Quartet of Demon Deacons Awarded as ACC Scholarship Recipients
2/24/2023 10:00:00 AM | Baseball, Field Hockey, General, Track and Field, Women's Golf
Nat Friedman (field hockey), Madeline Rehm (women’s cross country, track & field), Adam Cecere (baseball) and Rachel Kuehn (women’s golf) received high recognition from the conference office on Friday.
GREENSBORO, N.C. - The Atlantic Coast Conference revealed its 2023 Postgraduate Scholarship recipients on Friday (Feb. 24), and Wake Forest saw four of its programs represented on the yearly list.
Nat Friedman (field hockey), Madeline Rehm (women's cross country, track & field), Adam Cecere (baseball) and Rachel Kuehn (women's golf) all attained honors from the conference.
The Weaver-James-Corrigan-Swofford and Jim and Pat Thacker postgraduate scholarships are awarded to selected student-athletes who intend to pursue a graduate degree following completion of their undergraduate requirements. Each recipient will receive $6,000 toward his or her graduate education. Those honored have performed with distinction in both the classroom and their respective sport, while demonstrating exemplary conduct in the community.The 2023 class of postgraduate scholarship recipients will be highlighted in a one-hour show on ACC Network that will air in May.
"The student-athletes in the ACC are amazing, and we are especially proud to honor this year's class of ACC Postgraduate Scholarship recipients that represent our 15 world-class institutions," said ACC Commissioner Jim Phillips, Ph.D. "The academic and athletic resumes of these 53 student-athletes are incredible, and we applaud their dedication and commitment to excellence. We look forward to continuing to support these tremendous individuals as they approach the future, which is incredibly bright for each of them."
"Congratulations to this year's incredible ACC postgraduate scholarship recipients," said Faculty Athletics Representative Dr. Peter Brubaker. "Each one of these individuals represents the best we have to offer at Wake Forest University and I'm extremely proud of their amazing accomplishments thus far in their academic and competitive careers. All of us look forward to following what will be meaningful and successful futures as they move ahead in their respective careers."
"We are extremely proud of Nat, Madeline, Adam and Rachel for how they represent our University in competition, but more importantly in the classroom and in the community," director of athletics John Currie said. "Each year, this program proudly reminds us of the outstanding commitment to academic excellence by young men and women across the Atlantic Coast Conference."
Nat Friedman | Field Hockey | Senior | Towson, Md. | Business and Enterprise Management
Friedman has competed for the Wake Forest field hockey team for four seasons. Friedman received All-ACC honors three years in a row while also garnering All-Region accolades the last two seasons. In 2022, Friedman recorded four assists and was an instrumental piece of a Wake Forest field hockey squad that made the program's 18th all-time NCAA Tournament appearance.
Madeline Rehm | Women's Cross Country, Track & Field | Senior | Commerce, Mich. | Health & Exercise Science
A three-time All-ACC Academic Team selection, Madeline Rehm is in her fourth season as a member of the Wake Forest track & field and cross country teams. The Commerce, Mich., native has been tabbed to the USTFCCCA Cross Country All-Academic Team twice (2019, 2020) during her time as a Demon Deacon. Additionally, since arriving in Winston-Salem, Rehm has recorded personal-bests of 4:29.29 and 4:59.95 in the 1500m and the mile, respectively.
Adam Cecere | Baseball | Redshirt Junior | Adams Township, Pa | Communication
A team captain last year, Adam Cecere is in his fourth season on the diamond for Wake Forest. Currently, Adam is tied for the most home runs in the nation with five long flies in the Deacs' first five games. Overall, Cecere has reached safely and scored at least one run in all contests. Cecere heads into the weekend with a two-game streak of multi-hit performances. In addition to his nations-best five homers, Cecere leads the ACC in runs scored (nine) and slugging percentage (1.467) while ranking in the top 10 in RBIs and walks. Last season, Cecere batted .318 with 71 hits (fourth on team), eight doubles, 14 home runs (fifth on team), 52 RBIs (fifth on team) and 67 runs while posting a .552 slugging percentage (fifth on team) and a .411 on-base percentage.
Rachel Kuehn | Women's Golf | Senior | Asheville, N.C. | Business and Enterprise Management
The reigning ACC Player of the Year Rachel Kuehn leads the team in her fourth season with her 70.14 stroke average over 21 rounds so far this season. Just this season, she has one individual win and four team wins on her already extensive golf resume. One of the best female amateur players in the world, Kuehn is currently ranked seventh in the Women's World Amateur Golf Rankings (WAGR). She is a three-time All-American and two-time All-American Scholar and has five individual wins in just two and a half full seasons of collegiate golf. Her career stroke average of 71.21 is on pace to be the best career average in program history.
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