{"id":60549,"date":"2026-02-05T14:00:00","date_gmt":"2026-02-05T19:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/emu.edu\/now\/news\/?p=60549"},"modified":"2026-02-04T15:43:37","modified_gmt":"2026-02-04T20:43:37","slug":"odac-hall-of-fame-jewel-lehman-87","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/emu.edu\/now\/news\/2026\/odac-hall-of-fame-jewel-lehman-87\/","title":{"rendered":"ODAC Hall of Fame: Jewel Lehman \u201987"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

In August 2025, the Old Dominion Athletic Conference announced its inaugural class of 50 to the ODAC Hall of Fame. Four Royals were named to the ODAC’s first-ever class. Over the next week, EMU Athletics will celebrate all four inductees with articles highlighting their illustrious playing and post-EMU careers. Our next inductee is Jewel Lehman ’87<\/strong>.<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n

EMU’s final ODAC Hall of Famer, Lehman had a standout volleyball career for the Royals. She was an AVCA South Regional All-American in 1986. She was a three-time ODAC Player of the Year (1984, 1985, and 1986) and was a four-time All-ODAC First Team honoree.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

While at EMU, her teams won four straight ODAC Championships from 1983-86. At the time of her graduation, she was EMU’s all-time leader in career service aces with 203, and set the single-season service aces record with 108. After her graduation in 1987, she became the first woman to have her jersey retired. She was also inducted into the EMU Hall of Honor immediately following her graduation, as a part of the class of 1987.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

After leaving EMU, Lehman had a strong career on the sidelines as a women\u2019s volleyball coach at the Division I and Division III levels. At DI Campbell University, she patrolled the sidelines from 1994-97. In her four seasons, she coached the Camels to 69 wins, and is second all-time in career coaching wins at the school.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Lehman then earned her doctoral degree in exercise science from the University of North Carolina-Greensboro and returned to coaching at DIII Goshen College. She was the head coach of the Maple Leafs women\u2019s volleyball team from 2004 to 2008. She is also a professor and department chair of kinesiology at Goshen.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Lehman, along with EMU’s three other ODAC Hall of Fame inductees, will be celebrated on Saturday, Feb. 7, at the men’s basketball game against Roanoke inside Yoder Arena. Tipoff is set for 2 p.m.<\/em>\u00a0<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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