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LEADING THE WAY There’s a fresh excitement in the Deacon basketball program led by new head coach Danny Manning
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FOOTBALL MOM: Katanya Lee, mother of Wake Forest linebacker Marquel Lee, stands and cheers on the defense during a game earlier this season. (Photo by Donnie Roberts)
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// 6 NEXT IN LINE Greg McClinton grew up in Winston-Salem and hopes to follow in the footsteps of the likes of Josh Howard as he begins his Wake Forest basketball career.
// 10 COMING ON STRONG Sophomore Josh Banks fits mold for a bigger body in the interior of the Deacon defense under new head coach Dave Clawson.
// 14 KEEPING PACE Former Deacon football standout Calvin Pace, one of eight inductees to this year’s Wake Forest Hall of Fame, is still getting it done in his 12th year in the NFL for the New York Jets. ON THE COVER Danny Manning is getting ready to start his first year at the helm of the Wake Forest basketball program after leading Tulsa to 21 wins and a spot in the NCAA Tournament last season. NOVEMBER/DECEMBER 2014
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CONSTRUCTION PROJECTS TO HELP ALL TEAMS As we head into that time of year where our fall sports teams begin to nail down ACC and NCAA postseason berths, there are two major construction projects ongoing at Wake Forest that we expect will help all of our teams continue to be successful.
RON WELLMAN DIRECTOR O F AT H L E T I C S
In September, we broke ground on the McCreary Field House, an indoor practice facility that will be a great training area for all of our outdoor teams during inclement weather. Located behind the Miller Center, McCreary Field House will feature a 120-yard artificial turf surface that will be ideal for football, soccer and field hockey practice. It will also be a place where baseball can practice infield drills and all teams can utilize for conditioning drills. Made possible by a generous lead gift from Bob McCreary ’61, the $21 million facility will also be an attractive addition that will impress prospective student-athletes. If the weather cooperates this winter, the McCreary Field House could be completed late next fall or early in 2016. Work on McCreary Field House began in August, and the amount of excavation work that has been completed has been impressive. A large array of bulldozers and dump trucks have worked to transform the area behind the Miller Center as we work toward a late 2015 or early 2016 completion date. Continue to check WakeForestSports.com for photo updates of the construction. More recently, ground was broken on the new Haddock House, which will be a fine addition to the Arnold Palmer Golf Complex. Located next to the Dianne Dailey Golf Learning
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Center, Haddock House will honor Jesse Haddock, who built the great tradition of Wake Forest golf. The 10,000- square-foot building will house the offices for head women’s golf coach Dianne Dailey and head men’s coach Jerry Haas and their coaching staffs. Haddock House will include locker rooms for the players, team meeting rooms and a heritage area that will celebrate the numerous conference and national championships won by our golf teams. The Haddock House will be the icing on the cake that keeps the Arnold Palmer Golf Complex as the best campus golf training facility in the nation. Both of these facilities will help keep Wake Forest competitive both on the field and in recruiting. Today’s recruits are looking not only to be part of a successful and winning program, but they are seeking the best practice and training facilities available. Combined with Wake Forest’s outstanding academic offerings, both of these projects will help to raise Wake Forest’s profile for the next generation of prospective student-athletes. On a personal note, I would like to thank all of those who have reached out during the last month to express their concern over my health. I assure you that I am well on the way to recovery and look forward to thanking you personally for your thoughtfulness. Go Deacs!
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Hero? AFTER GROWING UP AS A WFU FAN, GREG MCCLINTON HAS ALWAYS LOOKED UP TO JOSH HOWARD AND HOPES TO BE THE NEXT ONE IN THAT LINE By Jay Reddick
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ometimes you can tell a lot about a player by the athletes he emulates.
Ask Greg McClinton who his sports heroes are, and you begin to notice a pattern. Josh Howard…Rudy Gay…Tony Allen. Three guys who are great defenders. Versatile players who are willing to do the little things, to put in the hard work that doesn’t always show up in the box score. And three guys who returned from severe injuries to star for their respective teams. That’s who Greg McClinton wants to be, and soon, Wake Forest will get to find out if that’s who he is. Gay and Allen aren’t household names to basketball non-aficionados. Howard wouldn’t be either, except for his local connections at WFU and in Winston-Salem. But all of them are well-respected for their fundamental toughness.
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The 6-foot-7 forward has been a presence around the Wake Forest program since at least his early teens and could sometimes be found in the Joel Coliseum rafters even before then. He cited not only Howard, but Chris Paul, Trent Strickland and Eric Williams as some favorite players through the years. He said he remains close friends with some more recent Deacons standouts, especially Travis McKie. “They definitely inspired me a lot,” McClinton said. “I look up to those guys like my big brothers. I grew up a huge Wake Forest fan. My mom would sometimes get me tickets, and even though they were way up high, that was huge for me.” McClinton led Winston-Salem Prep to a state championship in 2012. The decision to attend Hargrave in Chatham, Va., was a chance for him to mature and prove himself against stronger competition before entering college basketball, but he said it was also a chance to grow as a person.
“I like the way they can affect the game in ways other than scoring,” McClinton said. “Josh especially is the guy I watched who plays the most like me.”
“It was a big learning experience for me,” McClinton said. “It was pretty tough sometimes, especially at first when you’re getting used to all the military rules and regulations, but it definitely got better, and it made me look forward to basketball even more.”
