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This Week in Wake Forest Women’s Athletics – Presented by Truist (May 28-25)
5/19/2026 10:53:00 AM | General, Women's Golf, Women's Track and Field, Women's Volleyball
This weekly feature is brought to you by Truist - The Presenting Partner of Wake Forest Women’s Athletics.
WINSTON-SALEM, N.C. – Truist, a longstanding partner of Wake Forest University who is An Official Banking Partner of Wake Forest Athletics and the Presenting Partner of Wake Forest Women's Athletics brings Deacon Nation this weekly update from the Demon Deacons women's programs:
- Women's Golf:
- With a record setting final round, the No. 2 seed Wake Forest women's golf team secured its spot at the 2026 NCAA Women's Golf Championship with a team and individual title sweep at the NCAA Tallahassee Regional.
- With regional competition complete, the Deacs will now look towards the NCAA Championships, beginning May 22 at Omni La Costa Resort & Spa in Carlsbad, Calif.
- Track & Field:
- Sophomore Rosalind Gergely claimed the ACC title in the women's javelin, recording a throw of 52.19 meters on her first attempt to secure first place and earn First Team All-ACC honors.
- Junior Angelina Perez continued her stellar season as she finished runner-up in the women's 10,000 meters to earn First Team All-ACC honors.
- Volleyball:
- Head coach Jeff Hulsmeyer announced the signing of Laiya Ebo on Monday. A transfer from the University of South Carolina, Ebo will join the Demon Deacons' fall 2026 roster as a rising senior.
- The Washington, D.C. native is Wake Forest's ninth overall newcomer.
About Truist
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About Wake Forest University
Wake Forest University is known for its distinctive combination of world-class academics, unrivaled campus experience, intimate learning environment and Power 4 athletics in a top-growing metro market. A Charter member of the Atlantic Coast Conference, the Demon Deacons have won 59 conference titles and are one of nine ACC schools to win 11 or more national championships. Additionally, with 1.7 million people within 30 miles of campus, Wake Forest anchors the Winston-Salem and Triad market, which ranks as ESPN's seventh-best nationally from a viewership perspective.
Wake Forest's comprehensive excellence includes its highly regarded school of medicine, business school, law school, innovative department of engineering and its nationally renowned Program for Leadership and Character, which prepares students to live with purpose, integrity and courage. Additionally, Wake Forest has campuses across Winston-Salem, Charlotte and Washington, D.C. – providing many academic offerings to students from across the nation and around the world.
Learn more about Wake Forest University at www.wfu.edu and at GoDeacs.com.
