GREENWOOD, Ind. — Ilia Antoniadis of the Catawba College men's golf program was named to the College Sports Communicators Academic All-America® Third Team in the At-Large category, the organization announced on Wednesday.

During his second year in Salisbury, Antoniadis notched a stroke average of 72.61 with 13 under-par rounds in one of the program's finest campaigns. The Munich, Germany product won the Richard Rendleman Invitational in the fall using a six-under round and a 36-hole score of 136; both totals were the lowest in Catawba history. His postseason honors have included Second Team All-South Atlantic Conference and PING All-Southeast Region with a team-high No. 36 national ranking.

Antoniadis was also a stellar performer in the classroom, earning a 3.92 cumulative GPA while majoring in entrepreneurship. He was selected to the Dean's List (3.5 GPA, 15+ credit hours) in all four semesters and appeared on the Presidential Honor Roll (3.7 GPA, 30+ credit hours) for the 2024-25 academic year.

Antoniadis is one of just six sophomores in Division II on the Academic All-America® Men's At-Large list. He becomes the third Catawba Indian to be named an Academic All-American – the first in 29 years – following Chad Clayton (1996) and Nick Sabol (1997).

About Academic All-America®
Established in 1952 and selected by College Sports Communicators, Academic All-America is the longest running and premier award for athletic and academic success across championship college sports at all NCAA levels, the NAIA, two-year colleges and Canadian institutions.

About College Sports Communicators
CSC is a diverse organization comprised of more than 4,700 sports communications professionals throughout all levels of college sports in the United States and Canada. Formerly known as CoSIDA, CSC is the proud provider of the Academic All-America® program since 1952.