Perez, Wilson Earn All-American Honorable Mention Honors; Deacs Open Competition at NCAA Outdoor Track and Field Championships

Wednesday, June 10

Eugene, OR

Wake Forest University

NCAA Outdoor Track and Field Championships

Perez, Wilson Earn All-American Honorable Mention Honors; Deacs Open Competition at NCAA Outdoor Track and Field Championships

6/12/2026 12:15:00 AM | Track and Field

Junior Brooke Wilson recorded a season-best time of 33:05.05 to place 19th, while fellow junior Angelina Perez recorded a 24th-place finish in the women’s 10,000 meter final.

By: KJ Smith

EUGENE, Ore. – The Wake Forest track and field team opened competition at the NCAA Outdoor Track and Field Championships on Thursday evening at Hayward Field, as juniors Angelina Perez and Brooke Wilson were both named All-American Honorable Mentions in the women's 10,000 meters.

Wilson led the way for the Demon Deacons as she recorded a season-best time of 33:05.05 to place 19th. Meanwhile, Perez concluded her stellar junior campaign as she logged a 24th-place finish with a time of 33:45.96.

Earlier in the evening, senior Elizabeth Whaley secured her spot in the final of the women's 1500 meters after a stellar semifinal heat. Whaley earned the final at-large qualifying spot after posting a personal-best time of 4:08.52. With the result, the Cincinnati, Ohio, native broke her own school record, which she had set earlier in the season at the Wake Forest Invitational.

Whaley will now look to win an NCAA individual title on Saturday afternoon, with the NCAA final scheduled for 8:12 p.m. ET.

Notable Results
Women's 1500m

Elizabeth Whaley - 4:08.52

Women's 10,000m

Brooke Wilson - 33:05.05
Angelina Perez - 33:45.96

Wake Forest Women's Track and Field All-Americans

Dawn Powers - 10,000m (1982)
Karen Dunn - 3000m (1985)
Jennifer Finnegan - 1500m (1992, 1995)
Catrina Bindel - Heptathlon (1993, 1995, 1996)
Liz Cotter - 800m (1996)
Jill Snyder - 1500m (1999, 2000)
Janelle Kraus - 5000m (2000)
Sara Day - 10,000m (2001)
Nikeya Green - 800m (2003, 2004)
Annie Bergasel - 10,000m (2003, 2004, 2005)
Michelle Sikes - 5000m (2006, 2007)
Jessie Merckle - Javelin (2014, 2015, 2016)
Sydney White - Pole Vault (2014)
Kathleen Adair - Pole Vault (2015)
Ellie Abrahamson - 3000m Steeplechase (2017)
Sam Halvorsen - 10,000m (2018)
Danielle Konopelski - Javelin (2019*)
Anna Bush - Heptathlon (2022*)
Emma Soderstrom - High Jump (2022*)
Leia Braunagel - Discus (2024*)
Robbie Grace - Long Jump (2024)
Angelina Perez - 10,000m (2026*)
Brooke Wilson - 10,000m (2026*)

* All-American Honorable Mention

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
- 4th - Aurelien Radja (13:29.86)
- 8th - Charlie Sprott (13:40.70)
- 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 (4:08.52)
- 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 Demon Deacons continue competition at the NCAA Outdoor Track and Field Championships on Friday evening as junior Rocky Hansen competes for an NCAA individual title in the men's 5000 meters at 9:55 p.m. ET.

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