THE DEACS ... he completed four events of the decathlon at the NCAA Championship before withdrawing due to injury ... his performance at the conference meet earned him All-ACC honors, he was the only Greg Billington freshman or male on the Deacons team to do so ... tied for first in the decathlon at the Deacon Combined Events ... won the 400 meter decathlon race at the conference meet, with a regional qualifying time of 47.13 ... member of the men's 4x100 meter relay team that regionally qualified for the NCAAs with their time of 40.52 at the Duke Twilight ... the team finished 12th at the NCAA Freshman East Regional ... claimed first place in the decathlon at the USATF Junior Outdoor Championship, Distance running the fastest 100 meter dash time of any of his competitors and any of the senior decath- letes at the meet ... by winning the USATF Championship, he qualified for the decathlon at the Jr. Six Mile Bottom, England Pan Am games. Lakenheath High School Indoor 2006: Runner up in the 200-meter dash at the ACC Championships, finishing in a time of 21.15… finished fourth in the 400-meter dash at the ACC Championships (47.55)… an ACC champion as a member of the 4x400-meter relay team (3:10.99). Event Bests 2005: Placed 18th in the 55m preliminary dash at the Virginia Tech Challenge with a 6.51 time ... 1500m: 3:56 3000m: 8:25 5000m: 14:43 finished third in the heptathlon at the ACCs with 5,146 points ... earned All-ACC honors in that event ... ran a 34.70 in the 300m dash at the Virginia Tech Invitational earning him a third place 2007 Cross Country: Made his college debut at the Greater Louisville Classic where he placed 28th over- finish ... placed fourth at the Carolina Classic in the 60m hurdle event with a time of 8.24 ... earned a ninth place finish with a 23-2.50 jump at the Virginia Tech Invitational ... finished 10th in all with a time of 24:44.39, lifting the team to a 6th place overall finish... finished 10th overall and first among the 55m hurdles at the Clemson Classic with a 7.59 time. Deacs at the Penn State National Invite with a time of 26:34, giving the team a 10th place finish. Again fin- ished first among Deacs at the 2007 ACC Championships where he finished 25th overall with a time of Background: Won the State Decathlon twice, setting a new State Record in 2004 scoring 7096 24:57.. led the Deacs for the third meet in a row at the NCAA Southeast Regionals, where he finished 31st pts. and becoming the first prep athlete to break 7000 pts. in Tennessee ... has two State Titles overall with a time of 31:02.5 in the 100 and won the 110HH, 300IH in 2003 ... won the 400, 200 and triple jump in 2004 ... had the fastest times at the 2004 State Meet in the 100, 200 and 400 among all divisions ... holds Background: Earned eight varsity letters in cross country and track at Lakenheath High School…2007 the school record in the 100, 200, 300IH, 4x100, 4x200, 4x400, 110HH, and decathlon ... tied 400 Canadian and U.S. Under-20 National Triathlon Champion… placed 12th at the 2007 World Junior Triathlon high school record ... attended McCallie High School... born April 13, 1986 in Sylva, N.C... son of Championships in Hamburg, Germany… 2006 U.S. Junior Olympic Cross Country Champion… two-time Mollissie and Norris Bingham. DoDDs European Cross Country Champion and record holder in the 3,000m… 2006 under 20 World Aquathon Champion… the Lakenheath High School Valedictorian, a Presidential Scholar, National Honors Society member and four-year honor roll student… undecided on a major… born May 30, 1989 in Spokane, Stephen Castellijo WA… son of Garrett and Karen Billington.

Michael Bingham Senior Middle Distance Senior Grand Blac, Mich. Sprints Grand Blanc High School Burlington, N.C. McCallie School Background: Recieved three high school letters in baseball, two letters in basketball... born December 17, 1987... parents are Alvaro and Virginia Castillejo.

Event Bests 400m: 46.12 (Indoor), 45.57 (Outdoor) 200m: 20.36 (Outdoor) Chris Catton 300m: 33.44 (Indoor) Senior • 2007 All-American (Indoor and Outdoor) Middle Distance • 2007 All-ACC Outdoor Champion • 2007 All-ACC Outdoor Grand Blac, Mich. • 2007 All-ACC Indoor Track and Field • 2006 All-ACC Outdoor Champion Grand Blanc High School • 2006 All-ACC Outdoor Track and Field • 2006 All-ACC Indoor Track and Field • 2005 USATF Junior Decathlon Champion Event Bests • 2005 All-ACC Indoor Track and Field 800m: 1:49.87 400m: 49.87 1500m: 3:54.25 Mile: 4:12 • 2005 All-ACC Outdoor Track and Field

