Feel a Draft Coming Leaving for NBA Early a Bad Idea by Allison Lange | Asst

IN THE SPOTLIGHT: T HURSDAY , A PRIL 2 6 , 2 0 0 7 Simpson: Tennis player talks PAGE about plans for after graduation, changes on the team and the B 1 differences between Wake Forest and Kentucky. Page B2. O N L I N E A T : http://ogb.wfu.edu [email protected] SOLDPORTS GOLD & BLACK Feel a Draft Coming Leaving for NBA early a bad idea By Allison Lange | Asst. sports editor

There’s been a long standing debate in college basketball. The decision to go pro in the NBA or stay in college basketball is one that many players face during their college career.

The pros and cons are there for both arguments. Choosing to leave college PRESS early and be drafted in the NBA

brings the obvious addition of FROM THE FROM BOX many, many zeros to the bank account. However, staying in college has its advantages – many of which college basketball players over- look. There is something to be said for finishing one’s college education, getting a degree and accom- plishing something other than basketball while Photos courtesy of Wake Forest Media Relations at college. Many believe, including me, that college basket- Redshirt junior John Abbate and redshirt seniors Steve Vallos and Josh Gattis are three Deacons expected to go in the NFL Draft. ball has a special passion that cannot be found in the NBA. There’s incredible fan support not found in By Gerard McMahon | Senior writer weigh their all-conference statis- and would have to play outside.Then “Unless someone could promise me the pros, an unbelievable atmosphere and nothing tics over their less-than-prototypi- comes the all-important 40-yard dash if I went back that I’d grow three else in the world like the Big Dance. There are many misconceptions cal NFL size during the NFL draft time – the holy grail of the scouting inches, the decision was pretty easy,” Additionally, there’s the importance of the team in the world, but especially in the April 28-29. combine. Fighting through a strained Abbate said. “With me, I think it’s that is emphasized, rather than the individual at sports world. While at least four players have hamstring, Abbate struggled to post things you can’t measure, such as the NBA level. Offensive linemen are unintelli- a realistic chance at being drafted, a time of five seconds – about four- instincts.” North Carolina’s Brandon Wright, a freshman gent. Lefties love to pull the ball. and another handful should make an tenths of a second slower than pro- “When it comes down to it, I’m during the 2006-’07 season announced April 24 Everything is the coach’s fault. NFL roster as undrafted free agents, jected. Strike two: He’s “too slow” just a football player. No one’s ever that he was declaring for the draft. Along with But one of the biggest misconcep- no athlete has garnered more atten- to play outside. going to outwork me.” Wright, Virginia’s Sean Singletary will declare for tions revolves around professional tion over the last three months as red- Throw in the shoulder, nose, ham- While he may be the most profiled, the NBA draft instead of returning for his senior drafts – that teams actually draft the shirt junior linebacker Jon Abbate. string and ankle injuries through Abbate will not be the only Deacon season. best players. In reality, teams draft “I don’t see any negatives with the which he has played, and the nega- sweating come draft weekend. These are only two of many players who willnever the players that have the “potential” guy,” linebackers coach Brad Lam- tives start to pile up for the first team Safeties Josh Gattis and Patrick be college graduates. to live up to a variety of psychologi- bert said about only the third player All-ACC selection. Ghee both have a high likelihood While I understand the desire to provide for one’s cal tests, measurables and statistics in ACC history to lead his team in “His size has never been an issue of hearing their names called, while family, I believe that the majority of the time, it’s that may have nothing to do with a tackles his first three seasons. for us,” Lambert said. “He made a offensive lineman Steve Vallos and better to stay in college. player’s performance on the field. Unfortunately for Abbate, reports lot of plays for us; I think given the defensive linemen Jyles Tucker and I do acknowledge that there are those few col- Which is why the ACC’s 2006 from scouts indicate they do see nega- right opportunity he will do well in Bryan Andrews could also go late lege super-stars who are so talented that they are Player of the Year, Wake Forest’s tives. the NFL.” in the draft or sign with a team as left with almost no choice but to “take the money Chris Barclay, went undrafted. Although Wake Forest listed him Abbate, for his part, stays firm in undrafted free agents. and run.” And which is why, again this year, at 5-11/245, Abbate measured just his decision to follow his heart and A first team All-ACC selection and However, look at Tim Duncan, one of the best a handful of Demon Deacon seniors 5-9/231 at the NFL combine. Strike play in the NFL while continuing honorable mention All-American, basketball players to come out of Wake Forest. will have to hold their breath as they one: He’s “too small” to shed 300- to make his case to the NFL draft There’s no doubt that Duncan had the option to wait and see which teams decide to pound NFL blockers in the middle “war rooms.” See Football, Page B4 leave the Deacons and go to the NBA early, but he stayed – and set a positive example for others. Duncan showed that it’s possible to be successful in the NBA after staying in college for four years. Because Duncan stayed, he went higher in the NBA draft and was able to perfect his game and Baseball continues to struggle in ACC play skills before going pro, along with receiving a won- By Gerard McMahon | Senior writer used three singles, a pair of hit batsmen and a Wake momentarily held a 3-2 lead in the 14th derful education and his degree. fielder’s choice to score three runs and take the inning, but Boston College managed to tie the There’s something to be respected when a college After suffering a frustrating weekend sweep at 5-4 victory. game in the bottom of the inning before pull- player values his education and the ability to learn Boston College to drop their ACC record to 8-13, “Josh Ellis had a tough outing, but if he has one ing it out three innings later off freshman Phil in a positive atmosphere. Money shouldn’t make the Demon Deacons responded with consecutive out of every 10 or 12 outings that’s poor, then I Negus (1-1). decisions for people. victories over No. 22 UNC-Charlotte and Appa- guess he’s doing ok – that’s just something that “We had a lot of opportunities that were lost, Granted, Chris Paul left the Deacs after two years lachian State to improve their record to 24-22 happens every so often, head especially during those extra innings to score the to declare for the NBA draft. on the year. coach Rick Rembielak said. go ahead run,” Rembielak said. And when we It seems now, two years later, that Paul made the “We’re looking to first win the series and then “It was a tough way to lose for did (score), (Boston College) came back a couple correct decision for himself. Paul now has a NBA go for the sweep at BC,” freshman designated everyone, but its just one of of times and it seemed as if both offenses were Rookie of the Year award and a very successful hitter Michael Murray had said heading into the those games in baseball that clicking at the same time and faltering at the same two seasons with the New Orleans Hornets under series. happens every so often.” time throughout the entire game.” his belt. With .500 in the ACC in their sights heading The Deacons’ pitching With the Eagles holding the momentum head- While I understand the pros for leaving early, I into the weekend, Wake Forest lost a 4-2 lead in bounced back in the second ing into the final game of the series April 22, the believe the cons heavily outweigh them. the ninth inning in a heartbreaking 5-4 loss in game of the series, a mara- Deacons immediately jumped out to a 3-0 first Just look at what happened to the Deacs the year the series opener April 20. It was just a sign of thon 17-inning affair that inning lead on a pair of walks followed by a wild after Paul left. things to come in the weekend. Rembielak Boston College pulled out pitch and three singles. They went from a No. 2 seed in the Big Dance to Junior Ben Terry’s first Wake Forest home run, a with an RBI double in the But after a pair of Boston College runs in the not making the NCAA Tournament at all – argu- two-run blast in the third inning, gave the Deacs bottom of the 17th inning. The game marked the second inning and four more in the third gave the ably because Chris Paul left early. the first of a pair of two-run leads held in the longest contest for the Deacs since a 20-inning Eagles a 6-3 lead, they rolled the rest of the way Obviously, I’m not a highly-touted college bas- game, and sophomore Brad Kledzik allowed only game last year against Florida State. for an 11-5 victory and series sweep. ketball player deciding whether or not to stay in a single earned run and four hits in 7.1 innings Sophomore Garrett Bullock provided an After the crushing series sweep put Wake on college or go pro. of work. astounding 10 innings of work, as he allowed the outside looking in at the ACC tournament, But I would like to think that I would value my But dominant senior closer Josh Ellis (2-2) could only two runs on eight hits. Junior Eric Niesen education, learning opportunity and team enough not hold a 4-2 ninth inning lead, as the Eagles followed with five innings of one-run ball. See Baseball, Page B4 to make the right decision and stay.

