Old Gold & Black

Deacon Spotlight: Chase Oliver & Isaiah Parente

Cooper Sull • September 24, 2020

Old Gold & Black sports writer Cooper Sullivan sat down with Oliver and Parente to discuss this upcoming season, the pandemic and calls for racial equality

Deacon Spotlight: Isaiah Mucius

Essex Thayer • September 10, 2020

Photo courtesy of Wake Forest Athletic Communications

Deacon Spotlight: Logan Bolton

Ben Conroy • September 3, 2020

Sports Editor Ben Conroy sits down with senior Logan Bolton, a member of the WFU cheerleading squad and a social justice activist

Deacon Spotlight: John Ernst

Nick Lalli • March 5, 2020

John Ernst is a sophomore from Loveland, Ohio entering his second year as a baseball manager for the Wake Forest’s Men’s Baseball team.

Deacon Spotlight: Tyler Witt

Samantha Wexler • February 27, 2020

After participating in Senior Day in 2019, Wake Forest Men’s Baseball player Tyler Witt will be able to have that opportunity once again in 2020.

Deacon Spotlight: Adriana Piekarewicz

Samantha Wexler • February 20, 2020

As a sixth-grader in Florida, Adriana Piekarewicz was a soccer player who ran a fast mile in gym class.

Deacon Spotlight: Alex Sharp

Samantha Wexler • February 13, 2020

Senior Alex Sharp has been on a tear for the women’s basketball team, recording her thousandth career point on Jan. 30 against Pitt and recording multiple double-doubles as of late.

Deacon Spotlight: Ody Oguama

Jake Singer • February 6, 2020

After coming off the bench for the first two games of the year, freshman Ody Oguama now starts most games for the Demon Deacons.

Deacon Spotlight: Lexi Franco

Lucy Nelson • January 23, 2020

Lexi Franco is the co-captain of Wake Forest’s Women’s Tennis.

Ivana Raca is a junior on the women’s basketball team here at Wake Forest. Like most college students, she loves to watch Netflix and have lots of fun with her friends, but she also has other goals....

Spotlight: Robbie Grace

Lucy Nelson • November 21, 2019

Hailing from Minneapolis Minn. is one of the top long jumpers in the nation: Robbie Grace. The freshman has a personal record of 20’ 1’’, and hopes to surpass that during her time at Wake Forest....

Spotlight: Stan Cotten

Rafael Lima • November 14, 2019

If you have listened to a Wake Forest football or basketball game on the radio over the past 24 years, then you’ve definitely heard Stan Cotten, the “Voice of the Deacons.” Having received a lot...