Track and Field: Outdoor 2007: Bingham's semi-final run of 45.63 in the 400m at the NCAA Outdoor: 2007: Ran a PR and placed 5th in the 800m with a time of 1:53.06 at the Alex Wilson Championsihps broke his own record of 46.13 set last year... qualified for the NCAA Invite, ran another PR that was good for 13th place in the 800m in a time of 1:52.58... was a Championships in the 4x400 relay with partners Jonathan Reid, Phillip Warsaw and Eric Seely member of the fifth place 4x400 relay team at the Wake Forest Open... ran a season-best in the with a qualifying time of 3:07.42... 800m at the Sea Ray Relays with a time of 1:52.98. Was a member of the distance medley relay team that placed 13th at the . Indoor 2007: Set school record in 300m and at Virginia Tech Invitational (1/12/07) at 33.44, also set took first place in the 200m dash at the event with a 21.29 finish... ran a personal best and 2006: Did not compete. set a new school record of 46.12 in the 400m dash at the NCAA Championships (3/10/07)... took first place at two different competitions in the 400m event: 47.45 (Clemson Invite on 1/20/07), 2005: Ran a personal best 49.85 in the 400 meter race at the Duke Twilight ... finished in his 46.39 (Virginia Tech Last Chance 3/3/07)... 400m title winner at ACC Championships (2/23/07) fastest career time 1:49.87 at the Georgia Tech Invitational, earning an NCAA regional qualifying with 48.38 finish. mark in the 800 meter race ... finished fourth at the ACC Championship in that event, running a 1:49.95 ... finished 20th at the NCAA East Regional in the 800m race ... competed in the 1500 Track and Field: Outdoor 2006: Ran the opening leg of the 4x400-meter relay team that qual- meter race in two meets. 2004: Placed first at the Tar Heel Opener in the 800m after a 1:54.40 ified for the NCAA Championships… helped shatter the team’s own school record in the 4x400 run ... finished 21st at the ACC Preliminaries in the 800m ... was 12th at the Yellow Jacket at the NCAA East Regionals (3:05.48) that it had set earlier in the season… earned a second Invitational in the 1,500m. place finish behind South Carolina at the regional championships, qualifying the team for the NCAA Championships… ACC champion in the 200-meter dash (20.97)… finished third in the Indoor: 2007: Finished 3rd overall at the Virginia Tech Invitational in the 1000m with a time of 400-meter dash at the ACC Championships (46.87)… member of the 4x100-meter relay team 2:29.22... was a member of the third place distance medley relay team at the New Balance that set a new school record en route to winning the event at the ACC Championships (39.62)… Collegiate Invitational... placed fourth at ACCs in 800m. member of the ACC Champion 4x400-meter relay team (3:08.36). 2006: Had a seasonal-best time of 1:52.5 in the 800-meter run at the New Balance Collegiate 2005: Won the decathlon at the ACC Championship, defeating the senior defending champion Invitational. and earning 7,162 points, good enough to provisionally qualify him for the NCAA Championship

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2005: Earned a second place finish in the 1,000m run at the Virginia Tech Challenge with a Background: Earned five varsity letters in cross country and track at Knoxville Catholic High School… 2:28.63 time ... ran a 4:15.36 mile at the ETSU Niswonger Invitational, earning him a sixth place member of the National Honor Society and Mu Alpha Theta… undecided on a major… born June 28, 1988 finish ... finished second in the 800m run at the Clemson Classic with a Deacon best 1:54.03. in Knoxville, TN… son of Mark and Molly Deuschle. 2004: Finished third in the 800m at the NC Collegiate Big 12 after a 1:54.25 run ... a 1:54.33 earned him a fifth place spot at the Virginia Tech Challenge ... ran a 4:12.54 mile for ninth place at the Meyo Invitational ... finished sixth at the Kentucky Invitational with a 4:13.66 mile. Marcus Dillon Cross Country: 2007: Posted a winning time of 22:39 in the Wake Forest University Relays while running with partner Marcus Dillon on August 31st... rounded out the Wake Forest team at the Raleigh Invitational with 19th place finish and a time of 17:03... finished 149th overall at the Greater Louisville Classic with a time of 26:17.08... ran in the Penn State National Invite Sophomore where he placed 105th in 28:16... finished 80th overall at the ACC Championships with a time of 27.09.7. Distance Oshawa, Ontario 2006: Placed 43rd overall and second on the team at the ACC Championships in a time of 25:58.2… came in 121st at the NCAA Southeast Regionals (33:27.90). Providence Day School 2005: Participated in four events... finished 61st at the ACC Championships with a time of 25:38.1. Event Bests 2004: Redshirted. 3000m: 8:19.20 2003: Ran in the Roy Griak Invitational... placed 60th overall at the ACC Championships.

Background: Three-time All-American ... five-time state champion ... named All-State seven Indoor: 2007: Finished 2nd in the 3000m at the Clemson Invitational with a time of 8:26.35. times ... selected to academic All-State team three times ... earned Michigan's Mr. Cross Won the 3000m at the Carolina Classic with a time of 8:26.30. Country Title... born Sept. 8, 1984 in Flint, Mich... son of William and Susan Catton. Cross Country: 2007: Won the Wake Forest University Relays with partner Chris Catton, post- ing a time of 22:06 which was the individual best... finished third in the Lou Onesty Invitational John Compton at UVA with a time of 24:53.40... helped the Deacs to a sixth place finish at the Greater Louisville Classic with a time of 25:13.07 and a 55th overall finish... ran a time of 27:15 at the Penn State National Invite, good enough for 44th place and a 10th place team finish... finished 43rd overall at the ACC Championships with a time of 25:34.9... finished 43rd overall and second among Senior Deacs at the NCAA Southeast Regionals with a time of 31:24.9. Distance 2006: Competed in four races in his first year on the squad… finished 54th overall and second Matthews, N.C. on the team at the NCAA Southeast Regionals in a time of 32:14.35… placed 63rd at the ACC Providence Day School Championships (26:34.4). Background: Male Athlete of the Year in 2005-2006… Outstanding Male Athlete in 2006… won the Track and Field Award in 2004 and 2006… won the Cross Country award in 2005 and Event Bests 2006… earned a total of eight varsity letters… was the first Canadian at the 2006 IAAF World 5000m: 14:45 10,000m: 30:53 Junior Cross Country Championships in Fukuoka, Japan… Competed in the 3000m Steeple Chase at the 2006 World Junior Track and Field Championships in Beijing, China. Born Nov. 8, 1987 in Oshawa, Canada… son of Kevin and Barbara Dillon. Outdoor: 2007: Placed 15th at the Wake Forest Open in the 10,000m run with a time of 31:27.11. 2006: Finished 18th in the 5,000-meter run at the ACC Championships in a seasonal-best time Tyler Dodds of 14:58.76… competed in the 5,000m at the Duke Invitational running a time of 15:01.

