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Royals Set New High For ODAC All-Academic Team

July 16, 2013Last updated July 26, 2013 by James De Boer

Eastern Mennonite University set a new high for student-athletes named to the annual Old Dominion Athletic Conference All-Academic Team, as 80 Royals were honored. Last year EMU landed 61 on

VaSID Recognizes Six Royals To Academic Team

June 19, 2013Last updated July 15, 2013 by James De Boer

Six EMU student-athletes have been honored by the Virginia Sports Information Directors (VaSID), being named to the Academic All-State Team. A total of 221 student-athletes, representing 37 schools in the

Two-Day Workshop Inspires Future Teachers

April 18, 2013Last updated May 6, 2013 by Mike Zucconi

Six students were selected to represent Eastern Mennonite University (EMU) at the Teachers of Promise Institute, March 22-23, 2013, a two-day workshop designed to recognize and support the best prospective

Thorne and Sims Push EMU Past Rival Eagles, 72-68

January 24, 2013Last updated January 30, 2013 by James De Boer

Senior Andrew Thorne (Front Royal, VA/Skyline) grabbed an offensive rebound and R.J. Sims (Fort Washington, MD/Friendly) followed with the go-ahead jumper with 8.5 seconds left as Eastern Mennonite beat rival

EMU Men Hold Off Generals In Overtime, 91-84

January 10, 2013Last updated January 16, 2013 by James De Boer

The Runnin Royals survived in overtime Wednesday night, shooting 63% from the floor in the extra session to earn a hard-fought 91-84 win over Washington and Lee. The Generals got

Royals Start Strong Against UMW, Head Into Break With 79-71 Win

December 20, 2012Last updated January 10, 2013 by James De Boer

The Eastern Mennonite men closed their first half of the season with a solid win Wednesday night, beating Mary Washington 79-71 in non-conference action. The Runnin’ Royals built a big

Basketball Men Roll Over Maryland Bible College, 112-61

December 17, 2012Last updated December 20, 2012 by James De Boer

The Eastern Mennonite men’s basketball team snapped a two-game losing skid Saturday afternoon, taking apart Maryland Bible College 112-61 at the Don Glick Classic in Bridgewater. All 16 Royals in

Runnin Royals Hold Off Goucher On The Road, 66-63

December 4, 2012Last updated December 17, 2012 by James De Boer

The Runnin Royals picked up a hard-fought win on the road Monday night, holding off Goucher College in a 66-63 decision. Eastern Mennonite improves to 6-1 overall. Despite being saddled

Second Half Run Keeps Men’s Basketball Perfect On Season

November 26, 2012Last updated November 30, 2012 by James De Boer

The Runnin Royals controlled the second half Sunday afternoon, dumping in 50 points in the period to roll to an 83-72 win over Marymount University. Eastern Mennonite improves to 4-0

EMU Basketball Men Hoping To Catch Another Round Of Lightning

November 7, 2012Last updated November 14, 2012 by James De Boer

EMU men’s basketball Coach Kirby Dean will quickly stop short of directly comparing this year’s team with his 2009-10 team which made the program’s only NCAA Tournament appearance. But it’s

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