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Wake Forest Ready to Open Postseason Competition at ACC Indoor Track and Field Championships
2/25/2026 12:19:00 PM | Track and Field
Twenty-one Demon Deacons are set to compete across the three-day meet from Thursday, Feb. 26 to Saturday, Feb. 28.
BOSTON – Following a stellar regular season that featured several athletes setting top-10 marks in school history, including four new school records, the Wake Forest Track and Field program is set to begin postseason competition at the ACC Indoor Track and Field Championships at the TRACK at New Balance.
Overall, 21 Demon Deacons will be competing throughout the three-day meet, which will be held from Thursday, Feb. 26 to Saturday, Feb. 28.
Live results will be updated throughout the conference meet via Flash Results, while all of the action will be streamed live on ACC Network Extra.
Need to Know
Thursday, Feb. 26
ACC Indoor Track and Field Championships (11:20 a.m.)
The TRACK at New Balance - Boston, Mass.
Friday, Feb. 27
ACC Indoor Track and Field Championships (1:00 p.m.)
The TRACK at New Balance - Boston, Mass.
Saturday, Feb. 28
ACC Indoor Track and Field Championships (11:00 a.m.)
The TRACK at New Balance - Boston, Mass.
The Field
Women
Competing for the Deacs
Women
Last Time Out
The Demon Deacons closed their regular season last weekend at the JDL Last Chance Invitational.
The Demon Deacons kicked off the meet by placing first in the men's distance medley relay, as the team of graduate student Lucas Guerra, sophomore Foster Shelbert and freshmen Andrew Riley and Landon Pretre finished the race in 9:41.48. The time marked the 10th-fastest DMR time this season at the NCAA Division I level, as well as the 10th-fastest time in Wake Forest history.
On the women's side, the team of senior Elizabeth Whaley, junior Seren Rodgers, sophomore Amy Weybrecht and freshman Natalia Issler set a school record in the women's DMR, clocking a time of 11:06.15.
Earlier in the competition, senior Casey Sullivan placed first in the women's shot put after registering a distance of 14.44 meters on her final attempt. With the result, the Closter, N.J., native now sits in ninth in program history in the women's indoor shot put.
Last Year at the ACC Indoor Track and Field Championships
Wake Forest had a solid outing last year at the 2025 ACC Indoor Track and Field Championships as they took home two First Team All-ACC honors and three Second Team All-ACC honors.
The Deacs opened competition last year with a third place finish in the men's distance medley relay, with the team of Paul Specht, Foster Shelbert, Rynard Swanepoel and Luke Tewalt registered a time of 9:32.19 to claim Second Team All-ACC honors.
Specht would later grab another Second Team All-ACC honor after clocking a time of 4:02.84 to secure a fourth place finish. Meanwhile, Tewalt placed second in the men's 3000 meters with a program-record time of 7:39.09, helping him earn First Team All-ACC honors.
On the women's side, Robbie Grace closed her incredible collegiate career by earning First Team honors after recording a mark of 6.32 meters en route to a second place result in the women's long jump. Meanwhile, Brooke Wilson claimed Second Team All-ACC honors after placing sixth in the women's 5000 meters.
The John Hayes Era
Currently in his 10th season as the director of the Wake Forest Track and Cross Country programs, head coach John Hayes has helped the Demon Deacons rise to the highest ranks in the Atlantic Coast Conference.
Under his leadership, the Deacs have claimed two ACC championships in men's cross country over the past three seasons, including their most recent title during the 2024 season. The men's cross country team has also finished inside the top-10 at the NCAA Cross Country championships three times during Hayes' tenure, including a seventh place finish in 2024 and a fifth place finish in 2022. Hayes, who was named both Southeast Region and ACC Coach of the Year in 2022 and 2024, has also produced seven All-Americans in cross country, including junior Rocky Hansen, who finished as national runner-up at the 2025 NCAA Cross Country Championships.
