Demon Deacons Conclude Second Day of Competition at ACC Outdoor Track and Field Championships

Thursday, May 14

Louisville, KY

Wake Forest University

ACC Outdoor Track and Field Championships

Demon Deacons Conclude Second Day of Competition at ACC Outdoor Track and Field Championships

5/15/2026 10:27:00 PM | Track and Field

Junior Seren Rodgers led the Deacs with a runner-up finish in the women’s heptathlon.

By: KJ Smith

LOUISVILLE, Ky. – Highlighted by multiple top-10 finishes, including a runner-up performance by junior Seren Rodgers, the Wake Forest track and field program continued its solid showing at the ACC Outdoor Track and Field Championships on Friday evening at Owsley B. Frazier Cardinal Park.

Entering the day in third place, Rodgers battled back to secure second place in the women's heptathlon with a personal-best score of 5,575 points. The Taunton, England, native opened the day by registering a season-best jump of 6.05 meters in the long jump, the fifth-best mark in program history. Rodgers also added a throw of 34.01 meters in the javelin, before closing the day with a season-best time of 2:16.16 in the 800 meters.

Later in the day, junior Hunter Jones secured a seventh-place finish in the men's 3,000-meter steeplechase with a time of 8:50.05. After sitting in ninth for the majority of the race, Jones utilized a 1:04.32 final lap to move up multiple spots and earn critical points for the Deacs.

Freshman Victoria Rodriguez closed the evening by placing seventh in the women's 3,000-meter steeplechase after posting a personal-best time of 10:09.14.

Senior Casey Sullivan added another top-10 performance for the Deacs as she registered a distance of 15.37 meters to place ninth in the women's shot put.

Meanwhile, freshman Natalia Issler clinched a spot in the final of the women's 800 meters on Saturday afternoon as she logged a time of 2:03.60 to finish first in her preliminary heat.

Notable Results
Women's 800m

Natalia Issler - 2:03.60

Women's 3000m Steeplechase

Victoria Rodriguez - 10:09.14

Women's Heptathlon

Seren Rodgers - 5,575 points

Women's Shot Put

Casey Sullivan - 15.37m

Men's 800m

Rocky Hansen - 1:49.27

Men's 3000m Steeplechase

Hunter Jones - 8:50.05

Wake Forest All-ACC Honorees
First Team All-ACC

Rosalind Gergely (Women's Javelin)
Angelina Perez (Women's 10,000m)
Seren Rodgers (Women's Heptathlon)

Second Team All-ACC

Nick Masterman (Men's Javelin)
Charlie Sprott (Men's 10,000m)
Daniel Winter (Men's 10,000m)

2026 Outdoor Track and Field Top-10 Marks in Program History

Men's 400m
- 7th - Ryan Harper (47.28)
Men's 800m
- 10th - Rocky Hansen (1:49.27)
Men's 1500m
- 1st - Rocky Hansen (3:35.75)
- 8th - Wes Shipsey (3:40.48)
Men's 3000m Steeplechase
- 5th - Max Cervi-Skinner (8:50.00)
Men's 5000m
- 6th - Aurelien Radja (13:38.78)
- 10th - Bryce Gilmore (13:48.82)
Men's Javelin
- 5th - Nick Masterman (64.54m)
Women's 100m Hurdles
- 4th - Seren Rodgers (13.89)
Women's 800m
- 1st - Natalia Issler (2:02.28)
- 4th - Amy Weybrecht (2:05.69)
Women's 1500m
- 1st - Elizabeth Whaley (4:09.78)
- 10th - Natalia Issler (4:19.96)
Women's 3000m Steeplechase
- 4th - Victoria Rodriguez (10:09.14)
- 5th - Issy Goldstein (10:16.27)
Women's 5000m
- 2nd - Angelina Perez (15:32.20)
Women's 10,000m
- 1st - Angelina Perez (32:44.58)
- 9th - Mackenzie Hart (33:58.49)
Women's Discus
- 4th - Jazmine Thompson (50.48m)
Women's Heptathlon
- 2nd - Seren Rodgers (5,575 points)
Women's Javelin
- 3rd - Rosalind Gergely (52.99m)
Women's Long Jump
- 5th - Seren Rodgers (6.05m)
Women's Shot Put
- 4th - Casey Sullivan (15.73m)
- 8th - Jazmine Thompson (15.00m)

Next Up
The Deacs conclude competition at the 2026 ACC Outdoor Track and Field Championships tomorrow afternoon, with the first events slated for 2 p.m.

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