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HAPPY DAYS: Tight end Cam Serigne is all smiles after catching a touchdown pass in a 2016 game. Serigne, who is a senior and one of the team captains, and the Deacons look forward to 2017 and an opportunity for another winning season and bowl game. See 2017 Football Outlook, Page 7.

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ON THE COVER Senior defensive end Wendell Dunn is a three-year starter and two-year captain for the Wake Forest football team, which is coming off a winning season and bowl victory.

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// 6 ‘TRUST THE PROCESS’ Lessons learned from eighth-grade science teacher pay huge dividends in defensive end Wendell Dunn’s journey to two-year team captain at Wake Forest.

// 12 10 YEARS LATER . . .

Memories from Wake Forest’s 2007 national championship are still fresh for players and coaches.

// 16 REMEMBERING JACK MCCLOSKEY Deacon men’s basketball coach from 1967 to 1972 left an impact on Wake Forest, integration.

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Looking back at a terrific 2016-17 year Dear Demon Deacons,

RON WELLMAN DIRECTOR O F AT H L E T I C S

The conclusion of the spring sports season is followed quickly by the opening of the fall sports season. This is the time of year that we plan for the new academic year… but it is also important to review the accomplishments of last year…and there are many reasons to celebrate last year’s achievements of our teams and athletes.

Some of the most significant highlights of the year include: • Best overall record for all sports in the last 10 years (182-111-3).

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• Eighty percent of our teams had a winning record.

• Three teams finished in the top 10 in their respective NCAA tournaments.

• Six teams were ranked in the top 10 during the regular season.

• Twenty-six Demon Deacons were named First Team All-ACC, which is the most since 2008-09.

• Wake Forest studentathletes garnered 15 First Team All-America honors, which is the most since 2008-09.

• Over the last three years.

Wake Forest is the only school in the nation to have a first- round draft pick in the NFL (Kevin Johnson, Houston Texans), NBA (John Collins, Atlanta Hawks), WNBA (Dearica Hamby, San Antonio Stars), MLB (Will Craig, Pittsburgh Pirates), MLS (Jack Harrison, Chicago Fire and Jacori Hayes, FC Dallas).

• Wake Forest was one of only three schools in the country to win a FBS bowl game, participate in the NCAA Men’s Basketball Tournament and play in a baseball Super Regional.

• Wake Forest ranked 16th in the nation this year in athletes selected in the NFL, NBA, MLS and MLB drafts. A total of 12 Demon Deacons were selected, eight by MLB teams (a

WFU record), two by MLS teams and one each by the NFL and NBA teams.

• Demon Deacon teams won a total of 68 ACC contests, which is an all-time record.

• Men’s tennis became just the fifth team in school history to post an undefeated, untied ACC record. Women’s tennis (2000) and field hockey (three times) also achieved ACC perfection.

• Men’s tennis was the No. 1 seed in the NCAA Championship while men’s soccer was the No. 2 national seed.

• Baseball set a Demon Deacon record with 19 ACC victories.

• Baseball led the nation in both home runs and home runs per game.

What a year for the Deacs! But it’s exciting that our coaches and athletes expect an even better year in 2017-18! I am also confident that we can and will continue the excellence of last year and even improve upon it. I look forward to celebrating many great moments with you this year!

Thank you, Class of 2017, for representing us so well! There are many more successes in your future and we look forward to following your careers.

Go Deacs!

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TRUST THE

PROCESS LESSONS LEARNED FROM EIGHTH-GRADE SCIENCE TEACHER PAY HUGE DIVIDENDS IN DEFENSIVE END WENDELL DUNN’S JOURNEY TO TWO-YEAR TEAM CAPTAIN AT WAKE FOREST.

By Sam Walker

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ometimes, simple words of wisdom can change a life. A three-word phrase like “trust the process” can influence how one thinks, influence decisions and frame a daily approach to living.

That phrase, or at least the semantics of it, was implemented by redshirt senior defensive end Wendell Dunn ever since Jen Borton, his eighth-grade science teacher, helped him turn around his academic outlook and set in motion a series of events that led to a football scholarship to Wake Forest.

Coincidentally, that same phrase has helped him stay the course at Wake Forest, dedicating himself to improving his athletic performance, academic performance and become a contributor to the Winston-Salem community no matter what hurdles have come his way.

“I know who I was in eighth grade,” Dunn said. “I wasn’t the great student. I was the class clown. Every time I went in her classroom, it was all about me, and I wasn’t doing so well in her class. We always bumped heads, but for some reason, she always wanted to know what was going on, and she always cared.

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“One day I gave into her, and we talked. She introduced me to her husband, and she invited me to her church. She stayed with me ... she actually cared about me, and she understood how good I was at athletics, but she also understood I wasn’t doing well with my academics, which is the most important thing. I opened up because she kept trying, and because of her I started to take my education seriously.

“I got into high school, and she stuck with me, had my phone number. She got me through high school, and she got me to Wake. She started out as my science teacher, but now I call her Mama Jen and Papa Jeff, and they’re my family. She came in and made me understand to trust the process, trust the education and everything fell into place.”

The Borton family (Jen and Jeff and their two sons) still attend as many of Dunn’s games as possible, and as Dunn said, they’re family and always there.

If the name Wendell Dunn is unfamiliar, it really shouldn’t be.

Although he may have stayed a bit “under the radar” as the bookend at defensive end to the much heralded Duke Ejiofor, Dunn has produced some amazing moments over the last three seasons. Dunn was the only redshirt freshman to start all 12 games on defense in 2014 and earned honorable mention Freshman All-American honors from College Football News. That season he was 10th on the team in tackles (43) and led all freshmen in total tackles.

As a redshirt sophomore, Dunn finished the season eighth on the team in tackles and forced the fumble at Boston College that preserved a dramatic victory for the building Deacon football program.

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OUTLOOK COACH: Dave Clawson (13-24, fourth year at Wake Forest; 103-104, 18th year overall) 2016 RECORD: 7-6 (3-5 ACC, 4th in ACC Atlantic Division) STARTERS RETURNING/LOST: Offense 9/2 ; Defense 5/6 ; Specialists: 3/0 KEY RETURNEES: Ryan Anderson (6-6, 300, OL), Alex Bachman 6-0, 185, WR), Cade Carney (5-11, 215, TB), Phil Haynes (6-4, 300, OL), Justin Herron (6-5, 300, OL), Tabari Hines (5-10, 175, WR), Cortez Lewis (6-1, 210, WR), Cam Serigne (6-3, 250, TE), John Wolford (6-1, 200, QB), Jesse Bates (6-2, 200, S), Wendell Dunn (6-3, 250, DE), Duke Ejiofor (6-4, 270, DE), Amari Henderson (6-1, 175, CB), Jaboree Williams 6-0, 235, LB).

KEY LOSSES: Josh Harris (6-4, 305, C), Ty Hayworth (6-4, 325, LG), Josh Banks (6-4, 290, DT), Thomas Brown (6-3, 225, ROV), Ryan Janvion (5-11, 200, S), Marquel Lee (6-3, 240, LB), Chris Stewart (6-3, 290, DT), Brad Watson (6-0, 200, CB).

