Fort Hays State Men's Soccer had two of its top student-athletes named to the CSC Academic All-America Team for the 2025 season on Tuesday (Dec. 16). Earning the honor for a second-straight year was Tadgh Walsh, a first-team selection for 2025 as a midfielder, while Elias Ovelar Semeniuk earned the honor for the first time, a second-team selection at forward.

The Academic All-America Team is voted on by Sports Information Directors and Athletic Media Relations Directors throughout NCAA Division II, which combines an athlete's athletic accomplishments along with their academic accomplishments.
 
Walsh was a third-team selection as a midfielder in 2024, but bumped up to the first team this year. He is now the only player in program history to earn a CSC Academic All-America selection twice as he was just the third student-athlete in program history to receive CSC Academic All-America honors last year, when he joined Moritz Walther (2019) and Alec Bevis (2021). Walsh joins Bevis as the only individuals in program history to be named to the first team. The Dublin, Ireland native holds a 3.87 cumulative GPA as a Health and Human Performance major.
 
Walsh put together four strong seasons on the pitch with 53 points in his career (13 goals, 27 assists). He now ranks second in career assists at FHSU. He earned All-MIAA honors all four years, including first-team honors each of the last three years. He is a two-time performance All-America selection, earning a second-team selection from D2CCA in 2024 and a first-team selection from United Soccer Coaches in 2025. He was the GAC/MIAA Midfielder of the Year in 2025. He was also an all-region midfielder three-straight years and a four-time All-GAC/MIAA Tournament Team selection.
 
Ovelar Semeniuk earns the distinction for the first time after having a very strong 2025 season. He was an All-America First Team selection in 2025 by both D2CCA and United Soccer Coaches. His 15 goals ranked second in NCAA Division II and he finished the year with 35 points, adding five assists to the 15 times he scored. He is the first forward in program history to receive CSC Academic All-America honors. The Asuncion, Paraguay native holds a 3.65 cumulative GPA as an Agriculture major at FHSU.
 
Over three seasons, Ovelar Semeniuk has been a strong offensive threat with 31 goals and 10 assists, good for 72 career points at FHSU, which ranks fourth on the career list. His 31 goals is third-best in program history. He is a three-time All-GAC/MIAA selection and three-time all-region selection. He was the D2CCA Central Region Player of the Year and the GAC/MIAA Offensive Player of the Year in 2025.

Walsh and Ovelar Semeniuk brings Fort Hays State's all-time CSC Academic All-America selection count to 80. They are the first two Tigers to be recognized as Academic All-America selections in 2025-26. Fort Hays State had seven selections during the last academic year of 2024-25.
 
Fort Hays State's first CSC Academic All-America selection occurred in 1975. FHSU now has 50 Academic All-America selections since joining the MIAA in 2006-07. 

Below is the CSC Men's Soccer Academic All-America Team for 2025.
 

FIRST TEAM
Pos.	Name	School	Yr.	GPA	Major
GK	Connor Pettigrew	Lubbock Christian University	Gr.	3.90/4.00	Accounting
D	Bruno Cakurs	University of Bridgeport	Sr.	4	Finance
D	Noah Brende	Rockhurst University	Gr.	3.91/4.00	Business Administration (G)
D	Erik Lotysz	Concord University	Sr.	4	Computer Science
D	Jesper Schierholz	Converse University	Jr.	4	Business Administration
D	Juan Hermoso	Palm Beach Atlantic	Gr.	3.77	Business
M	Robin Muenst	Lynn University	Gr.	4.00/4.00	Business Administration
M	Joao Vieira	Missouri S&T	Jr.	4	Economics
M	Tadhg Walsh (3)	Fort Hays State University	Sr.	3.87	Health & Human Performance
F	Sverre Orten (2)	Gannon University	Sr.	3.82	Finance
F	Tin Vastic	Palm Beach Atlantic University	Jr.	3.98	Finance
F	Sebastian Weitlaner	Maryville University	Sr.	4	Management & Leadership
SECOND TEAM
Pos.	Name	School	Yr.	GPA	Major
GK	Eben Dewhurst	Cedarville University	Jr.	3.68	Sport Business Management
D	Anton Mand	Lynn University	Gr.	3.97/3.97	Business Administration
D	Kolja Thomas	Saginaw Valley State University	Sr.	3.68	Management
D	Sebastiano Silvetti	Western Washington University	Sr.	3.99	Theatre & International Business
M	Yahir Ocampo Navarro	Western Oregon University	Jr.	3.78	Business
M	Shota Toyama	Gannon University	Sr.	3.93	Accounting
M	Joey Longo	University of Indianapolis	Jr.	4	Physics
F	Elias Ovelar Semeniuk	Fort Hays State University	Jr.	3.65	Agriculture
F	Brandon O'Rourke	Rogers State University	Sr.	4	Business Administration
F	Iago Perez Ferreiro	University of Hawaii at Hilo	Sr.	3.90/3.83	Statistics
THIRD TEAM
Pos.	Name	School	Yr.	GPA	Major
GK	Jaxon Kendall	Rogers State University	Jr.	3.78	Nursing
D	Sjur Drechsler	Florida Tech	Gr.	3.69/4.00	Business Administration (G)
D	Koki Hamada	University of Hawaii at Hilo	Sr.	3.74	Business Administration Management
D	Samuel Villanueva	Stanislaus State	Sr.	3.54	Psychology
D	Guillermo Garcia	Lenoir-Rhyne University	Gr.	3.95/3.90	Business Administration (G)
M	Michael Haikal	Bentley University	Sr.	3.58	Finance
M	Adan Alvarado	Vanguard University	So.	3.8	Undeclared
M	Keiji Sugiura	Felician University	Jr.	3.86	Business
F	Rafa Hyde	Gannon University	Jr.	3.61	Entrepreneurship & Finance
F	Miles Seminario (2)	University of Colorado Colorado Springs	Sr.	3.75	Electrical Engineering
F	Mike Banasik	Missouri S&T	Jr.	4	Business & Management Systems

CSC Academic All-America® Team Member of the Year: Sverre Orten, Gannon University
2 – Academic All-America® second team in 2024
3 – Academic All-America® third team in 2024