Eastern Mennonite Royals

Eastern Mennonite Royals
University	Eastern Mennonite University
Conference	Old Dominion Athletic Conference Continental Volleyball Conference (men's volleyball)
NCAA	Division III
Athletic director	Carrie Bert
Location	Harrisonburg, Virginia
Varsity teams	17
Basketball arena	Yoder Arena at University Commons
Baseball stadium	EMU Baseball Field
Soccer stadium	EMU Turf Field
Nickname	Royals
Colors	White and Royal Blue
Website	www.emuroyals.com

The Eastern Mennonite Royals (also EMU Royals) are the athletic teams that represent Eastern Mennonite University, located in Harrisonburg, Virginia, in NCAA Division III intercollegiate sports. The Royals compete as full, non-football members of the Old Dominion Athletic Conference. In men's volleyball, a sport not sponsored by the ODAC, EMU competes in the Continental Volleyball Conference. Altogether, Eastern Mennonite sponsors 16 sports: 7 for men and 9 for women.

Varsity teams

Men's sports	Women's sports
Baseball	Basketball
Basketball	Cross country
Cross country	Disc golf
Disc golf	Field hockey
Soccer	Lacrosse
Track and field	Soccer
Volleyball	Softball
	Track and field
	Triathlon
	Volleyball

Basketball

At the end of the 2009–10 season EMU's men's basketball team had 25–5 record and was ranked No. 4 in the nation by D3hoops.com. ^[1]

Softball

Field hockey match at EMU

In the spring of 2010, women's softball entered in the ODAC tournament as the 8th seed team. They advanced to the championship game and defeated Virginia Wesleyan 5–1 to become the 2010 ODAC champions, advancing to the D-III national softball tournament for the first time in school history. ^[2]

References

1. Mike Barber. "A New Life for EMU," Harrisonburg (Va.) Daily News Record, 23 March 2010, p. C1. www.dnronline.com. Retrieved 16 August 2010.
2. Matthew Stoss. "EMU Suddenly 'It'," Harrisonburg (Va.) Daily News Record, 27 April 2010, p. C1. www.dnronline.com. Retrieved 16 August 2010.

External links

• Official website