OUTLOOK: Wake Forest earned its way to a winning record with a 34-26 victory over Temple in the 2016 Military Bowl. This season, the Deacons need a fast start with the schedule becoming increasingly more difficult with back-to-back games against Florida State and Clemson, the defending national champions, in the fifth and sixth games. As for the team, the Deacons have more depth on offense, which has nine returning starters, than they’ve had in years. Five starters return on defense, which is led by new defensive coordinator Jay Sawvel. Staying healthy is always a key, and the Deacons hope to make their way back to another bowl game in 2017.

WENDELL DUNN POSITION: Defensive End HEIGHT: 6-3 WEIGHT: 250 CLASS: R-Senior MAJOR: Communication HOMETOWN: Miami, Fla. FAVORITE FOOD: Homemade macaroni & cheese (made by his grandmother) FAVORITE BOOK: “Monster” by Walter Dean Myers FAVORITE ATHLETE: Russell Westbrook (Oklahoma City Thunder - NBA) FAVORITE WAKE FOREST MOMENT: Celebrating and walking off the field victorious surrounded by the Wake Forest fan base following Wake Forest’s 34-26 Military Bowl victory over Temple (2016)

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Last season, he started all 13 games, finished 12th on the team in tackles (32) and was fifth on the team in tackles-for-loss.

In three seasons, Dunn has 37 starts, but what really sets him apart is 2017 marks the second year of being voted a team captain by his teammates – an honor that really humbles him.

“They’ve (the coaching staff) always talked to me about being a leader,” Dunn said. “So when I first got here, I had to keep my head on straight. I had my parents to talk to, and my older cousin, Anthony Wooding (a transfer to Wake Forest from the Air Force Academy) told me I had to go out and play like it was my position. It didn’t matter how old I was, and it didn’t matter what year I was. He told me I was a born leader. I had my teammates, too, so that kept me motivated, and they trusted me. By the time I was a junior, my teammates trusted me, and they followed me; so it wasn’t just about the way I played but my attitude about things and being there for my teammates.

“The first year I just did whatever my teammates needed me to do, and I was doing things the right way, but to be voted for that two years, and to know my teammates trust me in that position is just an honor.”

Dunn could identify with Wake Forest’s football identity as a small university playing against larger ones and against more nationally prominent football programs. It was a reality he had already embraced playing at Miami’s Palmetto High School in Pinecrest, Fla. “The mentality Wake had before I got here was something I wanted to be part of,” Dunn said. “Where I came from in Miami I wasn’t at one of the big schools like Booker T. (Washington High School), or Miami’s Northwestern Senior High. I was at a smaller school where we always played hard no matter who we played against. That’s just something I was always for. People underestimate you when you play at a smaller school.”

LAST SEASON, HE STARTED ALL 13 GAMES, FINISHED 12TH ON THE TEAM IN TACKLES (32) AND WAS FIFTH ON THE TEAM IN TACKLES-FOR-LOSS. Dunn, who came to Wake Forest as a linebacker, was faced with trusting the process early when head coach Dave Clawson and defensive line coach Dave Cohen approached him about changing positions. That’s both a physical and mental challenge. But Dunn embraced the change, trusted the process and evolved into a very effective defensive end, especially as a run-stopper (110 career tackles).

“When Coach Clawson and his staff came to Wake Forest they wanted to take care of me and told me to keep playing hard,” Dunn said. “So after player evaluations, Coach Clawson and Coach (Dave) Cohen called me into the office and told me not to think that I couldn’t start because I hadn’t played D-line. They wanted me to go out there with the mentality that I was the starting end and to take that position. They thought I could, so it kept me motivated to do what I had to do and be a leader.”

Dunn entered college weighing about 210 pounds but had a body at 6-3 that could hold much more bulk and muscle, which he would need going up against 300-pound offensive linemen snap after snap.

He worked closely with Director of Football Sports Performance Brandon Hourigan and is entering his senior season at 250 pounds.

“Coach Hourigan and his staff are great at what they do,” Dunn said. “They develop your strength and your speed, and just trusting in

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Dunn’s relationship with Cohen has also been an influential piece in trusting the process.

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“I’m extremely close with Coach Cohen, and we’ve had a lot of conversations that don’t have anything to do with football,” Dunn said. ”Having a coach you can call if you’re having a problem and you can talk about … This guy really does understand what you’re going through. He encourages us to spend time together as a team.

One thing he does after almost every meeting and especially every holiday is to make sure we tell our families we love them because you never know what’s going to happen.”

Dunn has seen the importance of influencing young lives as well and reads weekly to students at nearby Paisley IB Magnet School through a program led by Wake Forest Professor Alan Brown. His favorite book to share with students is “Monster” by Walter Dean Myers, a New York Times bestseller and coming of age story about Steve Harmon, a young man in juvenile detention and how one decision can change a life.

“We go over there, and we just clicked with those students.”

Dunn said. “We choose sports books specifically because these kids love sports, and they can get into the book. From there, if there is something that they don’t understand or they’re confused about the story we tell them to say what’s on their mind. That helps their skills in the classroom because now they want to read, and they’re asking questions, are more engaged in the classroom.

“One thing I hope to leave with every student I talk to is the importance of their education, their relationships with their teachers and with their parents. When somebody tries to discipline them, then they automatically think this person doesn’t like them when it’s really not the case. In reality, they’re trying to prep them for life. They’re fighting the process. But if a teacher can affect my life the way my eighth-grade science teacher did, then I know my message, and hopefully I get through to them.”

Dunn trusted the process, and the process rewarded him with

DUNN TRUSTED THE PROCESS, AND THE PROCESS REWARDED HIM WITH OPPORTUNITIES. HE MAY NOT HAVE ALWAYS UNDERSTOOD WHAT THE PROCESS ENTAILED, BUT HE GAVE INTO IT, ASKED QUESTIONS, GAVE IT FULL EFFORT AND ATTENTION. opportunities. He may not have always understood what the process entailed, but he gave into it, asked questions, gave it full effort and attention. Every player’s path is different, but the primary goal to win is the same. Dunn has every intention of achieving his and leading the 2017 Demon Deacons on that journey as team captain.

“Coach Clawson, that was something he preached from almost day one – the process, the process, trust the process. And you don’t understand it until you go out and win a bowl game. He never did anything differently from the day he got here. The difference is when he got here, there were more guys fighting the process than giving into the process. Now 99 percent of the team is trusting the process.

Guys are doing things right. You don’t go to class and get the grades, you can’t play. If you don’t get the extra work in, then you’re a step behind, so the process is just to do the right thing to be a better football player and a better human being.”

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By John Dell

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t’s the little moments that stand out for the 2007 Wake Forest men’s soccer team national champions.

While many of those Wake Forest players can’t believe it’s been 10 years since winning it all, the memories of that season don’t go away.

“Has it really been 10 years already?” said Austin da Luz, one of the many former Deacons who are still playing professional soccer. “There are so many things that come to mind for me about that season – it was magical.”

The Deacons were in the midst of their most successful run in school history, and during da Luz’ four seasons in WinstonSalem they went to four straight College Cups. In 2007 in Cary, N.C., they put it all together to win the school’s only national championship in soccer by beating Ohio State 2-1.

