Wake Forest Athletics
Football Elects 2019 Captains
4/7/2019 10:51:00 AM | Football
WINSTON-SALEM, N.C. – The Wake Forest football team, in advance of its annual Spring Game, elected five players to serve as captains for the 2019 season. Head coach Dave Clawson made the announcement Saturday.
The five include cornerback Essang Bassey, running back Cade Carney, tight end Jack Freudenthal, offensive lineman Justin Herron and linebacker Justin Strnad. All five are rising seniors. Carney is the lone holdover captain from the 2018 Demon Deacon team.
Bassey, from Columbus, Ga. (Columbus) is a two-year starter who finished third on the team last year with 74 tackles. He leads all of Wake Forest's defensive players with four career interceptions. Bassey scored on a fumble return against Rice in 2018 and returned an interception for a score against Boston College in 2017.
Carney, from Advance, NC (Davidson Day), was Wake Forest's leading rusher last season with 1,005 yards. He became the first Demon Deacon with over 1,000 yards rushing in a season since Chris Barclay in 2005. Carney is just the ninth individual in school history to eclipse the 1,000-yard mark in a season.
Freudenthal, from Richmond, Va. (Trinity Episcopal), came to Wake Forest as a walk-on and has since earned a scholarship while becoming the Deacons' starting tight end. Freudenthal has 18 career receptions and five career touchdown catches, a ratio of one TD catch for every 3.4 receptions. That mark is the highest in Wake Forest history.
Herron, from Silver Spring, Md. (Bullis), is a three-year starter who is coming off a season-ending knee injury suffered in the 2018 season opener at Tulane. His 38 career starts on the offensive line puts him on pace to break Steve Vallos' school record for starts by an offensive lineman which is currently 48. Herron was a third team All-ACC selection in 2017 as he helped the Deacon offense post five of the top 10 single game total offense marks in school history.
Strnad, from Palm Harbor, Fla. (East Lake), was Wake Forest's leading tackler a year ago with 105 stops while starting all 13 games. He tied for the team lead with six games of double figure tackles including in five of the final seven games of the season. Strnad was Wake Forest's lone linebacker to play in all 13 contests in 2018.
Wake Forest will open the 2019 season at BB&T Field against Utah State on Friday, August 30.
The five include cornerback Essang Bassey, running back Cade Carney, tight end Jack Freudenthal, offensive lineman Justin Herron and linebacker Justin Strnad. All five are rising seniors. Carney is the lone holdover captain from the 2018 Demon Deacon team.
Bassey, from Columbus, Ga. (Columbus) is a two-year starter who finished third on the team last year with 74 tackles. He leads all of Wake Forest's defensive players with four career interceptions. Bassey scored on a fumble return against Rice in 2018 and returned an interception for a score against Boston College in 2017.
Carney, from Advance, NC (Davidson Day), was Wake Forest's leading rusher last season with 1,005 yards. He became the first Demon Deacon with over 1,000 yards rushing in a season since Chris Barclay in 2005. Carney is just the ninth individual in school history to eclipse the 1,000-yard mark in a season.
Freudenthal, from Richmond, Va. (Trinity Episcopal), came to Wake Forest as a walk-on and has since earned a scholarship while becoming the Deacons' starting tight end. Freudenthal has 18 career receptions and five career touchdown catches, a ratio of one TD catch for every 3.4 receptions. That mark is the highest in Wake Forest history.
Herron, from Silver Spring, Md. (Bullis), is a three-year starter who is coming off a season-ending knee injury suffered in the 2018 season opener at Tulane. His 38 career starts on the offensive line puts him on pace to break Steve Vallos' school record for starts by an offensive lineman which is currently 48. Herron was a third team All-ACC selection in 2017 as he helped the Deacon offense post five of the top 10 single game total offense marks in school history.
Strnad, from Palm Harbor, Fla. (East Lake), was Wake Forest's leading tackler a year ago with 105 stops while starting all 13 games. He tied for the team lead with six games of double figure tackles including in five of the final seven games of the season. Strnad was Wake Forest's lone linebacker to play in all 13 contests in 2018.
Wake Forest will open the 2019 season at BB&T Field against Utah State on Friday, August 30.
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