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Chad Hedlund
Chad Hedlund

Class:
RS Sophomore

Hometown:
Argyle, TX

High School:
Argyle

Height / Weight:
6-1 / 185

Position:
PK

Birthdate:
02/07/1992

Major:
Economics

04/20/2013

Deacons Wrap Up Practice with Spring Game

The Wake Forest defense held the offense to only three points in the 2013 Spring Game

04/13/2013

Deacons Hold Second Spring Scrimmage

Wake Forest hones running game

10/25/2012

Big First Half Helps Clemson Defeat Wake Forest 42-13

Tommy Bohanon caught two touchdown passes for the second time this year

10/23/2012

Football Game Notes - Wake Forest vs. Clemson

Wake Forest hosts Clemson in a nationally-televised showdown

10/20/2012

Defense Helps Wake Forest Beat Virginia 16-10

The Demon Deacons came in allowing more than 206 rushing yards per game. They limited the Cavaliers to just 48 yards rushing.

2012 (Redshirt Freshman)
Played in six games on the year after making his collegiate debut with a PAT kick during the Maryland game (Oct. 6) ... Converted all three of his field goal attempts on the year, all of which came at Virginia (Oct. 20) ... Converted a season-long 44-yard field goal attempt against the Cavaliers ... Converted 10-of-11 PATs on the season ... Converted all four of his PATs vs. Boston College (Nov. 3) ... Converted all three of his PATs vs. Vanderbilt (Nov. 24).

2011 (True Freshman)
Redshirted the season ... Listed on the depth chart as the team's backup placekicker throughout the season.

High School
A 2011 graduate of Argyle (TX) High School ... Scored 328 points in high school ... Made 36 field goals with a career-long of 53 yards ... Converted 170 PAT attempts ... In 2010, helped Argyle to a program-best third-round finish in the Texas 3-A playoffs ... Named to the 2009 and 2010 All-Texas First Team by the Texas Sportswriters Associates AP Poll ... Received All-Dallas/Fort Worth First Team honors in 2009 and 2010 ... First-team all-district kicker in 2008, 2009 and 2010 ... Also named a first-team all-district punter in 2010 ... Ranked as the 11th-best kicker in the country by Scout.com ... Rivals.com ranked him as the 14th-best kicker in the nation ... Was also a four-year member of the varsity soccer team at Argyle High School ... As a freshman, was called up to the United States Under-14 National Soccer Team.

Personal
Majoring in economics ... Son of John and Julie Hedlund ... Father, John, is the head women's soccer coach at the University of North Texas ... Born Feb. 7, 1992 ... Name is pronounced "HED-luhnd".

 

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