This Week in Wake Forest Women’s Athletics – Presented by Truist (March 30

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:

Two members of the Wake Forest women's golf team were invited to compete at the elite Augusta National Women's Amateur tournament on April 1-4.

Junior Macy Pate will make her return to the competition for her second straight year, while sophomore Chloe Kovelesky is set to make her debut.

Wake Forest boasts a stellar history of competitors at the ANWA throughout the years. Since its inception, the Deacs have had a player in every final round at Augusta, including women's golf alums Jennifer Kupcho and Emilia Migliaccio. Kupcho won the event in 2019, and Migliaccio was runner-up in 2021 after a tiebreaker.

Women's Tennis:

The Demon Deacons are coming off a 4-1 victory in ACC play, as Wake Forest defeated Boston College on Sunday afternoon.

The always-reliable duo of Sankavi Gownder and Evie Oxford continued to dominate in singles play and Kady Tannenbaum delivered a clutch victory to seal the match for the Old Gold & Black.

Wake Forest returns to Winston-Salem for its final home matches of the spring, first hosting Notre Dame on Friday for a 4 p.m. start before facing Louisville on Sunday at 12 noon.

Sunday's match will serve as Seniors & Graduates Day.

Track & Field:

The Demon Deacons are coming off a solid performance at the Raleigh Relays this past weekend.

Junior Angelina Perez set a new school record in the women's 10,000 meters, clocking a time of 32:45.71.

With the result, the Ringwood, N.J., native now holds a pair of school records, having previously claimed the school record for the women's indoor 5000 meters during the Boston University Sharon Colyear-Danville Season Opener.

Senior Mackenzie Hart also jumped into the top-10 in program history in the women's 10,000 meters as she posted a personal-best time of 33:58.49 to move into ninth all-time.

Two other Demon Deacons secured top-10 program marks in the women's 3000-meter steeplechase.

Freshman Victoria Rodriguez logged a time of 10:31.70 to move into fourth all-time in school history, while graduate student Issy Goldstein registered a time of 10:44.91 to jump into tenth.

Women's History Month:

Throughout March, Wake Forest University and Wake Forest Athletics proudly celebrated Women's History Month. We spotlighted trailblazers and pioneers who helped shape the Wake Forest experience and current student-athletes who are sharing their own stories.

Mary Carter, Women's Basketball student-athlete

Kim Lewellen, Tony & Vi Golding Women's Golf head coach

Seren Rodgers, Track & Field student-athlete

Alison Mitchell, The Fehring Family Head Football Athletic Trainer

Sierra Sythe, Women's Soccer student-athlete

Annie Forbes, Director of Spirit Programs

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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.

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