Photo Essay: Jaclyn Childress

The road has not been easy for Jaclyn Childress. After grueling injuries, she cherished every moment on the court this season, even if it was in a mask, as seen here in their game at Clemson (photo: Wake Forest SID Office)

Childress and her freshman year roommate, Paige Sebesta, served as the captains for the Wake Forest Volleyball Team this year (photo: @jaclynchildress13 Instagram)

The 2020 season was unlike any other and featured Zoom team meetings, program update calls (shown above) and weekly COVID-19 testing for all athletes (photo: godeacs.com)

Somehow, even through double knee surgery and a freak throat accident that put her in the hospital, Childress smiles through it all (photo courtesy of Jaclyn Childress)

As a captain and vocal leader both in practice and in games, Childress anchored the Demon Deacons through her communicative and supportive leadership style as seen here (photo: Wake Forest SID Office)

Playing volleyball in college, especially within the Atlantic Coast Conference, was a dream of Childress' and her family since she was little (photo: Wake Forest SID Office)

Since Childress arrived at Wake Forest, the volleyball team got a new home in Reynolds Gym (shown above) for both practice and games as well as a new locker room and meeting space for the team (photo: godeacs.com)

While there have been highs and lows of her volleyball career, Childress will remember these years at Wake Forest forever and the Wake Forest volleyball program will forever be impacted by the way she led the team through the hardest year ever seen (photo courtesy of Jaclyn Childress)