Program Record 23 Demon Deacons Placed on 2025 All-ACC Academic Track and Field Teams
7/11/2025 2:00:00 PM | Track and Field
The Demon Deacons have set a program record for All-ACC Academic Team selections each of the last three seasons.
CHARLOTTE, N.C. – For the third consecutive season, the Wake Forest Track and Field teams have set a new program record for All-ACC Academic Team selections, as 23 Demon Deacons earned All-ACC Academic honors Friday afternoon, as announced by the league office.
With their 23 selections, the Deacs have now placed at least 20 student-athletes on the ACC Academic teams each of the last three seasons. In total, a program-record 13 Demon Deacons were selected on the men's side, while 10 earned honors on the women's side.
Of the 23 honorees, seven Deacs made their second-consecutive appearance on the list, including Isabella Gera, Jacob Goldberg, Rocky Hansen, Paul Specht, Charlie Sprott, Rynard Swanepoel, and Elizabeth Whaley, with both Goldberg and Whaley earning All-ACC Academic team honors for the past three seasons.
In addition, 16 Demon Deacons earned their first All-ACC Academic team selection, including Bryce Gilmore, Hunter Jones, JoJo Jourdon, Jackson Keefer, Aidan Ross, Wes Shipsey, Luke Tewalt, and Daniel Winter for the men's team, and Alli Boehm, Emma Douglass, Rylan Engels, Mackenzie Hart, Katherine Lawson, Angelina Perez, Julia Pinter, and Seren Rodgers for the women's team.
Academic requirements for selection to the All-ACC Outdoor Track and Field Academic Team are a 3.0 grade point average for the previous semester and a 3.0 cumulative average during one's academic career.
In addition, student-athletes must have competed in the ACC Outdoor Track and Field Championships and/or the NCAA Outdoor Championships during the most recent season.
All-ACC Academic Team Honorees
Outdoor Season Highlights
Four Demon Deacons earned All-American honors at the NCAA Track and Field Championships, including sophomore Rocky Hansen earning First Team All-American honors following a fifth-place finish in the men's 5000m final.
During the ACC Outdoor Track and Field Championships, which was hosted at Kentner Stadium, the Deacs earned nine All-ACC honors, including multiple from senior Luke Tewalt.
There were several changes to the record book this season, including having five program records being broken. Senior Emma Douglass broke the program record in the women's 800m multiple times across three consecutive meets, including during the ACC Outdoor Track and Field Championships where she ran a 2:03.25 during her semifinal heat. The Wellington, New Zealand, native also broke the school record in the women's 1500m earlier in the season at the Duke Twilight on May 4.
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With their 23 selections, the Deacs have now placed at least 20 student-athletes on the ACC Academic teams each of the last three seasons. In total, a program-record 13 Demon Deacons were selected on the men's side, while 10 earned honors on the women's side.
Of the 23 honorees, seven Deacs made their second-consecutive appearance on the list, including Isabella Gera, Jacob Goldberg, Rocky Hansen, Paul Specht, Charlie Sprott, Rynard Swanepoel, and Elizabeth Whaley, with both Goldberg and Whaley earning All-ACC Academic team honors for the past three seasons.
In addition, 16 Demon Deacons earned their first All-ACC Academic team selection, including Bryce Gilmore, Hunter Jones, JoJo Jourdon, Jackson Keefer, Aidan Ross, Wes Shipsey, Luke Tewalt, and Daniel Winter for the men's team, and Alli Boehm, Emma Douglass, Rylan Engels, Mackenzie Hart, Katherine Lawson, Angelina Perez, Julia Pinter, and Seren Rodgers for the women's team.
Academic requirements for selection to the All-ACC Outdoor Track and Field Academic Team are a 3.0 grade point average for the previous semester and a 3.0 cumulative average during one's academic career.
In addition, student-athletes must have competed in the ACC Outdoor Track and Field Championships and/or the NCAA Outdoor Championships during the most recent season.
All-ACC Academic Team Honorees
- Women
- Alli Boehm, General Management
- Emma Douglass, Economics
- Rylan Engels, Business Analytics
- Isabella Gera, Business and Enterprise Management
- Mackenzie Hart, Health and Exercise Science
- Katherine Lawson, Health and Exercise Science
- Angelina Perez, Communication
- Julia Pinter, Undeclared
- Seren Rodgers, Health and Exercise Science
- Elizabeth Whaley, Business and Enterprise Management
- Men
- Bryce Gilmore, Economics
- Jacob Goldberg, Management
- Rocky Hansen, Engineering
- Hunter Jones, Undeclared
- JoJo Jourdon, Undeclared
- Jackson Keefer, Economics
- Aidan Ross, Undeclared
- Wes Shipsey, Economics
- Paul Specht, Engineering
- Charlie Sprott, Engineering
- Rynard Swanepoel, Economics
- Luke Tewalt, Sustainability
- Daniel Winter, Politics and International Affairs
Outdoor Season Highlights
Four Demon Deacons earned All-American honors at the NCAA Track and Field Championships, including sophomore Rocky Hansen earning First Team All-American honors following a fifth-place finish in the men's 5000m final.
- Wake Forest Outdoor All-Americans
- First Team All-American
- Rocky Hansen (5000m)
- Second Team All-American
- Rynard Swanepoel (800m)
- Luke Tewalt (5000m)
- All-American Honorable Mention
- JoJo Jourdon (5000m)
- First Team All-American
During the ACC Outdoor Track and Field Championships, which was hosted at Kentner Stadium, the Deacs earned nine All-ACC honors, including multiple from senior Luke Tewalt.
- All-ACC Honorees
- Men's Second Team
- Rynard Swanepoel (800m)
- Paul Specht (1500m)
- Luke Tewalt (1500m and 5000m)
- Hunter Jones (3000m Steeplechase)
- Rocky Hansen (5000m)
- Women's Second Team
- Rosalind Gergely (Javelin)
- Rylan Engels (1500m)
- Seren Rodgers (Heptathlon)
- Men's Second Team
There were several changes to the record book this season, including having five program records being broken. Senior Emma Douglass broke the program record in the women's 800m multiple times across three consecutive meets, including during the ACC Outdoor Track and Field Championships where she ran a 2:03.25 during her semifinal heat. The Wellington, New Zealand, native also broke the school record in the women's 1500m earlier in the season at the Duke Twilight on May 4.
- 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 (13:41.00)
- 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 Wegh (56.46)
- Women's 400m Hurdles
- 5th - Aria Wegh (59.66)
- Women's 800m
- 1st - Emma Douglass (2:03.25)
- 8th - Rylan Engels (2:07.01)
- Women's 1500m
- 1st - Emma Douglass (4:13.94)
- 3rd - Rylan Engels (4:14.67)
- 4th - Elizabeth Whaley (4:14.89)
- 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 (49.08m)
- 7th - Julia Pinter (46.49m)
- Women's Heptathlon
- 8th - Seren Rodgers (5,094 points)
- Men's 1500m
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