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Demon Deacons Ready to Battle at ACC Indoor Track and Field Championships
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24 Wake Forest student-athletes are set to compete from March 1-3 in Louisville, Ky.
WINSTON-SALEM N.C. - The Demon Deacons are gearing up for an exciting showdown at the ACC Indoor Track and Field Championships in Louisville, Ky., to be held March 1-3 at the Norton Healthcare Center. Across three days of competition, 24 athletes will represent Wake Forest.
The ACC Indoor Championships will be streamed via the ACC Network, while live results can be found here.
Need to Know
ACC Indoor Championships - Louisville, Ky.
March 1 (11:30 a.m.)
March 2 (2:15 p.m.)
March 3 (11:15 a.m.)
Competing for the Deacs
John Hayes' Era of Impact
In his eighth season as director of Wake Forest Track & Field and Cross Country, Coach John Hayes will lead 24 Demon Deacons at the 2025 Indoor ACC Track and Field Championships.
Heading into the Championships, Hayes led the Wake Forest Cross Country squad to their first ACC Championship title since 1994—and their second in the past three years—Hayes and the Deacs secured Wake Forest Athletics' sixth title and 58th overall ACC Championship on Nov. 1, 2024.
He then guided the program to a seventh-place finish at the 2024 NCAA Championships on Nov. 23 in Madison, Wisc., coaching All-American Charlie Sprott, who finished in 32nd place with a time of 29:21.6.
Following these outstanding achievements, Hayes was honored with the 2024 Southeast Regional and ACC Cross Country Coach of the Year awards.
Since arriving in August of 2016, the Demon Deacons have captured 113 All-ACC honors, led by 2023 ACC Indoor Champion Tommy Kitchell (shot put), 2022 ACC Outdoor Champion Thomas Vanoppen (1500m), and 2021 ACC Indoor Champions Anna Bush (pentathlon) and Tony Jones (high jump).
Wake Forest Indoor Track and Field Honors Under Hayes
All-ACC First and Second Team (*Second Team)
ACC Indoor Championship Team Finishes
Robbie Grace, a graduate, will compete in the women's long jump on March 2 after an exceptional 2024-25 regular season outing.
Grace captured six consecutive first-place finishes, opening the season with a leap of 5.86 meters before finishing with a personal-best and Wake Forest indoor all-time record of 6.37m at the Darius Dixon Invitational in Lynchburg, Va., on Feb. 14.
Additionally, she also broke the Darius Dixon Meet record (which she had set in 2024) and tied Liberty University's facility record. Grace ranks No. 2 in the ACC and No. 18 nationally.
Trailblazers on the Track
The Demon Deacons have seen great success on the track this indoor season, with several personal-best performances and NCAA and Wake Forest all-time indoor marks.
On opening day of the ACC Championships, Luke Tewalt, Foster Shelbert, Rynard Swanepoel, and Rocky Hansen will compete in the DMR on March 1.
Wake Forest moved to No. 4 all-time in the NCAA men's distance medley relay, breaking its indoor record with a time of 9:17.17 at the Terrier DMR/Last Chance Meet on Feb. 21.
The performance also clinched a spot at the National Championships, set for March 14-15 in Virginia Beach, Va.
In addition to the DMR, sophomore Rocky Hansen is set to race in the 3000-meter on March 3. Hansen began his 2025 indoor campaign at the Virginia Tech Invitational in Blacksburg, Va., where he claimed victory in the mile with a time of 3:57.90.
Hansen then posted a personal-best time of 13:14.43 in his first-ever indoor 5000m at the BU Terrier Classic on Feb. 1 in Boston, breaking the Wake Forest Indoor All-Time Record.
For the Stride Report, he currently ranks No. 14 for the NCAA Indoor Top-25 Distance Rankings, leads the ACC, and ranks No. 8 in the NCAA for the men's 5000m.
Alongside Hansen, senior Luke Tewalt will step up to the starting line for the 3000m after breaking the Wake Forest all-time indoor record in the event at the David Hemery Valentine Invitational in Boston on Feb. 14. He finished sixth with a personal-best time of 7:39.77.
After making significant strides on Feb. 14 at their respective meets, seniors Rynard Swanepoel and Emma Douglass will compete in the 800m on March 2.
Swanepoel placed third at Clemson on Feb. 15, with a personal-best time of 1:47.44, ranking second on the Wake Forest all-time indoor list.
