Wake Forest Closes Out First Day of 2025 ACC Outdoor Track & Field Championships
5/15/2025 10:18:00 PM | Track and Field
Junior Elizabeth Whaley matched her personal-best time with a 4:17.09 finish, as five Demon Deacons secured their spot in the men’s and women’s 1500m finals on Saturday.
WINSTON-SALEM, N.C. – The Wake Forest Track & Field program closed out a successful first day of competition at the 2025 ACC Outdoor Track & Field Championships at Kentner Stadium, including seeing five individuals on Thursday earn their spots in the men's and women's 1500m final.
Junior Elizabeth Whaley matched her personal-best finish in the 1500m, finishing at 4:17.09 to clinch a spot in the women's 1500m final. The Cincinnati, Ohio, native's personal-best mark, which she had set previously at the Duke Twilight on May 4, currently sits as the fifth-best time in the women's 1500m in program history.
Senior Rylan Engels also secured her spot in the championship race, finishing her qualifying in second with a time of 4:21.62.
On the men's side, sophomore Rocky Hansen led the charge for the Demon Deacons as he took first place in his heat at 3:40.19 to book his spot in the 1500 meter final on Saturday afternoon. Senior Luke Tewalt finished just behind Hansen at 3:40.94 to qualify for Saturday's championship race.
Meanwhile, junior Paul Specht claimed first place in his preliminary heat to qualify for the final, coming across the finish line at 3:41.72.
Elsewhere, sophomore Angelina Perez took ninth-place in the women's 10,000 meter final with a 34:33.93 finish.
Senior Jacob Goldberg notched his best score of the season in the men's hammer throw earlier in the afternoon, recording a distance of 60.64 meters to place 11th overall.
Notable Finishes
Women's 1500m (Prelims)
Men's 1500m (Prelims)
Women's 10K
Men's 10K
Men's Hammer
2025 Outdoor Track and Field Top-10 Marks in School History
The Demon Deacons continue competition at the 2025 ACC Outdoor Track and Field Championships on the Reynolda Campus tomorrow, with the first events starting at 11 a.m.
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Junior Elizabeth Whaley matched her personal-best finish in the 1500m, finishing at 4:17.09 to clinch a spot in the women's 1500m final. The Cincinnati, Ohio, native's personal-best mark, which she had set previously at the Duke Twilight on May 4, currently sits as the fifth-best time in the women's 1500m in program history.
Senior Rylan Engels also secured her spot in the championship race, finishing her qualifying in second with a time of 4:21.62.
On the men's side, sophomore Rocky Hansen led the charge for the Demon Deacons as he took first place in his heat at 3:40.19 to book his spot in the 1500 meter final on Saturday afternoon. Senior Luke Tewalt finished just behind Hansen at 3:40.94 to qualify for Saturday's championship race.
Meanwhile, junior Paul Specht claimed first place in his preliminary heat to qualify for the final, coming across the finish line at 3:41.72.
Elsewhere, sophomore Angelina Perez took ninth-place in the women's 10,000 meter final with a 34:33.93 finish.
Senior Jacob Goldberg notched his best score of the season in the men's hammer throw earlier in the afternoon, recording a distance of 60.64 meters to place 11th overall.
Notable Finishes
Women's 1500m (Prelims)
- Rylan Engels (4:21.62)
- Elizabeth Whaley (4:17.09)
Men's 1500m (Prelims)
- Rocky Hansen (3:40.19)
- Luke Tewalt (3:40.94)
- Paul Specht (3:41.72)
- JoJo Jourdon (3:42.37)
Women's 10K
- Angelina Perez (34:33.93)
Men's 10K
- Daniel Winter (29:44.17)
Men's Hammer
- Jacob Goldberg (60.64M)
2025 Outdoor Track and Field Top-10 Marks in School History
- Men's 1500m
- 1st - JoJo Jourdon (3:37.00)
- 4th - Rocky Hansen (3:38.74)
- 5th - Paul Specht (3:39.42)
- 6th - Rynard Swanepoel (3:39.67)
- Men's 3000m Steeplechase
- 3rd - Hunter Jones (8:46.86)
- Men's 5000m
- 1st - Rocky Hansen (13:22.06)
- 3rd - Luke Tewalt (13:28.18)
- 4th - Joe O'Brien (13:32.97)
- 7th - Charlie Sprott (13:40.71)
- 8th - JoJo Jourdon (13:46.76)
- Men's 10,000m
- 2nd - Joe O'Brien (28:15.43)
- 3rd - Charlie Sprott (28:22.92)
- 4th - Aidan Ross (28:28.14)
- 6th - Daniel Winter (28:59.60)
- 7th - Jackson Keefer (28:59.71)
- 9th - Hunter Jones (29:09.37)
- Women's 400m
- 7th - Emma Douglass (55.76)
- 10th - Aria Weigh (56.46)
- Women's 400m Hurdles
- 5th - Aria Weigh (59.66)
- Women's 800m
- 1st - Emma Douglass (2:03.49)
- 6th - Rylan Engels (2:07.01)
- Women's 1500m
- 1st - Emma Douglass (4:13.94)
- 2nd - Rylan Engels (4:16.37)
- 5th - Elizabeth Whaley (4:17.09)
- Women's 5000m
- 2nd - Brooke Wilson (15:47.74)
- Women's 10,000m
- 1st - Brooke Wilson (32:50.07)
- 4th - Angelina Perez (33:23.72)
- Women's Long Jump
- 10th - Bridget McNally (5.72m)
- Women's Hammer Throw
- 8th - Kristyna Peterova (52.27m)
- Women's Shot Put
- 4th - Isabella Gera (15.66m)
- Women's Javelin
- 5th - Rosalind Gergely (47.51m)
- 6th - Julia Pinter (46.49m)
The Demon Deacons continue competition at the 2025 ACC Outdoor Track and Field Championships on the Reynolda Campus tomorrow, with the first events starting at 11 a.m.
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