Thank You, Demon Deacons! Wake Forest Set to Honor 61 Students on Saturday at Allegacy Stadium

WINSTON-SALEM, N.C. -- Wake Forest Athletics will honor 34 football players, 11 members of the Spirit of the Old Gold & Black, 12 Deacs from the Spirit Squads and four student staffers on Saturday before the football game.

"This exceptional group of student-athletes has been a cornerstone of our football program, demonstrating leadership, resilience, and a commitment to excellence that has inspired both their teammates and our entire community," head coach Dave Clawson. "Coaching them over the past four, five, and six years has been a true honor. We deeply appreciate their hard work, dedication, and passion for Wake Forest. We love these guys, and we are proud to celebrate them as Deacs who have represented our University with integrity and determination."

"Senior Day is a celebration of the dedication, resilience, and remarkable contributions of Wake Forest students as members of the football team, Spirit of the Old Gold and Black, spirit squads, and support groups," said Vice President & Director of Athletics John Currie. "Under Coach Clawson's leadership, these 35 football student-athletes have represented our University with class and perseverance, embodying the values that define Demon Deacon excellence. Together with our band, spirit squad members, and student staffers, they have created memorable gameday experiences and fostered a sense of unity across Deacon Nation. We encourage all fans to arrive early for Saturday afternoon's special pregame ceremony and to stay in their seats at halftime for more recognition of these outstanding members of our community."

Several football student-athletes being honored on Saturday have completed or will complete their degrees in December 2024 or May 2025, but have remaining eligibility. Following the season, those individuals will assess the potential of returning for the 2025 season.

Football:
QB Hank Bachmeier

Accumulated 11,049 career passing yards in his six seasons playing which would rank second all-time in Wake Forest history
Bachmeier has thrown for 66 career passing touchdowns which would rank second in Wake Forest program history and his career yards ranks seventh in FBS and is one of 89 quarterbacks in FBS history to reach 11,000 passing yards
Major: Financial Technology and Analytics
Hometown: Murrieta, Calif.

DB Capone Blue

Season-high eight tackles against No. 5 Ole Miss
Recorded a pass break-up against Louisiana
Major: Digital Marketing
Hometown: San Diego, Calif.

DB Anthony Borriello

Key part of the Deacs special teams units during the 2024 season
Seen action in eight games as a redshirt junior
Major: Communication
Hometown: Red Bank, N.J.

DL Justin Cody

Recorded a sack and a pair of quarterback hurries against Cal
Career-best 3.5 tackles for loss so far in the 2024 season
Major: Communication
Hometown: Seffner, Fla.

OL Jaydon Collins

Appeared in nine games during the 2024 season
Tallied a career-high 53 snaps
Major: Communication
Hometown: Greer, S.C.

LB Branson Combs

Season-high 14 tackles at North Carolina
Second on the team with 85 tackles on the season
Major: Master of Project Management
Hometown: Evansville, Ind.

TE Ryan Dupont

Appeared in seven games for the Demon Deacons
Played a key role as a member of Wake's special teams units
Major: Economics
Hometown: Roswell, Ga.

TE Gavin Ellis

Tallied 35 total snaps in the backfield, slot, kick return, offensive line and field goal unit in 2023.
Saw action in 12 games during the 2022 season, helping lead the team to its seventh consecutive bowl game and back-to-back bowl wins with a victory over Missouri in the Gasparilla Bowl
Major: Communication
Hometown: Hampstead, N.C.

DB Walker Ferguson

Valuable member of the scout team for the Demon Deacons
Scout team member during the 2022 season, helping lead the team to its seventh consecutive bowl game and back-to-back bowl wins with a victory over Missouri in the Gasparilla Bowl
Major: Economics
Hometown: Richmond, Va.

WR Horatio Fields

Found the endzone on three occasions during the 2024 season
Had a career-high 81 receiving yards against Louisiana
Major: Communication
Hometown: Douglasville, Ga.

TE Michael Frogge

Appeared in 16 games for the Demon Deacons
Recorded his first career touchdown on his career reception against Clemson this season.
Major: Master of Project Management
Hometown: Greensboro, N.C.

