Read the very first mailbag of The Eastern Echo done by Sports Editor, Blake McQueary, as he answers EMU sports fans’ questions.
The Eagles closes their season with a tough battle in the NCAA Great Lakes Regional. Men fall to 12th place, while women place 15th.
Both of EMU's men's and women's cross-country teams competed in Mid-American Conference championships in Athens, Ohio on Saturday, Oct. 29. Both teams would finish third as three EMU runners were awarded All-MAC honors.
The annual EMU Fall Classic, hosted in Dexter, Michigan on Oct. 21, was the end of the regular season for the EMU cross country men’s and women’s teams, where three Eagles runners made their season debuts.
Former EMU track and field athletes Donald Scott and Lahsene Bouchikhi are set to compete in the 2022 World Athletics Championship. Scott is a 2015 EMU graduate and former eight-time Mid-American Conference Champion. Bouchikhi earned First Team All-MAC honors his junior year and placed fifth in the Spartan Invitational with a time of 25:11.2 in the 8,000 meter race.
Eastern Michigan cross country team hosted the MAC championship at the Eagle’s Crest Country Club. Eastern Michigan’s men's cross country team was able to defend their title and win their 25th MAC championship, which is also their 15th consecutive win in the past 17 years.
The Eastern Michigan University men’s and women’s cross country teams competed at the NCAA Great Lakes Regional on Friday, Nov. 15 at the Thomas Zimmer Championships Cross Country Course. Both teams were able to finish in the top-10 in their respective competitions.
Eastern Michigan’s men’s and women’s cross country teams finished in first place in the MAC championships on Saturday, Nov. 2 in DeKalb, Ill. The Eagles women’s team has won five straight conference championships, which is the longest streak in MAC history. The men’s title represents the 23rd conference championship in school history.
The Eastern Michigan men's cross-country team will be competing for their 23rd conference championship in 2019. The team won the MAC in 2017. It will also be competing for a late season push into the NCAA championships, where a trip there would be the first since 2005.
The Eastern Michigan athletics program has seen some ups and downs in the last year, which includes a MAC Tournament title by the women’s volleyball team, an appearance in the Camellia Bowl for the football team, and a court ruling that forced EMU to reinstate the softball and women’s tennis teams.
The Eastern Echo received a copy of a 2014 and 2015 athletic budget from an anonymous source inside the Eastern Michigan Student Government.
The Eastern Michigan University men’s team took third at the NCAA Great Lakes Regionals Friday November 13, 2015. This performance is the best the team has done since 2002 when they took second place and eventuallytook third and the NCAA Championships. The team scored 102 points while adjusting to the climate of the race.
The Eastern Michigan University women’s cross country team competed at the NCAA Great Lakes Regional Friday November 13, 2015 in Madison Wis. The Eagles finished in sixth place with a total of 216 points. This finish is the best the team has done since 1996 when the team took second.
The Eastern Michigan University men’s and women’s cross country teams took home the title at the Mid-American Conference Championships Sat. Oct 31 in Akron, OH. This will mark the first time that both the men’s and women’s teams win the MAC title in the same year.
The Eastern Michigan University men’s and women’s cross country teams ended their regular seasons at the annual EMU Fall Classic Friday, Oct. 23 in Dexter, Mich.
The Eastern Michigan University men’s cross country competed at the NCAA Division One Pre-National Invitational in Louisville, KY on Saturday Oct.
The Eastern Michigan University women’s cross country team placed 24th at the NCAA Division One Pre-Nationals Invitational on Saturday Oct.
The EMU Women’s cross country by placed sixth in the Virginia Invitational this past Saturday. The Eagles had seven runners crossing the line before the 20 minute mark, including four runners in the top 50. They finished sixth among 15 teams, finishing with 184 points
The Eastern Michigan University men’s cross country team took first at the Titan Invitational Saturday Sept. 12 in Northville, Mich.
