Basham, Migliaccio Named 2019-20 Arnold Palmer, Marge Crisp Award Recipients
9/25/2020 3:30:00 PM | Football, General, Women's Golf
These awards are given annually to the top student-athletes at Wake Forest University.
Marge Crisp Award Recipients | Arnold Palmer Award Recipients
WINSTON-SALEM, N.C. – Wake Forest football defensive lineman Carlos "Boogie" Basham has been named the 2019-20 Arnold Palmer Award winner and women's golfer Emilia Migliaccio will receive the Marge Crisp Award.
Basham (Roanoke, Va. / Northside) is a communications major and is set to graduate in December, while Migliaccio (Cary, N.C. / Athens Drive) is set to earn her degree in May 2021 with a communications major and journalism minor.
The Arnold Palmer and Marge Crisp Awards are given to the top male and female scholar-athletes at Wake Forest each year. Palmer, a former member of the Demon Deacon men's golf team, won back-to-back NCAA Championships in 1949 and 1950 as well as the 1954 U.S. Amateur. Crisp, a former Athletics Director and golf coach at Wake Forest, helped form the foundation of women's athletics at the University. This is the fourth consecutive year that the Marge Crisp Award has been won by a women's golfer, with current LPGA player Jennifer Kupcho taking home the honor in 2017, '18, and '19. Basham becomes the first football player to win the Arnold Palmer Award since Michael Campanaro in 2014.
Athletic Department officials at Wake Forest elect award winners from a long list of highly successful Demon Deacon student-athletes, both on the playing fields and in the classroom.
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Carlos "Boogie" Basham:
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"This award means a lot to me with Arnold Palmer being a Wake Forest alumnus. Just to be associated with someone like him is a great thing. It is a very prestigious award and to be looked at as one of the best athletes on campus is a big honor."
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- "It means so much, our team works so hard every single day. It really shows how strong of a team we are and how awesome our coaches are. It's such an honor to be recognized as the best female student athlete at Wake. I'm just really honored and happy."
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Director of Athletics, John Currie:
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"Boogie Basham and Emilia Migliaccio were selected for these prestigious awards among a long-and-talented list of Demon Deacon student-athletes. From Boogie's playmaking on the field that helped Wake Forest win its eighth Big 4 Championship, to Emilia's play on the golf course that had our women's golf program end the 2020 spring as the No. 1 team in the country, these two make our University proud each day. Additionally, there leadership among their peers from our COVID-19 protocols and within our efforts to help fight for equality and against social injustice, they are two role models on our campus."
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Head Football Coach, Dave Clawson:
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"Boogie Basham is a leader on and off the field for our program. His relentless pursuit of excellence extends well beyond the field, which is why he is set to graduate this December from Wake Forest. Our program is extremely proud of the season he had a year ago, and that his impact was recognized by our peers within the Athletics department."
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Head Women's Golf Coach, Kim Lewellen:
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"This is a very well-deserved honor for Emilia. Her work ethic and talent continue to shine through her accomplishments both on and off the golf course. She is a leader on this team and on this campus and we are so proud of her for the way she represents Wake Forest. All her hard work continues to pay off so congratulations to her!"
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About Boogie Basham
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Basham is the first football student-athlete to bring home the award since 2014 (Michael Campanaro). Over the course of the 2019 season, the Roanoke, Va. native has grown into one of the best players in the ACC. The 2020 Chuck Bednarik Award, Bronko Nagurski Trophy and Lott IMPACT Trophy watch lists member received preseason All-America honors from numerous publications after a breakout junior campaign. His 11.0 sacks in 2019 are the second-most ever in a season by a Wake Forest player and the most since 1992. Basham, a 2020 team captain, continued to show he is one of the most disruptive players in the nation against No. 1 Clemson in the season opener. On the opening possession of the game, he sacked Trevor Lawrence, extending his tackles for loss streak to 19 games. He has the longest tackle for loss streak in the country and no one else has a streak longer than 12 games.
About Emilia Miggliaccio
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Migliaccio, who took home the Marge Crisp award as the top female student-athlete at Wake Forest, is a three-time WGCA All-American, three-time Arnold Palmer Cup participant, ACC Rookie of the Year and individual champion, and won gold for the United States at the Pan-American Games in August 2019. During her junior campaign, she helped the team to four team titles and took home one individual title. She was second on the team with a 71.58 stroke average. The team concluded their shortened season ranked No. 1 in Golfstat and No. 2 in Golfweek. Migliaccio is also the highest ranked American female amateur in the world, coming in at No. 5 on the women's World Amateur Golf Rankings, on top of being the current president of Wake Forest's Student Athlete Advisory Committee.
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