"Covers the campus like the magnolias"

Old Gold & Black

'Covers the campus like the magnolias'
"Covers the campus like the magnolias"

Old Gold & Black

"Covers the campus like the magnolias"

Old Gold & Black

Spotlight: John Currie

Spotlight: John Currie

Samantha Wexler April 18, 2019

An alumnus of the Wake Forest class of 1993 and Deacon Club intern that same year, John Currie’s whole life has been outlined in old gold and black. Currie rose up the ranks to Deacon Club assistant...

Spotlight: Zach Murphy

Spotlight: Zach Murphy

Samantha Wexler April 11, 2019

While most of the fame goes to the quarterbacks, wide receivers or running backs who score touchdowns, kickers play a vital role on the field in consistently performing for points after touchdowns (PATs)...

Wake Forest Athletics Director Ron Wellman poses for a portrait in front of the Demon Deacon statue at Deacon Tower on Wednesday, September 4, 2013.

Spotlight: Ron Wellman

Samantha Wexler April 4, 2019

Since being named the fifth Athletic Director in Wake Forest’s history in October 1992, Ron Wellman has helped to shape the athletic teams of Wake Forest’s campus on and off the field. Four national...

Spotlight: Borna Gojo

Spotlight: Borna Gojo

Samantha Wexler March 28, 2019

The top-rated U18 singles player in Croatia prior to arriving at Wake Forest, Borna Gojo came to Winston-Salem as a mid-year enrollee to jump-start his tennis career. Prior to Wake Forest, he won a pair...

Spotlight: Robert Heppenstall

Spotlight: Robert Heppenstall

Samantha Wexler March 21, 2019

A member of Team Canada in high school, Robert Heppenstall has never been a stranger to competition. He participated in the 2014 World Junior Championship in Eugene, OR and was the 2015 Junior Pan Am silver...

Spotlight: Jake Benzinger

Spotlight: Jake Benzinger

Samantha Wexler March 7, 2019

A three-sport star in high school, Jake Benzinger was a standout star at Mt. Greylock High School in not just football, but also basketball and baseball. In high school, he started for three years on the...

Spotlight: Alva Hicks

Spotlight: Alva Hicks

Samantha Wexler February 28, 2019

The cousin of U.S. Olympic Team member Justin Gatlin, Alva Hicks has grown up in the track and field community. At Classical High School in Providence, Hicks was a three-sport athlete in volleyball as...

The Wake Forest Demon Deacons played host to the North Carolina Tar Heels in ACC womens tennis action at the Wake Forest Tennis Center on March 29, 2017 in Winston-Salem, North Carolina. The Tar Heels defeated the Demon Deacons 6-1.  (Brian Westerholt/Sports On Film)

Spotlight: Emma Davis

Samantha Wexler February 21, 2019

After an undefeated high school career in Cohasset, MA, Emma Davis came into her freshman year at Wake Forest boasting four state championships. She was a five-star recruit out of high school and earned...

Spotlight: Eric Bae

Spotlight: Eric Bae

Samantha Wexler February 14, 2019

Hailing from the golf Mecca of Pinehurst, NC, Eric Bae was destined to play golf. His older sister, Sarah, led the way in playing for an in-state university, playing at both High Point and NC State. In...

Spotlight: Morgan McSweeney

Spotlight: Morgan McSweeney

Samantha Wexler February 7, 2019

At a university that just spent millions on a new pitching lab and baseball facilities, junior pitcher Morgan McSweeney looks to build on a storied history of pitchers at Wake Forest. Rated one of the...

Spotlight: Jennifer Kupcho

Spotlight: Jennifer Kupcho

Samantha Wexler January 31, 2019

Coming all the way from Colorado, Jennifer Kupcho surprised a few folks in the ACC and continues to do so. They should be very used to Kupcho as a winner. The 2015 Colorado Women’s Golf Association...

Spotlight: Petros Chrysochos

Spotlight: Petros Chrysochos

Samantha Wexler January 24, 2019

Hailing from Cyprus, Petros Chrysochos quickly made America aware of his presence on the NCAA and ITA level. He is no stranger to competition, training at the Herodotou Tennis Academy in Larnaca and competing...

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