Lucas was named to the All-Region Second Team last year and also has back-to-back All-ODAC First Team nods.

She batted a career high .452 this spring, a jump of 45 points from last year.  Lucas also notched career numbers with 42 hits, 22 runs, 21 RBIs and eight doubles despite playing in seven fewer games than either of her previous seasons.  The Royals had 10 games washed off the schedule due to inclement weather.

Lucas finished third in the Old Dominion Athletic Conference with her batting clip, fourth with a .495 on-base percentage, and tenth with a .634 slugging percentage.  She also had a perfect fielding percentage from her position in right field, not making an error in 27 chances.  She was one of just five women in the ODAC to play only in the field and not commit an error.

Of the 45 all-region honorees in the Atlantic Region, which stretches from southern Pennsylvania to Alabama, only nine players from the ODAC were selected.  Lucas was one of two ODAC women named all-region who did not play in the NCAA Tournament, as seven of the nine played for national participants Virginia Wesleyan and Randolph-Macon.

Eastern Mennonite finished the 2015 season with a record of 16-14, charting the 11th consecutive campaign with a .500 or better record.

Women’s runner  (Dover, Ohio/Dover) had the highest individual finish for EMU. She traversed the 6k course in 24:02.2, crossing 202nd out of 275. Besides going to Nationals In her first collegiate season, Lehman was named All-Region, All-ODAC First Team and ODAC Rookie of the Year. She also took ODAC Runner of the Week honors three times.

On the men’s side, seniors  (Sterling, Ill./Sterling) and  (Millersville, Pa./Lancaster Mennonite) completed a roundabout journey on the national stage. The duo were teammates at Hesston College in the fall of 2011 before Gehman went to Montreat the next year. Both men transferred to Eastern Mennonite as juniors in 2013 and wrapped up their cross country eligibility together on Saturday.

Landis had a strong finish and clocked in at 26:03.6 in the talented national field, taking 216th out of 280 runners. Gehman, the South/Southeast Region Athlete of the Year, struggled getting out of the gate and played catch-up the entire race. He crossed in 26:15.8 and took 237th.

Gehman was All-Region, All-ODAC First Team and a three-time ODAC Runner of the Week this fall, while Landis earned All-Region, All-ODAC Second Team and ODAC/Virginia Farm Bureau Mutual Insurance Men’s Cross Country Scholar-Athlete honors.

“Even though the results weren’t that great today, this race does not define the season these three runners had,” said Coach Jason Lewkowicz. “I am extremely proud of each of them and how they represented EMU today and all season.”

Posey started all 39 of the Royals’ games, spending most of his time either in the outfield or as the No. 1 pitcher. He also started a few games at first base. The left-handed batter hit .424 and led the nation with 72 hits during the regular season.

He had team highs with his batting average and hits, as well as a .471 on-base percentage, 41 runs and three triples. Posey added 10 doubles, 23 RBIs, 14 walks and nine stolen bases, also setting an EMU record with 170 at-bats.

A right-handed pitcher, he charted a record of 4-4 with a 4.57 ERA in 65.0 innings. Posey showed pin-point control on the hill, with his 14.00 strikeout-to-walk ratio being second in the nation. He had 56 strikeouts compared to just four walks, and also was third nationally in walks allowed per nine innings at 0.55.

Posey was one of 14 players from the Old Dominion Athletic Conference named to the ABCA’s three all-region teams. Click here to see the full list of honorees from the ABCA.

Earlier this spring, Posey was named All-South Region Second Team by D3baseball.com.

Eastern Mennonite’s baseball men were 20-19 this year, earning their most wins since 2002, when current MLB-player Erik Kratz was a senior.

Lucas was red-hot for the Royals during April, when all but four of their conference games were played. She batted .490 with 10 walks in ODAC play, earning a .576 on-base percentage and a .714 slugging percentage. She was top five in the ODAC in all four categories.

For the season, Lucas finished with a .407 batting average, which was second on the team and seventh on the conference. She showed an incredible eye at the plate, earning 18 walks against just eight strikeouts. She hit three homeruns this spring with 15 RBIs and 17 runs.

In Eastern Mennonite’s five-game winning streak to end the season, which helped them secure the No. 5 seed in the ODAC Tournament, Lucas hit .688.  Included in that stretch was the only four-hit game of her career, when she batted 4-4 with three runs and two RBIs in a win at Sweet Briar.

The Royals closed the 2014 season at 18-18-1, their 10th straight season with a record of .500 or better.

Ygarza led the Royals to their second consecutive NCAA Tournament bid, leading the balanced team in scoring (14.0 ppg), rebounding (6.2 rpg), and field goal percentage (50.9 FG%). She was second on team with 61 assists and third with 33 steals.

The multi-faceted forward ranked in the top 23 in the Old Dominion Athletic Conference in 13 categories, including fourth in points per 40 minutes and free throws. Ygarza scored a season high 28 points in 78-72 loss at Ferrum, which was the South Region’s No. 1 team.