Howard, of course, is one of a long line of homegrown WFU standouts. McClinton, who went to Winston-Salem Prep before spending a year at Hargrave Military Academy, hopes to be the next one in that line.
Then everything changed. In February 2013, he tore the anterior
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McClinton cited the daily 6 a.m. wake-up calls, plus enforced marches to every meal, as big character-builders during that first autumn.
cruciate ligament in his right knee during a Hargrave game and started a rigorous rehabilitation process that lasted through the rest of his Hargrave tenure and on past his WFU enrollment. There was hope he might return to play for the Deacons last season, but it was decided he wouldn’t be ready in time to be a steady contributor, so he redshirted. Talk about a learning experience. “That was pretty tough for me,” McClinton said. “I never got used to full speed, with full reps. Last year I got to spend some time on the scout team and some time watching, but that’s not a live situation.” Which brings us to the present day, with McClinton as a 20-year-old newcomer on a team searching for its new identity under coach Danny Manning. And even though Manning didn’t recruit McClinton, with the new coach’s emphasis on hard work and discipline, it could be a perfect fit. “He knows how to talk to guys,” McClinton said of Manning. “He knows how to say what we’re doing right or what we’re not doing. And he’s big on defense — getting every specific detail right, like how to hold your feet a certain way or hold a position when you box out. His experiences as a player really help us.” McClinton’s size and athleticism make him an ideal swingman on offense and defense — and he has shown enough quickness to defend guards as well as forwards, so he may be a part of several different looks in the Deacons’ lineup. The squad finished 17-16 last season after a stretch of sub-.500 seasons, but with a healthy mix of veterans and newcomers and a renewed focus, the Deacons are looking for more. And McClinton, with his long history of watching WFU teams, knows that anything is possible. “Of course we’ll be young, and not a lot of people will give us respect until we earn it,” McClinton said. “But we’re using that as motivation through these long two-a-day practices to get ready. We’ve always been seen as a winning school. The last couple of years have been hard, but we want to get back there.”
GREG McCLINTON POSITION: Forward CLASS: Redshirt freshman HOMETOWN: Winston-Salem HEIGHT/WEIGHT: 6-7, 200 pounds BIRTHDATE: Nov. 4, 1994 FAVORITE FOOD: Japanese hibachi grill FAVORITE BOOK: “The Great Gatsby,” by F. Scott Fitzgerald FAVORITE SPORTS MOVIE: “Probably ‘Hoop Dreams.’ But there are a bunch more. ‘Remember the Titans,’ ‘The Mighty Ducks,’ ‘He Got Game’… I’d put ‘He Got Game’ above ‘Hoop Dreams.’” FAVORITE ATHLETE: “Josh Howard, Rudy Gay, also Tony Allen. Lately it’s been Paul George.” FAVORITE COLLEGE CLASS: Psychology 100 FAVORITE SPORTS MEMORY: “I’ve gotten to be a part of a national championship (with the AAU’s CP3 All-Stars) and that was a good memory, but probably the biggest one was the state championship at Winston-Salem Prep my junior year.”
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2014-15 OUTLOOK 2013-14 RECORD: 17-16 (6-12 ACC, tied for 11th) HEAD COACH: Danny Manning (first season at Wake Forest; 38-29 in two seasons overall) LETTERWINNERS RETURNING/LOST: 12/4 KEY RETURNEES: Codi Miller-McIntyre (G-Jr.); Devin Thomas (F-Jr.) KEY LOSSES: F Travis McKie, G Coron Williams KEY NEWCOMERS: F Greg McClinton, F Darius Leonard, G Mitchell Wilbekin OUTLOOK: It’s tempting to look at this year’s Deacons and see a completely blank slate, with a new coach, a new attitude and six newcomers who could make an impact in various ways. And that may be true, but with two building blocks as strong as Devin Thomas and Codi Miller-McIntyre, the Deacons may be poised to surprise some people.
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Growing in the Trenches SOPHOMORE JOSH BANKS BECOMING FORCE IN DEACONS’ YOUNG DEFENSIVE LINE By Sam Walker
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osh Banks played high school football at Apex’s Middle Creek High School right in the heart of the North Carolina Triangle – the cities of Raleigh, Durham and Chapel Hill. It wasn’t like he was an unknown entity either as he was named the Tri-Nine Conference Defensive Player of the Year in 2011 among receiving other accolades. Yet somehow, neither N.C. State, North Carolina nor Duke showed much if any interest in getting him to sign a letter-of-intent with their football programs.
and accumulated 13 tackles before injury forced him out of the final two games. So this year Banks is starting to showcase his diverse skill set and athletic ability on a Wake Forest defense that is pretty tough on the competition. The 6-4, 270 pound sophomore from Cary is a spirited force on the line and is known for laying a lick on the opposition.
Wake Forest, on the other hand, saw a young player with good energy, speed, size and the ability to grow. So signing with the Demon Deacons was a way to prove wrong the programs in his own backyard that overlooked him.
“Basketball helped me with football because I could run for my size,” he said. “The footwork is used on the D-line, and it definitely helped me more than hurt me.”
