This is the second of four profiles about the 2025 inductees of the EMU Athletic Hall of Honor. For more information about the Hall of Honor and a full list ... read more about Hall of Honor: David Falk ’15
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Hall of Honor: Gina Campbell Troyer
Gina Troyer ‘93, a liberal arts major with a special education certification and a minor in coaching, was hesitant about playing sports in college after feeling a “little burned out” ... read more about Hall of Honor: Gina Campbell Troyer
Hall of Honor: Bianca Ygarza
Bianca Ygarza ‘14 (nursing) played basketball with her sister Alicia Ygarza ‘16 at Penn Manor High School in Millerville, Pennsylvania, and chose to continue her career at EMU to study ... read more about Hall of Honor: Bianca Ygarza
Hall of Honor: Roland Landes
Roland Landes wore many hats over the course of three decades at EMU, serving as an exemplary employee and coach of five different sports: men’s cross country, baseball, men’s basketball, ... read more about Hall of Honor: Roland Landes
Hall of Honor: 2003 EMU women’s basketball team
Twenty years after making a strong postseason run, the 2003 EMU women’s basketball team will become just the second basketball team—and the first women’s basketball team—to be enshrined into the ... read more about Hall of Honor: 2003 EMU women’s basketball team
Jess Rheinheimer – Winner of the 2015 Jostens Trophy
Eastern Mennonite University women’s basketball player Jess Rheinheimer won the prestigious Jostens Trophy in 2015 as a junior, only the second junior ever to win the award. A nursing major ... read more about Jess Rheinheimer – Winner of the 2015 Jostens Trophy
In choosing EMU, Ygarza sisters share a friendship of on-court memories and off-court successes
In the semi-finals of the Old Dominion Athletic Conference (ODAC) basketball tournament, junior Alicia Ygarza and her teammates had an extra special fan in the stands among friends and family. ... read more about In choosing EMU, Ygarza sisters share a friendship of on-court memories and off-court successes
Take Flight – An EMU basketball player’s story
Failure is not an option for Eastern Mennonite University basketball player Andrew Thorne ’14. His accomplishments include all ODAC team selection, five time player of the week, male athlete of ... read more about Take Flight – An EMU basketball player’s story
Featured Athlete: Andrew Thorne
Name: Andrew Thorne Year: Junior Sport: Men’s Basketball Hometown/High School: Front Royal, VA/Skyline Specs: All-ODAC Third Team (2012). Started all 27 games this year, averaging team highs of 13.1 points ... read more about Featured Athlete: Andrew Thorne
Royals Control BC, 79-65, Head To Salem
Rivalry games always have a little something special about them, and Tuesday night was no exception when Eastern Mennonite hosted rival Bridgewater in an ODAC Tournament First Round game. The ... read more about Royals Control BC, 79-65, Head To Salem