2020
Season canceled due to COVID pandemic.
2019
Did not see any game action as a first-year defensive back … Contributed primarily at safety on the scout team.
HIGH SCHOOL
A 2019 graduate of Roswell High School in Roswell, Ga., where he played four years of varsity football for Head Coach Matt Kemper … Two-time All-Region 4-7A honoree … Earned Second Team All-Region honors as a senior and honorable mention honors as a junior … Named team captain as a senior … Saw action as a safety … Led the Hornets to three regional titles in 2016, 2017 and 2019 … Three-year varsity defensive totals include 210 total tackles (154 solo), 7.8 tackles per game, 5.0 tackles for loss, 3.0 sacks, three interceptions and three fumble recoveries in 27 career games played … Totaled 89 tackles (74 solo) with one interception and two sacks during senior season … Led the Hornets to a 9-2 overall record, state playoff appearance and 5-0 conference record in senior season … Finished with 108 tackles (70 solo), two interceptions, seven pass breakups and one sack as a junior … Led the Hornets to a 14-1 overall record, 5-0 league record and region title as a sophomore … Four-year Honor Roll student … Involved in volunteer activities including MUST Ministries, where he delivered meals to underprivileged families and the Roswell High School Special Olympics for two years.
PERSONAL
Born Samuel Jorge Antona on December 1, 2000 in Atlanta, Ga. … Son of Jorge and Carol Antona … Has two sisters, Zoe and Grace … Older sister Zoe plays lacrosse and attends the University of Cincinnati … Father graduated from the University of Georgia and mother attended Kennesaw State … Uncle Tom Antona graduated from Columbia in 1984 … Favorite class is Economics … Favorite home-cooked meal is sweet potato soufflé … Favorite sports figure is LeBron James … Chose Columbia because there is nowhere else that offers the same opportunities … Selected Columbia over offers from Southern Illinois, Hampton, Stetson and Mercer … Enrolled at Columbia College … Majors in Political Science.
ARTICLES
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