Women’s tennis finishes 14-7 ROWING AHEAD By Lindsey Binder | Staff writer Kulikova won 6-1, 6-0 at the fourth-ranked Long defeated No. No. 4 position and Simpson also 61 Hirsch 6-2, 6-2. The women’s tennis team fin- won 6-1, 6-0 at the No. 6 posi- Then at the No. 2 position, No. ished their season with a 14-7 tion. 48 Tsang defeated No. 108 Davis record as they headed into the Kulikova and Jerman won 6-1, 6-2. ACC Championships with a sixth against the Tar Heel’s 22nd- At the No. 3 position, the seed this past weekend at Cary ranked team of Caitlin Collins Tar Heels Tennis Park in Cary, N.C.. and Sanaz Marand. Kulikova c l i n c h e d The first round Wake played and Jerman dominated with an the match 11th-seeded Maryland and won 8-1 win for the Deacons’ first and with Col- 4-0 to advance to the quarter- only doubles point. lins defeat- finals where they played third- North Carolina’s fifth-ranked ing Jerman seeded North Carolina and lost pair, Jenna Long and Sarah 6-2, 6-3. 4-0. Anundsen, beat the Deacs’ 31st- E a r l i e r, The Deacs won the doubles ranked team of Davis and junior sophomore points. Alexandra Hirsch, 8-6. C h r i s - At the No. 2 position freshman The match was tied at 1-1 and Davis tian Tara Sasha Kulikova and sophomore the fight for the doubles points and Poske Ana Jerman defeated Brook fell to the third position. looked to force matches into Rogers and Maggie MacKeever The Demon Deacons put up the third set at the five and six 8-2. Then at the No. 3 spot, a hard fight and it looked like positions respectively. Wake’s senior Christine Simp- Poske and Simpson were going to Next up for the Deacs’ is the son and sophomore Sierra Poske make a comeback against UNC’s NCAA regional championships beat Elyse Steiner and Lisa Miller Austin Smith and Meg Fanjoy, where they are slated to begin 8-3. For singles, senior Ashlee but they fell short and lost 8-5. May 11-12. Photo courtesy of crew team Davis was victorious at the No. For singles, the Tar Heels con- The exact schedule will be 2 spot, defeating Eleanor Peters tinued to have success against the announced on ESPN May 1 at Freshmen Scott Case, Gilbert Watson, Adam Fernbach and Carl Jablonski, and sopho- 6-2, 6-2. Deacons. At the No. 1 position, 2:30 p.m. more Anna Shin won the men’s novice lightweight 4+ at the SIRA Championship. B2 Thursday, April 26, 2007 Old Gold & Black Sports

