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2021 Virtual Black & Golden Globes Award Winners

6/20/2021 4:06:00 PM | General

Over the course of this past week (June 14-18), Wake Forest Athletics announced its 2021 Virtual Black & Golden Globes award winners.

WINSTON-SALEM, N.C.—Wake Forest Athletics once again moved its annual spring awards show for its student-athletes, the Black & Golden Globes, online to social media and GoDeacs.com. 

Over the course of the past week, the 2021 Virtual Black & Golden Globes celebrated the accomplishments of Demon Deacon student-athletes, coaches and teams during the 2020-21 sports seasons. The virtual event spotlighted the individual and team achievements across all 18 programs.

From academics, to on-field performances and standout coaching efforts, the Black & Golden Globes had it all covered, which had Deacon Nation feeling pride, excitement and happiness during this uncertain and unprecedented time.

Here are the list of award winners from this past week!

Male Athlete of the Year (Arnold Palmer Award Recipient)

One of Wake Forest University's most distinguished alumni, Arnold Palmer exemplified the pursuit of excellence, serving as an ambassador, role model, benefactor and friend to the Demon Deacons. Named in his honor, the Arnold Palmer Athlete of the Year Award is presented annually to the Wake Forest University male student-athlete whose athletic achievements best represent the standards of excellence of the Wake Forest male athletic programs.

  • Zach Facioni - Cross Country / Track & Field

    • Earned All-America honors with his 27th place finish in a time of 30:30.9 at the NCAA Cross Country Championship while also being named the Southeast Region's Men's Athlete of the Year honor. He also participated in the NCAA Championships in Oregon in the 5000m. . 
       

Female Athlete of the Year (Marge Crisp Award Recipient)

Marge Crisp was a true pioneer in women's athletics and her commitment and pursuit of excellence made her one of the most influential people in the history of women's athletics at Wake Forest. The Marge Crisp Athlete of the Year Award is presented annually to the Wake Forest University female athlete whose athletic achievements best represent the standards of excellence of the Wake Forest female athletic programs.

  • Ivana Raca - Women's Basketball

    • Finished her senior season averaging 16.7 points per game and 9.0 rebounds per game including 10 double-double performances as she became the fourth player in Wake Forest program history to earn First Team All-ACC honors, joining Dearica Hamby (2013-14, 2014-15), Tracy Connor (1995-96) and Jen Hoover (Mitchell) (1989-90).
       

Ron & Linda Wellman Life Teammate Award

  • The Life Teammate Award recognizes a male and female student-athlete who best represents the characteristics of being a life teammate. Established in 2019, the award was inspired by the Will to Live Foundation which was founded by John Trautwein, a former Major League Baseball pitcher who played at Northwestern University during Wellman's tenure as head baseball coach of the Wildcats. The "Will to Live Foundation" was founded by Trautwein following the tragic suicide of his teenage son, Will. The foundation is dedicated to preventing teen suicide by improving the lives and the "will to live" of teenagers everywhere through education and mental health education while encouraging them to be good teammates for life.
     

Morgan Judd Award 

The Morgan Judd award will go to a freshman dancer who possesses some of the countless qualities Morgan displayed: sincerity, kindheartedness, humble leadership, a contagiously positive spirit, a radiating passion for dancing and a love and dedication for the dance team.
 

Female Rookie of the Year

  • Sophie Faircloth - Women's Soccer

    • Earned a spot on the All-ACC Freshman team as she led the team in goals (4), points (10), shot percentage (.364), minutes played (1,321), games started (14) and assists (2).
       

Male Rookie of the Year 

  • Garrison Tubbs - Men's Soccer 

    • Was named to the All-ACC Freshman Team and TopDrawerSoccer's Best XI Freshman Team, as he helped the Demon Deacons once again rank amongst the best teams nationally while holding opponents to less than one goal per match.  
       