“Duke had a little interest, but N.C. State and UNC – no,” Banks said. “So, I came to Wake to whoop up on them. I definitely carry a little grudge against them, so when I play in in-state rivalries I’ve got a little bit to show them.” Dave Cohen, the defensive line coach for the Deacons, sees a guy who plays hard from snap to whistle against all comers. “He finishes every play,” Cohen said. ”I’m excited about his future and his potential to be a dominating player, and I’m really excited to watch his growth and development between now and his senior year. “There are times in the games when he has been dominant. We’ve seen flashes of greatness, and now it’s if he can do it on a consistent basis. If he can do four quarters of it, then this young man will dominate. He’s got the God-given tools, the will, the courage and the whole plan right now is to do it for 60 minutes. Josh is the kind of guy who leads by mouth and example.” Until this season, Banks was a defensive lineman with a ton of potential. As a redshirt freshman in 2013, he played in 10 games
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In high school, Banks played basketball as well as football. He used his size to his advantage, but he always knew football was where his focus was going to be.
Before the start of the Dave Clawson era at Wake Forest, Banks was a 255-pound defensive end, but being thin on the defensive line, the new coaching staff started looking for bodies that could grow and compete in the trenches. Banks fit the bill, and he’s been at tackle all year. “Coach Cohen and Coach (Mike) Elko came in and saw my weight moving up to 265 or 270, and they put me in the three technique and I’ve been there ever since,” he said after a mid-week practice. “I’m almost 280 and want to get up to 285 by next season. I have a good idea this is where I’m going to be going into next season, so I’m going to go lift and then go eat. ” “We only know one way to play and that’s to give 100 percent, play hard, and that’s the character of our defense,” strong safety Ryan Janvion said. “Josh, he’s definitely come a long way. We came on campus the same day, and it’s crazy to see the player he has grown into today. He’s a huge staple on our defense. I’m excited because we’re in the same class, and hopefully we’ll be able to play ball (together) the rest of my time here at Wake Forest. “He’s just a great dude, takes care of business off the field, too,
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but he keeps spirits up, especially on the defensive line. He makes sure they’re staying in the game and is just being encouraging. The guy has great instincts and just knows where things are going. He has great vision, executes, is great with his hands and is so strong, physical and explosive coming off the line with tremendous moves. So he’s a nightmare for the other side of the ball. When you combine all that, you have a freak lineman right there. He’s on the right track.” His body of work so far this season includes a pass breakup and a pair of quarterback hurries in the opener against the University
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of Louisiana-Monroe, which was his first collegiate start. The next week against Gardner Webb he had three tackles (two for loss), and a nine-yard sack in a 23-7 victory. At Utah State, he shined with seven tackles, including two for loss and a sack, along with a 72-yard interception return for a touchdown. For his play at Utah State, Banks was named the ACC Defensive Lineman of the Week.
Josh Banks YEAR: Redshirt Sophomore HOMETOWN: Cary, N.C. MAJOR: Communication CHOSE WAKE FOREST after also considering Western Michigan, Maryland and Minnesota. TOP ATHLETIC ACHIEVEMENTS: Honorable mention all-state in Class 4A by ESPNHS; Tri-Nine Defensive Player of the Year in 2011: Helped the Mustangs to a 10-4 record in 2011 including the conference title with a 7-1 record; Led the Mustangs to three shutouts in 2011; Recorded 66 tackles, nine tackles for loss and six sacks in 2010; Second team All-Tri-Nine Conference as a junior.
“That play is so surreal to me because he threw it right to my chest, and I had no choice but to take it to the house,” Banks said. I was afraid somebody was going to catch me, but I turned around, and there was nobody behind me. That award was nice, but I wasn’t complacent with it. I have expectations for myself, so for me it was just the beginning.” Banks had three tackles vs. Army in a 2421 win and added three solo tackles (one for a loss) at Louisville. He forced his first fumble of the season on a tackle at Florida State. “I’ve learned that building a winning program is a process, and it won’t happen overnight,” Banks said. “It takes all 22 guys on the field to make that happen. We had
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to have buy-in, and we had to come in with blind trust and give it our all.” Life is intense, from being a student, to the off-field game preparation to the highoctane daily practices on the field. Banks said he really doesn’t wind down until he reaches his dorm room after a long day.
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He relaxes by watching a few of his favorite TV shows and just resting after pushing his mind and body at a high level all day. But the routine begins again the next morning, and Banks puts on his infectious smile and enthusiasm for the life and game he loves.
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AFTER 12 YEARS, HALL OF FAMER CALVIN PACE IS STILL GETTING IT DONE By Jay Reddick
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ith 12 years’ experience in the NFL, Calvin Pace has become a trusted leader in the New York Jets’ locker room. When he talks, people listen.
So when he said the team still had a chance to turn its season around after a 1-6 start, you had no choice but to believe him. He’s earned that. “You look back at certain plays and realize there were more games we should have won,” Pace said. “It’s not an ideal situation to start 1-6, and I might be crazy, but I still believe in this team. I think we can run the table from here. We’re not many plays away.”