Simpson, C. Senior; RALEIGH, N.C.

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hristine Simpson made a big On expectations of her senior season: campus and a smaller community of students. I’ve My senior season is definitely what I expected. We gotten to know my professors a lot better because decision when she transferred made goals at the beginning of the season as a team, the class sizes are so much smaller. from the University of Kentucky, and I think we have accomplished most of our goals. but after just two years she has We’re looking at the NCAA Tournament as our next On who has influenced her play: and last event so, we’ve got some goals for that. I That’s hard, just because I’ve had so many coaches, Cbecome an integral part of the women’s tennis think that this season is everything we could have even just in changes from juniors. There’s not one team and one of its senior leaders. Playing all hoped for and more. person. over the court in singles and doubles, Simpson On team changes in her two years: On the difficulties at Wake Forest: has helped take the team to its 14-7 record and We only have gotten one new girl, and she came in It might sound stereotypical, but going from a big August. So the team dynamics didn’t really change. state school to a small private school, the academics an NCAA berth. That’s not to mention helping She fit in perfectly, and it was a smooth transition, (are different). Wake is a hard school, and it takes

"... we have accomplished most of our goals. "

better than we could have probably asked for. a lot to study and succeed here. It was a transition keep the team in the Top 20 nationally for most to have to accommodate to the academics and have of the spring season, with the team climbing as On her plans for next year: more time to study, but the professors are very un- That is the million dollar question. I’m currently derstanding and willing to help. So, it has made that high as No. 14. The Old Gold & Black’s sports interviewing for different jobs and hopefully some- transition easier. editor Ryan Durham sat down with Simpson thing will pan out soon so I don’t have to worry about it any more. No tennis though. I’ve been plagued by On what preparations the team needs to make for the to talk about the differences between Kentucky injuries. So I think it’s time to hang it up because I NCAA tournament: and Wake Forest, the plans she has made for don’t think my body can take it any more. We have a couple of weeks where we have finals life after college, the difficulties of Wake Forest and have to balance academics for a little bit longer, On the differences between Wake and Kentucky: but I think if we just go out and we have some good and preparations the team needs to make. I think the biggest difference is just the smaller hard long practices, it will lead to success.

