ONEONTA, N.Y. - Three Oneonta student-athletes have earned spots on the 2025 Academic All-District® Men's At-Large Teams, selected by College Sports Communicators (CSC). The award recognizes the nation's top student-athletes for their combined academic and athletic achievements.
Receiving the honor for 2025 wrestling rising senior Avery Leonard (Milford, N.Y./Milford Central), and men's lacrosse graduate Stephen Barikyan (Tappan/Tappan Zee), and rising senior Anthony Munro (Seaford, N.Y./Seaford).
Leonard is currently studying professional accounting with a 3.65 cumulative GPA. Barikyan graduated with a 3.70 in business administration, while Munro has a 3.85 in the same field.
To be nominated, student-athletes must be a significant contributor to their team with at least a 3.50 cumulative grade point average (on a 4.0 scale) at their current institution. A limit of six nominations per school is set. For lacrosse players, nominees must have competed in 90 percent of the team's total games played or have started 66 percent of the team's total games. In golf, nominees must have competed in 70 percent of the team's total events, which were team-scoring events. For wrestling, eligible nominees must be in the lineup for at least 70 percent of team scoring events (open tournaments, duals) or compete in their weight class at a conference championship meet.
The CSC Academic All-America® program separately recognizes Women's At-Large honorees in four divisions — NCAA Division I, NCAA Division II, NCAA Division III and NAIA. Select Academic All-District® honorees advance to the CSC Academic All-America® ballot. First-, second and third-team Academic All-America® honorees will be announced on July 9.