Douglass shattered her previous personal best (2:05.25) with a time of 2:03.95, taking first on the Wake Forest all-time indoor list. She finished seventh at the Eagle Elite Invitational in Boston on Feb. 14.
On the Hunt
On March 2., Junior Paul Specht, freshman JoJo Jourdon, Wes Shipley, and sophomore Bryce Gilmore will race in the men's mile. In their last outing, Specht (3:55.10) and Jourdon (3:56.37) posted personal-best performances.
For the women's mile, graduate students Charlotte Augenstein, Rylan Engels, and Molly Dreher will take the line.
At the Eagle Elite Invitational in Boston on Feb. 14, Augenstein posted a time of 4:40.22, while Dreher (4:43.43) also finished strong.
The following day, Dreher (4:41.81) and Engels (4:42.37) each recorded personal bests in the mile at the David Hemery Valentine Invitational.
Sophomore Brooke Wilson looks to carry momentum into the 3000m and 5000m after back-to-back personal-best performances during the indoor season.
At the Boston University Sharon Colyear-Danville Season Opener on Dec. 7, Wilson clocked 15:49.45 in the 5000m. On Feb. 15, she finished the 3000m at the BU David Hemery Valentine Invitational with a time of 9:15.91.
Freshman Angelina Perez will join Wilson in both events, having recorded times of 15:47.38 in the 5000m (Dec. 7) and 9:28.23 in the 3000m (Feb. 15), both in Boston.
Deacs Lead the Field
Junior Isabella Gera will compete in both the women's shot put and weight throw.
During the indoor season, Gera has posted four first-place finishes in shot put and one in weight throw. She set a mark of 17.33 meters in the weight throw at the Visit Winston-Salem College Kickoff on Dec. 7, and a mark of 15.04 meters in shot put at the Gamecock Challenge on Feb. 1 in Columbia, S.C.
2024-25 Indoor Track and Field Top-10 Marks in School History
Men's 800m
Wake Forest will compete at the Indoor NCAA Championships from March 14 to 15, in Virginia Beach, Va.
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The ACC Indoor Championships will be streamed via the ACC Network, while live results can be found here.
Need to Know
ACC Indoor Championships - Louisville, Ky.
March 1 (11:30 a.m.)
March 2 (2:15 p.m.)
March 3 (11:15 a.m.)
Competing for the Deacs
- Men
- Women
John Hayes' Era of Impact
In his eighth season as director of Wake Forest Track & Field and Cross Country, Coach John Hayes will lead 24 Demon Deacons at the 2025 Indoor ACC Track and Field Championships.
Heading into the Championships, Hayes led the Wake Forest Cross Country squad to their first ACC Championship title since 1994—and their second in the past three years—Hayes and the Deacs secured Wake Forest Athletics' sixth title and 58th overall ACC Championship on Nov. 1, 2024.
He then guided the program to a seventh-place finish at the 2024 NCAA Championships on Nov. 23 in Madison, Wisc., coaching All-American Charlie Sprott, who finished in 32nd place with a time of 29:21.6.
Following these outstanding achievements, Hayes was honored with the 2024 Southeast Regional and ACC Cross Country Coach of the Year awards.
Since arriving in August of 2016, the Demon Deacons have captured 113 All-ACC honors, led by 2023 ACC Indoor Champion Tommy Kitchell (shot put), 2022 ACC Outdoor Champion Thomas Vanoppen (1500m), and 2021 ACC Indoor Champions Anna Bush (pentathlon) and Tony Jones (high jump).
