All of 91¶ÌÊÓƵ’s ODAC-sponsored sports were represented on the All-Academic Team.Ìý Men’s volleyball competes in the Continental Volleyball Conference and is not eligible for the ODAC team.

The ODAC All-Academic Team eclipsed 1,000 student-athletes for the eighth consecutive year and set a new high-water mark for conference honorees for the fifth year in a row.Ìý With representatives from each of the 17 ODAC institutions (including Catholic University for football only and Greensboro College and Notre Dame of Maryland University for swimming only), 1,558 student-athletes earned recognition on the 2013-14 ODAC All-Academic Team.

Eligibility for the ODAC All-Academic Team is open to any student-athlete that competes in a conference-sponsored sport, regardless of academic class.Ìý He or she must achieve at least a 3.25 grade point average for the year to be considered for an ODAC All-Academic Award.

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The entire list of Royals named to the ODAC All-Academic Team is listed below.ÌýÌý

91¶ÌÊÓƵ’s ODAC All-Academic Team
Elizabeth Alderfer – Women’s Cross Country, Track & Field
Kayley Argenbright – Women’s Volleyball
Jordan Aylor – Softball
Becky Barrett – Women’s Basketball
Trey Barrett – Men’s Basketball
Tyler Brenneman – Men’s Soccer
Carol Brinkley – Field Hockey
Jonathan Bush – Men’s Soccer, Track & Field
Lauren Campbell – Softball
McKenna Carter – Women’s Volleyball
Hannah Chappell-Dick – Women’s Cross Country, Track & Field
Robert Cook – Men’s Cross Country, Track & Field
Melissa Cox – Field Hockey
Nicolette Cuevas – Softball
Hannah Daley – Field Hockey
Mary Beth Danaher – Field Hockey
Patty Danaher – Women’s Cross Country, Track & Field
Paige DeBell – Field Hockey
Tyler Denlinger – Men’s Cross Country, Track & Field
Jenessa Derstine – Field Hockey
Erica Detweiler – Women’s Soccer
Katie Eckman – Women’s Cross Country
Mariah Foltz – Softball
Daniel Friesen – Men’s Soccer
Erica Garber – Women’s Track & Field
Carlos Garcia – Men’s Track & Field
Abi Gardner – Field Hockey
Jessica Goertzen – Women’s Volleyball
Naomi Good – Women’s Soccer
Joe Hall – Baseball
Rebecca Hardy – Women’s Volleyball
Derek Harnish – Men’s Soccer
Bethany Hench – Field Hockey
Ryan Henschel – Baseball
Brooke Hensley – Softball
Morgan Hill – Women’s Soccer
Jordan Hollinger – Men’s Soccer
David Hooley – Men’s Soccer
Brendan Jeschke – Men’s Soccer, Track & Field
Viktor Kaltenstein – Men’s Soccer
Brianna Kauffman – Field Hockey
Rachel Kennel – Women’s Volleyball
Louise Krall – Field Hockey
Lanae Kreider – Women’s Cross Country, Track & Field
Jacob Landis – Men’s Cross Country, Track & Field
Jordan Leaman – Men’s Cross Country, Track & Field
Parker Leap – Men’s Soccer
Mollie Lehman – Field Hockey
Jake Lind – Men’s Soccer
Lexi Link – Women’s Volleyball
Mariah Martin – Field Hockey
Tim Martin – Men’s Cross Country, Track & Field
Dilmer Martinez – Men’s Soccer
Mark Mast – Men’s Soccer
Saralyn Mast – Women’s Cross Country, Track & Field
Brad Matthias – Baseball
Brittany McDonaldson – Women’s Golf
Macson McGuigan – Men’s Soccer
Chris Miller – Men’s Track & Field
Katie Miller – Women’s Volleyball
Austin Mumaw – Men’s Soccer
Jonathan Nisly – Men’s Cross Country, Track & Field
Ian Norris – Baseball
Nora Osei – Women’s Soccer, Women’s Basketball
Jolee Paden – Women’s Cross Country
Jesse Parker – Men’s Cross Country
Hannah Patterson – Women’s Cross Country, Track & Field
Dylan Polley – Men’s Soccer
Alicia Poplett – Women’s Soccer
D Probst – Women’s Volleyball
Casey Racer – Softball
Jess Rheinheimer – Women’s Basketball
Steph Rheinheimer – Women’s Basketball
Krista Rittenhouse – Women’s Cross Country, Track & Field
Kyle Salladay – Baseball
Juni Schirch – Women’s Cross Country, Track & Field
Caleb Schlabach – Men’s Golf
Chanel Shands – Women’s Basketball
Jacob Shank – Men’s Soccer
Kayla Smeltzer – Women’s Volleyball
Molly Smith – Softball
Nicole Smith – Softball
Ashten Spencer – Women’s Soccer
Mandy Stowers – Field Hockey
Ryan Thomas – Men’s Soccer
Shannan Thompson – Women’s Basketball
John Toney – Men’s Golf
Londen Wheeler – Men’s Track & Field
Camille Williams – Field Hockey
Alex Wynn – Men’s Track & Field
Bianca Ygarza – Women’s Basketball
Alena Yoder – Women’s Volleyball
Andrew Yoder – Men’s Soccer
Chris Yoder – Men’s Basketball
Michelle Zook – Field Hockey
Marla zumFelde – Women’s Basketball