Cross Country: 2007: Placed 8th in the Raleigh Invitational with a time of 16:13, helping the team to a 2nd place overall finish. Ran in the Penn State National Invite where he placed 56th overall and posted a time of 27:24. Finished second for Wake and 34th overall at the ACC Sophomore Championships with a time of 25:14.4. Finished 46th overall at the NCAA Southeast Regionals with a time of 31:27.75. Decathlon 2006: Finished 28th overall at the ACC Championships… was the team’s top finisher at both the Hanover, N.H. conference and regional championships… ran a time of 32:37.10 at the NCAA Southeast Regionals. Hanover HS 2005: Placed 12th individually at the Wake Forest Relays ... teammed with Chris Catton to come in fifth as a pair ... recorded a 10th place finish at the Raleigh Invitational ... placed 51st at the Event Bests ACC Championship ... finished 62nd at the NCAA Southeast Regional. 2004: Competed in six events for the Deacons ... finished eighth at the East Carolina Invitational ... recorded a 12th place Decathlon: 6381 Heptathlon: 4527 finish at the Wake Forest Relays ... earned a 17th place spot at the Wake Forest Invitational ... placed 40th at the ACC Championship. Indoor: 2007: Ran a time of 34.81 in the 300m and was a member of the 4x400 relay team Background: A four-year letterwinner in cross country and track ... holds the school record in that finished with a time of 3.18.16 at the Virginia Tech Invitational... helped the team to a third the 3200m and the 5k ... named the Charlotte Observer Runner of the Year twice ... earned the place finish at the Clemson Invitational as a member of the winning 4x400 relay team... placed Citizenship Award ... earned the Sportsmanship award at Providence Day School ... National Scholastic Academic All-American for Indoor Track in 2004... born July 20, 1985... son of Kenn third in the 60m dash, 16th in the long jump, and 14th in the high jump to finish 11th overall in and Joanne Compton. the heptathlon at the JRF Multi-Event Challenge.

Outdoor: 2007: Placed 10th in the decathlon at the Wake Forest Open... member of the third place 4x400m relay team and placed 5th in the javelin throw at the Yellow Jacket Invitational... Nick Dueschle won the developmental 400m at the Duke Invitational in a time of 49.22... member of the third place 4x400m relay team that placed 3rd at the ACC Outdoor Championships... member of the sixth place 4x200m relay team at the Penn Relays... ran in 4x400m relay at NCAA semifinals. Freshman Background: Earned nine total letters in high school… won eight state championships in out- Distance door track in the 100m, 200m, 400m and long jump… earned five state championships in the 300m, long jump and 4x400m relay… won two state championships in ski jumping and three in Knoxville, Tenn. footbal … New Hampshire Gatorade Athlete of the Year for track… captain of both the football and track teams… on the Honor Roll all four years... born May 18, 1988 in New York, N.Y… son Knoxville Catholic High School of Thomas and Bonnie Dodds.

Cross Country: 2007: Placed 36th in the Wake Forest Open with a time of 24:59.

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Jeremy Fisico Javin Hutchinson

Junior Sophomore Distance Jumps/Sprints Windsor, Ontario Nairobi, Kenya W.F. Herman HS Rift Valley Academy

Event Bests Event Bests 5000m: 14:35 3000m: 8:29 55m: 6.79

Track and Field: 2007: Did not participate. Track: Indoor: 2007: Placed 36th at Virginia Tech Invitational with 6.79 finish in the 55m dash. Outdoor: 2006: Finished 17th in the 5,000-meter run at the ACC Championships in a time of 14:50.64… had a seasonal-best time of 14:44.1 in the event at the Aggie Challenge… ran a Outdoor: 2007: Ran 53.38 in 400m Dash at the Duke Invitational on 4/6/07 and 53.88 at time of 4:04.1 in the 1,500-meter run at the Wake Forest Open. Charlotte 49ers Classic on 3/16/07.

Indoor: 2006: Finished 17th in the 5,000-meter run at the ACC Championships in a time of Background: Earned two varsity letters earned in basketball and rugby at Rift Valley Academy 15:15.88… had a seasonal-best time of 14:35.5 in the 5,000m at the New Balance Collegiate in Kijabe, Kenya… was a three year basketball MVP and team captain… team won two ISSSL Invitational… ran a time of 8:29.4 in the 3,000-meter run at the Alex Wilson Invitational. championships… elected president of his school’s chapter of the Nation Honor Society… car- ried a 3.9 GPA through high school... is trying to make the transition from rugby to track... born Cross Country: 2007: Finished 13th in the Lou Onesty Invitational, posting a time of 25:35.60. Oct. 2, 1986 in Nairobi, Kenya… son of Winston and Margaret Hutchinson. Helped the team to a 2nd place overall finish in the Raleigh Invitational by posting a time of 16:41, good enough for 13th place. Led the Deacs at the Greater Louisville Classic with a 14th place performance and a time of 24:25.52, helping the team to a 6th place finish. Finished 49th over- all at the ACC Championships with a time of 25:47.2. Finished sixth for the Deacs, 123rd over- Brent LaRue all, at the NCAA Southeast Regionals with a time of 33:08.95.