DEAC OF THE WEEK DEACON NOTES

While playing Clemson in the Wake Forest club golf wins na- a row. Paul was never ranked below seventh senior year, where she was named the state tour- quarterfinals of the ACC Cham- tional championship nationally this spring and has a 32-6 record nament MVP. pionship in Cary, N.C., senior in singles play. tennis player Todd Paul became The men’s club golf won the national cham- Parr, a native of Jericho, N.Y., had a 30-7 Women’s volleyball team will singles record going into the ACC Champi- Wake Forest’s all-time leader in pionship, held at University of North Carolina’s host summer camp singles wins. Finley Golf Course April 21-22. onships. Paul beat Clemson’s No. 121 The Deacs beat Georgia Tech, Duke and Early in the season, Parr moved to the No. 2 Clement Reix, 6-4 and 6-3, giving Clemson March 31-April 1 to qualify for the position on the team. The Wake Forest women’s volleyball team will Paul the 107th win of his career. championship. Parr is currently ranked No. 47 in the nation, host six Black and Gold camps this summer. his career-best. Paul The No. 12 duo of Paul and The Wake Forest club team beat out 32 other There will be a three-day youth commuter camp, junior Mariusz Adamski defeated teams to take first place in the tournament. three separate day camps for specific positions Clemson’s No. 49 Reix and Ryan The team was led by junior Scott Brugler and Forward joins two other new and two team camps. Young, 8-5. seniors Drew Wuehrmann and Mark Lear. The Youth Commuter Camp runs July 7-9 Paul’s wins, both in singles and doubles play, helped recruits in women’s basketball and is designed for beginning volleyball play- lead Wake Forest to a 4-2 win over Clemson, advancing Two players land spots on the ers, age 7-12. the Deacs to the semifinals in the ACC Tournament. The women’s basketball Head Coach Mike The position camps will also be held July 7-9, Paul was ranked No. 1 nationally earlier in the spring All-ACC Men’s Tennis team Petersen announced April 12 that Brittany with the attacking and blocking camp on July 7, season, his career-best ranking. Waters, a 6-1 forward from Orlando, Fla., has the setter/hitter day camp on July 8 and the ball Currently, Paul is ranked ninth nationally and second Senior Todd Paul and sophomore Cory Parr signed a letter of intent to join the Deacons for control and defense day camp July 9. All three in the ACC, only behind nationally ranked No. 2 were both named to the All-ACC Men’s Tennis the 2007-’08 season. camps will run from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. Somdev Devvarman from Virginia. team on April 19. Waters will join two other recruits, Kem The Team Skills Camp will be held July 10-13 Paul entered the preseason as the No. 11 player Paul, a native of Stamford, Conn., is the Wilson and Camille Collier, both Washing- and will include technical instruction on skills, nationally. Deacs’ first four-time All-ACC selection in ton, D.C., natives who signed during the early an emphasis on team offensive and defensive During the fall 2006 season, Paul led the team as its men’s tennis. signing period. strategies and tournament play. top-ranked player and went 11-2 in singles play and 2-3 He is the eighth male and 13th student- Waters averaged 19 points and nine rebounds The Team Competition Camp will run July in doubles. Paul and the rest of the Wake Forest squad athlete in Wake Forest history to be named per game for Edgewater High School and led 10-14 with an emphasis on team development still await their seeding in the NCAA tournament. to his respective All-ACC team four years in her team to the 6A State Championship her in competition. Sports Old Gold & Black Thursday, April 26, 2007 B3 Men’s tennis team unable to take down Virginia Deacs beat Clemson matches to come within one point of the Deacons. Junior Mariusz in quarterfinals but Adamski ended Clemson’s comeback, rallying to win 0-6, 6-3, lose in semifinals 7-5. Wake’s win was sweet revenge for the Deacons, as Clemson had By Michael Parker | Staff writer defeated them just 13 days earlier, 4-3. The No. 14 Wake Forest men’s Next up for Wake was No. 2 Vir- tennis team (21-6), seeded fourth ginia, who held six straight wins in the ACC Tournament, defeated over Wake and earlier defeated the fifth seeded Clemson on April 20, Deacs, 4-2, at Wake Forest. 4-2, in Cary Once again, Virginia knew how N.C., but to handle Wake Forest, capturing was unable the doubles point despite early to get past Wake leads in all three matches. the semifi- Paul and Adamski, No. 12 in nal round, the country, fell to the No. 2 falling to Somdev Devvarman and Treat top seeded Huey, snapping their six-match Virginia, 4- winning streak. 0, on April In singles, Wake was unable Hamar 22. to rebound from their doubles The loss collapse, and Virginia was able against Virginia was the Dea- to win in straight sets in three cons’ third straight in postsea- matches. son play. Virginia defeated Wake 4-0, Against Clemson, Wake came and extended their winning streak out strong, winning the doubles over Wake to seven matches. point and the first two singles Wake’s straight set defeats at the matches to go up 3-0, with All- number one, two and six posi- ACC selections senior Todd Paul tions were the first of their kind and sophomore Cody Parr win- all season. ning their matches. Despite their loss in the ACC With his victory over Clem- tournament, Wake is expected to ent Reix, Paul became Wake’s receive an at-large bid to this year’s all time wins leader, with 107 NCAA tournament. for his career. The tournament selections will Paul was recently named first be announced at 2:30 p.m. on team All-ACC, his fourth straight May 2 on ESPNEWS. selection to the team. The final rounds of the tourna- Kelly Makepeace/Old Gold & Black Despite their early lead, Clem- ment will take place in Athens, Sophomore Cory Parr won both his singles match and his doubles match with senior partner Todd Paul against Clem- son rallied, winning two singles Ga. son on April 20. The ACC Tournament took place April 19-22 in Cary, N.C.