That it was done in North Carolina is something that many might have forgotten.

“I see that field all the time playing for the North Carolina FC, and I think about winning that national championship a lot,” da Luz, 29, said about playing in Raleigh as a professional.

That run of success for coach Jay Vidovich, who is now the head coach at Pittsburgh, was one of the most successful in ACC history. Programs just don’t get to four straight College Cups, but it was a time where the Deacons set the bar high for future teams.

Coach Bobby Muuss, who guided the Deacons back to the national championship game last season where they lost to Stanford on penalty kicks, was an assistant that helped build that 2007 team before he left to coach at Denver.

“There aren’t many programs where you can see that national championship trophy every day, and we see it here in our office,” said Muuss, who in his two seasons as head coach has been to a College Cup, won the ACC regular season and also won an ACC tournament championship. “We know that team in ’07 paved the way, and the run that those teams had is something you can’t take away.”

Muuss isn’t about to shy away from the tradition that’s been established.

“You embrace it,” Muuss said. “And I think you feel the family atmosphere and the camaraderie that every player who has put on a Wake Forest uniform is a part of that tradition.”

As the Deacons were making their run to the College Cup this past season, the former players showed up in droves. And Muuss made sure to recognize them all on the field after games.

Wake Forest has set aside a reunion of that 10-year championship team this fall when Vidovich’s Pittsburgh team plays at Spry Stadium.

“There aren’t many universities you can go back to where you coached like I did and feel welcomed,” Vidovich said earlier this summer about the reunion. “I still have so many friends there and ‘The Congregation’ is there, and I still stay in touch with a lot of those guys. So it’s all going to be positive in my mind.”

Vidovich, the all-time wins leader in school history who compiled an impressive 225-87-31 record from 1994 to 2014, had nothing but positive things to say about his time at Wake Forest.

He left to coach pro soccer after the 2014 season before getting back into college soccer before the 2016 season.

“I appreciate all those teams I coached there at Wake,” Vidovich said, “but it’s hard to believe it’s been 10 years since the national championship.

It will be a little weird going back to Spry as a visiting coach.”

Getting a great view of that 2007 season where the Deacons went 22-2-2 and outscored opponents 67-14 was Tony da Luz, the women’s soccer coach at Wake Forest and Austin’s father.

Tony said the determination and work ethic that 2007 team showed was off the charts.

“I just know from Day One the team was extremely motivated after losing in St. Louis the previous year,” da Luz said. “Those teams just seemed to demoralize opponents where they could stay with them for a half or so but in the second halves teams had no chance.”

The success of the men’s program is something that da Luz absolutely uses for his program.

“Both programs feed off each other,” Tony said. “Both the men’s and the women’s programs try to play the right way and do things that separate us from other schools, and I know Jay and now Bobby is continuing that tradition that’s been there for awhile now.”

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It was in the NCAA regional final at Spry Stadium where Austin da Luz scored one of the most memorable goals that season. In overtime against Notre Dame, he scored to send the Deacons to the College Cup. And while Austin says it was a great moment, he also remembers the face laceration that Julian Valentine suffered in the College Cup final. It required 30 stitches and plastic surgery.

“At the party we had back in Winston, I’ll always remember Julian walking in, and he was all bandaged up,” Austin said.

That season, the Deacons were as balanced as a national championship team could be. From the scoring of Cody Arnoux (15 goals), Marcus Tracy (11 goals) and Zach Schilawski (nine goals) to the all-around great play from Sam Cronin, Ike Opara, Michael Lahoud and Corben Bone, there were plenty of weapons all over the field.

Veterans such as Patrick Phelan and goalie Brian Edwards along with his backup, Akira Fitzgerald, the Deacons used their depth to their advantage. Evan Brown, Lyle Adams and Jamie Franks, along with Valentin, all contributed to arguably the best team in school history.

Edwards could have graduated and went into pro soccer, but he elected to stay and as a fifth-year senior helped the Deacons win the national championship.

“Those other College Cup teams during that era may have had better talent but that ’07 team just had it all,” Tony da Luz said.

One of the many traditions that continues to this day is the playing of the song “Ain’t No Mountain High Enough” in the locker room after each victory.

The song, which is the Marvin Gaye and Tammy Terrell version, has also been played at weddings for various former Wake Forest soccer players.

“I think it was played about five times at our wedding,” Austin da Luz said. “And the guys from the team who were at the wedding went crazy each time. It’s one of those traditions at Wake Forest, and we take it pretty seriously.”

Later this year, da Luz will stand up at Fitzgerald’s wedding. Staying in touch with a lot of his former teammates has been easy for da Luz. “We have such a bond, and the national championship is just one of those things we have in common,” da Luz said.

Cronin, a graduate of nearby Mount Tabor High, was one of the glue guys for the Deacons at the midfield, and his memories of that season are vivid.

“I remember those games and I remember so many conversations and it really was such a great time in all of our lives,” said Cronin, a veteran MLS player who is on Minnesota

10 years later: Memories, lessons and big ring serve as lasting reminder

By Corben Bone The last song Wake Forest soccer players hear before leaving the locker room and stepping onto Spry Stadium is “Ain’t No Mountain High Enough” by Marvin Gaye and Tammy Terrell.

It’s even written on the locker room wall – a recent addition I’m anxious to see myself.

Like some traditions, I don’t know when it started, but that’s not the point.

I have a music stanza from the song – “no matter how far” – tattooed on my right arm. Why? Because no matter how far I am from Wake, I’ll be reminded of what my time with the men’s soccer team instilled in me.

My name is Corben Bone. I’m from Plano, Texas, and I was No. 10, a freshman, on the 2007 men’s soccer national championship team.

Now, 10 years later, we’re celebrating a milestone anniversary of the biggest achievement in the school’s soccer history, and I’m sitting here trying to remember each detail, each pass, dribble or shot, the good plays and the bad, but it’s impossible without error.

A good friend of mine, a fellow Deacon, once told me we never remember exactly

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how things happen, but can we recall exactly how they feel.

I’ll start with the moment the final whistle blew, I charged onto the field to tackle my teammates. It was a moment of pure euphoria I had yet to experience in my young life.

It was a juxtaposition of happiness and confusion – a truly strange emotion that left me speechless and looking around in awe of what we had just accomplished.

I wandered around the field while basking in our glory, occasionally locking eyes with teammates that I walked campus with, ate in the “pit” with and struggled through ice baths with.

I caught the wave of my parents who made the trip from Plano to hopefully witness history and then reflected back to my own thoughts.

Our team had no one left to challenge.

There were no more games to win.

We accomplished our ultimate goal set in place almost four months earlier, which made us the best team in college soccer.

It was a special night.

As fate would have it the Final Four was played in Cary – about a two-hour

United FC. “And one thing that stands out was the locker room after winning that championship there in Cary. All those former players who were back for that game were in the locker room with us, and it was a special time.”

Winning a national championship is something that is not easy, and Cronin knew it right away.

“You look at my senior year (2008) and we lost in the semifinals, and we thought that team was even better than the year before,” Cronin said. “So it was a perfect storm for us in 2007.”