2006: Competed in two events… finished first on the team in both his races at the Pre-ACC and Oregon Invitationals… placed 12th overall at the Pre-ACC Invite in a time of 25:41. RS-Sophomore Decathlon 2005: Placed 40th at the Great American Festival ... finished 16th at the ACC Championships, the second best performance by a Demon Deacon runner in the field ... finished 38th at the NCAA Kernersville, N.C. Southeast Regional. East Forsyth High School Background: The OFSAA (Ontario High School) 2004 Cross Country Champion ... placed sixth at the Canadian National Junior Cross Country Championships in 2004 ... represented Canada at the World Cross Country Championships in France in March 2005, placing 89th overall ... owns Event Bests a personal record of 8:30.70 in the 3k, which he ran during the 2005 indoor season ... according Heptathlon: 5617 Decathlon: 7284 400m: 47.45 100m: 10.89 to Dyestat High School Rankings, marking the best time by a high school athlete in Canada and the United States... born March 13, 1986... son of Mario and Susan Fisico. • 2007 ACC Indoor Heptathlon Champion • 2007 All-ACC Indoor Track and Field • 2006 All-ACC Outdoor Track and Field Joel Fletcher • 2006 All-ACC Indoor Track and Field • 2006 ACC Outdoor Track and Field Champion • 2006 ACC Indoor Track and Field Champion Freshman Track: Indoor: 2007: Won the heptathlon setting a new ACC record with a 5617 finish at the Sprints conference indoor championships... also a member of the 4th place 4x400m relay at the ACC Indoor Championships... finished 5th overall in the 60m hurdles and set a PR in the long jump Dallas, Texas with a leap of 7.06m, good for 8th place at the Virginia Tech Invitational... helped the team to a St. Mark's School of Texas 3rd place finish at the Clemson Invitational as a member of the winning 4x400 relay team... fin- ished 2nd in the 60m dash with a time of 7.06, 3rd in the long jump with a leap of 6.85 meters, 2nd in the high jump with a jump of 1.94m, ran the 60m hurdles in 8.01, pole vaulted 4.55 Event Bests meters, and then ran the 1000m in 2:44.62 to win the heptathlon at the JRF Multi-Event Challenge... finished 19th in the 400m with a time of 48.34 and was a member of the 3rd place 200m: 23.00s 100m: 11.33s distance medley relay team at the New Balance Collegiate Invitational... finished 2nd and set a PR in the 55m hurdles at the Virginia Tech Challenge. Background: 10-time Varsity letterman in high school (4 soccer, 3 football, 2 track, 1 lacrosse)... Outdoor: 2007: Did not compete. All-Conference 4X100m 2006 1st place...4th place Conference 2007 in 200m... received Special Athletic Award in 2007 for career achievement and dedication to the St. Mark's athletic pro- 2006: Ran the third leg of the 4x400-meter relay team that qualified for the NCAA gram... born January 30, 1989... parents are Dwight and Bitsy Fletcher. Championships… helped shatter the team’s own school record in the 4x400 at the NCAA East Regionals (3:05.48) that it had set earlier in the season… earned a second place finish in the Nico Gabrielli event behind South Carolina at the regional championships, qualifying them for the NCAA Championships… member of the ACC Champion 4x400-meter relay team (3:08.36)… finished with All-ACC honors in the decathlon, coming in third with 7,066 points in the event at the ACC Freshman Championships. Indoor: 2006: An ACC champion as a member of the 4x400-meter relay team (3:10.99)… fin- Sprints ished fourth in the heptathlon with 5,138 points at the ACC Championships. Americus, Ga. Background: Local standout from East Forsyth High School ... 2005 NC State Indoor champion Southland Academy 4x400 relay... 2005 NC 300 IH state champion 37.14... 2005 Nike Indoor All-American 4x400 relay... 2005 USA Track & Field Junior All-American 400 IH 52.57... named the 2004 metro 4A Conference athlete of the year... holds 12 school records... repeating team MVP... No. 3 on all- time NC 4000 IH... No. 4 all-time on NC 300 IH... ranked 10th by Track and Field News in the 300 Background: State 400m champion in 2005... Born June 17, 1987... Parents are Ignacio and IH and 400 IH. in the 300 H and 400 IH... Born April 26, 1987 in Arlington Heights, Ill. ... son of Gretchen Gabrielli. Terri and Michael LaRue. 12 2008 Wake Forest Track & Field THE DEACS

Background: Considered one of the top 50 players in the state of Georgia ... named the Nicolas Lepley Northeast Georgia Player of the Year ... also an all-state selection as a safety ... recorded 80 tack- les as a senior ... an all-purpose threat, collecting over 600 rushing yards and 400 receiving yards ... returned one kickoff for a touchdown ... blocked three punts, returning two for touchdown ... scored 22 total touchdowns as a senior on offense, defense and kicking situations ... named the Freshman team's most valuable defensive back, running back and wide receiver ... averaged 22.0 points Mid Distance per game in basketball ... also a track standout, qualifying for the state 100 meters with a time of 10.5 ... a strong student who owned a 3.7 GPA and ranks in the top 15 percent of his class ... Birmingham, Ala. coached by Charles Winslett at Stephen County... Born January 12, 1986 in Toccoa, Ga. Mountain Brook High School Kevin Marion Event Bests 800m: 1:54 1600m: 4:16 Senior

