Summer has brought a number of exciting changes to the ºÚÁÏÕýÄÜÁ¿ Athletic Department, including a handful of new faces and even some light construction to open up new office space.
Men’s Soccer
The Old Dominion Athletic Conference named 14 ºÚÁÏÕýÄÜÁ¿ student-athletes to the 2016-17 ODAC Sportsmanship Teams in their respective sports.

ºÚÁÏÕýÄÜÁ¿ ups ODAC All-Academic Team representation to 92
ºÚÁÏÕýÄÜÁ¿ put 92 men and women on the Old Dominion Athletic Conference All-Academic Team, which was released today. The total is 10 more than ºÚÁÏÕýÄÜÁ¿ earned last year ... read more about ºÚÁÏÕýÄÜÁ¿ ups ODAC All-Academic Team representation to 92

ºÚÁÏÕýÄÜÁ¿ puts six on VaSID Academic All-State Team
Six ºÚÁÏÕýÄÜÁ¿ student-athletes have been named to the Academic All-State Team by the Virginia Sports Information Directors (VaSID). A total of 217 student-athletes representing 34 colleges and universities in the ... read more about ºÚÁÏÕýÄÜÁ¿ puts six on VaSID Academic All-State Team

Soccer dreams do come true: Coerver United coach Jake Lind talks about the work he loves
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 ºÚÁÏÕýÄÜÁ¿. Lind describes himself as ... read more about Soccer dreams do come true: Coerver United coach Jake Lind talks about the work he loves

Boamah, Luna and Polley named to All-ODAC soccer team
ºÚÁÏÕýÄÜÁ¿’s soccer men were well-represented on the All-ODAC Teams, which were released today. The Royals put one player on each of the three teams, which were voted on by the ... read more about Boamah, Luna and Polley named to All-ODAC soccer team
Despite averaging 2.75 goals per game over their season-ending four-game winning streak, ºÚÁÏÕýÄÜÁ¿'s soccer men couldn't find the net in a 1-0 loss at Roanoke College Wednesday night in the quarterfinals of the ODAC Tournament.

ºÚÁÏÕýÄÜÁ¿’s Ryan Thomas named to Academic All-District Team
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). ... read more about ºÚÁÏÕýÄÜÁ¿’s Ryan Thomas named to Academic All-District Team
The Royals earned a 2-0 win at Emory & Henry Saturday afternoon, eliminating the Wasps from postseason contention while also jumping themselves over rival Bridgewater into sixth place in the ODAC. The men secured a bye out of the first round, and now advance directly into the ODAC Tournament quarterfinals. ºÚÁÏÕýÄÜÁ¿ (9-7-4 / 4-3-2 ODAC) will play at No. 3 Roanoke College in Salem, Va., Wednesday night at 7 p.m. The semifinals and championship are next Saturday and Sunday at the highest remaining seed to advance out of the quarterfinals.
ºÚÁÏÕýÄÜÁ¿'s soccer men are hitting their stride at just the right time. Freshman (Alexandria, Va./Mount Vernon) scored the game-winner with just 6:03 left, as the Royals upset Randolph-Macon 3-2 in Ashland, Va., Saturday afternoon. Eastern Mennonite improves to 7-7-4 overall and 2-3-2 in the ODAC with their second straight win over a team ahead of them in the conference standings. The Yellow Jackets (9-3-2 / 5-2 ODAC) entered the day tied for first in the league