In the fall of 2004, 19 football players arrived at Wake Forest determined to achieve success at what had been a floundering program. They called themselves the “Fresh Deacs” in reference to their desire to forget history and start their own legacy. The weekend of April 25, 2009 marked the end of the Wake Forest journey for four of these players, as they accomplished their lifelong dreams of being drafted in the NFL.
In an April 29 showdown with Costal Carolina the Deacon pitchers struggled, giving up 18 runs on 20 hits. The Deacs were only able to produce five runs on nine hits. The Deacs ended their previous eight game losing streak with a out of conference win against Davidson April 28.
After what seemed like years of hype, speculation and plate-smashing antics, the NFL Draft finally came and went. All the prediction analysts can now go back into hibernation. Draft boards can be put back in storage. And finally, fans can get back to watching actual sporting events.
Senior tennis player Cory Parr has had quite the career, earning the university’s first-ever national title with a doubles championship win at the ITA’s National Indoors competition in the fall of ’08. Looking to go professional, this New York native took some time out to reflect on his time here.
Former Wake Forest soccer star, Evan Brown, has become a YouTube superstar thanks to a bold fan named Mandy.
On April 23, the Wake Forest track and field team headed north to Philadelphia, Pa., to participate in the 115th annual Penn Relays. National powers such as Tennessee, Georgetown, Duke, South Carolina, TCU and Washington gathered at Penn’s Franklin Field for this event, one of the oldest and most historic in the nation. After three days of competition, several Deacs had strong results and a school record fell.
This year, freshman Ryan Casey found himself at a Wake Forest without a competitive fishing team. But as a semi-professional competitor, Casey sought to change that. His hard work started in October 2008 when he began chartering the club and advertising at the activities fair. Casey’s efforts have been very successful thus far, as the club was officially recognized, receiving school funding, in February. He has built the club to over 20 members in just one year.