Track: Indoor: 2007: Finished 5th in the 800m with a time of 1:57.86 at the Clemson Sprints/Jumps Invitational.... took 2nd in the mile at the JRF Multi-Event Challenge with a time of 4:22.75 and ran a PR and finished 9th in the 800m with a time of 1:56.05. St. Petersburg, Fla. Dixie Hollins High School Outdoor: 2007: A member of the 1st place 4x800 team at the Duke Invitational... distance med- ley relay team that placed 13th at the Penn Relays. Event Bests Cross Country: 2007: Placed 34th in Wake Forest Relays. 100m: 10.39 200m: 20.79 Long Jump: 25-05.00 2006: Redshirted the season. • 2007 All-ACC in Outdoor Background: Earned nine varsity letters in cross country and track at Mountain Brook High School... • 2006 All-ACC in Outdoor coached by Greg Echols... a four-time Nike Indoor All-American... state champion in the indoor 1,600... • 2006 ACC Champion anchored the national champion 4x800 relay team... helped lead team to state cross country title in 2003 and indoor track crowns in 2005 and 2006... chose Wake Forest over offers from Clemson, Davidson and Track and Field: 2007: Placed 6th in the 100m dash, 200m and was a member of the 4x100m others... considering a major in either physics or English... born Sept. 10, 1987 in Birmingham, Ala. ... son relay team that placed 3rd in the ACC Outdoor Championships... also took at third place finish in of Kim and Bob Lepley. the long jump at ACCs... placed 8th in NCAA East Regional long jump... member of the 6th place 4x200m relay team at the Penn Relays... won the 200m at the Duke Invitational with a time of 21.41. Allan Lunkenheimer Outdoor: 2006: Ran the anchor leg of the 4x100-meter relay team that set a new school record en route to winning the event at the ACC Championships (39.62)… finished second in the 200- meter dash at the conference championships in a time of 21.02… placed fourth in the 100-meter Freshman dash at the ACC Championships in a time of 10.62… broke the school record in the long jump Sprints with a leap of 24-9 3/4, good for third at ACC’s… placed sixth in the 200-meter dash at the NCAA East Regionals. Cliffwood Beach, N.J. Old Bridge High School 2005: Competed in the ACC Championships in the 1600m and 400m relays. Background (high school): Played just one season of football after sustaining two separate knee injuries... ran a 4.3 time in the 40m... a two-time track All-American who set a Florida state Event Bests high school record as a junior with a 25'5" long jump, breaking a 16-year-old record... won the 100m: 10.7 200m: 21.70 400m: 47.50 national indoor title in that event... has run the 100-yard dash in 10.21 seconds... named the track Athlete of the Year by the St. Petersburg Times... a PrepStar All-Region honorable mention selection... coached by Mike Morey at Dixie Hollins... named to the all-county Academic Team... Background: Three-time NSIC Al-American... Nike All-American... NCSA Track and Field Born July 24, 1984 in St. Petersburg, Fla.... son of Kevin Marion, Sr. and LaKawie Williams. Student-Athlete of the Year... eight-time All-Conference, All-Area, All-Red Division at Old Bridge High School... three-time team MVP... Home News Tribune Athlete of the Year... Star Ledger Middlesex County Athlete of the Year... holds seventh fastest 4x400 time in state history (3:18.35 John Moody - indoors, 3:14.82 - outdoors)... two-time All-State honoree... Indoor Middlesex County 400m record and meet record... No. 1 seed in Distance Medley Relay at COA Penn Relays... Middlesex County Scholar Athlete... Outdoor Group Four Champion in the Indoor 400m....Born 6/17/89... parents are Al and Shari Lunkenheimer. Sophomore Hurdles Kerry Major Ridgewood, N.J. Ridgewood High School Senior Sprints/Jumps Event Bests Toccoa, Ga. 60m Hurdles: 8.86 110m Hurdles: 15.96 200m: 22.83 Old Bridge High School 2007 Track: Indoor: Posted a season best 9.11 at the On Open on 1/27/08, taking a sixth place finish. Event Bests 2007: Outdoor: Placed 10th at ACC Championships with a 16.14 finish in the 110m hurdles. 100m: 10.54 200m: 21.98 Long Jump: 24-08.50 Background: Earned seven total letters for winter and spring track… was on the league cham- pion team all four years of high school… won two county, two state and two sectional champi- onships with his team… was both an all-league and all-county selection in 2006… was on the Track: Outdoor: 2007: Reached NCAA Finals with 4x100m relay team. High Honor Roll all four years… qualified as a National Merit Semi-Finalist... Born Dec. 21, 1988 in San Jose, Costa Rica… son of John and Alexandra Moody. Track and Field: Outdoor: 2006: First year competing on the squad, coming over from the football team… placed fifth in the 100-meter dash at the ACC Championships in a time of 10.77… placed fourth in the long jump at the ACC Championships with a leap of 24-8 1/2... placed 11th in the long jump at the NCAA East Regionals with a distance of 23-10 1/4.

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regionally qualified for the NCAAs with their time of 40.52 at the Duke Twilight ... the team fin- Keaton Morgan ished 12th at the NCAA East Regional. Background: Academic all conference four years ... placed fifth in the 4X100m relay-state meet as a sophomore ... all-conference 100m and 200m dash junior and senior year ... all-conference Sophomore 4X100 and 4X200 relays all of high school ... second place 4X200 state meet as a senior ... Team MVP junior year and coach's award senior year ... earned varsity letters all four years ... Junior Mid Distance Marshall-top five percent of high school class ... National Honor Society ... National Merit West Plains, Mo. Achievement Scholar ... Who's Who Among High School Students ... Gordon Scholarship recipi- ent ... received an academic letter for a 4.0 gpa and above all four years ... received a varsity let- West Plains High School ter in Basketball ... attended Millbrook High School... Born March 23, 1986 in Enugu, Nigeria... Son of Arinze and Ijeoma Nwaeze. Event Bests 1500m: 3:57 Matthew Owen