Game of the Scoreboard Week Wake in the Ranks Baseball standings Women’s tennis standings Men’s tennis standings

Atlantic ACC All Team ACC All Team ACC All 1. Florida State 15-3 37-6 2. Clemson 11-7 26-14 1. Clemson 10-1 20-4 1. Virginia 11-0 26-3 3. N.C. State 11-10 27-14 2. Georgia Tech 10-1 23-4 2. North Carolina 9-2 23-3 Men’s baseball 4. Boston College 9-12 16-21 3. Miami 8-3 19-6 3. Duke 8-3 15-9 5. Wake Forest 8-13 23-22 4. North Carolina 8-3 21-8 4. Wake Forest 7-4 21-6 vs. Duke 6. Maryland 7-14 23-21 5. Florida State 7-4 15-7 5. Clemson 6-5 27-9 April 27-29 Coastal 6. Wake Forest 7-4 14-7 6. Florida State 6-5 16-9 1. North Carolina 14-7 34-9 7. Duke 5-6 11-10 7. N.C. State 5-6 20-9 Gene Hooks Stadium, WFU 2. Virginia 13-7 34-9 8. N.C. State 4-7 13-10 8. Miami 5-6 11-13 3. Georgia Tech 13-7 26-15 9. Virginia 4-7 11-11 9. Georgia Tech 4-7 7-15 The men’s baseball team will host the 3-8 13-12 Duke Blue Devils April 27-29 at Gene 4. Miami 11-10 25-17 10. Virginia Tech 2-9 12-13 10. Virginia Tech Hooks Stadium in a three-game series. 5. Duke 6-15 25-17 11. Maryland 1-10 8-15 11. Maryland 2-9 10-11 The Deacs are 23-22 and are coming off 6. Virginia Tech 4-17 17-24 12. Boston College 0-11 5-17 12. Boston College 0-11 4-18 an 11th-inning win against No. 22 Char- lotte on April 24. Wake Forest won when junior Brett Lin- nenkohl hit a solo home run at the top of ACC Leaderboard the 11th inning. The Deacs played a three-game series Men’s baseball Women’s national tennis Men’s national tennis April 20-22 at Boston College and lost all three games, 4-5, 3-4 and 5-11. HR Avg. Avg. Wake Forest will look to sophomore Allan 1. Allan Dykstra (Wake Forest) 15 1. Audra Cohen (Miami) 67.34 1. John Isner (Georgia) 62.20 Dykstra, who leads the team with a batting 2. Yonder Alonso (Miami) 11 2. Megan Falcon (LSU) 63.11 2. Somdev Devvarman (UVA) 61.48 average of .340 and also leads the ACC in 3. Dennis Raben (Miami) 10 3. Melanie Gloria (Fresno St.) 55.43 3. Jesse Levine (Florida) 57.08 homer uns, with 15 this season. 4. Mike Roskopf (N.C. State) 8 4. Susie Babos (California) 49.50 4. Benjamin Kohlloeffel(UCLA) 50.52 On the other hand, the Blue Devils will 4. Luke Murton (Georgia Tech) 7 5. Kristi Miller (Georgia Tech) 46.72 5. Kevin Anderson (Illinois) 43.56 look to Nate Freiman, who is currently batting .355. Duke is currently fifth in the Coastal Division of the ACC while Wake Forest is fifth in the Atlantic Division. The Deacs have a conference record of 8-13 and an overall record of 22-22. The Blue Devils have a conference record of 6-15 and are 25-17 overall. Duke is coming off of a 12-0 victory over Dykstra Alonso Cohen Falcon Isner Devvarman Campbell on April 24.

