November 19, 2011
Cold Hampers Nafziger At National Meet
In just his first season running at Eastern Mennonite, Dan Nafziger earned a trip to Nationals.
November 12, 2011
Fourth-Place Finish Propels Nafziger To National Meet
For the third straight year, Eastern Mennonite University will have a representative at the NCAA National Cross Country Championship.
October 29, 2011
Nafziger Earns All-ODAC Second Team With Ninth-Place Finish
While there was snow back home in Harrisonburg, the weather was better in Bedford Saturday for the ODAC Cross Country Championships.
October 15, 2011
Men Finish Strong At Muddy Gettysburg Invite
It may not have been the nicest conditions for a run, but the Eastern Mennonite men’s cross country team competed in a field of 347 runners Saturday at Gettysburg despite the wet ground and strong winds.
September 30, 2011
Cross Country Men Each Set Personal Records
The Eastern Mennonite men’s cross country team raced at the Paul Short Run in Bethlehem, PA, on Friday. Despite not being able to complete a scoring team, each of the four runners crossed with their personal best time in a packed field of 357 athletes.
September 24, 2011
Royals Get Second Place Team And Individual At Maroon Invitational
The Eastern Mennonite cross country men were at the Maroon Invitational hosted by Roanoke on Saturday. The Royals had a great showing, taking second place out of eight teams.
September 10, 2011
Cross Country Men Compete On Tough Course In Lexington
The Eastern Mennonite men's cross country team ran Saturday at the Washington & Lee Cross Country Invitational in Lexington, VA. The Royals ran well on a difficult course at a meet which was won by a D-I school.
September 6, 2011
ODAC Names Nafziger Athlete Of The Week
Dan Nafziger had a successful first race at the D-III level and the Old Dominion Athletic Conference took notice as he was named ODAC Athlete of the Week today.
September 1, 2011
Nafziger Wins First D-III Cross Country Race
In his first meet at the D-III level, Dan Nafziger (Harrisonburg, VA/Harrisonburg) proved why D-I George Mason wanted him on their team two years ago. The sophomore, who missed last season with an injury, dominated the field at the Hornet Cross Country Challenge, taking first by nearly 50 seconds.
August 29, 2011
SEASON PREVIEW: Cross Country Starts Anew
New coach Jason Lewkowicz knew he was in for a rebuilding project when he took over the Eastern Mennonite cross country programs this summer.
July 27, 2011
Lewkowicz Announces First Cross Country Recruits
New head coach Jason Lewkowicz is quickly putting his print on the Eastern Mennonite cross country program. About a month into his new post, Lewkowicz has announced the core of his recruiting class, although he looks to continue adding runners as the fall season approaches.
January 13, 2011
Lewkowicz To Take Over Cross Country And Track & Field
Eastern Mennonite University has announced the hiring of Jason Lewkowicz as its cross country and track & field coach. Lewkowicz will finish out the 2010-11 athletic year at Hannibal-LaGrange University, where he holds the same position, before moving to Harrisonburg this summer to take over the reins of the Royals' program.
December 14, 2010
Bikko Featured On NCAA Fall Highlight Show, Airs Dec. 18
CBS Sports liked the story of Eastern Mennonite University senior Richy Bikko so much that they picked it up for their national television special, the NCAA Fall Highlight Show. The show will air across the country on CBS this Saturday, Dec. 18, at 1:00pm ET. In the Harrisonburg area, the show can be seen on channel 9, WUSA9 out of Washington, D.C., before the start of a college basketball game.
November 20, 2010
Bikko Again Breaks Personal Record At National Meet
Last year was a learning experience. This time around Eastern Mennonite senior Richy Bikko (Nairobi, Kenya/Harrisonburg) knew more of what to expect. In just his second year ever of running cross country, Bikko made his second trip to the D-III National Championships on Saturday and charted his personal best time on a chilly day.
November 13, 2010
Bikko Earns Repeat Trip To National Cross Country Meet
Richy Bikko has done it again. In just his second year as a cross country runner, the Eastern Mennonite senior has earned his second trip to the NCAA D-III Cross Country Championship, as he took eighth place at Saturday's South/Southeast Regional. Bikko advances as the fourth individual runner from the region.