Track: 2007: Outdoor: Was a member of the 1st place 4x800 team at the Duke Invitational... finished 12th in the 1500m competition at the ACC Outdoor Championships in a time of 3:59.87... Graduate Student was a member of the distance medley relay team that placed 13th at the Penn Relays. Mid Distance Cross Country: 2007: Finished 6th overall in the Wake Forest University Relays with a time of Wayland, Mass. 23:06 on August 31st. Helped the team finish 2nd overall at the Raleigh Invitational by posting a 6th place finish and a time of 16:00. Finished 79th at the Greater Louisville Classic with a time Wayland High School of 25:35.13. Finished 64th overall at the ACC Championships with a time of 26:08. Finished 101st overall at the NCAA Southeast Regionals with a time of 32:38.75. Event Bests Background: Earned nine total letters in high school… member of the varsity cross country and Mile: 4:12 1500: 3:52 3000m: 8:27 800m: 1:57 5000m: 15:02 track teams all four years of high school.… two-time all state in both cross country and track … Wendy’s Heisman Trophy state finalist… member of the honor roll all four years… valedictorian of West Plains High School... Born Jan. 4, 1988 in Rapid City, S.D… son of Charles and Robin Track: Outdoor: 2007: Finished 7th in the 1500m in the Yellow Jacket Invitational with a time Morgan. of 3:52.2. At the Duke Invitational, finished 8th in the 3000m with a time of 8:27.46. Was a mem- ber of the 1st place 4x800 team at the Duke Invitational. Was a member of the distance medley relay team that placed 13th at the Penn Relays.

Oderah Nwaeze 2006: Ran a time of 4:03.08 in the 1,500-meter run at the ACC Championships… recorded a seasonal-best time of 3:54.7 in the 1,500m at the Georgia Tech Invitational… finished 20th in the 5,000m at the ACC Championships in a time of 15:02.62. Junior 2005: Ran the 800 meter race in 2:01.28 at the Wake Forest Open ... finished the 1500 meter Sprints/Jumps race in 4:03.74 at the Carolina Fast Times ... ran a 15:53.05 in the 5,000 meter run at the Duke Raleigh, N.C. Twilight. Indoor: 2006: Qualified for the finals of the mile at the ACC Championships, finishing ninth in a Millbrook High School time of 4:17.97… had a seasonal best time of 8:40.0 in the 3,000-meter run at the Carolina Classic.

Event Bests 2005: Finished 17th in the 1000m run at the Virginia Tech Challenge with a 2:36.25 time ... ran 60m (Indoor): 7.16 100m: 10.97 200m: 21.9 Long Jump: 23-08.50 a 4:25.54 mile at the ACCs earning him an 18th place finish.

Cross Country: 2007: Finished 176th at the Greater Louisville Classic with a time of 26:33.75, Track: 2007: Indoor: Placed 5th and set a PR in the long jump at the ACC Indoor helping the team to a 6th place team finish. Rounded out the Deacs at the Penn State National Championships. Invite with a time of 29:12 and a 130th place finish. Finished 84th overall at the ACC Championships with a time of 27:16.8. Finished 7th for the Deacs, 142nd overall, at the NCAA 2006: Finished 17th in the long jump at the ACC Championships with a leap of 21-6… recorded Southeast Regionals with a time of 33:41.1. a seasonal-best result of 21-11 1/2 in the long jump at the Carolina Classic… had a time of 7.3 2005: Placed 16th at the Wake Forest Relays. in the 60-meter dash at the Virginia Tech Challenge. 2004: Placed 20th at the Wake Forest Relays ... finished 32nd at the East Carolina Invitational ... also competed at the Wake Forest Invitational. 2005: Recorded a 31st place finish at the Virginia Tech Challenge in the 55m dash with a personal 2003: Redshirted. best time of 6.58 ... placed 31st at the Virginia Tech Challenge in the 200m dash with a time of Background: A four-time letterwinner in outdoor track as well as ice hockey ... holds the school record in the 4x800 relay ... a member of the National Honor Society ... a National Merit Scholar 22.59 ... received 16th place honors in the long at Wayland High School... Born June 5, 1985 in St. Louis, MO ... son of Mark Owen. jump at the UNC Invitational with a jump of 21- 05.25 ... placed 31st at the ACC Championships in the 60m dash with a time of 7.16. Aaron Payne Track and Field: Outdoor: 2007: Placed 6th at ACC Championships with 7.21m/23-08.00 long jump finish... Placed 7th in the long jump at the Freshman Wake Forest Open... Placed 4th in the long jump at the Yellow Jackets Invitational... finished 3rd Jumps in the 100m dash at the Duke Invitational. Kernersville, N.C. 2006: Did not compete. East Forsyth High School 2005: Ran the 100 meter dash at four meets, fin- ishing with a best time of 10.97 at the Yellow Event Bests Jacket Invitational ... finished the 200 meter dash in 22.90 at the Sam Howell ... jumped for High Jump: 6-00.00 Long Jump: 20-09.50 Triple Jump: 43-00.00 22-08.50 in the long jump at that meet as well ... Oderah Nwaeze part of the men's 4x100 meter relay team that Background: Named North Carolina All-Conference and All-County. 14 2008 Wake Forest Track & Field THE DEACS

Boomer Peterson Aaron Russell

Junior Senior Throws Sprints/Mid Distance Lincoln, Neb. Oklahoma City, Okla. Lincoln Southeast High School Northeast Academy High School

Event Bests Event Bests Shot Put: 52-02.75 Discus Throw: 134-8 400m: 49.0 800m: 1:58.3

Track: Indoor: 2007: Placed ninth at ACC Indoor Championship with 51-04.50 shot put mark... Track and Field: Indoor: 2007: Set a PR in the 500m with a time of 1:05.95 and was a mem- finished second in the shot put at the On Track Open at Liberty University... placed fifth at the ber of the 4x400 relay team that finished with a time of 3.18.16 at the Virginia Tech Invitational... Virginia Tech Challenge. ran a PR in the 500m with a time of 1:05.29 at the New Balance Collegiate Invitational... was a member of the 4th place 4x400m relay team at the ACC Indoor Championships. 2006: Scored for the Deacs in the shot put at the ACC Championships, finishing eighth with throw of 50-10… had his seasonal-best toss of 52-2 1/2 at the Virginia Tech Invitational. Outdoor: 2006: Finished 18th in the prelims of the 400-meter dash at the ACC Championships in a time of 49.41…his best time of the season came at the Georgia Tech Invitational (49.0). Outdoor: 2006: Finished 11th in the shot put at the ACC Championships with a toss of 49-0 1/4… recorded a throw of 132-10 in the discus at the ACC Championships, good for 18th… had 2005: Ran the 400 meter dash in four meets this season ... ran a season best 50.97 in that event a seasonal-best throw of 134-8 in the discus at the Wake Forest Open. at the Carolina Fast Times ... ran a 2:00.51 in the 800 meter run at the Wake Forest Open.