Along with his achievements in cross country, Hayes has also helped guide the Deacs into success in both indoor and outdoor track and field. In total, the Demon Deacons have earned 122 All-ACC honors, as well as four individual ACC Championships over his first eight seasons.
In outdoor track and field alone, the Deacs have earned 69 All-ACC honors under Hayes, as well as an individual ACC championship by Thomas Vanoppen in the 1500m back in 2022.
2025-26 Indoor Track and Field Top-10 Marks in School History
Up Next
The Deacs will close out their indoor season in two weeks as they compete at the NCAA Indoor Track and Field Championships. The meet will be held on March 13-14 at the Randal Tyson Track Center in Fayetteville, Ark.
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Overall, 21 Demon Deacons will be competing throughout the three-day meet, which will be held from Thursday, Feb. 26 to Saturday, Feb. 28.
Live results will be updated throughout the conference meet via Flash Results, while all of the action will be streamed live on ACC Network Extra.
Need to Know
Thursday, Feb. 26
ACC Indoor Track and Field Championships (11:20 a.m.)
The TRACK at New Balance - Boston, Mass.
Friday, Feb. 27
ACC Indoor Track and Field Championships (1:00 p.m.)
The TRACK at New Balance - Boston, Mass.
Saturday, Feb. 28
ACC Indoor Track and Field Championships (11:00 a.m.)
The TRACK at New Balance - Boston, Mass.
The Field
Women
- Boston College
- Cal
- Clemson
- Duke
- Florida State
- Georgia Tech
- Louisville
- Miami
- NC State
- North Carolina
- Notre Dame
- Pitt
- SMU
- Stanford
- Syracuse
- Virginia
- Virginia Tech
- Wake Forest
- Boston College
- Cal
- Clemson
- Duke
- Florida State
- Georgia Tech
- Louisville
- Miami
- NC State
- North Carolina
- Notre Dame
- Pitt
- Stanford
- Syracuse
- Virginia
- Virginia Tech
- Wake Forest
Competing for the Deacs
Women
- Julia Aere
- Mackenzie Hart
- Natalia Issler
- Angelina Perez
- Seren Rodgers
- Savannah Simmons
- Casey Sullivan
- Amy Weybrecht
- Elizabeth Whaley
- Maisie Wilmer
- Brooke Wilson
- Bryce Gilmore
- Hunter Jones
- Grant Morgenfeld
- Landon Pretre
- Aurelien Radja
- Andrew Riley
- Foster Shelbert
- Wes Shipsey
- Paul Specht
- Charlie Sprott
Last Time Out
The Demon Deacons closed their regular season last weekend at the JDL Last Chance Invitational.
The Demon Deacons kicked off the meet by placing first in the men's distance medley relay, as the team of graduate student Lucas Guerra, sophomore Foster Shelbert and freshmen Andrew Riley and Landon Pretre finished the race in 9:41.48. The time marked the 10th-fastest DMR time this season at the NCAA Division I level, as well as the 10th-fastest time in Wake Forest history.
On the women's side, the team of senior Elizabeth Whaley, junior Seren Rodgers, sophomore Amy Weybrecht and freshman Natalia Issler set a school record in the women's DMR, clocking a time of 11:06.15.
Earlier in the competition, senior Casey Sullivan placed first in the women's shot put after registering a distance of 14.44 meters on her final attempt. With the result, the Closter, N.J., native now sits in ninth in program history in the women's indoor shot put.
Last Year at the ACC Indoor Track and Field Championships
Wake Forest had a solid outing last year at the 2025 ACC Indoor Track and Field Championships as they took home two First Team All-ACC honors and three Second Team All-ACC honors.
The Deacs opened competition last year with a third place finish in the men's distance medley relay, with the team of Paul Specht, Foster Shelbert, Rynard Swanepoel and Luke Tewalt registered a time of 9:32.19 to claim Second Team All-ACC honors.
Specht would later grab another Second Team All-ACC honor after clocking a time of 4:02.84 to secure a fourth place finish. Meanwhile, Tewalt placed second in the men's 3000 meters with a program-record time of 7:39.09, helping him earn First Team All-ACC honors.
