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This Week in Wake Forest Women’s Athletics – Presented by Truist (May 20-26)
5/21/2024 3:57:00 PM | General, 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:
- Wake Forest's memorable season concluded on Tuesday night, as the Demon Deacons advanced to the final round of stroke play in the NCAA Championships.
- During the 2024 season, Wake Forest won four titles including the program's eighth ACC title, which they won against Clemson at Porters Neck Country Club in Wilmington in April.
- Macy Pate burst onto the scene this year, earning ACC Freshman of the Year honors. She was joined in earning conference honors alongside head coach Kim Lewellen who was named ACC Coach of the Year for the third time in six seasons.
- Along with Pate, Rachel Kuehn, Carolina Chacarra and Mimi Rhodes all earned a spot on the All-ACC Team.
- Track & Field/Cross Country:
- Following an impressive showing at the ACC Outdoor Track & Field Championships in Atlanta, seven athletes from the Wake Forest women's track and field team will be headed to the NCAA East Regionals in Lexington, Ky.
- NCAA East Region Qualifiers
- Megan Cook
- Ashlyn Giles
- Leia Braunagel
- Amanda Schaare
- Robbie Grace
- Brooke Wilson
- Elizabeth Whaley
- NCAA East Region Qualifiers
- The NCAA East Regionals will begin at 10:00 a.m. ET on Wednesday, May 22. Live results can be found here and the meet will be streamed on ESPN+.
- Following an impressive showing at the ACC Outdoor Track & Field Championships in Atlanta, seven athletes from the Wake Forest women's track and field team will be headed to the NCAA East Regionals in Lexington, Ky.
- Women's Tennis:
- The 2024 campaign came to a close on Monday as senior Casie Wooten bowed out of the 2024 NCAA Singles Championships in the round of 64.
- It marked her second-consecutive appearance at the NCAA Singles Championships. Additionally, it was her third-straight appearance in postseason play, as she made the NCAA Doubles Championships in 2022 with Samantha Martinelli.
- This season, Wooten led Wake Forest with 15 singles wins in dual play with 22 total victories since the start of the fall.
- The Torrance, Calif., native racked up seven wins over ranked opponents, including the highest ranked win over her career against No. 3 Ayana Akli the first time the two met on Feb. 17.
- The 2024 campaign came to a close on Monday as senior Casie Wooten bowed out of the 2024 NCAA Singles Championships in the round of 64.
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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