“Every young guy gets here and thinks they’ve arrived, but they can throw all of that out the window,” Pace said. “Even the fourth-string receiver here is a very good player. You have to lean on the veterans and learn everything the coaches have to say. It’s a process, and I believe it takes three solid years to prove you belong in this league.” Pace isn’t an elder statesman by any stretch. His 3.5 sacks in the first seven games of 2014 were in the NFL’s top 30. He hasn’t missed a game (or a start) since 2010. So not only does he know what he’s talking about, he shows it every week. The Jets began the season as a haven for Deacons. Tommy Bohanon, who started at fullback throughout the 2013 season, suffered a broken collarbone in Week 4 of this year’s campaign and was placed on injured reserve. Free safety Josh Bush, who hadn’t played this season while nursing a quad injury, was cut by the team Oct. 15. But Pace powers on. He said his trip to Winston-Salem was full of happy memories. His induction speech at Bridger Field House, in particular, took him back to college days. “I remember during camp every year, we’d have a big meal – Cactus Jack’s would send us barbecue and chicken, and we’d have a banquet over there that was always a good time. I think about the grass we played on then. I look around at the new additions now (to the facilities), and it makes me really proud to know that my class and the ones that came after me have helped to make these improvements possible.”
It’s that optimism and that drive for success that helped propel Pace into the Wake Forest Sports Hall of Fame. He was inducted Oct. 17 along with seven others, marking the largest class in history. The outside linebacker was an All-American as a Wake Forest senior in 2002 and was chosen in the first round of that spring’s draft by the Arizona Cardinals. He really began to shine in his fifth season, when he was switched from defensive end to outside linebacker and led the Cardinals with 106 tackles. He says now that he carries that lesson to the younger players on the Jets, advising them not to get discouraged early in their careers.
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As Pace looks back, he also looks forward. His long career has changed him and given him a better perspective on life and football. “I do think about what comes next,” Pace said. “In the new NFL, 12-plus years is rare. I’ve learned to appreciate things a lot more. I try to enjoy every day because you never know.”
The 2014 Hall of Fame class (from left): Dave Bush, Desmond Clark, Kelly Doton, Bill Haas, Bill Hensley, Mike MacDougal, Trina Maso de Moya and Calvin Pace. (Photo by Donnie Roberts)
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Bush finished with a 56-69 career record. During his prime years with the Brewers, he was a dependable starter who helped the team stay in perennial contention. His reward came in 2008, when the Brewers made the playoffs on the final day of the season, then Bush beat the Phillies in the National League Division Series.
The ultimate competitor, though, Doton wants more for her Eagles.
Bush’s first victory as a college baseball pitcher was in an ACC championship game. It was the first of many wins on the grandest stage for Bush, who spent parts of nine seasons in the major leagues with the Blue Jays, Brewers and Rangers.
Doton, one of the most outstanding players in WFU field hockey history, has never left the sport she loves. To reach the Hall of Fame ceremony, she had to take time off from her job as associate head coach at Boston College, where she has her squad in the top 20. “I hate losing – even when I’m coaching, it makes me sick,” Doton said. “But it’s a big growing experience and a gut check for our team, and that’s how I’m trying to take it.”
Bush has nothing but good things to say about his time at WFU.
Doton, a 2003 alumnus, embarked on a coaching career in 2008, spending four years at Indiana before joining the Eagles. She also spent five seasons with the U.S. national team, playing in the Sydney Olympics in 2008. But after so much traveling and living all over the country, she’s happy to be back in her native home state.
“It was a very good experience,” Bush said in 2008. “I grew up there. It let me get a better handle on the lifestyle of being away from home and developed me as a baseball player and as a person.”
“I’m originally from Massachusetts, so I’m really close to family,” said Doton, 32. “I love the area – love the Red Sox, the Bruins, the Patriots. It’s great to be back home.”
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“The excitement on the last day of the year is the most I’ve ever felt,” Bush told Gold Rush that fall. “When it was over and we got to unload and celebrate, I never felt anything like it. It was the culmination of all the work.”
Clark left Wake Forest in 1999 as the ACC record-holder for receptions. His total of 216 catches has since been eclipsed, but his legacy lives on. Clark was drafted in the sixth round by the Denver Broncos that year, and by his second season he was a big part of the team’s offense, with three receiving TDs in 2000 and six in 2001. He spent a season with the Dolphins before joining the Chicago Bears in 2003, where he found his greatest success. He helped the squad reach Super Bowl XLI, where despite a 29-17 loss to the Indianapolis Colts, Clark had a team-high six catches for 66 yards. His 242 catches in eight seasons there ranked ninth in team history when he retired. Today, Clark is a financial advisor with Wayne Messmer and Associates in the Chicago area.
Haas’ hallmark on the PGA Tour has been consistency, much as it was at Wake Forest. The two-time ACC Player of the Year has moved on to a stellar professional career. Haas, 32, won at least one event each year from 2010 through 2013, and only three other golfers can make that claim. He won the 2011 FedEx Cup after compiling seven top-10 finishes during the year. In 2014, he wowed local crowds by finishing second at the Wyndham Championship in Greensboro and finished 16th in the FedEx Cup. Haas joins his father, Jay, in the Hall of Fame, becoming the first father-son duo to be so honored. Haas told the Winston-Salem Journal that the induction appealed to his sense of history. “It’s an honor to be alongside the other athletes that I’ve looked up to, seen their pictures in the workout room and all around the Wake Forest facilities,” Haas said. “It was certainly a goal of mine to be as successful as they are outside of college.”
