Myles Menges and Josh Shaw of Fort Hays State Football were named to the CSC Academic All-America Football Team for 2024. Menges was a first-team selection on the defensive line, while Shaw was a second-team selection on the offensive line. Menges and Shaw are the first CSC Academic All-America selections for FHSU Football since 2022. The Academic All-America Team is voted on by members of College Sports Communicators nationwide.
 
Menges and Shaw are the eighth and ninth CSC Academic All-America selections during head coach Chris Brown's tenure. They are the 19^th and 20^th selections overall for FHSU Football. They bring Fort Hays State's all-time CSC Academic All-America count to 74, with the first awarded back in 1975. Fort Hays State has three CSC Academic All-America selections so far this academic year after Tadhg Walsh of men's soccer was a selection earlier this year.
 
Menges staked claim to a first-team selection this year by raking in several performance accolades for 2024. He was the MIAA Defensive Player of the Year, named All-America by three entities (AP First Team, Don Hansen Honorable Mention, D2Football.com Elite 100), and a finalist for the annual Cliff Harris Award for the top defensive player in the country in NCAA Division II. Menges was a Health and Human Performance major at FHSU with a 3.81 undergraduate GPA and a 3.75 graduate GPA.
 
Menges finished the year with 27 tackles, 5.5 sacks, 6.5 tackles for loss, one interception, one forced fumble, and one fumble recovery. His most impressive stat was 11 pass breakups, batting down several passes at the line of scrimmage. He led all defensive linemen in NCAA Division II by a landslide, the only one to reach double figures, and it ranked 16th nationally all behind defensive backs, which dominate the category. Menges finished his FHSU career with 182 tackles, 30.5 tackles for loss, 15 sacks, 2 interceptions, 23 pass breakups, one forced fumble, and one fumble recovery.
 
With a unanimous selection to the All-MIAA First Team on the offensive line in 2024 coupled with his perfect 4.0 cumulative GPA as an Agricultural Business major, Shaw excels both on the field and in the classroom. He was one of seven individuals with a perfect 4.0 undergraduate GPA named to the Academic All-America Team this year in NCAA Division II. Shaw is a two-time All-MIAA selection as an offensive lineman. An interesting note is that his father, Brian Shaw, was a two-time CoSIDA (now CSC) Academic All-America selection in football at the University of Nebraska in 1998 and 1999, also with a perfect 4.0 GPA.
 
Shaw started all 11 games for the Tigers during the regular season, even making two spot starts at center due to injuries, aside from his normal left guard position where he made the other nine starts. He helped the Tigers produce 402 yards of total offense per game during the regular season, which included 169.3 yards per game on the ground and 232.7 yards per game through the air. The Tigers scored 40 touchdowns and racked up 241 first downs in the regular season.

Below is the CSC Academic All-America Football Team in NCAA Division II for 2024.

