Wake Forest Athletics
Wake Forest Athletics Celebrates Achievements at 2023 Black & Golden Globe Awards
4/27/2023 10:00:00 PM | General
The annual celebration highlights the athletic and academic accomplishments of Wake Forest student-athletes.
WINSTON-SALEM, N.C. - It was a festive night to recap all of the special moments to date for Wake Forest Athletics during the 2022-23 academic year at the annual Black & Golden Globes, which was held at the Scales Fine Arts Center on the Reynolda Campus.
The event was full of pageantry and excitement encapsulating a year that has already included an ACC Championship for men's cross country, a seventh-straight bowl game appearance for football, a No. 1 national ranking for women's golf, NCAA Tournament appearances for men's soccer, women's soccer and field hockey, an ACC Championship round appearance for men's golf, national rankings for men's and women's tennis, a WNIT appearance for women's basketball, a 19-win season for men's basketball, a first-ever berth in the NIVC postseason tournament for volleyball and baseball is currently in first place in the ACC with three series remaining.
Below are the winners of this year's awards at the Black & Golden Globes. Additional awards such as the Arnold Palmer Male Athlete of the Year and Marge Crisp Female Athlete of the Year will be announced at a later date:
Ron and Linda Wellman Life Teammate Award
Awarded annually, the Life Teammate Award will recognize a male and female student-athlete who best represents the characteristics of being a life teammate. Each team selects one nominee for the award.
This year's winners are:
Prince Amponsah, Men's Soccer
Mack Maier, Women's Basketball
Nominees for this year's award:
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Thomas Kitchell, Track & Field/Cross Country
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Prince Amponsah, Men's Soccer
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Kobie Turner, Football
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Adam Cecere, Baseball
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Daivien Williamson, Men's Basketball
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Mark Power, Men's Golf
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Matthew Thompson, Men's Tennis
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Cassie Wooten, Women's Tennis,
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Anna Bush, Track & Field/Cross Country
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Mack Maier, Women's Basketball
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Kristi Vierra, Women's Soccer
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Kalani Whillock, Volleyball
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Hannah Maxwell, Field Hockey
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Emilia Migliaccio, Women's Golf
Edwin G. Wilson Scholar-Athlete of the Year
Female: Lauren Walsh, Women's Golf
Male: Garrison Tubbs, Men's Soccer
2023 ACC Postgraduate Scholarship
Nat Friedman, Field Hockey
Madeline Rehm, Track & Field/Cross Country
Adam Cecere, Baseball
Rachel Kuehn, Women's Golf
Best Dressed
Female: Clarkson Graham, Track & Field/Cross Country
Male: Nico Rabiu, Men's Soccer
Best Dancer
Female: Mia Boardman, Track & Field/Cross Country
Male: Wesley Grimes, Football
Morgan Judd Award
Calista Otterberg, Dance
Corey Washburn Tanner Award
Emma Chang, Cheer
ACC Top Six For Service
Isaiah Chaney, Football
Michael Jurgens, Football
Madison Howard, Women's Soccer
Nikayla Small, Women's Soccer
Hosei Kijima, Men's Soccer
Trace Alphin, Men's Soccer
Deacon Leader
Female: Olivia Summiel, Women's Basketball
Male: Michael Kern, Football
Golden Deac
Female: Brooke Killingsworth, Women's Tennis
Male: Thomas Kitchell, Track & Field/Cross Country
Best Celebration
Women's Team: Women's Basketball
Men's Team: Men's Basketball
Highest Cumulative GPA
Michael Massey, Baseball
Kevin Dunn, Men's Basketball
Taylor Morin, Football
Patrick McLaughlan, Men's Golf
Garrison Tubbs, Men's Soccer
Vikas Deo, Men's Tennis
Zach Facioni, Track & Field/Cross Country (Men's)
Olivia Summiel, Women's Basketball
Amelia Frey, Field Hockey
Emilia Migliaccio, Women's Golf
Laurel Ansbrow, Women's Soccer
Leigh Walters, Track & Field/Cross Country (Women's)
Olivia Murphy, Volleyball