FOR THE AMATEUR

Going, going, gone! As fast as A-Rod hit his to Wake Forest, and that it can be found in first 10 home runs, this season’s Intramural the tradition of strong participation within year has passed as well. the Intramural community. With softball playoffs wrapping up this Overall, the Intramural department ex- week along with team tennis and racquetball, tends a warm, grateful “thank you” for the Intramural athletes will have a long off-season participation and overall involvement in one to ponder and train for flag football, which of the programs that makes Wake Forest the will start up again next fall. school that it is. To recap the year, the intramural depart- There will be a Team Golf Tournament, ment grew on the whole, with more student April 28 sponsored by the Intramural de- Intramural athletes and employees than ever partment. coming out to officiate games, scorekeep and The tournament will be held at Tangle- participate in competition amongst their fel- wood’s Championship Course. Teams will low classmates. consist of four golfers, and the cost is $184 Participants of all abilities took the field total, or $46 per person. with their A, B, C or co-rec teams, some with Sign up by April 27 in Reynolds Gym- hopes of winning an Intramural Champions nasium 204. T-shirt and some others with the laid-back For more information, please contact Scott mindset of just going out and having a good Dellorso at [email protected] or T.J. Peele time. at [email protected]. Fraternities unleashed the fury of their Prizes will be provided by the Wake For- bitter rivalries on the flag football gridiron, est men’s golf team, so come out and shoot basketball court and softball field (which in like Tiger. Nick Babladelis/Old Gold & Black the case of Wake, happens to be the same field as the “gridiron” from flag football). Softball playoffs wrapped up the week of April 22, along with team tennis and racquetball. Freshmen learned that there is a fun element Compiled by Brett Noble B4 Thursday, April 26, 2007 Old Gold & Black Sports Men place ninth, women seventh at ACC Tourney By Lindsay Hamilton | Staff writer Sophomore Carly Mauch placed fourth and 1:01.09, respectively. Junior Melissa dash, finishing first. His classmate Kevin man Keaton Morgan finished twelfth in the javelin throw with a personal best Council ran the 400-meter with a time Marion also qualified in the 200-meter with a time of 3:59.87. This past weekend, both the men and throw of 142’08”. For the men, senior of 54.83 to qualify as well. with a time of 21.12 and in the 100- In the team relay events, Duffey, Coun- women of the track team traveled to Michael Hauck placed seventh overall Competing in the finals of her event meter with a time of 10.50. cil, Grove, and Castronuova finished College Park, Md. for the ACC Cham- in the javelin with a throw of 188’01”, April 20, junior Molly Kennedy finished Along with qualifying for those finals, fifth for the women in the 4x400 m, pionships. scoring the Deacons’ first points of the with a personal best 4,784 points in the Marion competed in the finals for the breaking a school record with a time Proving successful from the very begin- meet. heptathlon for seventh overall. long jump. He placed third in the of 3:41.97. Their male counterparts ning of competition, the women and Freshman Tyler Dodds and his team- Her male counterparts, Dodds and event with a regionally qualifying leap Dodds, Seely, Warsaw and Reid placed men finished seventh and ninth, respec- mate sophomore Taylor Wildman both Wildman, finished eighth and ninth of 24’2.5” . third in the same event with a time of tively, at the end of the weekend. finished in the top 10 in the decathlon overall with scores of 6,312 and 6,215, On the third and final day of the cham- 3:11.20. For the women in the 4x100- “It was the best team effort across all and moved on to the next day of com- respectively. pionships, Marion placed sixth in the meter (Grove, Council, Spooner, Cas- the events since I have been at Wake,” petition in the event. Scoring additional points for the men finals of his 100-meter dash (10.62) and tronuova), they received sixth place for said Director of Track and Field Annie Dodds also contributed greatly for were junior Oderah Nwaeze, finishing 200-meter dash (21.53), contributing to their time of 46.50. Bennett. “I was so pleased with the sup- the men by placing second in the 100- sixth in the long jump (23-8) for a sea- the men’s total points. The men’s team of Seely, Marion, Reid port that the women’s and men’s teams meter dash with a time of 11.01 and sonal best and freshman Thomas Sens- His teammate sophomore Phillip War- and Bingham finished third in the same gave each other. It was a tremendous winning the 400-meter dash with a time ing, who had a personal best throw of shaw placed seventh in the 400-meter event with a time of 40.29. Unfortu- coaching job by our staff. Each coach’s of 49.15. 157-02 in the discus to finish in sixth hurdles, along with Duffey and Alex- nately for the men, Bingham suffered athletes stepped up and help the team On the second day of competition, 11 as well. andra Grove finishing fifth and sixth, an injury during the event that made in all areas.” Deacs managed to place in preliminaries Also for the men, sophomore Phil- respectively, in the women’s same event. him unable to participate in his 200- Senior Michelle Sikes set high stan- for their finals April 21. Sophomores lip Warsaw qualified for the 400-meter For the women, Melissa Council placed meter and 400-meter dash events. The dards for competition with her success Nicole Schappert and Allison Kieffer ran hurdles with a time of 53.01 and fresh- sixth in the 400-meter dash (54.61), and men placed ninth overall with a score of in the 10,000-meter run, April 19 the times in the 1,500-meter of 4:34.13 and man Keaton Morgan qualified for the senior Lindsay Neuberger tossed a per- 35 points, with the women placing sev- first day of competition, . 4:29.29, respectively, to qualify for the 1,500-meter with a time of 3:57.22. sonal best 52-01 in the shot put, also enth overall with 54, most impressively Her time of 32:58.20 broke both the finals. In the 200-meter, junior Michael breaking her own Wake Forest record. with help from Sikes. She ran a time of school and a 23-year-old ACC record. In In the 400-meter hurdles, both fresh- Bingham qualified for the finals with a For the women, sophomore Alison 16:17.12 in the 5,000-meter to win her the same event, junior Caitlin Chrisman man Alexandra Gove and junior Michelle time of 20.86. He also qualified with Kieffer placed seventh in the 1,500-meter second ACC championship event, the finished seventh with a time of 34:52.38. Duffey qualified with times of 1:01.07 a time of 46.75 in the in the 400-meter run (4:30.85), while for the men fresh- only on the team to do so. Golfers place eighth at ACCs Football: Senior Deacons By Martin Rickman | Staff writer and second round 73 with a final and finishing the tournament with round 67, good for seventh place. a 75 and a 74. Talking