Wake Forest Indoor Track and Field Honors Under Hayes
All-ACC First and Second Team (*Second Team)
- Men
- Simon Holden (2016*)
- John Maurins (2016*)
- Robert Heppenstall (2016, 2017, 2018)
- Alexander Krall (2016*)
- Charlie Ionata (2017*)
- Sebastian Fischbach (2018*)
- Zach Facioni (2019*, 2020)
- Sam Halvorsen (2019*)
- Archie Wallis (2020*, 2021*)
- Tony Jones (2021, 2022*)
- Brent Bailey (2021*)
- Kenton Bachmann (2021*)
- Thomas Kitchell (2022, 2023, 2024)
- Rynard Swanepoel (2022*)
- Thomas Vanoppen (2022, 2023)
- Andrew White (2022*, 2023*)
- Joe O'Brien (2023*)
- Women
- Sydney White (2016*)
- Samantha Jones (2016*)
- Ellie Abrahamson (2017*)
- Amy Collins (2017*)
- Alva Hicks (2017, 2019**)
- Kathryn Lazarchick (2017*)
- Alexandria Florent (2017*, 2018, 2019*)
- Johanna Schulz (2019, 2020*)
- Janese Lynch (2019*)
- Sam Halvorsen (2019*)
- Aleeya Hutchins (2020*, 2021*)
- Amy Harding-Delooze (2020*)
- Addison Berry (2022*, 2023*, 2024*)
- Chanel Dawson (2022)
- Emma Soderstrom (2022, 2023*)
- Men
- Michael Bingham (400m, 2007, 2009)
- Brent LaRue (Heptathlon, 2009)
- Robert Heppenstall (800m, 2016, 2017, 2018)
- Thomas Vanoppen (Mile, 2023)
- Andrew White (Weight Throw, 2023)
- Tommy Kitchell (Shot Put, 2024)
- Women
- Anna Bush (Pentathlon, 2021)
- Aleeya Hutchins (800m, 2021)
- Hannah Brookover (3,000m, 2021)
- Men
- High Jump (2021, Tony Jones)
- Shot Put (2024, Thomas Kitchell)
- Women
- Pentathlon (2021, Anna Bush)
ACC Indoor Championship Team Finishes
- Men
- 11th Place (2 Times, last 2016)
- Women
- 11th Place (6 Times, last 2020)
- 12th Place (4 Times, last 2022)
- 14th Place (3 Times, last 2018)
- 15th Place (1 Time, last 2023)
- All-ACC Qualification
- The top three finishers at the Championships will earn All-ACC first-team honors, while finishers four through six will earn second-team All-ACC.
- Most Valuable Performers
- Individuals with the highest point totals in each category at the ACC Indoor Championships will receive awards.
- For relay events, points will be shared among the participants. Points from combined events count toward the field award.
- In case of a tie, the winner will be the student-athlete who broke an ACC record. If no record was broken, the student from the higher-placing team will win.
- Coach of the Year
- Selections will be made following the NCAA Indoor Track and Field Championships on March 15, head coaches will vote.
- Freshman of the Year, Track Performers, and Field Performers of the Year
- Chosen by head coaches after the NCAA Indoor Track & Field Championships.
- Sprints
- When the number of advancers to a final round is equal to or less than the number of lanes, at least the heat winner will advance. Other qualifiers will advance based on time. If there are fewer than eight usable lanes and eight competitors, advancement will be based on time from the preliminaries. Time-based advancement is not allowed for other situations.
- 800m
- The 800 meters will have a limit of eight competitors (preliminaries or finals). The top two from each heat will advance, but at least two must qualify based on time.
- Mile
- For preliminaries in the mile, ten competitors will advance to the final. The top three from each heat should advance, but at least two must qualify by time. If 12 or fewer competitors are entered, the Mile will be a final.
Robbie Grace, a graduate, will compete in the women's long jump on March 2 after an exceptional 2024-25 regular season outing.
Grace captured six consecutive first-place finishes, opening the season with a leap of 5.86 meters before finishing with a personal-best and Wake Forest indoor all-time record of 6.37m at the Darius Dixon Invitational in Lynchburg, Va., on Feb. 14.
Additionally, she also broke the Darius Dixon Meet record (which she had set in 2024) and tied Liberty University's facility record. Grace ranks No. 2 in the ACC and No. 18 nationally.
Trailblazers on the Track
The Demon Deacons have seen great success on the track this indoor season, with several personal-best performances and NCAA and Wake Forest all-time indoor marks.
On opening day of the ACC Championships, Luke Tewalt, Foster Shelbert, Rynard Swanepoel, and Rocky Hansen will compete in the DMR on March 1.
Wake Forest moved to No. 4 all-time in the NCAA men's distance medley relay, breaking its indoor record with a time of 9:17.17 at the Terrier DMR/Last Chance Meet on Feb. 21.
The performance also clinched a spot at the National Championships, set for March 14-15 in Virginia Beach, Va.
In addition to the DMR, sophomore Rocky Hansen is set to race in the 3000-meter on March 3. Hansen began his 2025 indoor campaign at the Virginia Tech Invitational in Blacksburg, Va., where he claimed victory in the mile with a time of 3:57.90.
Hansen then posted a personal-best time of 13:14.43 in his first-ever indoor 5000m at the BU Terrier Classic on Feb. 1 in Boston, breaking the Wake Forest Indoor All-Time Record.
