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Senior Hannah Chappell-Dick wins ODAC cross country title, adds to career honors

November 2, 2015Last updated November 12, 2015 by James DeBoer and Lauren Jefferson

For the first time in 13 years, EMU has an individual cross country champion. Hannah Chappell-Dick (Bluffton, Ohio/Bluffton) continued her incredible senior season by winning the Old Dominion Athletic Conference

Alec Thibodeaux, 2015 ODAC 800-meter champion, stretches himself to new distances in cross country

October 23, 2015Last updated October 30, 2015 by Alicia Ygarza

“There’s just something magnificent about being the endurance machine that humans were created to be. I just love everything about running.” Royals Athlete of the Week Alec Thibodeaux (Mount Sidney,

Royals goalkeeper Becca Borg sits at No. 2 in career saves

October 19, 2015Last updated October 23, 2015 by Alicia Ygarza

“It’s a dangerous position,” says Eastern Mennonite University goalkeeper Becca Borg. “I’ve gotten concussed so many times and once there was a girl who side-tackled into my face. You get

Junior transfer Juan Luna makes his mark, helping the Royals to a win over conference powerhouse Roanoke

October 9, 2015Last updated October 19, 2015 by Alicia Ygarza

“Whatever is going on in school, it doesn’t matter. Personal stuff just doesn’t matter as soon as I step on the field. For those 90 minutes, I’m free and nobody

Junior Hannah Daley preps for grad school with NSF- sponsored summer lab research on caffeine and athletes

October 2, 2015Last updated November 10, 2016 by Andrew Goodstein

Does caffeine provide a benefit to athletes? This deceptively simple question guided Hannah Daley’s research this summer. Daley, who is planning a career in environmental chemistry, is a junior double

Tested by multiple sclerosis, Royals honoree Amanda Williams strives for ‘no regrets’ in the classroom, on the pitch

September 30, 2015Last updated July 19, 2016 by Moderator

Amanda Williams (Millsboro, De./Delmarva Christian), striker for the women’s soccer team, learned that she had multiple sclerosis last October. Through her hardships, she has continued to put God first, and

New field hockey coach announces recruit camps, highlights strengths of legacy program

September 17, 2015Last updated September 29, 2015 by James De Boer

New Eastern Mennonite University field hockey Coach Ellen-Ashton (E.A.) Jackson likes players who hustle. The theme for her team this year is “small but mighty,” and that thought gets its legs in

Not quite the ‘Green Monster’ but close: new irrigation on baseball field improves playing surface, water usage

August 26, 2015Last updated January 6, 2016 by Andrew Goodstein

This fall, the Eastern Mennonite University baseball field should be a little greener — and in more than one sense of the word. A new irrigation system uses sustainable technology

Royals athletics expands livestreaming of home matches to Turf Field sports

August 19, 2015Last updated September 16, 2015 by EMU communications staff

Royals athletics fans will be excited to hear that Eastern Mennonite University (EMU) will expand livestreaming of home matches to a full range of events on the Turf Field, joining the

Royals break All-Academic record with 100 athletes honored

July 24, 2015Last updated August 25, 2015 by James DeBoer

EMU’s student-athletes continue to out-do themselves. The Royals set a new high for student-athletes named to the annual Old Dominion Athletic Conference All-Academic Team, putting 104 on the team, showing

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