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EMU breaks record for all-academic honorees

July 9, 2014Last updated July 28, 2014 by James De Boer

Eastern Mennonite University once again set a new high for student-athletes named to the annual Old Dominion Athletic Conference All-Academic Team, as 96 Royals were honored. Last year a total

EMU puts six on academic all-state team

July 7, 2014Last updated July 28, 2014 by James De Boer

Six EMU student-athletes have been named to the Academic All-State Team by the Virginia Sports Information Directors (VaSID). A total of 226 student-athletes representing 38 colleges and universities in the

Local players lead EMU to sweep over Lancaster Bible

September 30, 2013Last updated October 10, 2013 by James De Boer

A day after snapping their four-match losing streak, the EMU volleyball women now have a two-match winning streak. The Royals rolled to their second straight 3-0 sweep by beating Lancaster

Volleyball women split again at EMU Invitational

September 2, 2013Last updated September 16, 2013 by James De Boer

Continuing their solid start to the year, Eastern Mennonite’s volleyball women split day two’s matches at the EMU Invitational. The Royals lost a heart-breaking five-set match to Howard Payne and

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

Offense Looks Good In 3-1 Homecoming Win

October 15, 2012Last updated October 23, 2012 by James De Boer

The EMU volleyball women have been playing well the last couple of weeks but have only had a number of tough losses to show for it. Saturday at Homecoming, the

Royals Place 61 Student-Athletes On All-Academic Team

July 31, 2012Last updated August 13, 2012 by James De Boer

The Old Dominion Athletic Conference has announced its All-Academic Team for the 2011-12 season, and Eastern Mennonite University saw an increase to 61 student-athletes earning a spot. Last year 53