Wake Forest AD hopes for 'significant step forward' in 15-16

JUL 14, 2015 1:06p ET

JUL 14, 2015 1:06p ET

WINSTON-SALEM, N.C. (AP) Many construction projects are taking place at Wake Forest.

The school is building a new football practice facility and a new home for its golf teams. It hopes to start work on its baseball facilities soon and is figuring out the long-term plan for its basketball arena.

And the school's most visible programs - football and men's basketball - are going through reconstructions of their own.

In an interview with The Associated Press, athletic director Ron Wellman says there was progress shown during the 2014-15 academic year and adds that in the coming year, ''most of our programs now are in a position to take a significant step…