DL Bryce Ganious

Made 21 appearances in the Old Gold & Black
Season-high six tackles in the victory at NC State
Major: Sociology
Hometown: Houston, Texas

OL DeVonte Gordon

Gordon has made 51 appearances on the offensive line for the Demon Deacons.
He was named 2023 Honorable Mention All-ACC, 2022 Academic All-ACC and 2022 All-ACC Honorable Mention.
Major: Digital Marketing
Hometown: Washington, D.C.

WR Christian Greene

Valuable member of the scout team for the Demon Deacons
Appeared in three games for a total of 35 plays as a freshman in 2021
Major: Economics
Hometown: Ashburn, Va.

TE Cameron Hite

Appeared in 43 games for the Demon Deacons
Recorded a career-best 91 receiving yards with a touchdown against Elon in 2023
Major: Master of Project Management
Hometown: Greeneville, Tenn.

RB Zach Igwebe

Made seven appearances in 2024 on special teams for the Demon Deacons
Appeared in nine games across two seasons
Major: Finance
Hometown: Clarksville, Md.

DB C'Darius Kelley

Recorded 17 tackles across nine games in his lone season at Wake Forest
Had pass breakups in the Deacs' contests against Ole Miss, NC State, Clemson and North Carolina
Major: Project Management
Hometown: Greensboro, Ga.

QB Michael Kern

Has made 22 appearances during his time at Wake Forest.
Recorded 105 completions for 1,1311 yards over his football career.
Major: Digital Marketing
Hometown: Orlando, Fla.

OL Hank Lucas

Nine appearances for the Demon Deacons
Played primarily on special teams with seven appearances during the 2024 season
Major: Communication
Hometown: West Des Moines, Iowa

P Ivan Mora

Racked up 9,793 total yards on 233 punts for an average of 42.0.
2020-24 Ray Guy Award Watch List
Major: Master of Project Management
Hometown: Dalton, Ga.

WR Taylor Morin

In 60 career appearances for Wake Forest, he has recorded 219 receptions for 2,927 yards with 21 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: Master of Business Administration
Hometown: Centreville, Va.

DB Trent Nicholson

Valuable member of the scout team for the Demon Deacons
Scout team member during the 2022 season, helping lead the team to its seventh consecutive bowl game and back-to-back bowl wins with a victory over Missouri in the Gasparilla Bowl
Major: Communication
Hometown: Sammamish, Wash.

OL Jake Pascual

Valuable member of the scout team for the Demon Deacons
Scout team member during the 2022 season, helping lead the team to its seventh consecutive bowl game and back-to-back bowl wins with a victory over Missouri in the Gasparilla Bowl
Major: Biology
Hometown: Winston-Salem, N.C

DL Kevin Pointer

Recorded 21 tackles-for-loss across his Wake Forest career
First career interception against Virginia
Major: Master of Project Management
Hometown: Jonesboro, Ark.

WR Nick Ragano

18 appearances across four seasons for Wake Forest
Recorded three receptions for 15 yards during the 2022 season
Major: Economics
Hometown: Clifton, Va.

DB Demarcus Rankin

Played in 13 games for the Demon Deacons
First career tackle-for-loss against NC A&T
Major: Communication
Hometown: Lancaster, Texas

LB Eldrick Robinson II

Had 16 tackles across 12 games for the Demon Deacons
Pair of tackles against Clemson and Stanford
Major: Communication
Hometown: Pensacola, Fla.

OL Erik Russell

Made 20 appearances across four seasons
Recorded his first career tackle on special teams during the 2023 season
Major: Mathematical Economics
Hometown: Scituate, Mass

OL George Sell

Played 365 snaps across the offensive line and special teams in 2024
Started in 11 games during the 2023 season for the Demon Deacons
Major: Master of Project Management
Hometown: Chagrin Falls, Ohio

OL Nick Sharpe

Appeared in 23 games across the offensive line
Made appearances at both right and left guard during the 2024 season
Major: Communications
Hometown: Gastonia, N.C.

DB Evan Slocum

Career-best 66 tackles with an interception and fumble recovery as a senior during the 2024 season
Recorded 154 tackles across 44 appearances in his Demon Deacon career
Major: Communication
Hometown: Cartersville, Ga.