FIRST TEAM

Pos.	Name	School	Yr.	GPA	Major
QB	Brayden Long (2)	Slippery Rock University	Sr.	4	Sport Management
WR	Tyler Kahmann (2)	Emporia State University	Sr.	3.74/4	Business
WR	Brice Peters	Bemidji State University	Sr.	3.62	Exercise Science
RB	Jarod Epperson	Augustana University	Sr.	3.9	Sports Administration & Leadership
RB	Braden Jay	Harding University	Jr.	3.72	Marketing
RB	Tyler Flanagan (2)	Central Washington University	Jr.	3.58/3.91	Occupational Safety Health & Management
TE	Sam Pitz (1)	University of Minnesota Duluth	Gr.	3.88/3.88	Business
OL	Marshall Foerner	Minnesota State	Sr.	3.75/3.63	Business Administration (G)
OL	Jake Dugger (2)	Harding University	Sr.	3.72/4	Information Systems
OL	Jake Gannon	Bemidji State University	Gr.	3.55/4	Business Administration
OL	Gabe Clark (1)	University of Central Missouri	Gr.	3.89/4	Counseling
OL	Raymond Christas	East Stroudsburg University	Gr.	3.94	Exercise Science
OL	Chance Wiening	Western Colorado University	Gr.	3.94/3.9	Exercise & Sport Science
DB	Ty Dugger (1)	Harding University	Jr.	3.9	Accounting
DB	Josh Stokes (1)	Slippery Rock University	Sr.	3.76/4	Political Science
DB	Peyton Buckley (&)	Augustana University	Sr.	3.88	Education
DB	Tyler Schultze	Emporia State University	So.	3.98	Physics
DB	Nic Cheeley	Lenoir-Rhyne University	Sr.	3.68	Entrepreneurship
DL	Aaron Barnett (*)	University of Indianapolis	Gr.	3.93/4	Sport Management
DL	Ricky Freymond	Western Colorado University	Jr.	3.57	Business Administration
DL	Jake Fisher	Northwest Missouri State University	Sr.	3.54/4	Accounting
DL	Myles Menges	Fort Hays State University	Sr.	3.81/3.75	Health & Human Performance
LB	Josiah Behm (&)	Minnesota State University Moorhead	Sr.	4	Finance
LB	Sefa Saipaia	Ferris State University	Sr.	3.75/4	Data Science & Analytics
LB	Andrew Dumas	Northwest Missouri State University	Sr.	3.89/4	Chemistry
K	Cody Watson (2)	Missouri Western State University	Sr.	4	Forensic Science
P	Blake Doud (1)	Colorado School of Mines	Jr.	3.67	Mechanical Engineering
ST	Kash Bradley	Colorado Mesa University	Jr.	3.81	Exercise Science

SECOND TEAM

Pos.	Name	School	Yr.	GPA	Major
QB	Jack Strand	Minnesota State University Moorhead	Jr.	3.97	Engineering Physics
WR	Tony Pannunzio	Ashland University	Sr.	3.91	Biology
WR	DaShaun Ames	University of Minnesota Duluth	Jr.	3.95	Physical Education
WR	Brady Rose	Ferris State University	Jr.	3.79	Building Construction Technology
RB	Blake Delacruz (1)	Harding University	Sr.	3.68/4	Organizational Leadership
TE	Ethan Hand	University of Indianapolis	Sr.	3.96	Exercise Science
OL	Brett Weaver	Grand Valley State University	Jr.	3.96	Accounting
OL	Dylan Horton	Ouachita Baptist University	Jr.	3.84	Engineering
OL	Slade Edwards	Central Washington University	Sr.	3.81	Mechanical Engineering Technology
OL	Josh Shaw	Fort Hays State University	Jr.	4	Agricultural Business
DB	Michael Henwood	Slippery Rock University	Jr.	4	Exercise Science
DB	Eddie Faulkner IV (2)	Slippery Rock University	Sr.	3.64/3.5	Sport Management
DB	Joel Diaz	Colorado School of Mines	Jr.	3.82	Mechanical Engineering
DL	Freddie Retter	Kutztown University	So.	3.97	Elementary Education
DL	Cody Brown	Minnesota State	Sr.	3.68	Computer Information Technology
DL	Hunter O'Connor	Chadron State College	Sr.	3.51	Sport, Fitness & Recreation
DL	Marco Cavallaro	Bemidji State University	Sr.	4	Business Administration
LB	Charlie Smith	Colorado Mesa University	So.	4	Construction Management
LB	Carl Ware	Wayne State University	Sr.	3.56	Marketing (U) / Business Administration (G)
LB	Cale Miller (2)	University of Central Missouri	Sr.	3.97/3.9	Business Administration (G)
LB	Jalen DeVose	Kutztown University	Sr.	3.83/4	Psychology (U) / Business Administration (G)
K	Mitch Middleton	Ferris State University	Jr.	3.89	Mechanical Engineering Technology
P	Brodie Eisenbraun	Chadron State College	Jr.	3.97	Business Marketing
ST	Shea Ruddy	Hillsdale College	So.	3.58	Undeclared

CSC Academic All-America® Team Member of the Year: Brayden Long, Slippery Rock University