Wake Forest Athletics
Thank You, Demon Deacons! Wake Forest Set to Honor 70 Students on Saturday at Allegacy Stadium
11/9/2023 8:02:00 AM | Football
Tickets for Saturday's game are available on GoDeacs.com/Tickets.
WINSTON-SALEM, N.C. -- Wake Forest Athletics will honor 32 football players, 14 members of the Spirit of the Old Gold & Black, 19 Deacs from the Spirit Squads and five student staffers on Saturday before the football game.
"Our senior class, what can I say," head coach Dave Clawson said. "They have been a part of one of the most magical rides that I have ever experienced in my coaching career. The examples they have set for our players, our students and our entire Athletics department, I am beyond proud. It's been an unbelievable honor to be their coach over the past four, five, six, and in one case, seven years. We love these guys and we're proud that they are all Deacs. I want to thank them for representing Wake Forest University with such class."
"Senior day is a celebration of the accomplishments and incredible experiences in the careers of Wake Forest students as members of the football team, Spirit of the Old Gold and Black, spirit squads and support groups," said director of athletics John Currie. "With Coach Clawson's guidance, these 32 football student-athletes have achieved new heights and raised the standard of excellence across our entire University. Together, our players, band & spirit squad members, and student staffers have inspired all of Deacon Nation and brought our entire community together every gameday in Allegacy Stadium. We encourage all fans to arrive early for Saturday afternoon's special pregame ceremony! Additionally, stay on the lookout for our halftime ceremony with our members of the Spirit of the Old Gold & Black, Spirit Squads and our student football staff members."
Several football student-athletes being honored on Saturday have completed or will complete their degrees in December 2023 or May 2024, but have remaining eligibility. Following the season, those individuals will assess the potential of returning for the 2024 season.
Football:
LS Jacob Zuhr
Spirit of the Old Gold & Black
"Our senior class, what can I say," head coach Dave Clawson said. "They have been a part of one of the most magical rides that I have ever experienced in my coaching career. The examples they have set for our players, our students and our entire Athletics department, I am beyond proud. It's been an unbelievable honor to be their coach over the past four, five, six, and in one case, seven years. We love these guys and we're proud that they are all Deacs. I want to thank them for representing Wake Forest University with such class."
"Senior day is a celebration of the accomplishments and incredible experiences in the careers of Wake Forest students as members of the football team, Spirit of the Old Gold and Black, spirit squads and support groups," said director of athletics John Currie. "With Coach Clawson's guidance, these 32 football student-athletes have achieved new heights and raised the standard of excellence across our entire University. Together, our players, band & spirit squad members, and student staffers have inspired all of Deacon Nation and brought our entire community together every gameday in Allegacy Stadium. We encourage all fans to arrive early for Saturday afternoon's special pregame ceremony! Additionally, stay on the lookout for our halftime ceremony with our members of the Spirit of the Old Gold & Black, Spirit Squads and our student football staff members."
Several football student-athletes being honored on Saturday have completed or will complete their degrees in December 2023 or May 2024, but have remaining eligibility. Following the season, those individuals will assess the potential of returning for the 2024 season.
Football:
LS Jacob Zuhr
- 27 career appearances at long snapper
- Played in all 14 games during the historic 2021 season, helping win the ACC Atlantic Division and Gator Bowl
- Major: Health & Exercise Science
- Hometown: Oviedo, Fla.
- Racked up 7,253 total yards on 174 punts for an average of 41.7.
- 2020-23 Ray Guy Award Watch List
- Major: Project Management
- Hometown: Dalton, Ga.
- 36 career appearances
- Recorded his first-career reception and touchdown against Louisville (10/29/22)
- Major: Communication
- Hometown: Richmond, Va.
- 20.1 yards-per-reception in 2020 (program single-season record)
- Has recorded 79 career receptions for 1,473 yards and 10 touchdowns
- Major: Communication
- Hometown: Mt. Airy, N.C.
- 13 career appearances
- Has made a career-high six appearances so far in 2023
- Major: Health & Exercise Science
- Hometown: Plainsboro, N.J.
- Has made 37 career appearances
- 2022 All-ACC Academic Team
- Major: Sustainability
- Hometown: Gibsonville, N.C.
- Sealed the victory against Syracuse in 2022 with a pick-six.
- Has tallied 21 total tackles in 14 appearances for the Deacs.
- Major: Liberal Arts Studies
- Hometown: Chattanooga, Tenn.
- Will be making his 59th career appearance for Wake Forest on Senior Day, the most of any active Demon Deacon.
- 2022 All-ACC Academic member and William V. Campbell Trophy Semifinalist
- Major: Project Management
- Hometown: Damascus, Md.
- Leads the team in total tackles with 62
- Second on the team in sacks (5.0) and tackles for loss (9.0).
