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Muuss named men’s head soccer coach
January 9, 2015 | Athletics, Top Stories
Former Demon Deacon assistant and current University of Denver head coach Bobby Muuss has been named the head men’s soccer coach at Wake Forest University. “We’re happy to welcome Bobby back to Wake Forest,” said Athletics Director Ron Wellman.
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WFU Field Hockey: 2014 ACC Champs
November 9, 2014 | Athletics, Campus Life, Top Stories
Wake Forest field hockey defeated Syracuse 2-0 to claim its fourth ACC Championship at Jack Katz Stadium on Sunday afternoon. The victory gives Wake Forest athletics its 47th all-time team ACC Championship.
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Motor mouth: Dentist on wheels
July 22, 2014 | Alumni, Athletics, For Parents, Top Stories
Health and exercise science major Sara Creighton (’05) wanted to be a dentist since middle school. This summer, she sold her brick-and-mortar office to take her practice on the road in a custom-designed, souped-up trailer housing San Francisco’s first mobile dental office.
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Manning named new basketball coach
April 4, 2014 | Athletics, Top Stories, University Announcement
Danny Manning, one of the most accomplished college basketball players in the history of the sport, has been named the head coach at Wake Forest University. Athletics Director Ron Wellman made the announcement today.
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McCreary gives $7.5 million to sports performance center
March 6, 2014 | Alumni, Athletics, Student, Top Stories, University Announcement, Wake Will
Ever since Bob McCreary (’61) came to Wake Forest in 1957 on a football scholarship, he has never forgotten the power of a transformative gift on a young student-athlete.
Now his $7.5 million gift in support of the Wake Forest Football program adds momentum to Wake Forest’s plans for a 95,000-square-foot sports performance center.
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$5 million kicks off Clawson era
February 6, 2014 | Alumni, Athletics, Philanthropy, Top Stories, Wake Will
Alumnus Alan Fox (’79, MBA ’81, P ’12) has donated $2 million in support of the Wake Forest Football Program. His gift brings the total amount raised for football to $5 million since the launch of the Wake Will campaign, demonstrating significant momentum for a new era in Wake Forest football under Coach Dave Clawson.
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Clawson named head football coach
December 10, 2013 | Athletics, For Alumni, For Parents, Staff, Top Stories
Dave Clawson today was named as the 32nd head football coach in Wake Forest history. Clawson, the head coach at Bowling Green State for the past five seasons, led the Falcons to the 2013 Mid-American Conference championship on Friday with a 47-27 win over No. 16 Northern Illinois.
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Building stronger bones one runner at a time
October 7, 2013 | Athletics, Graduate School, Research, School of Medicine, Student, Teacher-Scholar, Top Stories
A first-of-a-kind study by Wake Forest researchers will address why long distance runners, particularly women, are more likely than athletes in other sports to develop osteoporosis later in life.
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Wake Forest retires Paul’s jersey
March 2, 2013 | Alumni, Athletics, For Alumni, For Parents, Top Stories
In recognition of his competitive excellence and considerable charity, Wake Forest retired the No. 3 jersey of NBA All-Star Chris Paul (’07) in a halftime ceremony during Saturday’s home game against Maryland.
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Paul returns home to give back
December 17, 2012 | Alumni, Athletics, Community, For Alumni, For Parents, Top Stories
Chris Paul (’07), a former Wake Forest basketball star who now plays for the L.A. Clippers, wasn’t dressed as Santa Claus, but for the children eagerly anticipating his arrival at Toys R Us in Winston-Salem last week, he was as welcome as the real thing.
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