October 30, 2010
Bikko Takes 5th At ODAC Meet, Heads To Regionals
Eastern Mennonite cross country runner Richy Bikko hung with the second pack at the Old Dominion Athletic Conference Championships, and it was good enough to get him on the First Team. Bikko crossed the finish line in 26:39 Saturday, taking fifth place overall and earning a trip to the South/Southeast Regional meet Nov. 13 in Memphis, Tn.
October 16, 2010
Royals Run Well In Packed Field At Gettysburg
The Eastern Mennonite cross country teams were at the Gettysburg Invitational Saturday and participated in the large meet. Richy Bikko took fourth on the men's side to lead the way for the Royals.
October 11, 2010
Bikko Does It Again, Named Top ODAC Runner
The Eastern Mennonite men's cross country team has had five meets this season. Senior Richy Bikko, still in just his second-ever cross country season, has taken first in three of those meets. And now, for the third time, Bikko has been named the Old Dominion Athletic Conference Player-of-the-Week.
October 9, 2010
Off Week Produces Good Results For EMU Runners
After getting an off week last weekend, the Eastern Mennonite cross country runners had a good showing Saturday at the Shenandoah University Hornet Harrier. Richy Bikko took an easy win in the 5k men's race, his third top finish of the season.
September 27, 2010
Bikko Wins Second Player-of-the-Week Honor
Last Saturday, Richy Bikko won his second meet of the season, dominating the Maroon Invitational. As a result, the Eastern Mennonite University cross country runner claimed the Old Dominion Athletic Conference Player-of-the-Week award, winning for the second time this fall.
September 25, 2010
Bikko Dominates Maroon Invitational And Wins By 1:39
Senior Richy Bikko continued to show his prominence amongst the Old Dominion Athletic Conference, winning Saturday's Roanoke Invitational. Four conference schools were represented and Bikko easily took first place at the meet by 1:39 over Roanoke's Andrew Bernstein.
September 18, 2010
Eastern Mennonite Harriers Run At Dickinson Long/Short
The Dickinson Long/Short Invitational is always a good chance for cross country runners to get a gauge of how they fare in a talented field and Saturday was no different. The Eastern Mennonite runners did well at the meet in Carlisle, Pa., highlighted by Richy Bikko taking 23rd in the 4000m run.
September 11, 2010
Cross Country Runners Have A Good Showing At UVA
In a field mixed with D-I and D-III runners, Eastern Mennonite's Richy Bikko made a solid showing. The senior ran his personal record and came in 16th overall, finishing behind only one other D-III runner at Friday's Lou Onesty Invitational hosted by the University of Virginia.
September 7, 2010
Bikko Grabs Player-Of-The-Week Honors After First Week
Eastern Mennonite University senior Richy Bikko (Nairobi, Kenya/Harrisonburg) made a splash in his first meet of 2010. Bikko won the Randolph Invitational by 23 seconds, not only earning him a gold but also pulling in the first Old Dominion Athletic Conference Player-of-the-Week award of the season.
September 1, 2010
Bikko Wins First 2010 Meet By 23 Seconds
Richy Bikko opened the 2010 cross country season right where he left off in 2009 - by beating everyone in the Old Dominion Athletic Conference not named Ricky Flynn. Bikko took second at the 2009 ODAC Championships to Lynchburg's Flynn, and took 108th at the national meet as Flynn took gold. Flynn has since graduated, and Bikko showed he might be the cream of the ODAC crop in 2010 by taking first place at Wednesday's Randolph College Invitational.
September 1, 2010
Small Cross Country Teams Left With Room To Improve
The Old Dominion Athletic Conference Cross Country Preseason Polls were released today and the Eastern Mennonite University teams were both left with room to move up by the season's end. The men's team was voted seventh out of ten ODAC schools while the Lady Royals were voted seventh out of nine.
May 6, 2010
FEATURE: Richy Bikko - A Lesson In Resolve
When Eastern Mennonite University junior Richy Bikko (Nairobi, Kenya/Harrisonburg) went to the national meet in his first year running cross country, it was a surprise. To everyone except his first-year head coach, Matt Dougherty, that is.