She finishes her career with 1,215 career points, good for sixth in program history. Ygarza is also seventh with 671 career rebounds, tied for 13th with 132 steals, and just outside of the top 15 with 179 assists.

D3hoops.com also put Ygarza on the All-Region Third Team after her sophomore season. She is a three-time All-ODAC First Team honoree, and was named ODAC Player of the Week twice this season (four times in her career) and Royals Athlete of the Week once.

Ygarza was one of four ODAC women honored to all-region teams.

Eastern Mennonite finished the year with a record of 22-6, their third straight season with 20 or more wins. For the second year in a row, the Royals won the ODAC’s regular season at 15-1 and earned an at-large bid to the NCAA Tournament. They were eliminated by Sweet 16 participant Christopher Newport University.

Ygarza is part of a senior class which finishes with the most wins of any class, compiling a record of 80-28 overall and 60-12 in the Old Dominion Athletic Conference.

Falk named to all-region third team

A big season just got a little bigger for EMU men’s basketball player  (Madison, Va./Madison County), as the junior was named to the D3hoops.com All-South Region Third Team. In his first season as a starter, Falk led the nation in rebounding and was also named All-ODAC First Team. Only 15 men from the South Region were named to all-region teams.

The 6-6 Falk started all 28 of Eastern Mennonite’s games this year and responded by averaging a double double at 14.1 points and 13.4 rebounds.  His 375 total rebounds were 17 better than anyone else in D-III. The athletic big man also swatted 2.93 blocked shots an outing, good for 10th in the nation. He charted 16 double doubles, which was 12th in the country, and shot 59.7% from the floor.

Falk broke EMU and ODAC records with 28 rebounds against Lynchburg in the ODAC Tournament. He also broke EMU’s record for rebounds in a season with 375, and tied EMU’s record for blocked shots in a career with 151. He had 82 blocked shots this year, which gives him EMU’s record for blocked shots in a season as well.

Falk also had a memorable weekend when he landed in for a dunk against Randolph College in a Feb. 15 game.

Aside from his All-ODAC First Team award, Falk was also named ODAC Player of the Week once and Royals Athlete of the Week twice this winter. He earned a spot on the all-tournament teams at both weekend tourneys the Runnin’ Royals played at early this season.

Falk was one of five ODAC players honored to all-region teams. Virginia Wesleyan senior D.J. Woodmore was named the South Region’s Player of the Year.

Eastern Mennonite finished the 2013-14 season with a record of 17-11 overall and 10-6 for fifth in the Old Dominion Athletic Conference. Playing with just one senior, the Runnin’ Royals were playing their best ball at the end of the year, building a six-game winning streak before losing to Hampden-Sydney in the ODAC Tournament semifinals.

Allman also owns five program records and was named All-ODAC First Team earlier this spring. She is now eligible for All-America consideration by the NFCA. Only the 120 women on the eight regions’ First Teams are eligible for All-America.

Allman led EMU in nine offensive categories, including batting average, homeruns and RBIs.  She batted .422 in her final campaign, with eight homers and 46 RBIs, which tied a program record. Allman had 49 hits, including 11 doubles, to go with 17 walks for an impressive .507 on-base percentage. She struck out only 11 times and had a slugging percentage of .724.

On the conference level, Allman finished in the top ten in the ODAC in nine categories, including being fifth in homeruns, RBIs, total bases, walks and on-base percentage.

The infielder/designated player leaves the Lady Royals with records of: homeruns in season (9), RBIs in a season (46 – tied with Hall of Honor member Karla Alderfer), career homeruns (31), career RBIs (151) and career walks (52).

This is the second All-Region nod for Allman, who was named All-Region Second Team in 2012.  She was one of six ODAC women named to the First Team this year.

Eastern Mennonite finished the 2013 season with a record of 21-19, qualifying for the ODAC Tournament for the eighth consecutive season.

Banglesdorf was named one of the three First Team outfielders, as he led or co-led Eastern Mennonite in eight offensive categories, including a .395 batting average, .618 slugging percentage and 35 runs scored.  The senior was second on the team with 27 RBIs.  Banglesdorf’s stats also held up in comparison to the Old Dominion Athletic Conference, as at the end of the regular season he was second in the ODAC with 18 doubles, third with 97 total bases and fourth with his slugging percentage.

Rodriguez had a phenomenal rookie season at third base and was the only freshman position player on the first or second All-Region Teams.  He batted .374 with team highs of 41 RBIs and four homeruns, while adding 28 runs.  At times during the season, Rodriguez was among national leaders in RBIs and he finished third in the ODAC in the category.  He was also tenth in the ODAC with a .561 slugging percentage.

The Royals broke their program record with 447 hits as a team and topped the ODAC with a .335 batting average.  They finished with a record of 11-27 and 4-14 in league play.

Including Banglesdorf and Rodriguez, only eight ODAC players were voted onto the region’s top three teams.

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