GREENVILLE, S.C. – Belmont Abbey's Zach Cramer has been named Conference Carolinas Student-Athlete Advisory Committee (SAAC) Male Student-Athlete of the Year, the league office announced today. Ioanna Katoudi of Barton College was selected as the female winner.

Cramer serves at Belmont Abbey's SAAC President and has been the captain of the Crusader men's volleyball team each of the last two years. He is also the Vice President of Accounting, Date & Technology Honor Society and is involved with Make-A-Wish and Alzheimer's Association.

Katoudi, a member of the Barton women's tennis team, serves as the SAAC Vice President. She has served as a conduit with the student-athletes and is heavily involved on campus. The senior not only works on her tennis game, but also organizes study hall multiple times a week for her teammates. 

The SAAC Student-Athlete of the Year (one male and one female) is voted and awarded each April with the award being recognized again at the in-person SAAC meeting each September. Nominees must be a member of Conference Carolinas SAAC. The winners are voted on by each campus SAAC.

Previous Winners
2024-25: Female: Ioanna Katoudi, Barton Women's Tennis; Male: Zach Cramer, Belmont Abbey Men's Volleyball
2023-24: Female: Avery Congleton, Mount Olive Field Hockey; Male: Clayton Zimmerman, Belmont Abbey Men's Volleyball