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As the senior member of this year’s Hall of Fame class, Hensley (WFU class of 1950), a longtime publicist and journalist, chose to lend a sense of history to the induction ceremony. “I didn’t have time to thank everybody,” said Hensley, who co-founded the Hall of Fame with former athletic director Dr. Gene Hooks. “So I took the time to compare my first year (working) at Wake Forest in 1953 to now. We had five sports then, all for men, and now we have 18 sports for men and women. We had one assistant athletic director then – Jesse Haddock – and now we have 18. “I got to work with some great athletes in my time,” said Hensley, 87, who now lives in Charlotte. “Dick Hemric, Bill Bartholomew, Bill Barnes … it’s a long list. Maybe the best experience was the NCAA champion baseball team in 1955. I’m still proud we’re the only ACC school to have won it.”
MIKE MACDOUGAL
MacDougal is among the upper echelon of major-league players with Wake Forest pedigrees. Need proof? Only one other former Deacon in the last 50 years has been selected for the All-Star Game. MacDougal was on the winning side in the 2003 game, and although he never took the mound, he joined Erik Hanson as the only recent honorees for the Midsummer Classic. After earning first-team All-American honors with an ACC-best 13 wins in 1999, MacDougal has enjoyed a long career in professional baseball. He was converted into a closer with the Kansas City Royals and recorded 27 saves in 2003, his first season in that role. He would reach 20 saves twice more in the majors and currently stands with 71 career saves in 12 seasons. And even at age 37, he’s still not done. Two years after his final major-league pitch, he threw 12 games in the Pacific Coast League this season, still trying to make it back to The Show.
TRINA MASO DE MOYA Maso de Moya left Wake Forest as the career leader in volleyball kills, aces, digs and points. But the numbers don’t tell all of the story for the 2002 WFU graduate. The Plantation, Fla., native was the greatest player of the “new era” of WFU volleyball, after the program was resurrected in 1996. She helped to put the team on the map, with three All-ACC honors and an ACC Player of the Year award. Maso de Moya told the Sun Sentinel she was nominated by Heather Kahl Holmes, who was an assistant coach during the player’s tenure and later head coach for eight years. “I’m incredibly humbled by it,” Maso de Moya said of the honor. “I’ve been out of school for 12 years now. I’m just honored the nominating committee chose me to be inducted.”
Trina Maso de Moya, a 2002 graduate,
After her WFU volleyball tenure claimed All-ACC honors three times and an ACC Player of the Year award in volleyball. was over, Maso de Moya played one year of soccer at Florida Atlantic, then played a year professionally in the Women’s United Soccer Association. Today, she lives with her husband and 3-year-old son in South Florida.
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I hope you’ll indulge me some personal space with these next few paragraphs. I’m the “Voice of the Demon Deacons” because I was once the “Voice of the Eagles.” And I owe a great deal of not only where I am but who I am to Coach Ken Sparks — who is so comfortable in his own skin that, despite countless opportunities to “move up” in the coaching ranks, he has remained the head football coach at Carson-Newman University for 35 years. A man of great conviction and greater faith, Sparks felt called to a place referred to as “Mossy Creek.” Called to coach. Called to teach. Called to have influence over young men and, really, anyone else who would listen. I have no idea how many wins Sparks and his C-N teams will have won by the time you read this. But as I write this column (Sunday, Oct. 26), the Eagles and Sparks won their 324th game together yesterday, which put Sparks fifth, and one ahead of Paul “Bear” Bryant, on college football’s all-time win list. What will never be able to be counted, though, is the number of people Sparks will have influenced in his lifetime. Ken Sparks followed the late Bill Clabo (yes, a relative of former Deacon offensive lineman and NFL veteran Tyson Clabo) as the head football coach at Farragut High School just outside of Knoxville, Tenn. I was his first quarterback, and we immediately took to one another. A quarterback and his coach typically have a special bond. But the link that began in the late 1970s continues today. Coach stood up with me at my wedding. He has mentored me for four decades. I love him. I definitely owe him. But soon, I will likely lose him. Ken Sparks is coaching through his second season while being treated for and battling cancer. It is likely his last. Likely, because if there were ever anyone who could coach another season with cancer eating away at his body, it would be Ken Sparks. While I was finishing my freshman year at Tennessee and
working part time at a Knoxville radio station that anchored the Vol Network, Sparks was named as the C-N head coach. He asked me to come broadcast his games, and I jumped at what I thought would be a great opportunity. I called CarsonNewman football and basketball games for 12 years. That time at Carson-Newman changed my life. At an age much younger than most I was able to begin a career that I still enjoy and cherish today – 35 years later. Only because of the experience I gained in Jefferson City, Tenn., at C-N, was I able to meet a man named Bill Crouch, at the time the Vice President of Development at C-N and a proud Wake Forest graduate. Through Bill Crouch and a few others, I was able to meet Ben Sutton and Charlie Patterson at Wake Forest before moving on to Marshall University in 1992. In 1996, Ben and Ron Wellman gave me the opportunity to come to Wake Forest. Another life-changer. We’ve raised our two daughters here. Gone to the Orange Bowl and the NCAA Tournament. Constructed a house. Built a life. And for me, all because of Ken Sparks. By the time you read this I will have been back to “Mossy Creek” during Wake’s second open date to visit my friend Ken – to see him coach one more time, for me perhaps the last time. There won’t be any tears. There will be a time for that. There will be lots of bear hugs and laughter. And nostalgia for a place where my soul still has deep roots. And there will be good football, that’s for sure. I will have left and returned home a better man. Coach will leave me with a nugget or two that will help me deepen my faith, be a better father or husband or neighbor. He’s always been intentional with me in that way. While I played for him and worked for and with him, he demanded a lot. But he gave so much more. And he will give until he gives out. That’s who he is, who he has been called to be. Thank you, Ken. I’m the “Voice of the Demon Deacons.” I owe you one.