For the Stride Report, he currently ranks No. 14 for the NCAA Indoor Top-25 Distance Rankings, leads the ACC, and ranks No. 8 in the NCAA for the men's 5000m.
Alongside Hansen, senior Luke Tewalt will step up to the starting line for the 3000m after breaking the Wake Forest all-time indoor record in the event at the David Hemery Valentine Invitational in Boston on Feb. 14. He finished sixth with a personal-best time of 7:39.77.
After making significant strides on Feb. 14 at their respective meets, seniors Rynard Swanepoel and Emma Douglass will compete in the 800m on March 2.
Swanepoel placed third at Clemson on Feb. 15, with a personal-best time of 1:47.44, ranking second on the Wake Forest all-time indoor list.
Douglass shattered her previous personal best (2:05.25) with a time of 2:03.95, taking first on the Wake Forest all-time indoor list. She finished seventh at the Eagle Elite Invitational in Boston on Feb. 14.
On the Hunt
On March 2., Junior Paul Specht, freshman JoJo Jourdon, Wes Shipley, and sophomore Bryce Gilmore will race in the men's mile. In their last outing, Specht (3:55.10) and Jourdon (3:56.37) posted personal-best performances.
For the women's mile, graduate students Charlotte Augenstein, Rylan Engels, and Molly Dreher will take the line.
At the Eagle Elite Invitational in Boston on Feb. 14, Augenstein posted a time of 4:40.22, while Dreher (4:43.43) also finished strong.
The following day, Dreher (4:41.81) and Engels (4:42.37) each recorded personal bests in the mile at the David Hemery Valentine Invitational.
Sophomore Brooke Wilson looks to carry momentum into the 3000m and 5000m after back-to-back personal-best performances during the indoor season.
At the Boston University Sharon Colyear-Danville Season Opener on Dec. 7, Wilson clocked 15:49.45 in the 5000m. On Feb. 15, she finished the 3000m at the BU David Hemery Valentine Invitational with a time of 9:15.91.
Freshman Angelina Perez will join Wilson in both events, having recorded times of 15:47.38 in the 5000m (Dec. 7) and 9:28.23 in the 3000m (Feb. 15), both in Boston.
Deacs Lead the Field
Junior Isabella Gera will compete in both the women's shot put and weight throw.
During the indoor season, Gera has posted four first-place finishes in shot put and one in weight throw. She set a mark of 17.33 meters in the weight throw at the Visit Winston-Salem College Kickoff on Dec. 7, and a mark of 15.04 meters in shot put at the Gamecock Challenge on Feb. 1 in Columbia, S.C.
2024-25 Indoor Track and Field Top-10 Marks in School History
Men's 800m
- 2nd - Rynard Swanepoel - (1:47.44)
- 2nd - Paul Specht (3:55.10)
- 3rd - JoJo Jourdon (3:56.37)
- 4th - Rocky Hansen (3:57.90)
- 6th - Wes Shipsey (4:01.25)
- 7th - Foster Shelbert - (2:26.13)
- 1st - Luke Tewalt (7:39.77)
- 4th - Charlie Sprott (7:51.90)
- 6th - JoJo Jourdon (7:53.48)
- 9th - Daniel Winter (7:55.84)
- 1st- Rocky Hansen (13:14.43)
- 4th - Joe O'Brien (13:38.75)
- 5th - Aidan Ross (13:39.24)
- 8th - Hunter Jones (13.48.86)
- 1st - (9:17.17)
- 2nd - Emma Douglass (2:03.95)
- 2nd - Charlotte Augenstein (4:40.22)
- 3rd - Elizabeth Whaley (4:41.09)
- 8th - Brooke Wilson (4:41.65)
- 9th - Molly Dreher (4:41.81)
- 4th - Elizabeth Whaley (2:47.87)
- 9th - Molly Dreher (2:52.83)
- 4th - Brooke Wilson (9:15.91)
- 3rd - Brooke Wilson (15:49.45)
- 5th - (11:15.50)
- 8th - (11:22.61)
- 8th - Seren Rodgers (3,700)
- 7th - Maria Leskovec (17.39m)
- 1st - Robbie Grace (6.37m)
- 6th - Bridget McNally (5.87m)
- 7th - Savannah Simmons (5.81m)
Wake Forest will compete at the Indoor NCAA Championships from March 14 to 15, in Virginia Beach, Va.
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