On the women's side, Robbie Grace closed her incredible collegiate career by earning First Team honors after recording a mark of 6.32 meters en route to a second place result in the women's long jump. Meanwhile, Brooke Wilson claimed Second Team All-ACC honors after placing sixth in the women's 5000 meters.
The John Hayes Era
Currently in his 10th season as the director of the Wake Forest Track and Cross Country programs, head coach John Hayes has helped the Demon Deacons rise to the highest ranks in the Atlantic Coast Conference.
Under his leadership, the Deacs have claimed two ACC championships in men's cross country over the past three seasons, including their most recent title during the 2024 season. The men's cross country team has also finished inside the top-10 at the NCAA Cross Country championships three times during Hayes' tenure, including a seventh place finish in 2024 and a fifth place finish in 2022. Hayes, who was named both Southeast Region and ACC Coach of the Year in 2022 and 2024, has also produced seven All-Americans in cross country, including junior Rocky Hansen, who finished as national runner-up at the 2025 NCAA Cross Country Championships.
Along with his achievements in cross country, Hayes has also helped guide the Deacs into success in both indoor and outdoor track and field. In total, the Demon Deacons have earned 122 All-ACC honors, as well as four individual ACC Championships over his first eight seasons.
In outdoor track and field alone, the Deacs have earned 69 All-ACC honors under Hayes, as well as an individual ACC championship by Thomas Vanoppen in the 1500m back in 2022.
2025-26 Indoor Track and Field Top-10 Marks in School History
- Men's 400m
- 5th - Ryan Harper (48.21)
- Men's 600m
- 6th - Max Marino (1:20.96)
- Men's 800m
- 7th - Paul Specht (1:49.34)
- 10th - Wes Shipsey (1:50.61)
- Men's Mile
- 1st - Paul Specht (3:52.95)
- 5th - Bryce Gilmore (3:59.00)
- 6th - Wes Shipsey (3:59.68)
- Men's 3000m
- 2nd - Aurelien Radja (7:45.86)
- 5th - Bryce Gilmore (7:50.89)
- Men's 5000m
- 10th - Bryce Gilmore (13:51.24)
- Men's DMR
- 10th - Guerra, Riley, Shelbert and Pretre (9:41.48)
- Women's 60m
- 4th - Seren Rodgers (7.86)
- Women's 60m Hurdles
- 4th - Seren Rodgers (8.63)
- Women's 200m
- 6th - Seren Rodgers (25.20)
- Women's 800m
- 4th - Natalia Issler (2:05.42)
- 6th - Amy Weybrecht (2:09.19)
- Women's 1000m
- 2nd - Amy Weybrecht (2:46.45)
- 4th - Victoria Rodriguez (2:47.24)
- Women's Mile
- 1st - Elizabeth Whaley (4:35.35)
- 7th - Angelina Perez (4:41.24)
- Women's 3000m
- 2nd - Angelina Perez (9:01.56)
- 3rd - Brooke Wilson (9:05.73)
- Women's 5000m
- 1st - Angelina Perez (15:41.86)
- Women's DMR
- 1st - Weybrecht, Rodgers, Issler and Whaley (11:06.15)
- Women's High Jump
- 10th - Seren Rodgers (1.65m)
- Women's Long Jump
- 6th - Seren Rodgers (5.89m)
- 8th - Annie Thorkell (5.85m)
- Women's Pentathlon
- 3rd- Seren Rodgers (3,971 points)
- Women's Shot Put
- 9th - Casey Sullivan (14.44m)
- Women's Triple Jump
- 3rd - Annie Thorkell (12.05m)
Up Next
The Deacs will close out their indoor season in two weeks as they compete at the NCAA Indoor Track and Field Championships. The meet will be held on March 13-14 at the Randal Tyson Track Center in Fayetteville, Ark.
Follow the Demon Deacons
Twitter | Facebook | Instagram | #GoDeacs
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