Alex Braun ’21 led Emory & Henry softball to a runner-up finish in the Seguin Regional of the NCAA Division III Tournament this past spring (photo below). The Wasps finished the year with a 29-9 overall record and were one of the final 16 teams in the country. Braun was named to the All-American First Team by the NFCA, the program’s first-ever first-team selection.
Jay Swegheimer paced Emory & Henry football to a 3-1 record and a spot in the ODAC Championship Game during the spring 2021 season (photo bottom). He led the league with 10.5 tackles for loss including 7.5 quarterback sacks. For his efforts, he was named the ODAC Defensive Player of the Year and selected to the D3football.com All-America Second Team.
Sarah Dutton was awarded with Scholastic All-American honors as one of the top student-athletes in the United States by National Collegiate Rugby. Dutton, a civic innovation and environmental studies major, has a cumulative 3.7 GPA.
“Sarah Dutton has been a steady force within the Women’s Rugby team,” says Coach Tom O’Neill. “She works hard on the Rugby pitch as well as in the classroom. Sarah represents Emory & Henry well as an affinity student-athlete.”
Emory & Henry College recently welcomed its largest incoming class in its 185-year history, with a total of 436 students incoming for the fall semester in addition to more than 650 returning students. With hundreds of students coming from Virginia and the region,and more than 47% of students joining the campus from out of state and nine different countries, the College worked throughout the summer to staff a more robust Student Success Center.
Laurie Anne Ferguson
Founding Dean, School of Nursing