“I’m really excited to see growth in our track & field program this year,” Lewkowicz said.Ìý “We have a lot of talented newcomers on the men’s side and a number of All-ODAC performers returning for the women. ÌýExpectations are high and we are excited about that.”

(Bluffton, Oh./Bluffton) is back for her sophomore season after breaking five Eastern Mennonite middle distance records in her first year.Ìý For the men, (Dalton, Oh./Central Christian) will look to improve on his incredible growth from last year.Ìý As a junior transfer, King was talked into trying the high jump by Lewkowicz.Ìý In his first-ever campaign in the event, King won both the indoor and outdoor ODAC titles, and also broke the 91¶ÌÊÓƵ outdoor record.Ìý Not bad.

Lewkowicz said that with a balance of faith, team camaraderie and talent, he senses his men and women are poised to reach new heights in 2014.

“We are looking to continue to build off of that success from last year and part of that is the expectation that school records will continue to be broken,” he explained.Ìý “This adds to the level of excitement on the team because setting records is an indication of performing at a level that will help us as a team at the ODAC level.Ìý At the end of the day, the goal is to get better each time out and let the accolades come as they will.”

Also back for the men is sophomore (Broadway, Va./Broadway), who took the silver in the 60m hurdles at the ODAC indoor meet and bronze in the 100m hurdles at the outdoor meet.Ìý For the women, sophomore (Harrisonburg, Va./Spotswood) was third in 800m outdoor race, finishing just behind Chappell-Dick.Ìý The women had a distance medley relay team take third at the indoor meet in 2013, and Brumfield, (Gap, Pa./Lancaster Mennonite), and (Goshen, Ind./Goshen) all return from that foursome.Ìý Another sophomore, (Gig Harbor, Wash./Peninsula), was third in the javelin last spring to round out 91¶ÌÊÓƵ’s athletes who earned an All-ODAC honor last year.

Lewkowicz expects those athletes to be the core of his squads this year, along with (Harrisonburg, Va./Broadway) in the distance runs, (Strasburg, Va./Strasburg) in the throws and jumper (Canby, Ore./Western Mennonite).Ìý Garber earned the No. 3 spot in the 91¶ÌÊÓƵ record books in both the indoor and outdoor triple jump as a freshman in 2011, but took the last two years off.Ìý For men, (Harrisonburg, Va./Eastern Mennonite) will help push King in the high jump.Ìý Last year as a freshman, he broke the school’s indoor high jump record before King took it over.Ìý Cross country standouts (Millersville, Pa./Lancaster Mennonite) and (Sterling, Ill./Sterling) will lead the distance group.

91¶ÌÊÓƵ’s coach pointed out that the men’s talent level is getting much deeper this year.

“In the hurdles, All-ODAC performer Richard Robinson is joined by talented freshman (Lynchburg, Va./Heritage),” explained Lewkowicz.Ìý “ (Mechanicsville, Pa./Atlee) and (Virginia Beach, Va./Bayside) highlight a talented group of freshmen sprinters, with (Staunton, Va./Fort Defiance) and (Perkasie, Pa./Christopher Dock) coming into a middle distance group that could score a lot of points at the ODAC meets.Ìý Returners (Pottstown, Pa./Owen J. Roberts), (Philadelphia, Pa./La Salle) and (Nelson, Va./Nelson Country) give us a level of depth that we have not had in years.”

Along with the freshmen men that Lewkowicz pointed out, he noted a handful of returners who might turn heads with the improvements they have made.

“I think Erica Garber will make steady progress as the season goes on,” he said.Ìý “Juni Schirch and (Mt. Pleasant, Pa./Mt. Pleasant Area) missed most of last year due to sickness and injury and I expect them both to do well.Ìý On the men’s side, Philip Watson and Jonathan Bush are poised to breakout this season.

With a number of Royals runners either competing or training with the cross country team this fall, Lewkowicz explains the transition of the group into the track season.

