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Soccer coach Roger Mast prepares for season #30

July 6, 2020Last updated July 13, 2020 by David Driver/Daily News-Record

This article was published June 21, 2020, in the Daily News-Record. Roger Mast, like most sports-minded boys his age, grew up playing baseball, basketball, and flag football in Rockingham County

‘Longtime ambassador of all things EMU’ Sandy Brownscombe retires after 40 years as coach, mentor, professor

May 23, 2018Last updated February 15, 2024 by Lauren Jefferson

When Sandy Brownscombe arrived on the Eastern Mennonite College campus in 1978 for a job interview, she had no idea she would help to shape the physical education, teacher education

‘Close-up view’: Honors and Scholarship Weekend draws prospective students for interviews, auditions

February 5, 2018Last updated February 7, 2018 by Lauren Jefferson

More than 100 prospective students converged on Eastern Mennonite University last weekend — an inaugural Scholarship Weekend coupled with the traditional annual Honors Weekend. They came from as close as

Royals Athlete of the Week: Dave Drafton

September 15, 2017Last updated September 15, 2017 by Elizabeth Nisly

Eastern Mennonite University’s men’s soccer season is off to a good start. Last week, the men’s team won each of their two games, and junior Dave Drafton (Alexandria, Va./Howard Gardner) had

Soccer dreams do come true: Coerver United coach Jake Lind talks about the work he loves

January 3, 2017Last updated January 3, 2017 by Justine Nolt and Lauren Jefferson

A desk job with a regular routine certainly isn’t for everyone, and Jake Lind ’16 knew it wasn’t for him after graduation from Eastern Mennonite University. Lind describes himself as

EMU’s Ryan Thomas named to Academic All-District Team

November 1, 2016Last updated November 7, 2016 by James De Boer

Men’s soccer player Ryan Thomas (Telford, Pa./Christopher Dock) has been named to the District V Academic All-District Team, as voted on by the College Sports Information Directors of America (CoSIDA).

Royals Athlete of the Week: Veteran scorer Parker Leap returns to soccer with fresh love and new paternal nickname

September 16, 2016Last updated September 16, 2016 by Jake Brown

More times than not, the typical college athlete completes their four years of eligibility during their undergraduate degree and moves on after that. That is not the case for graduate

Men’s soccer rebuilds off momentum of 2015 ODAC tourney qualification

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The Royals were tabbed for eighth in the ODAC Preseason Poll, corresponding with their league standing last fall. ... read more about Men’s soccer rebuilds off momentum of 2015 ODAC tourney qualification from EMUroyals.com

Faculty and staff open homes and hearts during EMU’s annual Spiritual Life Week

March 16, 2016Last updated March 23, 2016 by Kevin Clark, Esther Ajayi, Harrison Horst and Lauren Jefferson

Spiritual Life Week is an annual tradition at Eastern Mennonite University – a rich diversity of opportunities for the campus community to join together in various forums to share about

EMU men's soccer defender Joao "Chris" Downs

2014 men’s soccer team to ride work ethic back into the ODAC tourney

September 12, 2014Last updated September 22, 2014 by James De Boer

The Eastern Mennonite University men’s soccer team is counting on a mix of experience and new faces to boost them back to the ODAC Tournament this fall. The Royals return a

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