John Dell is a 30-year veteran sports writer who has worked for the Winston-Salem Journal for the last 22 years. He has covered the Wake Forest soccer and golf teams for the last 17 years for the Journal and was there in Cary, N.C., for the national championship.

drive from Wake Forest – so after the confetti cleared our team gathered on the bus to hurry back to Wake Forest.

A celebration was held at the “soccer house” on Palm Street, which is a residential history book of soccer players.

Everyone was there wearing the same oversized national championship shirt and goofy-looking hat. It didn’t matter how they looked though, it’s what they said.

With bathtubs full of champagne and music shaking the walls, the loudest thing in the house was the wooden trophy with National Champions engraved on it.

At that moment, celebrating the victory among my best friends and mentors, I remember questioning the wonderment of life.

Was it like this everywhere, or did I just get lucky?

Candidly, I think I got lucky. I stumbled upon a soccer program that valued a process flooded with character and principles, and not to mention some of the most talented players in the country.

The following years (2008 and 2009) were very similar with only one missing piece – the final trophy.

After my junior season that fall, I declared for the Major League Soccer draft. It was one of the hardest decisions

of my life – not because I was nervous about what was to come but nervous about what I was leaving behind.

In my eyes, college lived up to its reputation, and while I don’t regret leaving early, the grass was definitely not greener outside the gates of Wake Forest.

I am currently playing for FC Cincinnati in my eighth professional season. I have previously played for teams in Chicago, Philadelphia and Wilmington, and all those experiences have taught me numerous things about soccer, life, and more intimately, myself.

But I have to say, none of those experiences has come close to matching the pure, unfiltered joy I experienced 10 years ago.

Reaching the pinnacle of college soccer with teammates I humbly called my brothers is a moment that stands alone in the memory of my soccer career.

The success of the 2007 men’s soccer team deserves to be revered as the highest achievement in history, but the prowess of the accolade lies in the generations that built the foundation, and for that I say “thank you. “ Tradition, honor, and passion have manifested throughout all these years and helped mold me into a man I am proud of.

Like “Ain’t No Mountain High Enough,” traditions are only as strong as the people that carry them, and I stubbornly continue to carry on those values implemented at Wake Forest.

No matter how far I find myself away from Wake, I’ll always have the memories, lessons and a big diamond ring to remind me that my family will always wear Black and Gold.

Corben Bone was a member of the Wake Forest 2007 NCAA champion men’s soccer team and played in three College Cups (Final Four) as a Deacon. A 2009 Herman Trophy finalist, Bone was selected 13th overall by Chicago in the 2010 MLS draft and played four years for the Fire and a year with Philadelphia.

After one year with Wilmington in the USL, Bone is in his second season with FC Cincinnati and was team MVP in 2016. Bone, now 28, is from Plano, Texas.

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Remembering J A C K

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riends regard the incident as pure Jack McCloskey.

LEFT FOREST,

A prospect from New Jersey was in town and, as happened on other recruiting visits, the head coach arranged a three-on-three scrimmage to test the young man’s mettle. The youngster was guarded by McCloskey, skeptical of his game. As Doug Gemmell drove to the basket, the coach, in his mid-40s, “low-bridged him, and Gemmell went up in the air and came down on his neck,” Billy Packer, a McCloskey assistant, recalled.

Packer was aghast. The workout wasn’t strictly kosher under NCAA rules, and now “the kid’s not going to be able to walk again,” he says. “My life was over in that split second of time.”

Happily, Gemmell was fine and eventually signed with Notre Dame, where he was team captain in 1971. But before the player could recover, McCloskey stood over Gemmell and yelled, “Packer says you’re tough! Let me see you get up,” Packer remembers with a chuckle. “I’m just glad he’s alive, and Jack’s demanding that he gets up off the floor.”

McCloskey died June 1 at age 91. Most obituaries focused on his 12-year tenure as general manager of the Detroit Pistons, when McCloskey assembled the relentlessly physical “Bad Boys” squads that won NBA championships in 1989 and 1990. His Pistons made nine straight playoff appearances, reached the NBA Finals three times, and produced four Hall of Famers – coach Chuck Daly and players Joe Dumars, Dennis Rodman and Isiah Thomas.

“He loved to compete personally,” Packer, the longtime TV basketball analyst, says of McCloskey, “and he was a very brilliant basketball mind.”

Nearly lost in media accounts of McCloskey’s life were his years as coach at Wake Forest from 1967 through 1972, when he not only roughed up young opponents in pickup games but became an unintentional pioneer on a journey into America’s racial wilderness.

McCloskey took over at Wake during the same 1967 season Norwood Todmann, the school’s first African-American basketball player, joined the freshman squad. Both were recruited to Winston-Salem by Packer, a Demon Deacon alum who previously worked as an assistant to coaches Bones McKinney and

NEARLY LOST IN MEDIA ACCOUNTS OF MCCLOSKEY’S LIFE WERE HIS YEARS AS COACH AT WAKE FOREST FROM 1967 THROUGH 1972, WHEN HE NOT ONLY ROUGHED UP YOUNG OPPONENTS IN PICKUP GAMES BUT BECAME AN UNINTENTIONAL PIONEER ON A JOURNEY INTO AMERICA’S RACIAL WILDERNESS.

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New Bern’s Walt Bellamy, Atlanta’s Walt Frazier and Greensboro’s Lou Hudson but, dissuaded by segregationist norms and stymied by academic barriers, watched them bypass the ACC for the CIAA or leagues farther north and west. Only Maryland and Duke had added black scholarship players before Todmann and his fellow Harlem product, North Carolina’s Charles Scott, joined the ACC. Tapping this rich vein of excluded talent, in and beyond the classroom, occurred slowly among North Carolina’s historically white ACC schools and their league brethren.

“North Carolina’s progressivism consisted primarily of its shrewdness in opposing racial change,” wrote William Chafe in his 1980 book “Civilities and Civil Rights.” South Carolina and Virginia were worse. Gil McGregor, Wake Forest class of 1971, says he never faced another African-American Jack McCloskey spent big man during his college career. more than 40 years in Wake did become the first basketball as a player, major private college in the South coach and executive, to integrate its student body. The including six seasons as small Baptist-affiliated school, head coach at Wake Forest.

His career as a Demon which long banned dancing on Deacon was highlighted campus, also was years ahead by an 18-9 record during of North Carolina’s other ACC the 1969 season, along schools in signing black football with two more winning players and in starting a black campaigns in 1970 and 1971. After leaving WFU quarterback. following the 1972 season, Enter McCloskey, hardMcCloskey became head nosed and at times physically coach of the Portland intimidating, from a small Trailblazers to begin a town in anthracite-rich eastern lengthy career in the NBA, first as a coach, then as a Pennsylvania. His father and successful executive. He grandfather were coal miners; a passed away on June 1 in a visit to a mine shaft that “was dark hospice care facility near and it was wet, damp, dirty, cold” his home in Savannah, Ga. convinced McCloskey he wanted to go to college. The multisport star attended the University of Pittsburgh on a football scholarship before the school integrated that sport, served in the Pacific in the U.S. Navy during World War II, then completed his degree work at Penn.

McCloskey said he finally “played with and against black players” in the semi-pro Eastern League, even as he coached a high school team in New Jersey that included Bucky Waters, the future N.C. State guard and Duke coach.