- Major: Liberal Arts Studies
- Hometown: Charlotte, N.C.
- Made his first appearance for Wake Forest in the season opener against Elon.
- Joined Wake Forest after being named the best defensive player in Division II & III in 2022
- Major: Project Management
- Hometown: Groton, Conn.
- Accumulated 158 total tackles, 10.5 tackles for loss and four forced fumbles in 42 appearances.
- Finished second on the team with 74 tackles in 2022, in addition to an All-ACC Academic nod
- Major: Financial Tech & Analytics
- Hometown: Warren, N.J.
- Has tallied 130 tackles, 10 pass breakups and an interception in 30 appearances.
- Is currently second on the team with five pass breakups in 2023.
- Major: Economics
- Hometown: Waldorf, Md.
- Appeared in four games in 2020 and racked up five tackles
- Recorded first-career sack against Campbell
- Major: Communication
- Hometown: Milford, N.J.
- Racked up 95 receptions for 1,279 yards and 12 touchdowns in 41 appearances.
- Nine touchdown receptions in 2022 is tied for sixth-most in program history
- Major: Communication
- Hometown: Washington D.C.
- Appeared in 11 games for Wake Forest
- Has tallied five tackles, including 1.5 tackles-for-loss during his time at Wake
- Major: Elementary Education-Non Licence
- Hometown: Cartersville, Ga.
- Has made 19 appearances during his time at Wake Forest.
- Made a career-high 8 appearances during the 2021 season.
- Major: Business & Enterprise Management
- Hometown: Fairview, N.C.
- Has made 14 appearances during his time at Wake Forest.
- Recorded 38 completions for 542 yards over his football career.
- Major: Project Management
- Hometown: Orlando, Fla.
- Has made 30 appearances over his time at Wake Forest
- Made 10 appearances with 9 tackles during the 2022 season and helped lead Wake Forest to their 7th consecutive bowl appearance.
- Major: Health & Exercise Science
- Hometown: Snellville, Ga.
- Has made 46 appearances for Wake Forest and helped lead the team to an ACC Atlantic Division Title and Gator Bowl in 2021 and the Gasparilla Bowl in 2022.
- Williams has made 105 tackles during his 5 seasons with a career-high 48 tackles during the 2022 season.
- Major: Communication
- Hometown: Bamberg, S.C.
- Has made 3 appearances and 1 start for Wake Forest.
- Won his first career start and win against Pitt going 12-21 throwing 151 yards with one touchdown.
- Major: Communication
- Hometown: Jacksonville, Fla.
- Has recorded 115 total tackles, including 2.5 tackles-for-loss and three interceptions in 34 games for Wake Forest.
- Named 2021 and 2022 Preseason All-ACC.
- Major: Communication
- Hometown: Waldorf, Md.
- In his 40 appearances, he has recorded 1,808 rushing yards and 14 rushing touchdowns.
- Named 2022 Third Team All-ACC, 2022 Preseason All-ACC and 2021 All-Academic Team.
- Major: Communication
- Hometown: Ashburn, Va.
- Over his time at Wake Forest, he has played in 44 games with 100 receptions for 1,338 yards and five touchdowns.
- Williams helped lead the Demon Deacons to back-to-back bowl victories during his sophomore and junior seasons.
- Major: Communication
- Hometown: Philadelphia, Pa.
- Gordon has made 39 appearances on the offensive line for the Demon Deacons.
- He was named 2022 Academic All-ACC and 2022 All-ACC Honorable Mention.
- Major: Digital Marketing
- Hometown: Washington D.C.
- Mustapha is second on the team with 55 tot-al tackles, four of those are tackles-for-loss.
- During his time at Wake Forest he has appeared in 32 games and recorded 150 total tackles, 14 tackles-for-loss, four sacks and three interceptions.
- Major: Communication
- Hometown: Charlotte, N.C.
- In 46 career-appearances for Wake Forest, he has recorded 153 receptions for 2,050 yards with 19 touchdowns.
- Named to the 2022 ACC All-Academic team, 2022 Preseason All-ACC, 2021 ACC All-Academic Team, 2021 Preseason All-ACC and 2020 ACC All-Academic Team.
- Major: Masters Business Administration
- Hometown: Centreville, Va.
- Over the course of his time at Wake, he recorded 35 tackles, two of those being tackles-for-loss in 42 appearances.
- During his sophomore year, Hudson recorded a career-high 20 tackles and helped lead the Demon Deacons to their seventh consecutive bowl games against Miami.
- Major: Digital Marketing
- Hometown: Fayetteville, N.C.
- Has appeared in 12 games over his career at Wake Forest.
- Recorded his first career-tackle against Virginia Tech this season.
- Major: Economics
- Hometown: Concord, Calif.
