Eastern Mennonite University

Eastern Mennonite University rising junior Christian Taylor hopes to play volleyball professionally overseas after graduation and then become a college coach. He got a jump on both future goals this summer, representing his country and his sport in Brazil this summer on the USA D-3 Select Volleyball Team.

Hunter Taylor, a senior at Eastern Mennonite University, is representing Team USA at the 2017 Deaflympics in Samsun, Turkey in July 2017.

Tyler Denlinger (Perkasie, Pa./Dock Mennonite Academy) is wrapping up his collegiate career in style. EMU's track & field/cross country runner was named to the Academic All-America Second Team by the College Sports Information Directors of America (CoSIDA), becoming just the second-ever Eastern Mennonite male to be named one of the nation's top academics.

EMU men's volleyball setter Christian Taylor (Richmond, Va./Deep Run) is getting a once in a lifetime experience this month, representing his country and his sport in Brazil. Taylor is on the USA D-3 Volleyball Team, which is playing matches in different locations around the South American country over a 10-day period.

Eastern Mennonite University had two softball women, Mariah Foltz (Broadway, Va./Broadway) and Savannah Jones (Stanley, Va./Page County), named All-State by the Virginia Sports Information Directors (VaSID).

Eastern Mennonite University held its Athletic Honors Banquet on April 20 in a time of reflection and honoring the journeys of the Royals' student-athletes. Seniors Tyler Denlinger (Perkasie, Pa./Dock Mennonite Academy) and Becca Hardy (Port Republic, Va./Eastern Mennonite) won the President's Awards, the highest athletic award given out by EMU.

Eastern Mennonite University's Tyler Denlinger (Perkasie, Pa./Dock Mennonite Academy) has won the Harry G. "Doc" Jopson Award, giving the Royals a top scholar-athlete award from the Old Dominion Athletic Conference for the second straight year.

For the third straight year, EMU men's volleyball team put seven players on the Continental Volleyball Conference All-Academic Team. The total is also the tied for the most in program history.

Junior hurdler Connor Faint (Winchester, Va./Millbrook) earned an All-America medal at the NCAA Track & Field Championships.

EMU's track & field teams placed six athletes on the All-Region Team, as named by the U.S. Track & Field and Cross Country Coaches Association (USTFCCCA).