SIDELINE CHAT: Head coach Dave Clawson offers a few words of wisdom to his team on the sidelines during a game. (Photo by Donnie Roberts)
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The Haddock House
Breaking Ground in Honor of a Legend As former head golf coach Jesse Haddock (’52) tells it, he was just like any kid from eastern North Carolina in the late 1940’s – trying to find a way to pay for school. Like some others attending Wake Forest during that era, Jesse found a way by working in the athletic department.
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Jim Weaver, the athletics director at the time, gave Jesse his start as an equipment manager. Among other duties, Jesse was responsible for prepping the baseball and football fields on the Old Campus in Wake Forest, N.C. During the 1940s, there were only nine athletic administrators on staff, so everyone had to pitch in to make sure the department ran smoothly. Eventually, Jesse found his way to the business office in the department, where he distributed meal money and approved expense reports. He finally got his big break when, as the story goes, Bones McKinney (at the time the head golf and basketball coach) was unable to travel with the golf team to a tournament and asked Jesse to fill in. The rest is history. It was a natural fit for Jesse, and he ended up becoming the head golf coach, officially, in 1960. As his former players can attest, Jesse was a master at understanding people and knowing what made his players tick. He recognized that each individual was different, and tough love didn’t work on someone who needed a hug. Any great manager or coach must be adept in the art of motivation, and Jesse was certainly accomplished in this area. His success as the Wake Forest golf coach is unmatched by any other coach in Wake Forest history. With 15 ACC Championships, including 10 in a row, along with three national championships during his more than 30-year coaching career from 1960 to 1992, his achievements are ones to which coaches across the country aspire. I have known Coach Haddock since 1979 and worked for him at his golf camp over the summer during my high school years in the late 1980s. The Wake Forest Golf Camp was ahead of its time, attracting international campers and players from across the country at a time when families did not invest in sports camps the way they do today. The relationship I formed with Coach Haddock during those camps has lasted a lifetime.
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In my role with the Deacon Club, I have been fortunate to interact with many alumni and former student-athletes, but no one I have met has the same ability as Coach Haddock to connect with you and carry on a conversation the way he can. The fact that the golf program as a whole has had more former student-athletes supporting their sport than any other is truly a testament to Coach Haddock’s care for his former players and coaching ability. His own sense of gratitude for what Wake Forest has given him is instilled in his teams and is evident in the support that has been given back to the program by those who have gone on to achieve success postgraduation. On Friday, Oct. 17, we were able to break ground on the last phase of the Arnold Palmer Golf Complex. The Haddock House was funded in large part by the support of men’s golf alumni who rallied around their former coach. At the groundbreaking ceremony, heralded golfers, young and old, who generously supported this effort gathered to honor the legacy of Coach Haddock and the program that he built. Former golfers John Buscek (’67) and Phil Argabrite (’75, JD ’78) each took the podium to speak glowingly of Coach Haddock and his coaching methods. There were laughs at the stories shared, along with some emotional moments as they spoke about the impact Coach Haddock has had on their lives as former student-athletes and far beyond their playing days. Bill Haas (’03) and his mother, Jan Haas, wife of Jay Haas (’76), were on hand for the celebration as well. The turnout and support for Coach Haddock was very touching. Former administrators from the Old Campus, current golfers, parents of golfers and family friends all turned out to honor Coach Haddock by breaking ground on what will undoubtedly be the finest golf facility in the country. It is fitting that this facility will bear the name of the most successful coach at Wake Forest and one of the top all-time coaches in the history of NCAA athletics – Jesse Haddock. Congratulations Coach – it is an honor well deserved.
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Basketball Best ACC Single Game Darn Package Tickets Available Now Available for Deacon Club Members on Nov. 17 The Best Darn Package is back again this year and is available starting at $160. The package includes five premium ACC matchups at the LJVM Coliseum: Louisville on Jan. 4, Duke on Jan. 7, North Carolina on Jan. 21, NC State on Feb. 3, and Virginia on Feb. 25. Packages are only available while supplies last, so contact Wake Forest Athletics at (336) 758-3322 to purchase today.
Single game tickets for the 2014-15 men’s basketball season will go on sale to Deacon Club members on Nov. 17. For ticket information, or to purchase, please visit WakeForestSports.com or contact Wake Forest Athletics at (336) 758-3322.
