Ava South

UIC Athletics

2026-27 Golf Roster

High School/Personal

Native of Batesville, Ind.
Graduated from Batesville High School.
2025 Indiana Miss Golf selection, the first "Mr. or Miss" state-wide Player of the Year recipient from Ripley County (Ind.) since 1954, when Milan High School's Bobby Plump was named Indiana Mr. Basketball — Plump made the winning basket to help Milan win the state boys' basketball title and his "Milan Miracle" team was the inspiration for the hit 1986 movie "Hoosiers".
Four-time all-state honoree, the second golfer in school history to earn four all-state citations.
Recipient of 2025 Indiana High School Athletic Association (IHSAA) Mental Attitude Award for girls' golf.
Qualified for IHSAA State Finals all four years of her prep career, finishing in the top five three times, including a tie for second place as a sophomore in 2023 (146/+2).
Posted career-best 72.24 scoring average as a junior in 2024, as well as 73.2 during her sophomore season (2023), 74.2 as a senior (2025) and 74.67 as a freshman (2022).