Background: Also a member of the Wake Forest football team… won seven letters at Lincoln Indoor: 2006: Finished 22nd in the prelims of the 400-meter dash at the ACC Championships in Southeast throwing shotput and playing football ... Won All-Class Gold medal senior year in shot- a time of 50.15… his best time of the season came at the Virginia Tech Invitational (49.7). put ... won a state championship for football sophomore year ... competed in USATF Nationals and Junior Olympics since the age of eight ... ranked several times nationally in the shot put and 2005: Placed 31st at the Virginia Tech Challenge in the 400m dash with a 50.65 time ... finished discus ... rated by Rivals.com as the top offensive lineman and 8th-best player in Nebraska ... an 23rd in the 800m run at the ACCs with a 2:00.45 time ... earned a 10th place finish in the 500m All-City selection ... named All-Heartland Conference ... chosen second team all-state by the run at the Virginia Tech Invitational with a time of 1:06.14. Lincoln Journal Star and Omaha World Herald ... team captain ... selected Chuck Potter Award winner for offensive lineman of the year ... initially discovered by the Wake Forest track staff and Background: All-state 2002-2004 ... all-state 4x400 2002-2003 ... University of Arkansas recruited as a thrower ... benches 315 and squats 425 pounds... full name is Tyler Peterson, but national indoor meet 400m winner (1/16) ... National Honor Society member... Born Sept. 28, goes by Boomer ... parents are Robert and Sally Peterson ... born July 1, 1987. 1985 in Oklahoma City, OK ... son of Maria L. Mustin and Billy Russell.

Jonathan Reid Mark Russell

Sophomore Junior Sprints Mid Distance Windsor, Ontario Lockport, N.Y. Vincent Massey Secondary School Lockport High School

Event Bests Event Bests 200m: 21.90 400m: 46.95 Mile: 4:13.11 1500m: 3:53.10

Track: 2007: Indoor: Sprinted to a time of 49.6 in the 400m and was a Track: Indoor: 2007: Set personal best with a 4:13.11 mile finish member of the 4x400 relay team that finished with a time of 3.18.16 at at the New Balance Invitational... placed ninth at Carolina Classic the Virginia Tech Invitational... helped the team to a third place finish at with 1:56.64 mark. the Clemson Invitational as a member of the winning 4x400 relay team.... won the 800m at the On Track Open at Liberty University in a time of 2006: Did not compete. 1:57.42... set a PR and finished 2nd in the 300m at the Virginia Tech Challenge... finished 8th with a time of 49.23 in the 400m dash and was Outdoor: 2006: Finished 13th in the prelims of the 1,500-meter run a member of the 4th place 4x400m relay team at the ACC Indoor at the ACC Championships in a time of 3:53.16, barely missing qual- Championships. ification for the finals… had a best time of 3:54.2 at the Georgia Outdoor: 2007: Member of the 3rd place 4x400m at the NCAA East Tech Invitational. Regional Championships... member of the 5th place 4x400 team at the Wake Forest Open... member of the 3rd place 4x400m relay team at the Cross Country: 2006: Competed in the team’s final two races of Yellow Jackets Invitational... member of the 4x100m and the 4x400m the season… placed 44th overall and third on the team at the ACC relay teams that both placed 3rd in the ACC Outdoor Championships... Championships in a time of 25:58.6… ran a time of 32:55.40 at the member of the 6th place 4x200m relay team at the Penn Relays... ran a NCAA Regionals, coming in 87th. PR in the 400m in a time of 47.4 at the Georgia Tech Invitational... took the 400m overall win with a mark of 46.95 at the Canadian Junior Track 2005: Placed 39th at the Great American Festival... finished 39th at and Field Championships and 9th in Pan Am games. the ACC Championships ... also ran at the NCAA Southeast Regional. Background: Ran for Team Canada at the IAAF World Youth Championships in Morocco and placed 21st in the world… won an Background: Won the New Balance Games in New York City dur- OFSAA championship in the 300m hurdles in the 10th grade… placed ing the indoor season ... by winning the Games, he qualified for the second at OFSAA in the 400m in the 11th grade… Set the WECCSAA prestigious high school invitational mile at the at (Windsor-Essex County) and SWOSAA (South Western Ontario) record in Jon Reid and Phillip Warsaw Madison Square Garden ... he placed fifth overall at the Gardens ... the 400m in the 12th grade… anchored the Vincent Massey Secondary has run the 1600m in 4:15.53 and the 3200m in 9:19.00... Born July School’s 4x400m relay team to a win at the Ontario provincials... born 28, 1987 ... son of Dick and Margaret Russell. Feb. 20, 1988 in Windsor, Ontario… son of Rod and Diana Reid. www.WakeForestSports.com 15 THE DEACS

Patrick Russell Phillip Warsaw

Sophomore Junior Distance Hurdles Lockport, N.Y. Elizabethtown, Ky. Lockport High School John Hardin High School

Event Bests Event Bests Mile: 4:15 3000m: 8:35 5000m: 14:55 1500m: 3:56 400m Hurdles: 51.60 800m: 1:55.13 400m: 49.33 500m: 65.2

