INDIANAPOLIS — Drury University student-athletes Ivan Adamchuk (men's swimming and diving), Mellie Wijk (women's swimming and diving) and Yaroslav Sharyy (men's tennis) have been recognized as Great Lakes Valley Conference (GLVC) 2024-25 Winter and Spring Scholar-Athletes of the Year, the conference office announced Friday.
 
Recipients were honored for their efforts both in the classroom and competition in the sports of baseball, men's and women's basketball, women's bowling, men's and women's golf, men's and women's lacrosse, softball, men's and women's swimming & diving, men's and women's tennis, men's and women's track & field, and wrestling.
 
The league selects one student-athlete in each conference sport to be designated the GLVC Scholar-Athlete of the Year. The award is based upon athletic accomplishments, both team and individual, and academic performance in the season upon which the award is based. Each GLVC member has the opportunity to nominate one individual from its team for the award. Nominees must have a cumulative grade-point average that meets a 3.50, and freshmen and first-year transfers are not eligible for the award. The voting is completed by each member institution's Faculty Athletics Representative (FAR).

Drury's honorees are recognized below:
 
MEN'S SWIMMING AND DIVING
Ivan Adamchuk
So. | Backstroke/IM/Freestyle | Brest, Belarus | Finance and Accounting

• Earned First-Team All-America honors in five events at the NCAA Championships, including finishing as the national champion in the 100 IM, 100 Back, 200 Back, and 400 Medley Relay.
  • Finished fourth in 200 Medley Relay and earned All-America Honorable Mention recognition in 200 Free.
• Picked up three silver medals (100 Back, 800 Free Relay, and 400 Medley Relay) and two bronze medals (200 IM, 200 Back) at the GLVC Championships.
• Helped Panthers win their 13th D-II National Championship and seventh GLVC crown.
• Claimed GLVC Athlete of the Week award on November 4.
• Achieved a 3.83 semester GPA, holding a 3.86 cumulative mark.
• Earned CSC Academic All-America First Team, CSC Academic All-District, CSCAA Scholar-Athlete, and Academic All-GLVC recognition.

 
WOMEN'S SWIMMING AND DIVING
Mellie Wijk
Sr. | IM/Butterfly/Breaststroke/Freestyle | Stockholm, Sweden | Organizational Leadership Communication

• Captured second-straight GLVC Scholar-Athlete of the Year award.
• Named GLVC Women's Swimmer of the Year for second consecutive season.
• Earned All-America honors in six events, including winning national championships in 200 IM and 200 Fly along with finishing runner-up in 100 Fly, 200 Breast, 400 Medley Relay, and 800 Free Relay.
• Helped Panthers to ninth GLVC title and second-place finish at DII Championship.
  • Secured conference gold medals in 200 IM, 200 Fly, 100 Fly, 400 FR, 800 FR, and 400 MR.
• Claimed GLVC Athlete of the Week award on Nov. 13 and Jan. 29.
• Achieved 3.83 semester GPA, holding a 3.80 cumulative mark.
• Garnered Drury's Dr. Edsel Matthews Award, given to the school's top senior female student-athlete.
• Earned CSC Academic All-America First Team and All-District recognition, along with CSCAA Scholar-Athlete, Academic All-GLVC, and Council of Presidents' Academic Excellence Award honors.

 
MEN'S TENNIS
Yaroslav Sharyy
Sr. | No. 1 Singles/Doubles | Moscow, Russia | Finance and Economics

• Garnered Intercollegiate Tennis Association (ITA) Midwest Region Senior Player of the Year award.
• Named GLVC Player of the Year and All-GLVC First Team honoree.
• Tallied 15-2 record in singles matches and 15-2 in doubles with partner Lukas Rieber, finishing the season ranked No. 28 in singles and No. 23 in doubles.
• Helped Panthers to GLVC Semifinals and NCAA Tournament appearances.
• Claimed GLVC Player of the Week award four times (Feb. 4, Feb. 12, Mar. 26, Apr. 2).
• Achieved a perfect 4.0 semester GPA, holding a 3.93 cumulative mark.
• Collected trio of conference academic honors: Academic All-GLVC, Brother James Gaffney Distinguished Scholar Award, and Council of Presidents' Academic Excellence Award.
  • Also named CSC Academic All-District and CSC Academic All-America Second Team.

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