Race apparently was not an issue for McCloskey, but it was for others.

In the early days of integration there were unspoken quotas, limits on the number of black players simultaneously deployed on teams in college and the NBA. Regardless, McCloskey started a pair of African-Americans at Wake in 1969 – sophomores Charlie Davis, the team’s scoring leader, and top rebounder McGregor. In 1971 Davis, a three-time All-ACC selection, paced the league in scoring (26.5 ppg) and became the first black ACC Player of the Year. When the pair appeared alongside Todmann, the Deacs became the first ACC school to place an African-American majority on the court.

“I still have a card that I got from a woman who was incensed that we had a couple of black players playing on the floor representing Wake Forest,” McCloskey told me in a 2003 interview at his lakeside home in a planned community north of Savannah, Georgia. “She didn’t have an address. I would have written back to her, not a nasty letter but a letter stating that times have changed.”

(N.C. State’s Jim Valvano reported receiving 10 letters a week from fans expressing similar outrage as late as 1983, a season that culminated with a Wolfpack squad that started five black players

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McCloskey came south after a successful decade at the University of Pennsylvania. At Wake he posted a cumulative 70-89 record with three winning seasons in six before leaving to coach the NBA’s recently established Portland Trail Blazers. Todmann came from New York’s Power Memorial Academy, a Catholic high school where the 6-3 guard broke the single game and single season scoring records of center Lew Alcindor (Kareem Abdul-Jabbar).

Their paths converged at the dawn of athletic integration in the ACC. For years league coaches took note of regional talents like

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WAKE DID BECOME THE FIRST MAJOR PRIVATE COLLEGE IN THE SOUTH TO INTEGRATE ITS STUDENT BODY. THE SMALL BAPTIST-AFFILIATED SCHOOL, WHICH LONG BANNED DANCING ON CAMPUS, ALSO WAS YEARS AHEAD OF NORTH CAROLINA’S OTHER ACC SCHOOLS IN SIGNING BLACK FOOTBALL PLAYERS AND IN STARTING A BLACK QUARTERBACK.

winning the ACC and NCAA titles.)

The change noted by McCloskey included the abandonment, often driven by student pressure, of playing “Dixie” and displaying the Confederate battle flag at athletic events. More broadly, while society was roiled by opposition to the Vietnam War and demands for civil rights, Americans groped to bridge racial divides. In that setting it was perhaps inevitable that the no-nonsense McCloskey clashed with Todmann, a natural leader moved by the imperatives of blossoming black pride.

“Protest was the order of the day in the late sixties,” recalls McGregor, now retired and living in Charlotte.

“Black Power,” wrote Chafe, a Duke history professor, “was revolutionary precisely to the extent that it rejected traditional white definitions of success, achievement, political dialogue and social manners.” The coach demanded obedience and discipline. Inspired by a larger mission, the player challenged authority.

Charlie Davis admired McCloskey’s basketball knowledge but questioned whether outside forces influenced the coach’s

race is involved.

diminished use of Todmann.

“There was no way that we weren’t going to be a better team if Tod had been playing rather than sitting on the bench,” he said of the big guard with post-up skills that complemented Davis’ outside touch.

The issue drove a wedge between African-American squad members and McCloskey, who insisted he simply employed the best players available.

“I just didn’t think he was an outstanding player,” the coach said. “That’s the only thing I had against Norwood Todmann.”

Unfortunately, as became evident during that era, few matters are so simple when

Barry Jacobs has covered Atlantic Coast Conference sports for 41 years for regional and national publications, including 20 years for The New York Times. He is the author of numerous books, including “Across the Line: Profiles in Basketball Courage,” which traces the history of the first African-American basketball players in the ACC and the Southeastern Conference.

BASKETBALL LEGEND HEMRIC PASSES AWAY Dickie Hemric, Wake Forest’s alltime leading scorer and rebounder, died just prior to publication of this issue of Gold Rush on August 3. He was 83.

Hemric played for the Demon Deacons from 1952-55 and was ACC Player of the Year in the conference’s first two seasons (1954 & 1955).

He remains the league’s career rebounding leader and held the ACC career scoring title for more than 50 years before being eclipsed

by J.J. Redick of Duke and Tyler Hansbrough of North Carolina. He was the first Wake Forest player to earn first-team All-America honors in 1955.

Born in Jonesville, NC, Hemric averaged 24.9 points and 17.3

rebounds per game over his four seasons. In addition to his ACC record of 1,802 career rebounds, Hemric also holds NCAA Division I career records for free throw attempts (1,359) and made free throws (905). He still claims more than 10 school records. His No. 24 is retired by Wake Forest.

After graduation, Hemric was drafted by the Boston Celtics with the No. 10 pick in the 1955 NBA Draft. He played only two seasons as a professional, but in his final season on the court was a member of the Celtics’ 1957 NBA Champion squad, the first of the franchise’s record 17 NBA titles.

During his post-basketball life, he worked for the Goodyear Tire Company at their world headquarters in Akron, Ohio.

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Building on the success of the past … but adding new names

S TA N COTTEN VOICE OF THE DEMON DEACONS

As the 19th Century began to wind down, William Henry Vanderbilt’s youngest son, George Washington Vanderbilt II, felt it was time to build himself a summer estate. He was a frequent traveler to the Asheville area and loved it so much he chose Western North Carolina as the place to build his ‘little mountain escape.’ The Chateauesque style house, which is now the tourist attraction ‘Biltmore Estate,’ remains the largest privately owned house in the United States at 178,926 square feet – a remaining jewel of the Gilded Age. I wonder if, on Christmas Eve of 1895, when Mr. Vanderbilt opened his new estate, he could envision a Tennessee hillbilly nearly 125 years later sitting on his south lawn

listening to two American funk and rhythm and blues bands.

Perish the thought!

Sorry, George, but that’s exactly what happened just a few nights back as I finished a series of mini-vacations prior to the start of the Deacons’ fall camp with Presbyterian sitting in the crosshairs come the end of August.

We had settled in our seats for just a few minutes when a few Wake Forest fans walked by, noticed me sitting there and let it be known that they were excited and ready for the season to start. We exchanged pleasantries and hunkered down for what would be a musical trip back in time on a beautiful North Carolina night.

The Commodores and Kool and the Gang delighted a packed audience of mostly slightly seasoned adults with music and lyrics, despite being recorded and made famous decades earlier, that still rang true in the hearts and minds of the audience that roared its approval at the end of a nearly threehour performance. Sure, many of the names of the band members had changed. Lionel Ritchie, the most famous and successful Commodore and a founding member of the band not surprisingly wasn’t there, but Robert ‘Kool” Bell was, and the Gang he had assembled for the night sounded just like the original.

As I sat there and drifted in and out with the music and back and forth to the mid-1970’s, I started thinking about Wake’s fall camp, which would begin the next day. Like the musical acts I was enjoying, the Deacs would field a team that would try

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to build on the success of the past with some of the same players – but a few new names have been added to the roster to come in and take over for others who have moved on.

