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Sending a program-record three individuals to the National meet for the second straight year has set the bar incredibly high for future EMU cross country runners.

Dec 2nd 2015, 9:11pm 1K views 0 likes 0 shares 0 comments

Chappell-Dick Earns All-America Award At Cross Country Nationals

Senior Hannah Chappell-Dick has been in top form all season, and it showed on Saturday as she finished 17th at the NCAA National Cross Country Championships, becoming EMU s first women s NCAA All-American in the sport. Chappell-Dick shattered her PR w...

Nov 28th 2015, 2:32pm 1K views 0 likes 0 shares 0 comments

Royals Set For Nationals In Wisconsin

EMU's trio of Nationals participants hit the big stage on Saturday, running at the NCAA Cross Country Championships in Winneconne, Wisc. For the Royals, it's hard to predict how things will play out running in a field of 280 runners, but the goal is s...

Nov 24th 2015, 2:41am 1K views 0 likes 0 shares 0 comments

Thibodeaux Finishes Fourth At Regionals To Punch National Ticket

For the second year in a row, Eastern Mennonite University will be sending three cross country runners to the NCAA National Championships. Men s runner Alec Thibodeaux claimed fourth overall at Saturday s South/Southeast Regional meet in Winchester, c...

Nov 15th 2015, 11:16pm 1K views 0 likes 0 shares 0 comments

No Surprise As Chappell-Dick Wins Gold At ODAC Championships

For the first time in 13 years, EMU has an individual cross country champion. Hannah Chappell-Dick continued her incredible senior season by winning the ODAC Championships Saturday in Bridgewater.

Nov 1st 2015, 11:23am 3K views 0 likes 0 shares 0 comments

Royals Athlete of the Week: Alec Thibodeaux

Junior Alec Thibodeaux credits his success to training every day and effectively starting his cross country season at the beginning of the summer.

Oct 25th 2015, 9:13am 4K views 0 likes 0 shares 0 comments

Royals Claim Individual Golds Against Ranked CNU

EMU s cross country teams ran with some good competition at the CNU Invitational today in Newport News, and the Royals responded with some great finishes.

Oct 18th 2015, 5:30am 2K views 0 likes 0 shares 0 comments

Royals Topple PRs Despite Bad Weather

Bad weather couldn t slow down the EMU cross country teams on Friday, as both men and women did well in their respective races at the massive Paul Short Run in Bethlehem, Pa. The Royals ran in afternoon races, which were characterized by temperatures ...

Oct 5th 2015, 8:54pm 4K views 0 likes 0 shares 0 comments

Runners Each Take Third In Preparation For Big Finish To Year

EMU s cross country teams continue to look good as they build their way up to full speed. The Royals ran at the Hornet Harrier/Commonwealth Challenge in Winchester, Va., and both men and women took third place as a team. The women also grabbed the to...

Sep 27th 2015, 1:50pm 2K views 0 likes 0 shares 0 comments

Royals Cross Country Teams Second At ODAC Preview

The Royals are getting good at looking good even when they are taking it easy. Despite not running at full strength, EMU s cross country teams each finished second at the ODAC Preview Meet hosted by Bridgewater College on Friday, taking home one gold ...

Sep 15th 2015, 6:54am 4K views 0 likes 0 shares 0 comments