Track: 2007: Indoor: Ran an Indoor PR in the Track: Indoor: 2007: Ran a time of 1.59.86 in the 800m and was a member of the 4x400 relay mile at the Virginia Tech Invitational with a time team that finished with a time of 3.18.16 at the Virginia Tech Invitational. Won the 500m event of 4:24.57... finished 6th in the mile with a time at the On Track Open at Liberty University in a time of 1:05.78. of 4:17.44 and 5th in the 3000m with a time of 8:36.35 at the Clemson Invitational... took 1st 2006: Competed in the 400-meter dash and 800-meter run at the ACC Championships. in the mile at the JRF Multi-Event Challenge with a time of 4:22.31... finished 3rd in the Outdoor: 2007: Member of the 5th place 4x400 team at the Wake Forest Open... placed 7th in 3000m at the Carolina Classic with a time of the 400m hurdles with a time of 1:00.56 and was a member of the 3rd place 4x400m relay team 8:36.42. at the ACC Outdoor Championships... placed 37th in the 400m hurdles at the Penn Relays with a time of 55:47... broke his own school record in the 400m hurdles in the Georgia Tech Cross Country: 2007: Finished 43rd in the Invitational.... member of the 3rd place 4x400m at the NCAA East Regional Championships... Lou Onesty Invitational at UVA on September named to the 2007 All-ACC Academic Men’s Track and Field team. 8th with a time of 26:47.50... placed 17th over- all at the Raleigh Invitational, helping the team 2006: Barely missed qualifying for the finals of the 400-meter hurdles at the ACC Championships, to a 2nd overall finish... crossed the finish line finishing ninth in the prelims in a time of 53.40… had seasonal-best time of 53.1 in the 400m 62nd overall at the Greater Louisville Classic hurdles at the Georgia Tech Invitational. with a time of 25:20.53, helping the team to a 6th place team result... finished second among Background: 2005 Kentucky State Champion in the 800 meters ... 2005 Nike All-American 400 Deacs and 38th overall at the Penn State meter hurdles ... 2003 and 2005 All-State selection ... 2005 News Enterprise Area Runner Of The National Invite with a time of 27:11... finished Year ... 2003-05 News Enterprise All-Area ... first runner in state history to win regional titles in 42nd overall at the ACC Championships with a the 300 meter hurdles, 400 meter dash, and 800 meter run in high school career ... 4x400 relay time of 25:33.2... finished 66th overall at the team qualified for state meet 4 years ... 4x800 relay team qualified for state two years ... owns NCAA Southeast Regionals with a time of six school records... born April 19, 1987 in Neu Ulm, Germany ... son of Leland and Gwendolyn 31:49.15. Warsaw.

Background: Earned a total of 14 varsity let- ters in high school… appeared in nine state Taylor Wildman championship meets throughout high school Patrick Russell year… member of the No. 16 cross country team in the nation as ranked Harrier Magazine … a member of the National Honor Society… Earned High Honor Roll status every quarter of high school... born Aug. 15, 1988 in Buffalo, N.Y… Junior son of Dick and Margaret Russell. Pole Vault Dallas, Texas Thomas Sensing Jesuit College Prep

Sophomore Event Bests Throws Pole Vault: 15-05.00 Heptathlon: 4966 Deacthlon: 6299 60m Hurdles: 8.44

Franklin, Tenn. Track: Indoor: 2007: Placed 9th in the 60m dash, 10th in the long jump, and 9th in the high Franklin High School jump to finish 9th overall in the heptathlon at the JRF Multi-Event Challenge... placed seventh at ACC Championships with a 4966 heptathlon finish.

Event Bests 2006: Finished with 4,089 points in the heptathlon at the Liberty Fast Times. Shot Put: 51-08.50 Discus: 157-02.00 2005: Placed 11th in the heptathlon with 3,911 points at the UNC Invitational ... finished 16th in the 300m dash at the Virginia Tech Invitational with a time of 38.27 ... earned a 16th place fin- Track: Indoor: 2007: Finished 4th in the shot put at the On Track Open at Liberty University. ish in the 60m hurdles at the Carolina Classic with a 9.05 time ... finished 45th in the 60m dash with a 7.54 time at the Carolina Classic ... placed 24th in the long jump at the Carolina Classic Outdoor: 2007: Placed sixth in discus at ACC Championships... placed 5th in the discus throw with a 19-7 mark. at the 49er Classic hosted by UNC Charlotte... placed 8th in the shot put at the Yellow Jacket Invitational... named to the 2007 All-ACC Academic Men’s Track and Field team... placed sixth in Outdoor: 2007: Finished 8th in the decathlon at the Wake Forest Open... finished 7th in the discus throw at ACC Championships with a 157-02 mark. 100m dash at the Duke Invitational with a time of 11.53.

Background: First-team All-Mid-State in both the discus and shot put… MVP of field events at 2006: Did not compete. the Rotary Club Mid State Meet… first team All Mid-State in discus and shot put… team went undefeated during junior year regular season… earned four letters in swimming and three in 2005: Redshirted. track… was on the Triple High Honor Roll all four years… graduated in top 10 in class of 400... born Nov. 13, 1987 in Fayetteville, N.C… son of Don and Cathy Sensing. Background: Member of the 4x100, 4x200, and 4x400 teams in high school ... placed fifth as a Junior in the 110 hurdles at the ... third place finisher as a junior in the Sprint Medley Relay at Texas Relays ... placed fourth in the 4x100 and 4x200 at the Texas Relays ... member of National Honor Society, Community Service Senior Advisory Board, PALS (Peers Assisting and Leadership Skills), and TUCS (Teens Uniting Catholic Schools) ... played varsity football sophomore-senior year ... varsity football captain senior year ... track team MVP junior 16 2008 Wake Forest Track & Field