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30 years later, Mark Williams returns to W-S, excited about direction of athletic program
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n a well-shaded street next to the Wake Forest campus, the leaves are starting to change in the crisp fall air. It is this time of year — early fall — that so many Demon Deacon alums recall as being one of their favorites on campus. Mark Williams (’77) walks his dog along the sweep of Faculty Drive on his way to the Reynolda Village walking path, where students pass, ear buds in, at a quick clip. It is on days like this, Mark says, that he knows he made the right decision to return to WinstonSalem. Mark and his wife, Alana Schmidt Williams (’78) made the move from their home in Tampa, Fla., almost three years ago, returning to Winston-Salem after more than 30 years away from campus. Mark grew up knowing he was destined to be a Demon Deacon. Both of his parents, C.V. Williams (’49) and Elizabeth Gertner Williams (’49) graduated from the Old Campus, as well as his uncle Eugene Williams (‘51). Alana, meanwhile, had no family ties to the University. In fact, if it were not for her father, an avid golfer and fan of Arnold Palmer, it is possible she may never have visited. Once she set foot on campus, however, she knew had found where she wanted to attend college and the next time she came to campus, it was to move into Johnson Residence Hall as a student. Mark and Alana met during Alana’s freshman year, and they were married in 1978. The place has held a special place in their hearts since they were students, and they attended reunions throughout the years, visiting first from Atlanta and then Tampa after they relocated there in 1994. Alana also kept in touch with her freshman hall mates from Johnson B basement and served as a co-chair for her 30th and 35th class reunion committee. As a student, Mark enjoyed his time on campus, particularly attending football and basketball games. “I attended games religiously, and I remember sleeping out overnight to get tickets to the big conference basketball games.” Mark said. “We played a lot of games in the Greensboro Coliseum back then, and I remember the team being ranked as high as No. 4 in the country. One of my favorite memories was during my senior year, during the ‘Big Four Tournament’ which was held early in the season with Duke, Carolina, NC State and Wake Forest, and we won it by surprising Carolina in the second game… that was a great moment.” After all those years away from Wake Forest, Mark and Alana decided to look into moving back near the place that brought them together in their youth. Although they looked at homes throughout Winston-Salem, the house they purchased, located right off Faculty Drive, belonged to former economics professor J. Van Wagstaff and his wife, Marge. Dr. and Mrs. Wagstaff were the chaperones for Wake Forest economics majors, including Alana, on a trip to northern Europe and Leningrad in 1978.
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“One of the reasons we were interested in moving back to Winston-Salem was the opportunity to be more involved in the athletic programs,” Mark said. “One of the first things I did after signing the contract on our house was to purchase football seat rights.” Along with their football seats rights, Mark and Alana are Executive Level Deacon Club members and contributed to the Haddock House and Walt Chyzowych Alumni Hill projects in recent years. “There are several things that motivate me to support the Deacon Club,” Mark said. “One, of course, is that there is a great pride in the athletic success of your alma mater, and by contributing I feel like I can be a small part of that. Beyond that, however, is the whole marketing aspect that the athletic program brings to the University. A lot of people may only know about Wake Forest because the school has had some athletic success, especially outside of the Southeast. To think that we now have a student body that hails from all 50 states… I think the athletic program has a lot to do with that. Finally, knowing that donations to the Annual Fund help cover student-athlete scholarships is extremely important.” As Mark walks around campus, he says he can’t help but notice how different it looks from when he arrived as a student in 1973. “One of the things I think has changed the most about campus are the athletic facilities,” he said. “When I was a student,
the Coliseum wasn’t there; there was no field hockey facility or soccer facility.” More recent projects, he says, have been critical in keeping the Deacs on an even playing field with competition in the ACC and nationally. “The McCreary Field House was an absolute must, not only from a recruiting perspective but from a training and team development perspective,” Mark said. “I am also excited about things like the Haddock House, which was celebrated recently with the groundbreaking ceremony. That is going to be the best on-campus collegiate golf facility in the country, and when you look at the commitments Coach Haas has been able to get recently, we’re already seeing the return on that investment. It seems to me that we are on our way to being a national championship contender every year again.” Looking to the future, Mark is excited about the direction of the athletic department. “I think tremendous decisions were made in the hiring of Dave Clawson and Danny Manning,” he said. “These are the right guys, and we will be good. In fact, I believe we will be very good. We are going to see sustained success unlike anything we have seen before.” Mark and Alana currently reside in Winston-Salem in the historic Wake Forest neighborhood off Faculty Drive, adjacent to campus. Their daughters, Katharine (’09) and Julia, are also avid Deacon fans.
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1 Deacon Club member Alan Coxie and his brother Franklin Coxie, who is retired from the U.S. Army, pose before the Wake Forest football game against Army at BB&T Field.
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2 Wake Forest football alumni get together for a photo before the football game vs. Syracuse during Varsity Club Weekend, which was held this year Oct. 17-18.
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3 Hollis Thompson, daughter of Rollie (’99) and Jen (’00) Thompson, shows her love for the Deacons during Homecoming Weekend.
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DEACONS IN THE COMMUNITY
Deacons Giving Back Between classes, studying, workouts and practices, the start of a new academic year is an especially hectic time for Wake Forest studentathletes. But they have not let their busy schedules dampen their Pro Humanitate spirit. From helping the newest class of Demon Deacons get settled into their dorms to fighting hunger to raising money and awareness for a devastating disease, Wake Forest student-athletes have just begun to demonstrate their commitment to serving Wake Forest and the local community throughout the 2014-15 year.
HIT THE BRICKS Wake Forest student-athletes joined more than 1,000 students, faculty and staff who walked, ran and even skipped during the annual Hit the Bricks event Oct. 2. A Wake Forest tradition, Hit the Bricks is an eight-hour relay race along the brick pathways of Hearn Plaza in honor of Brian Piccolo, a Wake Forest alumnus and Chicago Bears running back who died of cancer at age 26. This year’s event raised more than $30,000 that will go to support the Comprehensive Cancer Center at Wake Forest Baptist Medical Center.