about the Despite a solid seventh place He was just one shot out of a tie team’s mentality, McCartin said, finish from junior Chris McCar- for fifth. He finished as the only “The team is fine. If you look at tin, the Wake Forest men’s golf Deacon under par for the tourna- the past two years we have followed ment at -2. this similar pattern of having a solid prepareContinued from Page B1 for NFLtwice before Draft catching on as a starting guard team struggled to finish eighth at the ACC Championship in New McCartin talked about his per- spring with a bad ACC Tourna- for the Atlanta Falcons. London, N.C. formance, saying, “I played solid ment for some reason and then we “I’m dependable,” Vallos stated simply as his The team, the whole week and the first two go on to do very well in Regionals so Gattis has arguably the best chance at getting best pitch to NFL scouts. playing with- days were filled with missed oppor- we plan to do that again. Of course drafted. Tucker and Andrews, along with linebacker out sopho- tunities. I really could have scored we would like to do better at the Many projections put Gattis around the Pierre Easley and receivers Nate Morton and more Dustin better those two days but I made ACCs, but us not doing well there fourth round, which would make him the Willie Idlette, will join these four in one of Groves’s score too many mistakes. The reason I isn’t anything new and we plan on highest selected Demon Deacon since the the deepest pools of draft prospects in Head on the final seem to play well (at the ACC’s) three-peating at Regionals.” Arizona Cardinals took defensive end Calvin Coach Jim Grobe’s six-year tenure. day due to a is that I am comfortable over all As to the time in between now Pace in the first round in 2003. Wake Forest has not had more than one self disquali- the shots during the round and the and the NCAA Regionals, the team “I think I’m a versatile defender,” Gattis said. player drafted in a single year since Pace, Ovie fication, was course fits my eye. Also, one of my is setting its sights on finals. “I think I can make plays all over the field.” Mughelli and Montique Sharpe were all drafted never able strengths is driving the ball well and “We will first get caught up on He’s the “most mentally sharp kid I’ve ever in 2003. The Deacs have not had a player McCartin to build if you can hit a lot of fairways out school work and make sure we coached,” Defensive Coordinator Dean Hood drafted three years in a row since a six-year any lasting there you will have a lot of looks finish the year strong academically added. stretch from 1985-1990. momentum, at birdies.” and when that is all over we can In contrast to Abbate, Ghee has seen his draft As the “most athletic” player on the team, and ended the tournament with Behind McCartin was a strong have all of our attention focused on status soar since January from a borderline Tucker should sign on as an outside linebacker its worst finish since 1999. 19th place finish from senior Sean golf,” McCartin said. “Wake isn’t a prospect to one with a good chance of seeing in a 3-4 defense, while Andrews’ NFL-ready McCartin discussed Groves’s dis- Moore, who finished 19th at 2- push-over school when it is done his name scroll across the draft screen. ESPN’s body could make him attractive to potential qualification, explaining, “Dustin over. and we have nothing else to worry Len Pasquarelli predicts both Gattis and Ghee suitors. was disqualified because of the one Behind Moore was junior Webb about but golf it will be scary to to be taken in the middle rounds. In the end, though, it all remains a numbers ball rule. You’re only allowed to Simpson at +5 in 33rd and freshman see how good we could be. All of Like Abbate, first team All-ACC and first game. play one type of ball per round Brendan Gielow, who followed his us know we are a better team than team All-American offensive tackle Steve Vallos College statistics fall to the wayside in favor and Dustin switched from a Pro- first round 1-under with a pair of we just showed-so we are anxious did everything ever asked of him in college, of wingspan, 40-time, shuttle time and bench V1 to a Pro-V1X in the middle of 77s, placing 40th at +9. to get to Regionals so we can prove including a school-record 48 consecutive starts, press repetitions. the round.” Simpson, coming off his first col- that to everyone else.” but he will now have to make changes to his “All the (measurables) are good and dandy, “He didn’t catch it until it was legiate win at the U.S. Collegiate The Deacs will have a chance to game in the NFL. but if you can’t diagnose plays and get to the too late so he did the right thing Championship in Alpharetta, Ga., prove this once again, hoping to At 6-3/305, he will likely have to move from ball, then that’s a problem,” Abbate said. and disqualified himself.” and a selection to the U.S. Palmer win for the third consecutive year tackle to guard or center, similar to former Come April 28-29, Deacon fans will be The Deacs were paced by McCar- Cup Team, was never able to catch at the NCAA East Regional May Deacon great Tyson Clabo, who, after a stellar hoping it’s a problem that NFL scouts will tin, who followed a first round 74 fire, shooting par on the first day 17-19. four-year career went undrafted and was cut decide needs fixing. Baseball: Despite tough weekend, Deacs top No. 22 UNC-Charlotte Continued from Page B1 Ellis struck out five in his three innings to improve to 3-2 on the year. The Demon Deacons followed up the vic- the Deacons traveled to No. 22 UNC-Char- tory with a 13-5 smashing of Appalachian lotte, where they took a must-win game from State April 25. the 49ers on an 11th inning home run by Wake Forest started the game against the left fielder junior Brett Linnenkohl. Mountaineers with their bats on fire. The Junior Ben Hunter continued his impres- Deacons scored four runs in the first inning sive pitching since moving to his new mid- and quickly followed that up with three ad- week starting position, as he allowed just two ditional runs in the second inning. runs and struck out six in six innings. Wake Forest kept Appalachian State score- After exchanging runs in the fourth in- less for the first two innings, but then gave ning, Charlotte took a 2-1 lead in the fifth up three runs over the course of the third and before the Deacons struck back with the fourth inning. This did not help though as tying run on an RBI single by Murray in the Deacs pulled away winning 13-5. the seventh. Following the five-game road trip, the Kledzik and Negus shut down the 49ers for Deacs return home to Hooks Stadium to the next two innings before giving way to El- face Duke for a three-game series April 27- Jeff Merski/Old Gold & Black lis, who earned the victory after Linnenkohl’s 29. First pitch April 27 is scheduled for 3 home run to lead off the 11th inning, his p.m., while a 1 p.m. start time is scheduled Sophomore Dustin Hood fires the ball to first base during the Deacs’ recent series against Clemson. sixth of the year. for the next two games.

