Pa./Greencastle-Antrim) has proven early on this season that this trifecta not only

Royals Athlete of the Week: Jess Washington

January 22, 2018Last updated January 23, 2018 by Kate Smucker

Working hard and doing the little things to make the team better are qualities that have long been the defining features of women’s basketball forward Jess Washington (Chesapeake, Va./Great Bridge). In

Veteran coach Bob Hepler to head Royals cross country and track and field

January 19, 2018Last updated January 22, 2018 by James De Boer

Eastern Mennonite University has announced Bob Hepler as the head coach for cross country and track & field. Hepler will start in Harrisonburg early this summer, upon completion of his 14th season

DN-R: 15th year coaching at EMU will be Dean’s last

January 8, 2018Last updated January 8, 2018 by Jim Sacco/Daily News-Record

It’s a moment Kirby Dean can recall without a hint of hesitation. Stuck in a celebratory scrum on the court at Guilford College, the veteran coach at Eastern Mennonite University locked eyes with

Basketball coach Kirby Dean to step down after season

January 8, 2018Last updated January 8, 2018 by James De Boer

Eastern Mennonite University has announced that head men’s basketball coach Kirby Dean will resign at the end of the current season. He has accepted a position as the director of parks and

Royals soccer earns Silver Team Ethics & Sportsmanship Award

January 2, 2018Last updated January 8, 2018 by James De Boer

The Eastern Mennonite University women’s soccer team earned a Silver Team Ethics and Sportsmanship Award from United Soccer Coaches. The Team Ethics and Sportsmanship Award recognizes teams that exhibit fair

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