EAT WITH THE DEACS On Oct. 9, Wake Forest student-athletes, including many members of the women’s cheerleading team, hosted a group of girls from Twin City Outreach for Eat With the Deacs. They ate pizza and cheered on the field hockey team together.
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n each issue, Where Are They Now showcases a former Wake Forest student-athlete. Maggie Simons (‘07), a standout golfer for the Demon Deacons from 2003-07, was the 2005 and 2007 North Carolina Women’s Amateur Champion, qualified for the 2006 U.S. Women’s Amateur Championship and was a semifinalist in the North & South Women’s Amateur Championship in Pinehurst. Upon her graduation from Wake Forest, Maggie turned professional and played three years on the LPGA Futures (Symetra) Tour. She is currently a teaching professional and junior golf leader at Carmel Country Club in Charlotte.
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When did you graduate from Wake Forest? 2007 What was your major? Psychology What does being a Demon Deacon mean to you? Being a Demon Deacon brings me so much pride. I feel so blessed to be a part of such an incredible institution. The experiences I had athletically, academically and socially helped develop who I am today. Why are you still involved in Wake Forest Athletics? Being a student-athlete at Wake is like being a part of a family. There is a certain respect and pride that runs through each of the athletes. I still feel responsibility to represent Wake Forest wherever I go and want to continue to support the programs that brought me so many wonderful memories. Why do you feel it is important to give back to the University? I could never give back everything that Wake Forest has given me – but I feel it is my responsibility to do all that I can to give others the opportunity to experience all that Wake Forest has to offer.
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What is your current occupation? I am currently a teaching professional and junior golf leader at Carmel Country Club in Charlotte. After graduating from Wake, I played professionally for about three years. It was an awesome experience, and I loved every minute of it. I then decided to turn my attention to helping others learn the game and worked as an assistant golf professional at Pine Needles and Mid Pines Resorts in Southern Pines. After two and half years there I was offered a full-time teaching position at Carmel Country Club. I get to teach the game I love full time and also be involved in introducing the game to young juniors.
I was there when… I feel so fortunate to have been at Wake during a time that both our football and basketball teams were some of the highest-ranked teams in the country. Chris Paul was on the basketball team (he lived on my freshman hall). I clearly remember the triple overtime win over UNC and overtime wins against Duke. I was lucky to know Coach Skip Prosser and will never forget the way he pulled together the student body to support the basketball team. Being a Screamin’ Demon was a serious job! I was also there with current PGA Tour stars Webb Simpson and Bill Haas.
What is your favorite memory of your time at Wake Forest? I will never forget when our football team made it to the Orange Bowl. I flew down and went to the game and am convinced that anybody that ever went to Wake Forest was in attendance! For being such a small school, we represented ourselves very well. Arnold Palmer came out on the field with the Deacon on the motorcycle! What makes you most proud of Wake Forest? I am always so amazed at the tight-knit group of friends that you leave with as a Wake alum. I have many generations of Wake Forest grads in my family – and each one of us is so fortunate to have formed so many lifetime friendships. At my current job in Charlotte I teach a lot of Wake alumni and even several Chi Omega sorority sisters! When we make the connection that we both went to Wake Forest – even though we are decades apart – our relationship seems stronger, and we have a special connection that we share. When I come back to Wake Forest, I always… Am in awe of how beautiful it is. I take a trip to the Deacon Shop and go up to the golf facility to see the state-of-the-art renovations that have taken place since I graduated.
Who is your favorite coach at Wake Forest, current or past? Coach Dianne Dailey who is still the head women’s golf coach. I am thankful that she recruited me to play for such a wonderful team. She cares so much for each of her girls and treats them as though they are her own. I still keep in touch with her and am thankful for my four years I got to spend as one of her athletes.
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New NCAA Governance Structure The NCAA recently adopted a new governance structure in which the five major conferences (ACC, Big Ten, Big 12, Pac 12 and SEC) will have unprecedented autonomy.
TODD HAIRSTON A S S O C I AT E AT H L E T I C DIRECTOR, COMPLIANCE
The new structure will enable administrators, faculty representatives and student-athletes from each of the 65 campuses to provide input on legislative matters in the following areas: athletics personnel, insurance and career transitioning, career pursuits unrelated to athletics, recruiting, pre-enrollment expenses, financial aid, academic support, health and wellness, meals/nutrition and time demands. Legislative proposals in several of these areas are currently being considered by the membership. In order for a proposal to be adopted, one of the following thresholds would need to be met: • 60 percent of all votes (48 votes) and a simple majority support from schools in three of the five conferences, or • A simple majority of all votes (at least 41) and simple majority support from the schools in four of the five conferences.
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One of the more controversial topics being considered is a proposal that would allow institutions to provide financial assistance up to the full cost-of-attendance. Most schools have a gap between the value of a full grant-in-aid and the cost-of-attendance that equates to several thousand dollars on some campus. The current proposal would allow student-athletes to receive the value of that difference. Also under consideration is a proposal that would allow institutions to provide financial assistance to former student-athletes seeking to continue their education. Another similar proposal would allow former student-athletes to receive medical benefits from institutions at any time following their departure from the school. The current proposals could be adopted as legislation as early as January 2015 during the NCAA’s annual convention. For any questions related to this issue, please contact Todd Hairston at hairstct@wfu.edu.
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