Lionel Ritchie is not coming back to the Commodores, and, sadly, Wake fans have seen the last of linebacker Marquel Lee who, with others, has moved on to the NFL. That is college football. That is reality. And it’s one of the most exciting things about preseason practice. Names we hardly know in just a few weeks could easily and likely will be playing major roles for Wake Forest as it opens its fourth season under head coach Dave Clawson.

Any way you shake it, 2017 is going to be exciting. For sure, the schedule is tough. There are road games at national champion Clemson and Notre Dame. Georgia Tech rolls back on the calendar with the Deacons visiting Midtown Atlanta in October. But don’t for one minute think any game on the schedule will be any tougher than week number four in Boone against Appalachian State. Folks on both sides have been talking about this game ever since a new series was negotiated. Lots will be on the line that day for sure. And I haven’t even mentioned the home schedule headlined by Louisville and Florida State.

So, you want to play in the ACC, do you?

There’ll be ups and downs, ins and outs, heartache and heart pounding joy. Predictably.

But what isn’t really predictable is how it will all square out. Nobody knows for sure, about that I am certain. But it’s fun in early August just to sit and think and wonder; what will be?

If George Vanderbilt were still alive I’d bet a dollar to a donut he’d agree. You just never know. And I, for one, embrace the uncertainty.

Thanks, George, for letting me hang at the house.

Nice place…

INSIDE THE DEACON CLUB

The Impact of a Record-Breaking Year

BA R RY FA I R C L O T H SENIOR A S S O C I AT E AT H L E T I C DIRECTOR, DEVELOPMENT

Deacon Club members provided a catalyst for department success by donating record amounts for the 2016-17 fiscal year. In addition, this past year was undoubtedly one of our best ever from an athletic standpoint. Between winning a football bowl game, making the NCAA tournament in men’s basketball, capturing an ACC Championship in men’s soccer and being just one penalty shot shy of a national championship, along with men’s tennis wining an ACC Championship and a deep run by the baseball team, there is certainly a lot to celebrate.

The combination of our fundraising and athletic success is truly impressive and will continue to have a major impact as we move forward.

Through achieving new fundraising records, you have helped provide the fuel for the building boom that is currently underway in regards to athletic facilities.

There were $46,500,000 in new commitments for the 2016-17 fiscal year and total cash received for all categories equated to $32,022,006, which is a 66 percent increase over last year. Additionally, the Wake Will Lead campaign continued to see unprecedented results, bringing the total raised to $213,403,627 on an original goal of $95,000,000.

The building boom expanded as the Athletic Department continued its most ambitious buildout in history. In the latest fiscal year, $81.5 million worth of capital projects were completed or are now underway, with that number increasing to over $100 million over the last two years. Throughout the course of the Wake Will campaign, a total of $140 million in capital dollars has been contributed to Athletics.

See below for a detailed look at the projects that were completed during the 2016-17 fiscal year, as well as those that were started:

3. S ports Medicine/Hydrotherapy - $5.4 million 4. Coliseum Project – Video Board Phase - $4.0 million 5. Soccer Practice Complex - $3.0 million 6. Volleyball Varsity Gym and Locker Room - $1.5 million 7. S occer Video Board - $800K

Our Deacon Club members have moved beyond facilities, however, and are also making a difference in funding new positions and programs. We are well on our way to an expanded nutrition program with the successful funding of a full-time sports nutritionist, and seed money has been donated to start a robust sports psychology initiative.

The 2016-17 year also established a new precedent for the Deacon Club Annual Fund, shattering previous records for number of active donors, number of new members and total dollars raised. Thanks to the generous support of so many Deacon Club members, a record $7,342,981 was raised for the Annual Fund, which is an increase of more than $1,000,000 over last year! This type of success allows our department to expand our efforts, as well as focus on wish list items that our coaches need to Develop Champions and compete for championships.

As we briefly pause to celebrate the accomplishments of so many generous donors, led by the likes of Bob McCreary, Ben Sutton, Mit Shah, David Couch and Alan Fox, we must return our focus to the future as we still have work to do. Moving forward, a few of our funding priorities include the football locker room, baseball indoor facility and the Coliseum transformation.

We have also set the aggressive goal of fully funding our Athletic Department through endowing the IN NEW COMMITMENTS entire program by 2040. At the same time, we need to continue growing our Annual Fund to equip our coaches with the resources needed to train and develop the best MILLION IN CAPITAL student-athletes in the country.

PROJECTS COMPLETED OR I’d like to thank each of you UNDER CONSTRUCTION for the role you play in helping to propel our programs forward.

We simply would not achieve this level of success without $ your generous support. Together we RAISED FOR THE ANNUAL are making a difference in the lives FUND, WHICH IS MORE of so many Wake Forest studentTHAN A athletes, while providing a rallying INCREASE OVER THE spirit among our students, alumni and friends.

PREVIOUS YEAR

IN THE 2016-17 GIVING YEAR

$46.5

Projects Funded and Construction Completed in 2016-17 1. D avid F. Couch Ballpark – Clubhouse Phase - $9.7 million 2. D oc Martin Practice Fields Upgrade - $3.5 million 3. Soccer, Track/XC, Field Hockey Locker Rooms - $2.8 million 4. K entner Stadium Turf and Track Upgrade - $2.3 million 5. Southern Family Seating at the Leighton Tennis Courts - $1.7 million 6. David “Sarge” Tinga Equipment Room - $1.3 million Projects Funded and Construction Started in 2016-17 1. S utton Sports Performance Center - $36.5 million 2. S hah Basketball Complex $9.0 million

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MILLION

$81.5

7,342,981

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Go Deacs!

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2017-18 DEACON CLUB MEMBERSHIP PACKETS Deacon Club membership packets are scheduled to be mailed in mid-August and will include member cards, car decals and other perks. All active Deacon Club members should be on the lookout for their packets. Please remember that your membership card is used for access to special promotions and events, in addition to providing access to the Windsor Jewelers Club at men’s basketball games for the donor and their immediate family. Members at the Deacon Bench level and above may also use their membership card for free admission to all regular-season home Olympic sporting events for the donor and their immediate family. If you have not received your membership packet by early September, please contact the Deacon Club at (336) 758-5626.

Keep up with the Deacon Club on Facebook, Twitter and Instagram!

For the latest news and information from the Deacon Club and to connect with other members, be sure to find us on Facebook, Twitter and Instagram! @WFUDeaconClub Facebook.com/DeaconClub @WFUDeaconClub | @DeacOnTheRun | @BarryFaircloth

VARSITY CLUB WEEKEND AND HOMECOMING

2017 WAKE FOREST GOLF PRO-AM

We hope you’ll be able to join fellow Deacon fans, Varsity Club members, Wake Forest coaches and staff on Friday, Sept. 15, and Saturday, Sept.

16. The Deacs will play Utah State at the Homecoming football game on Saturday at 3 p.m. Registration is open until 5 p.m. on Sept. 7.

Come celebrate the 25th anniversary of the Wake Forest Pro-Am! The reception will be held at Haddock House on Sunday, Oct. 15, with the pro-am taking place at Old Town Club on Monday, Oct. 16. The cost of the event is $3,000. For more information or to sign up, please call (336) 758-6000.