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Spotlight on a Classic | Shadow of a Doubt Hitchcock film features excerpts from director’s life By Todd Timmons | Staff writer “Uncle Charlie” is basically a nomad, leaving When Hitchcock was developing Shadow in the On a deeper level, Shadow of a Doubt would be behind the cookie cutter lifestyle of Santa Rosa, early 1940s, his native country England, was under the final Hitchcock film to feature a benevolent Well, for all you Spotlight faithful, if indeed California to travel the world and seek his for- siege in World War II and his mother was gravely mother figure. there are any of you that venture this deep into tune. ill. According to Hitchcock biographer Donald This character in later works would be over- our Life section, I regrettably announce that this His niece, Charlie, shares a unique connection Spoto, anxiety from these situations caused the bearing, oppressive and capable of inducing will be my final installment of the column. In with her uncle that extends beyond their mutual director to meticulously focus all his efforts on considerable emotional damage (i.e. Psycho and light of these dire circumstances, I am exercising first names. That connection includes his spirit the details of Shadow of a Doubt. Notorious). some liberty and reviewing my personal favorite of adventure, and thus Charlie feels trapped in Sadly, his mother passed away in mid-September It appears as though the death of his mother movie. Of all time. Period. her mundane suburban existence. just when the crew was resuming studio work on finally gave the director license to exercise some The film I am raving about is the 1943 master- She perceives Uncle Charlie’s abrupt decision to the movie. repressed feelings regarding his own family life. piece Shadow of a Doubt from film auteur Alfred move back in with her family as the excitement Her passing was preceded by months of worry- Many years after making the film, Hitchcock Hitchcock. Forget the iconography and infamy she has been so desperately waiting for. ing about her health and followed by months of said that he considered Shadow of a Doubt to be associated with Psycho and Birds; Shadow of a However, it quickly looks like young Charlie quiet sobriety on the part of Hitchcock. his best work. Doubt quietly emerges from Hitchcock’s copious might be getting more excitement than she can This event turned out to be the veritable tipping One can only assume the personal significance filmography as the director’s most complete and handle. Uncle Charlie brings with him a suspi- point that transformed Shadow of a Doubt from a inextricably tied to the film gave it a special place enjoyable picture. cious secret that takes on a increasingly sinister commercial endeavor into a therapeutic collection in the director’s heart, but nevertheless Shadow is Shadow truthfully should be characterized as a nature as the movie progresses. of personal references. still able to stand on its own as a masterpiece of suspense film. However that being said, it should Could it be that the amiable Uncle Charlie is For instance, Uncle Charlie’s sister points out that American cinema. also be differentiated from your typical Hitch- actually the “Merry Widow Murderer” – a serial his unpredictable behavior began immediately af- For me, it exists as both a celebration and a cockian thriller. killer that is currently on the run from the law? ter he was struck by a streetcar as a boy, an accident condemnation of Americana. Sorry to say that in this picture there are no Other than the family dynamics and murder the film’s director shared with its protagonist. It presents a familiar image of our own subur- murderous mothers or rampaging seagulls. In- investigation, what makes Shadow of a Doubt truly Also, the character of Herbie in Shadow is humor- ban lives, yet Shadow of a Doubt asks viewers to stead, Hitchcock adapts a murder mystery story interesting is the level of emotional involvement ously preoccupied with constructing the perfect see beyond the surface and consider the shadows written by Gordon McDonell. from director Alfred Hitchcock. This film was murder. our neighbors cast when they think no one is The story centers on Charlie, played by screen to be the closest the private director would get Hitchcock himself was a murder mystery enthu- looking. legend Joseph Cotton, and his teenage niece who to wearing his guarded heart on his professional siast and often drew on his vast collection of short More like it: Psycho, Strangers on a Train, Blue shares his namesake. sleeve. stories as source material for his movies. Velvet and A History of Violence.