Wake Forest Athletics
Four Demon Deacons Receive ACC Postgraduate Scholarships
3/24/2021 11:05:00 AM | Football, General, Men's Tennis, Women's Golf, Women's Soccer
WINSTON-SALEM, N.C. – Four Wake Forest student-athletes are among the 52 recipients of the ACC's 2021 Weaver-James-Corrigan Postgraduate Scholarship Award. Women's soccer's Hannah Betfort, men's tennis's Bar Botzer, football's Zach Tom and women's golf's Emilia Migliaccio have been selected from Wake Forest.
The Weaver-James-Corrigan and Jim and Pat Thacker postgraduate scholarships are awarded to selected student-athletes who intend to pursue a graduate degree following completion of their undergraduate requirements. Each recipient will receive $6,000 toward his or her graduate education. Those honored have performed with distinction in both the classroom and their respective sport, while demonstrating exemplary conduct in the community.
Hannah Betfort | Senior | Health and Exercise Science
A two-time team captain, Betfort received her degree in Health and Exercise Science. The Charleston, S.C. native was a third-team All-ACC selection in the fall of 2020. As a junior in 2019, she was named to the ACC All-Academic Team. Betfort was most recently selected with the No. 37 pick by Portland Thorns FC in the 2021 National Women's Soccer League Draft. With her selection, Betfort became the sixth Demon Deacon to be selected in the NWSL Draft and the first since Bayley Feist in the second round in 2019.
Zach Tom | Redshirt Junior | Business Enterprise Management
A native of Prairieville, Louisiana, Tom will receive his degree in Business Enterprise Management. He started all nine games during the 2020 season at left tackle for the Demon Deacons and was named to the All-ACC Academic Team for the second year in a row. Prior to the 2020 season, Tom was the only returning Power-5 center to not commit a penalty in 500+ snaps and had not allowed a sack in his career.
Emilia Migliaccio | Senior | Communications
The senior from Cary, North Carolina, is a three-time All-American, three-time All-ACC Academic team member and reigning ACC Champion. She has played in the lineup all four events so far this spring and finished inside the top 25 in three of them. She is tied for third in the record books with five individual titles throughout her career and could return to the Deacs for the 2021-22 year as a graduate student. She will receive her degree in Communications in May.
Bar Botzer | Senior | Finance
Botzer, a Tel Aviv, Israel native, graduated from Wake Forest with a degree in Finance. He helped lead the Demon Deacon men's tennis team to a 2018 National Championship, providing the clinching point in the championship match. Additionally, Botzer was named a 2019 ITA All-American and was a two-time All-ACC selection during the 2017-18 and 2018-19 seasons.
The Weaver-James-Corrigan and Jim and Pat Thacker postgraduate scholarships are awarded to selected student-athletes who intend to pursue a graduate degree following completion of their undergraduate requirements. Each recipient will receive $6,000 toward his or her graduate education. Those honored have performed with distinction in both the classroom and their respective sport, while demonstrating exemplary conduct in the community.
Hannah Betfort | Senior | Health and Exercise Science
A two-time team captain, Betfort received her degree in Health and Exercise Science. The Charleston, S.C. native was a third-team All-ACC selection in the fall of 2020. As a junior in 2019, she was named to the ACC All-Academic Team. Betfort was most recently selected with the No. 37 pick by Portland Thorns FC in the 2021 National Women's Soccer League Draft. With her selection, Betfort became the sixth Demon Deacon to be selected in the NWSL Draft and the first since Bayley Feist in the second round in 2019.
Zach Tom | Redshirt Junior | Business Enterprise Management
A native of Prairieville, Louisiana, Tom will receive his degree in Business Enterprise Management. He started all nine games during the 2020 season at left tackle for the Demon Deacons and was named to the All-ACC Academic Team for the second year in a row. Prior to the 2020 season, Tom was the only returning Power-5 center to not commit a penalty in 500+ snaps and had not allowed a sack in his career.
Emilia Migliaccio | Senior | Communications
The senior from Cary, North Carolina, is a three-time All-American, three-time All-ACC Academic team member and reigning ACC Champion. She has played in the lineup all four events so far this spring and finished inside the top 25 in three of them. She is tied for third in the record books with five individual titles throughout her career and could return to the Deacs for the 2021-22 year as a graduate student. She will receive her degree in Communications in May.
Bar Botzer | Senior | Finance
Botzer, a Tel Aviv, Israel native, graduated from Wake Forest with a degree in Finance. He helped lead the Demon Deacon men's tennis team to a 2018 National Championship, providing the clinching point in the championship match. Additionally, Botzer was named a 2019 ITA All-American and was a two-time All-ACC selection during the 2017-18 and 2018-19 seasons.
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