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Owen family enjoys ‘wonderful life’ with WFU

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ife is a wonderful journey, yet it is a journey that can be unexpected in a multitude of ways, filled with twists, turns and plenty of surprises. While the Owen family has experienced just how unexpected life can be, with both ups and downs, they have always remained a strong family unit that continues to embrace a long-standing bond over their mutual love of Wake Forest.

The family’s connection with Wake Forest was initially established when Linda Owen Hanson (’81) began looking at colleges to attend. Growing up in a small town in central New Jersey, Linda’s best friend in high school, Meredith, had moved from Durham, N.C. When it came time to visit campuses, Meredith, who was a devoted Duke fan, convinced Linda to make the trip to Durham. While in the area, Linda also made plans to visit the University of North Carolina, as well as Wake Forest, where a family friend was then enrolled.

Once she arrived at Wake Forest, Linda had the opportunity to meet up with her family friend, who happened to have a major of study that was similar to what she was interested in. As he showed her around campus, she immediately felt comfortable and knew Wake Forest was the best fit for her. Linda applied early decision, was accepted and hasn’t looked back since.

A few years later, it was time for Jack W. Owen II (’85), Linda’s younger brother, to decide which college to attend. Jack had the opportunity to visit Linda while he was still in high school, where he was able to explore the campus and interact with his sister’s friends. While he ended up getting accepted to several schools, Jack also chose to attend Wake Forest.

During his time as an undergraduate, Jack was a physics major, a member of Delta Kappa Epsilon (DKE) fraternity and an ardent supporter of all Wake Forest sports.

In the spring of 1983, Jack met Amy Sanborn (’83) in passing through mutual friends.

Amy grew up in Poughkeepsie, located in the Hudson Valley of New York.

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discover Wake Forest through a search in her high school’s guidance office.

Not only was she a double major in political science and sociology, Amy was an active member of the campus community as a member of the field hockey team, the rifle team, concert choir and the Strings society.

Shortly after Jack and Amy’s initial encounter, another mutual friend, Steve McCall (’84), who also happened to be a DKE, found out they had met and devised a plan. Steve contacted Amy and asked her to come to the DKE party so they could have a conversation about something serious.

“When I arrived to support my friend, it was obvious that Steve was perfectly fine—he found Jack, brought him over and said that he heard we had met and decided we were meant to be together,” Amy reminisces. After hitting it off that night, the rest was history for the couple.

Amy graduated that May and headed off to law school, sustaining a long-distance relationship with Jack for two years before they were back together in the same state.

Finally, in August 1985, Jack and Amy got married. Unbeknownst to Linda, Jack and Amy, the Wake Forest legacy they created would only continue to evolve from this point on. “We never anticipated that, combined, our family would send five children to Wake,” Amy emphasized.

Of Amy and Jack’s four children, two went on to become Deacs—Jack III (’11) and Courtney (’14). Jack III made his decision after traveling to Wake for an accepted students event with his father. “It was a great day,” he remembers. In addition to having the opportunity to meet one of his dad’s old physics professors—a major Jack III ended up pursuing—he was able to attend a math session. The professor who led that session expressed how you can be anything you want to be at Wake Forest, and that really resonated with Jack III. He has since married Elizabeth Armstrong (’11), adding to their Wake Forest family tree.

Growing up, Courtney never thought she would attend Wake, but the older she got, the more she realized it was everything she wanted in a school. As a soccer player, Courtney also placed an emphasis on choosing a school where she would be happy, even if she were to get injured.

Although Jack and Amy’s other two kids attended different schools, they remained loyal Deacon fans. Lindsay graduated from High Point, but has always supported the Deacs across the board, attending as many sporting events as possible. Mark is currently attending Virginia Tech, where he continues to show his Deacon pride, and was also able to attend Wake’s summer program for business management.

In addition, Linda and her husband, Skip, have three daughters, Laura (’12), Beth (’15) and Kate (’20)—all of whom chose Wake Forest. “I look back and think it’s crazy that we became a family with so many Wake alumni,” Linda reiterated.

As big fans of the Demon Deacons, Jack, Amy, Linda and Skip have supported the Deacon Club and Wake Forest student-athletes for many years. When Courtney was a member of the soccer team, Jack and Amy saw first-hand what was needed and the impact their support could have. Amy stated, “We became much more aware of the need for funds to help make sure the student-athletes are able to juggle the time commitment of a competitive ACC team with the academic excellence that is available at a school like Wake Forest.”

In the fall of 2014, Jack was diagnosed with non-Hodgkin’s lymphoma. After valiantly fighting the battle for over two years, he joined many past Deacon faithful in April 2016. Jack was a loving and devoted husband, father, son and brother, who loved life and enjoyed sharing it with others.

After Jack’s passing, the family contemplated different ways of honoring him. Based on Jack’s love of Wake Forest and the deep connection between the family and the University, it became clear that they wanted to represent his dedication to the Deacs, knowing that’s what he would have wanted.

Unsure of exactly what project they wanted to be involved with, the family reached out to the Deacon

Club to determine what items were on the “wish list” and which would be the best fit. Throughout this process, and with a little help from Courtney who was working with the women’s team at the time, the Owen family learned that the soccer teams had a video board on their wish list.

Once that option was discovered, the entire family agreed that a soccer video board would be the best way to honor Jack. “It seems like fate that we were able to find a project to help support the soccer teams after Jack spent many of his last years at Spry Stadium watching Courtney play,” Amy said.

Courtney recalls how Jack got to witness her first career goal, which was also the game winning shot, at an NCAA Tournament game at Spry Stadium. “He said this was one of the happiest moments of his life, and I know he would want other parents to experience that same joy with their own kids,” she remarked, “The video board seems like a great way to help promote that joy for so many.”

The entire extended family, including Amy’s brothers, Linda’s sister, and mom, Charlotte, have worked together to raise the necessary funds to make the video board a reality. Between letters, emails and phone calls, countless people have stepped up to show their support for Jack and the Owen family. Linda reflects on the process, stating, “It is amazing and moving to see how much support we have gotten from family, friends and the entire Wake Forest community.”

Additionally, an anonymous donor initiated a match to assist in the soccer video board effort. The Owen family is extremely grateful for that added support, which has helped make the project possible.

The Owen family found the perfect project to honor Jack, and Amy wants to help spread an important message to others looking to honor their loved ones.

“I encourage you to seek out your options, as there are numerous projects available and different teams have wish lists that you can help get involved with.”

The soccer video board will be installed for the upcoming 2017 season and everyone who donated in honor of Jack will have their name listed on a plaque that will be displayed at Spry Stadium. With the addition of the video board, Wake Forest will become the only NCAA school to have a 10-millimeter display for a soccer venue.

As the assistant coach of the Wake Forest women’s soccer team, Courtney looks forward to experiencing the video board and plaque on a daily basis. “For me in particular, I feel like I’m the luckiest one in the family,” she said, “I’ll get to see the video board every day and it will be a daily reminder that he’s still here and is looking out for us.”

