November 12, 2011
Women Earn 20th Place At Regional Meet
It’s been a long journey for the EMU cross country women this season, but after starting preseason workouts with three runners, the Lady Royals completed the year by taking 20th at the NCAA South/Southeast Regional.
October 29, 2011
Eckman And Eanes Lead Women At ODAC Championships
The Eastern Mennonite women’s cross country team took sixth place at the ODAC Cross Country Championships Saturday in Bedford.
October 15, 2011
Wind And Mud Slow Down Women
On a muddy course with 20mph winds, the EMU women’s cross country team pushed through a tough race Saturday at the Gettysburg Invitational.
September 30, 2011
Womens Runners Hampered By Sickness And Injury
Running at the Paul Short Run in Bethlehem, PA, the Lady Royals started five runners but could only finish four and didn’t record a team score. But two of the four women had their best times of the season.
September 24, 2011
Cross Country Women Take 3rd With First Team Score Of Season
As the season starts to come together, so do the runners. Eastern Mennonite’s cross country women earned their first team score of the year on Saturday when they took third place at the Maroon Invitational in Salem, VA.
September 10, 2011
Pack Running Gives Good Results For Women
Running as a group usually serves the EMU women well, and they did it again Saturday at the Washington & Lee Cross Country Invitational.
September 1, 2011
Trio Of Women's Runners Finish Well At First Meet
The Eastern Mennonite women’s cross country team did not finished with a complete team score, but the individuals who ran had a solid initial outing at the Hornet Cross Country Challenge in Bedford, VA.
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.
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 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 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 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.
