CLEVELAND, Ohio  – The Division III Commissioner's Association (DIIICA) announced the recipients of the fourth annual Women's and Men's Student-Athlete of the Year awards.

Ella Brissett of Claremont McKenna College (SCIAC) and Tate Ivanyo of Anderson University (HCAC) were this year's recipients.

The two emerged as the national winners from a pool of 20 regional honorees which were announced earlier this month.

Ivanyo capped his Anderson basketball career with one of the most decorated individual seasons in program history. The senior was named the 2025 Jostens Trophy winner, the most prestigious individual award in Division III basketball, and was selected as the CSC Academic All-America Team. He earned HCAC Men's Basketball Player of the Year, was a unanimous First-Team All-Conference selection, an All-Tournament Team honoree, a two-time Athlete of the Week, and the 2024-25 HCAC Male Sport Athlete of the Year. Nationally, he collected honors as an NABC First-Team All-American, NABC District 8 Player of the Year, NABC First-Team All-Region, D3hoops.com All-American, and NABC DIII All-Star.

Statistically, Ivanyo averaged 20.5 points per game (47th nationally, 3rd in HCAC) while shooting .889 from the free throw line (19th nationally, 2nd in HCAC). He ranked among the HCAC leaders in rebounds (7.4), assists (2.5), and steals (1.9), while connecting on 81 three-pointers, tied for second-most in school history.

Off the court, Ivanyo excelled academically, graduating Summa Cum Laude with a 3.989 GPA as a biology major on the pre-med track. He was the recipient of the Biology Department Medical Profession Scholarship, the Baker Science Scholarship, and held a Presidential Scholarship throughout his four years. He will continue his academic journey at Marian University's School of Medicine in Indianapolis.

Ivanyo was equally committed to leadership and service. He was an active member of the Student-Athlete Advisory Committee (SAAC) throughout his career, serving as Co-President in 2024-25. He worked as a math and science tutor for four years at Anderson's Kissinger Center for Academic Excellence (KACE), advancing to Lead Tutor Supervisor, and volunteered regularly with Special Olympics Indiana, youth basketball mentorship programs, and local food drives and pantries.

Selection criteria for the DIIICA Student-Athlete of the Year awards, limited to graduating seniors, includes academic achievement, athletics excellence, service, leadership, and a personal statement submitted by each nominee. 

The initial round of voting was conducted by commissioners within each of the ten regions, with the top male and female honorees advancing as finalists for the Awards Committee to select the Division III Commissioner's Association Men's Sport and Women's Sport Student-Athlete of the Year.

About the DIIICA: The Division III Commissioners Association became a stand-alone organization in January 1992, after previously serving as a combined group with the Division II Commissioners Association. The association is comprised of 43 NCAA Division III conferences, representing over 440 public and private institutions. The purpose of the DIIICA is to empower commissioners to effectively lead their conferences and positively impact Division III intercollegiate athletics by identifying challenges, developing solutions, and taking collective action that reflects the conference perspective.