North Central College senior Aidan Ellison is the 2025 winner of the Fred Mitchell Award, which recognizes the top college kicker outside of the NCAA Division I Football Bowl Subdivision.
Ellison, a Naperville Central graduate, has made 13 of his 14 field-goal attempts with a long of 57 yards for the defending Division III national champion Cardinals (12-0), who will play Bethel University in the quarterfinals on Saturday. His only miss was a 56-yard attempt.
Ellison is the second Division III player to win the award, which is named after former Chicago Tribune sports columnist and record-setting Wittenberg University kicker Fred Mitchell.