RB Will Towns

Student assistant coach for the Demon Deacons
Recorded 71 yards on 12 rushing attempts during the 2022 season
Major: Economics
Hometown: Jackson, N.J.

OL Zach Vaughan

Appeared in 16 games for the Demon Deacons in his four seasons
Tallied 11 snaps on the offensive line and field goal unit in 2024
Major: Sociology
Hometown: Milton, Mass.

DL Kendron Wayman

Appeared in every game the last four seasons
Recorded 17 tackles as a senior, including a trio of stops against NC State and Cal
Major: Health and Exercise Science
Hometown: Denton, Md.

Spirit of the Old Gold & Black:
Mira Baki

Major: Biology
Hometown: Fort Mill, S.C.

Andrew Bassard

Major: Music Education
Hometown: Charlotte, N.C.

Nelia Binder

Major: Environmental Science and Japanese
Hometown: Apex, N.C.

Owen Bounds

Major: Personal Finance
Hometown: Clemmons, N.C.

Phillip Brown

Major: Statistics
Hometown: New Braunfels, Texas

Joshua Duque

Major: Biochemistry and Molecular Biology
Hometown: Fairfax, Va.

Will Gardner

Major: History, Politics and International Affairs
Hometown: Mebane, N.C.

Hannah Kohl

Major: Psychology
Hometown: Charlotte, N.C.

Rae Smith

Major: Sign Language Interpretation
Hometown: Winston-Salem, N.C.

Paul Sposato

Major: Accounting
Hometown: Nashville, Tenn.

Jack Wooten

Major: Physics
Hometown: Thomasville, N.C.

Wake Forest Co-Ed Cheerleading, Dazzling Deacs and Mascots:
Sophia Barca

Major: Communication
Hometown: Berkeley Heights, N.J.

Hannah Brown

Major: Business and Enterprise Management
Hometown: Raleigh, N.C.

Celeste Childs

Major: Health and Exercise Science
Hometown: Clemmons, N.C.

Kate Choi

Major: Physics and Mathematics
Hometown: Chicago, Ill.

Kamille Coleman

Major: Health and Exercise Science

Hometown: Charlotte, N.C.

Elicia Estevez

Major: Economics
Hometown: Manchester, Conn.

Dave Herfel

Master of Management
Hometown: Sparta, Ky.

Cooper Hough

Hometown: Memphis, Tenn.
Major: Accounting

Jack Kinney

Major: Juris Doctor
Hometown: Baltimore, Maryland

Nick Lyons

Major: Finance and Economics
Hometown: Memphis, Tenn.

Julia Murray

Major: Elementary Education
Hometown: Purcellville, Va.

Dani O'Keefe

Major: Communication
Hometown: Miami, Fla.

Student Staff Members:
Sports Medicine

Emory Garlove
- Major: Health and Exercise Science
- Hometown: Louisville, Ky.

Video

Parker Beverly
- Major: Documentary Filmmaking
- Hometown: Pensacola, Fla.
Meredith Hamm
- Major: Documentary Filmmaking
- Hometown: Chicago, Ill.

Strength

Teddy Laird
- Major: Health and Exercise Science
- Hometown: Darien, Conn.

Wake Forest Athletics

Thank You, Demon Deacons! Wake Forest Set to Honor 61 Students on Saturday at Allegacy Stadium

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Players Mentioned

Hank Bachmeier

Capone Blue

Anthony Borriello

Justin Cody

Jaydon Collins

Branson Combs

Ryan Dupont

Gavin Ellis

Walker Ferguson

Horatio Fields

Michael Frogge

Bryce Ganious

DeVonte Gordon

Christian Greene

Cameron Hite

Zach Igwebe

C'Darius Kelley

Michael Kern

Hank Lucas

Ivan Mora

Taylor Morin

Trent Nicholson

Jake Pascual

Kevin Pointer

Nick Ragano

Demarcus Rankin

Eldrick Robinson II

Erik Russell

George Sell

Nick Sharpe

Evan Slocum

Will Towns

Zach Vaughan

Kendron Wayman

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