Jack perfectly embodied what it means to be a Demon Deacon and the new soccer video board will be a wonderful representation of that. In a final reflection, Amy states, “The support from our family and friends, along with the plaque that recognizes those who have donated, is another reminder of Jack’s mantra, ‘It’s a wonderful life.’”

deacon club photos Deacon Club members are encouraged to submit photos for publication in the Gold Rush. Send your photos in digital format to deacclub@wfu.edu. Submission of a photo does not guarantee that it will be published. Thanks for showing off your Demon Deacon pride!

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1 A group of Deacon Club members gather at Foothills Brewing to watch the baseball team compete in the Gainesville Super Regional.

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2 Elaine, youngest daughter of Deacon Club members Kirk (’90) and Caitlin Andrews, sports her Deacon pride.

3 D eacon Club members (left to right) Emily Hoar (’06), Jill Connor (’89, PA ’92, P ’18) and Haley Mellert enjoy the annual Wake Forest Women’s Football Camp.

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n each issue, Where Are They Now showcases a former Wake Forest student-athlete. Claire Lawhon Pearce (’05) was a member of the Wake Forest field hockey team from 2001-04. In her four years playing for the Demon Deacons, she helped the team to three national championships (2002-04), along with a run to the NCAA semifinals in her freshman season. Overall, Pearce appeared in 63 games and made 23 starts during her time at Wake Forest. She recorded five goals and five assists in her career. In 2002, Pearce scored her first two career goals in the team’s first round NCAA Tournament matchup against California. In her four years with the Deacs, the team achieved a 78-11 record.

Claire Lawhon Pearce When did you graduate from Wake Forest?

2005 What was your major and/or minor?

Health and Exercise Science What does being a Demon Deacon mean to you?

Oh gosh, it means everything. Truly. You learn more about yourself as a person when you get the opportunity to represent an incredible institution as a studentathlete. I am who I am because of my field hockey family. They were the ones who held me accountable, called me out, praised me and gave me the do-overs I needed in order to grow. Being a part of such a closeknit community like Wake is something special. There aren’t many of us alumni out there, so being able to say I’m a Demon Deacon is an honor and a privilege.

Why are you still involved in Wake Forest Athletics?

It’s kind of like a pay it forward type of deal. Wake Athletics gave me so many opportunities for growth that I wouldn’t have had otherwise. The least I can do is continue to show support, whether it be monetary or something as simple as using the online game tracker to follow a baseball game.

Why do you feel it is important to give back to the University?

I want to give back as not only a thank you, but as a chance to show the young kids coming up that we have their backs and that we, as alumni, care about the future of this program and the Athletic Department as a whole. I know I always looked up to our alumni that came back to show their continued love and support for the current team, even if we didn’t play with them. That meant a lot and with every dollar that my husband and I give, I think about them and the examples they set. And it’s not always about the money.

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have liked it to – I was held accountable for my actions. I can’t thank them enough.

What is your current occupation?

I am entering my 13th year as a full-time head field hockey coach and PE teacher for my high school, Trinity Valley School, in Fort Worth, Texas.

When you come back to Wake Forest, you always…

I always go and stand underneath Maria’s tree at the field hockey field and check in. We all miss her, but it’s nice to know that she’s hanging out and keeping an eye on things.

What is your favorite memory of your time at Wake Forest?

Winning the third consecutive national championship, as a senior, at home, on our beautiful, brand new turf. There is nothing sweeter than that final whistle blowing, the Deacon dogpile and hoisting up that golden trophy, waving the number three.

What makes you most proud of Wake Forest?

Being a part of a place that takes pride in shaping you to be the best human being you can be. I know that sounds cliché, but I honestly feel that I was surrounded by not only the best teammates, but by faculty and staff that truly relied on me to perform to certain expectations. And when I didn’t – because looking back, boy did that happen more than I would

I was there when...

The men’s basketball team was ranked inside the top 15 in the country. Skip Prosser would always make a point to board the field hockey bus before we left for the NCAA tournament and let us know how proud he was of us. I’ll never forget those moments.

Who is your favorite coach at Wake Forest, current or past?

Jen Averill, hands down! Jen took a chance with this wild and crazy Texas kid. I owe her everything and am so grateful for her patience and guidance. She showed me the importance of family, and now with our first baby on the way in November, I hope I can raise this baby girl the way Jen helped raise me.

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MINOR LEAGUE RANKS Ben Breazeale Tim Cooney Will Craig Michael Dimock Parker Dunshee Stuart Fairchild Aaron Fossas Connor Johnstone Connor Kaden Garrett Kelly Nate Mondou Joe Napolitano Jonathan Pryor Donnie Sellers Gavin Sheets

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MEN’S SOCCER Corben Bone Brian Carroll Sam Cronin Austin da Luz Chris Duvall Alec Ferrell Sam Fink Akira Fitzgerald Ian Harkes Jack Harrison Jacori Hayes Tolani Ibikunle Andy Lubahn Collin Martin Justin Moose Ben Newnam Ike Opara Sean Okoli Michael Parkhurst Jalen Robinson Jared Watts

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MEN’S BASKETBALL Al-Farouq Aminu John Collins James Johnson Chris Paul Ishmael Smith Jeff Teague Coron Williams Justin Gray C.J. Harris Jamaal Levy Travis McKie Nikita Mescheriakov Codi Miller-McIntyre Aaron Rountree Devin Thomas Ty Walker David Weaver Eric Williams

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PGA Played in 19 events in 2017, with three top-10s, No. 39 in World Golf Rankings PGA Played in 29 events in 2017, No. 240 in World Golf Rankings PGA Played in 22 events in 2017 with one runner-up, No. 58 in World Golf Rankings Champions Played in 13 events in 2017, 18th in 2017 Charles Schwab Cup Champions Played in 13 events in 2017, 28th in 2017 Charles Schwab Cup Champions Played in 6 events in 2017, 93rd in 2017 Charles Schwab Cup Champions Played in 7 events in 2017, 64th in 2017 Charles Schwab Cup Champions Played in 4 events in 2016 Web.com Played in 7 events in 2017

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TODD HAIRSTON A S S O C I AT E AT H L E T I C DIRECTOR, COMPLIANCE

As of Aug. 1, new NCAA legislation will go into effect that allows former student-athletes to be directly involved in the recruitment of prospective student-athletes. Previously, NCAA rules prohibited this type of involvement.

Former athletes were allowed only a brief introduction and greeting, but could not hold a conversation with a recruit.

The new rule changes, however, will make it permissible for former Deacs and prominent alums at other schools to take a more active role in attracting the next wave of talent to their campuses. With that said, there are some restrictions that still remain. For example, such interactions may only occur on campus or at a home facility. Therefore, it would not be permissible to arrange a meeting between a recruit and a former student-athlete at a road contest. Also, while it is permissible for

the athletic department to pre-arrange such a meeting, it would not be permissible to provide expenses to the former student-athlete to travel to campus for a meeting with a recruit.

There was significant debate over whether this legislative change aligned philosophically with the NCAA’s recruiting principle. Opponents feared that it would reduce recruiting to merely a popularity contest between the schools that have the most all-stars and hall of fame athletes. On the other hand, supporters argued that former student-athletes are a part of the history and culture of an athletic program and are, therefore, a legitimate factor in a recruiting decision.

One thing that is certain with this legislation now in effect—there are sure to be more celebrity sightings in the stands this coming season than ever before.

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