- Has been a part of the team since 2020.
- Helped lead the team to bowl games every season and a 2021 Atlantic Division Championship
- Major: Philosophy
- Hometown: Davidson, N.C.
- Has been a part of the team since 2021.
- Helped lead the team to bowl games every season and a 2021 Atlantic Division Championship
- Major: Economics
- Hometown: Newland, N.C.
- Has been a part of the team since 2020.
- Helped lead the team to bowl games every season and a 2021 Atlantic Division Championship
- Major: Finance
- Hometown: Elon, N.C.
- Has been a part of the team since 2020.
- Helped lead the team to bowl games every season and a 2021 Atlantic Division Championship
- Major: Economics
- Hometown: Charlotte, N.C.
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Ranks fifth in program history with 19.0 career sacks
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Over his last 14 games dating back to last season, Davis has collected 25.5 tackles for loss and 11.5 sacks.
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Major: Communications
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Hometown: Snellville, Ga.
Spirit of the Old Gold & Black
- Diego Chavez
- Hometown: Sandy Ridge, N.C.
- Major: Nursing
- Benicio Costales
- Hometown: Ocean Isle Beach, N.C.
- Major: Engineering
- Kalven Carrington
- Hometown: Winston-Salem, N.C.
- Major: Business Administration
- Sam Dankner
- Hometown: Garnerville, N.Y.
- Major: Biology
- Jordyn Felici
- Hometown: Clemmons, N.C.
- Major: I.T. Management
- Brady Gunter
- Hometown: Mt. Airy, N.C.
- Major: Secondary Education
- Aimee Lents
- Hometown: Winston-Salem, N.C.
- Major: Sociology
- Isabel Lilie
- Hometown: Louise, Texas
- Major: Biology
- Bea Matthews
- Hometown: Huntsville, Ala.
- Major: Elementary Education
- Dan O'Connell
- Hometown: Wyckoff, N.J.
- Major: Politics and Economics
- Wyatt Porter
- Hometown: Winston-Salem, N.C.
- Major: Biology
- Caden Tatum
- Hometown: Winston-Salem, N.C.
- Major: Mechatronics
- Austin Torain
- Hometown: Roxboro, N.C.
- Major: Psychology
- Ceyana Young
- Hometown: Matthews, N.C.
- Major: Health and Exercise Science
- Adaiah Stevens
- Hometown: Woodbridge, Conn.
- Major: Biology
- Collin Conduah
- Hometown: Duluth, Ga.
- Major: Politics and International Affairs
- Bailey Godfrey
- Hometown: Huntington, Indiana
- Major: Biochemistry
- Brenden Godino
- Hometown: Revere, Mass.
- Major: Business Management
- Mason Johnson
- Hometown: Environmental Science
- Major: Gainesville, Fla.
- Rodrigo Lion
- Hometown: Sao Paulo, Brazil
- Major: Health and Exercise Science
- Charlie Macroni
- Hometown: Dover. Mass.
- Major: Finance
- Lily Robinson
- Hometown: Charlotte, N.C.
- Major: Health and Exercise Science
- Hayden Sample
- Hometown: Atlanta, Ga.
- Major: Biomedical Engineering
- Sydney Smith
- Hometown: Lawrenceville, Ga.
- Major: Communications
- Emy Vanegas
- Hometown: Dallas, Texas
- Major: Health and Exercise Science
- Sarah Binkley
- Hometown: Mooresville, N.C.
- Major: Psychology
- Sofia Campbell
- Hometown: Charlotte, N.C.
- Major: Biology
- Olivia Caulfield
- Hometown: Northport, N.Y.
- Major: Computer Science
- Mia De Jong
- Hometown: Winston-Salem, N.C.
- Major: Psychology
- Payton De Luca
- Hometown: Charleston, S.C.
- Major: Health and Exercise Science
- Kay Mahon
- Hometown: Collegeville, Pa.
- Major: Engineering
- Alex McNight
- Hometown: Bryn Mawr, Pa.
- Major: Health and Exercise Science
- Eve Sarbanes
- Hometown: Salibury, Md.
- Major: Business and Enterprise Management
- Sports Medicine
- Victoria Spivey:
- Hometown: Rocky Mount, N.C.
- Major: Health and Exercise Science
- Minor: Chemistry
- Mason Bhola:
- Hometown: Tucson, Ariz.
- Major: Health and Exercise Science
- Victoria Spivey:
- Equipment
- Jesse Orozco
- Hometown: Waukegan, Ill.
- Major: Psychology and Health and Exercise Science
- Jesse Orozco
- Video
- Gardner Temkin
- Hometown: Montclair, N.J.
- Major: Statistics
- Jae Canetti
- Hometown: Fairfax, Va
- Major: Applied Math
- Gardner Temkin
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