Jan. 14, 2003

WINSTON-SALEM, N.C. - Three seniors on the Wake Forest football team have been invited to play in post-season all-star games over the next two weekends. All-American defensive end Calvin Pace has elected to play in the Senior Bowl at Ladd-Peebles Stadium in Mobile, Ala. on Saturday, Jan. 18. He will be joined by teammate Ovie Mughelli at fullback. Mughelli and Pace will both compete on the North roster, which is coached by the staff of the NFL¡¦s Houston Texans. The Senior Bowl will be broadcast at 2:00 p.m. (EST) on ESPN.

Nose tackle Montique Sharpe will participate in the Rotary Gridiron Classic in Orlando, Fla. on Saturday, Jan. 25. Sharpe will be a member of the Team USA roster which goes up against Team Florida, made up of college all-stars who are originally from the Sunshine State. The Gridiron Classic can be seen on espn2 at 2:00 p.m.

Mughelli and Pace are the first Demon Deacons to compete in the Senior Bowl since the 1999 season. Sharpe will be the first WFU representative in the Gridiron Classic since 1998.