“Moving out of a successful cross country season, the focus turned to bringing the entire track team together as a unit,” he said.Ìý “We have a lot of newcomers, some folks returning from/leaving for cross culturals, and some returning from injuries.Ìý Getting everyone on the same page and focused on the same goals is always a priority.Ìý We are also putting a lot of emphasis on doing the little things well to help keep us healthy in body, mind and spirit.

After years of running their championship meets with an “open” format, the Old Dominion Athletic Conference has added qualifying standards this year.Ìý Although the Eastern Mennonite teams continue to grow in number (25 men and 14 women), the benchmarks are more likely to provide nice targets for 91¶ÌÊÓƵ’s athletes rather than limit how many Royals participate.

“At this point, the standards should not have too much of an effect on our team,” said Lewkowicz, “since each school is guaranteed three spots in each event, regardless of time/mark attained, in addition to four ‘wild card’ placements at the ODAC meet.Ìý While we do have depth in several areas that could leave some folks out, I believe most of our athletes will be able to hit the qualifying mark for their respective event(s).”

The 2013 track season nearly became synonymous breaking records, and the Royals hope to do the same thing in 2014.Ìý They also want to rise out of the middle of the pack at the ODAC meet.

“We want both teams to improve their finish at the ODAC meet, both for the indoor and outdoor season,” Lewkowicz said.Ìý “We already saw a school record broken at the December meet and we anticipate a lot more of that taking place over the course of the season.Ìý It is also my hope that we use our platform as a collegiate team to represent our university well and to glorify Christ through our attitude, effort, humility and sportsmanship.Ìý He is the giver of all good gifts and we want to honor Him in all that we do.”

The 91¶ÌÊÓƵ teams are in action this weekend at the Liberty Open in Lynchburg.Ìý The ODAC Indoor Championships are March 2 in Hampton, Va., with nationals two weeks later in Lincoln, Neb.Ìý The outdoor season then starts on March 22, with the ODAC Outdoor Championships on April 18 and 19.Ìý After a handful of “last chance” meets, the national outdoor meet is May 22-24 in Delaware, Ohio.

“I don’t want to paint cityscapes, I’m not interested in a lot of non-nature related things, so it really evolves out of the landscape,” said McCagg.

McCagg’s work, “Place. Prose. Protest.,” will open to the public on Saturday, Feb. 4, at 4 p.m. in 91¶ÌÊÓƵ’s (91¶ÌÊÓƵ) Margaret Martin Gehman Art Gallery. The show will feature paintings, drawings, stone carvings and media.

In an interview with Erica Garber, a student in Visual and Communication Arts (VaCA) at 91¶ÌÊÓƵ, McCagg said the natural landscape —woods, nature, water and wind— informs him.

“All the color we want is out there and that’s why a lot of my paintings are about color, I don’t want to paint in shades of gray,” McCagg said.

“As a painter, the excitement lies in the deeper level of observation,” said McCagg.

The show will run through Feb. 19.

For more information contact Paulette Moore at 540-432-4163 or email paulette.moore@emu.edu.

of the show edited by Garber and produced by VaCA students Gabriel Brunk, Joshua Mensah and Shandell Taylor.

Although the top finishes were dominated by D-I athletes, there were more D-III schools at this meet than last weekend’s meet hosted by the University of Maryland, giving the Royals a better chance to gauge their competition.

91¶ÌÊÓƵ junior Michael Allen was the top D-III finisher in the long jump.

91¶ÌÊÓƵ senior Samfee Doe was fourth among D-III runners in the 500m dash.

Junior Michael Allen (Fork Union, Va./Louisa Co.) highlighted 91¶ÌÊÓƵ’s day. He was the top D-III finisher in the long jump with a distance of 6.47m, earning him 14th place. Allen also moved up to second place in the ODAC standings with the leap.

In the triple jump, Allen again took 14th overall and was in third among D-III athletes. His best distance of 12.96m moved him up to fourth in the ODAC ranks.

On the women’s side, Samfee Doe (Timonium, Md./Baltimore Lutheran) had the fourth best D-III time in the 500m dash, as she took 13th overall in 1:26.94.

Freshman Erica Garber (Canby, Or./Canby) moved into the ODAC’s sixth spot in the triple jump. Her best jump of 10.04m was 0.50m better than her jump the previous week.

Sophia Holmes (Berryville, Va./Clarke) tried her hand in the 1000m run and took 11th overall in 3:24.76. She was fifth among D-III runners.

The Royals now have a weekend off before heading to the Vince Brown Invitational in Newport News on Feb. 12.

Learn more about women’s indoor track and men’s indoor track at 91¶ÌÊÓƵ.