Assistant Coach of the Year 

  • Erin Dickerson - Women's Basketball 

    • In her first season at Wake Forest, the Demon Deacons secured a spot in the NCAA Tournament for the first time in 31 years, earning a No. 9 seed in the tournament.
       

Coach of the Year

  • Jen Hoover - Women's Basketball 

    • Led the Demon Deacons to the NCAA Tournament for the first time in 31 years, earning a No. 9 seed in the tournament. Also recorded six victories over top-50 NET ranked teams while also playing the No. 2 average opponent NET ranking in the nation.
       

Female Team of the Year 

  • Women's Golf

    • The team won two team titles, two individual titles and finished third at ACC Championships. Also earned the top seed in the Stanford Regional.
       

Male Team of the Year 

  • Men's Soccer 

    • Spent the entire season ranked in the top-10 of the United Soccer Coaches poll including the first four weeks at No. 1. Advanced to the Elite Eight of the NCAA Tournament for the fifth time in six seasons while six student-athletes from the fall turned professional.
       

Highlight of the Year 


ACC Postgraduate Scholarship Recipients 

  • Hannah Betfort | Senior | Health and Exercise Science

    • A two-time team captain, Betfort will receive her degree in Health and Exercise Science in May. 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 is tied for third in the record books with five individual titles.

Additional Academic Awards 

  • FAR Academic Excellence Award / Dean's List Honorees
     

  • Edward G. Wilson Student-Athlete of the Year Awar

  • ACC Top Six For Service 

    • Emilia Migliaccio, senior women's golf student-athlete, was appointed as Wake Forest's Student-Athlete Advisory Council President in May 2020. After being voted by her peers to become S.A.A.C. President in April 2020, Migliaccio has presented a significant commitment to lead, guide and educate Wake Forest's entire student body on diversity, equity and inclusion efforts. 

    • Cydney Delley, who's a senior women's track and field student-athlete and Student-Athlete Advisory Committee Vice President at Wake Forest and ACC S.A.A.C. member, has helped create a culture of belonging for all through her efforts off the track.

    • Lyndon Wood, who is a sophomore women's soccer student-athlete that just completed her first year on the Student-Athlete Advisory Committee and served as an active Atlantic Coast Conference S.A.A.C. representative. Her eagerness to be involved was felt throughout the student-athlete community as she brought creativity to student-athlete engagement despite the COVID-19 pandemic. 

    • Olivia Summiel and Anaia Hoard are co-award recipients and Demon Deacon women's basketball student-athletes. Summiel and Hoard worked with Wake Forest leadership and the Student-Athlete Advisory Committee to help promote the importance of Hoard's "Together We Stand" artwork to be displayed for all to see. Summiel led the effort to find a black-owned print shop in Winston-Salem to help support their business and print 200-plus t-shirts. This effort was noticed by all watching Atlantic Coast Conference sports, as Wake Forest's student-athletes and coaches proudly wore a "Together We Stand" t-shirt during pregame prior to each contest during the 2020-21 season.

    • Maggie Dickman, who is a sophomore student-athlete on the Deacons field hockey team and a proud member of the Student-Athlete Advisory Committee, leads Wake Forest Athletics mental health group with Sport Psychologist, Dr. Rachel Conway. The Louisville, Ky. native has assisted with the new "Deacs Do Mental Health" social media page with the goal to destigmatize mental health and promote positive outlets and platforms.

    • Michael DeShields, who was a senior men's soccer student-athlete and earned his degree in December,  was the fifth overall pick in the Major League Soccer SuperDraft by DC United in January. Prior to that, DeShields helped influence his men's soccer teammates and his fellow Wake Forest students through conversations of allyship by participating in peaceful protests. Through this work, the Baltimore, Md. native shared personal experiences with his teammates and coaches to engage at a deeper level. The ethos of the men's soccer team during its fall 2020 season became, "Different but United."

  • ACC Scholar Athlete Award

Special Announcements:

  • 2021-22 SAAC Roster:
     

  • NCAA Yearly Awards Nominees
     


     
     
     
     

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