This Week in Wake Forest Women’s Athletics – Presented by Truist (April 8-13)
4/9/2024 1:10:00 PM | General, Women's Basketball, Women's Golf, Women's Tennis, Women's Track and Field
This weekly feature is brought to you by Truist - The Presenting Partner of Wake Forest Women’s Athletics.
WINSTON-SALEM, N.C. – Truist, a longstanding partner of Wake Forest University who is An Official Banking Partner of Wake Forest Athletics and the Presenting Partner of Wake Forest Women's Athletics brings Deacon Nation this weekly update from the Demon Deacons women's programs:
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About Wake Forest University
Wake Forest University is known for its distinctive combination of world-class academics, unrivaled campus experience, intimate learning environment and Power 5 athletics in a top-growing metro market. A Charter member of the Atlantic Coast Conference, the Demon Deacons have won 56 conference titles and are one of only seven ACC schools to win 10 or more national championships, along with Notre Dame, North Carolina, Virginia, Duke, Syracuse and Florida State. Additionally, Wake Forest anchors the Winston-Salem and Triad market, which includes 1.3M residents and was ranked as ESPN's seventh-best market from a viewership perspective.
Wake Forest's comprehensive excellence includes its highly regarded school of medicine, business school, law school and an innovative department of engineering. Additionally, Wake Forest has campuses across Winston-Salem, Charlotte and Washington, DC – providing many academic offerings to students from across the nation and around the world.
Learn more about Wake Forest University at www.wfu.edu and at GoDeacs.com.
- Women's Golf:
- Rachel Kuehn and Carolina Chacarra are coming off a memorable week at the Augusta National Women's Amateur with former teammate Emilia Migliaccio.
- Kuehn earned her second top-10 finish in the distinguished event, as she finished tied for eighth.
- Miglicacco, meanwhile, made the cut and competed in Saturday's final round.
- The team is currently competing in their regular-season finale in Raleigh at the Wolfpack Match Play.
- Postseason competition begins next week on Thursday, April 18, with ACC Championships at Porters Neck Country Club in Wilmington, N.C.
- Rachel Kuehn and Carolina Chacarra are coming off a memorable week at the Augusta National Women's Amateur with former teammate Emilia Migliaccio.
- Women's Tennis:
- The Demon Deacons celebrated their three seniors (Brooke Killingsworth, Mia Ahmad, Casie Wooten) and one graduate student (Marcella Cruz) this past weekend before the final home match of the campaign.
- Wake Forest now heads into the final weekend of the regular season with a pair of matches against Clemson (April 12) and Georgia Tech (April 14).
- The ACC Championships will take place in Cary, N.C. from Wednesday, April 17 to Sunday, April 21.
- Track & Field/Cross Country:
- Last weekend the Deacs claimed five podium finishes at the Vertklasse Meet hosted by High Point University.
- Leia Braunagel shattered her previous personal-best with a 55.44m throw. Braunagel still holds the program record for the longest outdoor women's discus throw.
- Megan Cook placed second in the women's hammer with a season-best 58.41m throw, her throw is also the second-longest throw in Wake Forest history.
- In the women's long jump, Robbie Grace finished in first with a 6.17m jump, a personal-best and the second-longest jump in Wake Forest history.
- The Deacs will continue the outdoor campaign at the Duke Invitational in Durham, N.C. from April 12-13.
- On April 19th the Demon Deacons will return to Kentner Stadium for the Wake Forest Invitational. For more information head to the Wake Forest Invitational tab here.
- Last weekend the Deacs claimed five podium finishes at the Vertklasse Meet hosted by High Point University.
- Women's Basketball:
- The Demon Deacons added a talented transfer to the 2024-25 roster in 1,000-point scorer Emily Johns.
- Johns will come to Winston-Salem this fall following an All-Patriot League season with American this past year, as she posted 20 double-figure scoring games.
- She is a career 47.9 percent shooter while also knocking down 76.4 percent of her free throw attempts.
Truist Financial Corporation is a purpose-driven financial services company committed to inspiring and building better lives and communities. Truist has leading market share in many high-growth markets in the country, and offers a wide range of products and services through our retail and small business banking, commercial banking, corporate and investment banking, insurance, wealth management, and specialized lending businesses. Headquartered in Charlotte, N.C., Truist is a top 10 U.S. commercial bank with total assets of $574 billion as of March 31, 2023. Truist Bank, Member FDIC. Learn more at Truist.com.
About Wake Forest University
Wake Forest University is known for its distinctive combination of world-class academics, unrivaled campus experience, intimate learning environment and Power 5 athletics in a top-growing metro market. A Charter member of the Atlantic Coast Conference, the Demon Deacons have won 56 conference titles and are one of only seven ACC schools to win 10 or more national championships, along with Notre Dame, North Carolina, Virginia, Duke, Syracuse and Florida State. Additionally, Wake Forest anchors the Winston-Salem and Triad market, which includes 1.3M residents and was ranked as ESPN's seventh-best market from a viewership perspective.
Wake Forest's comprehensive excellence includes its highly regarded school of medicine, business school, law school and an innovative department of engineering. Additionally, Wake Forest has campuses across Winston-Salem, Charlotte and Washington, DC – providing many academic offerings to students from across the nation and around the world.
Learn more about Wake Forest University at www.wfu.edu and at GoDeacs.com.
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