ELON, N.C. – Elon University men’s senior golfer Jonathan DiIanni was one of 10 student-athletes selected to the Capital One Academic All-District 3 Men’s At-Large Team as announced on Thursday, May 12, by the College Sports Information Directors of America (CoSIDA).
DiIanni carries a 4.0 GPA as a finance major. This is the second consecutive season that the senior has earned CoSIDA Capital One Academic All-District 3 Men’s At-Large Team. With his all-district selection, DiIanni is now eligible to earn Academic All-America accolades.
The Kernersville, N.C. native, earned a spot on All-CAA Men’s Golf Second Team as he led the Phoenix with a 72.41 stroke average over 27 rounds in 10 events. DiIanni was also named to the league’s all-academic team. He recently earned Elon’s male recipient of the A.L. Hook Scholar-Athlete award for the second consecutive year. The award is given to the junior or senior student-athlete with the highest cumulative GPA.
For the first time in his career, DiIanni earned a spot on the Conference All-Tournament team after finishing tied for fifth individually at this year’s CAA Championships. His season average of 0.67 score vs. par ranks first in the program’s Division I era for a single season and his stroke average was the second lowest for a single season during the golf program’s time as a Division I program. He finished the season with three top-10 finishes and placing in the top-five twice at the Pinehurst Intercollegiate and the CAA Championships. The senior was also named the team’s Most Valuable Player at the Elon Athletics Awards Banquet.
2016 Capital One Academic All-District 3 Men’s At Large Team
Carl Buergler, Swimming, Virginia (3.85 GPA – Mechanical Engineering)
Deemer Class, Lacrosse, Duke (3.62 GPA – Sociology)
Tyler Cook, Lacrosse, High Point (4.00 GPA – Psychology)
Jonathan DiIanni, Golf, Elon University (4.00 GPA – Finance)
Jared Johnson, Wrestling, Chattanooga (3.73 GPA – Mechanical Engineering)
John Lampe, Wrestling, Chattanooga (3.97 GPA – History / Education)
Nathan Lile, Swimming, Gardner-Webb (4.00 GPA – Computer Science)
Jordi Massalle Ferrer, Tennis, Charlotte (3.91 GPA – Finance)
Chad Merzbacher, Golf, Tennessee (3.84 – Accounting)
Ben Reeves, Golf, Tennessee, Martin (3.92 – Biology)