GREENWOOD, Indiana - Fort Hays State senior offensive lineman Josh Shaw was named to the CSC Academic All-America Team for the 2025 season on Tuesday (Jan. 27). Shaw is now a two-time Academic All-America selection, earning second-team honors for the second-straight year. The Academic All-America Team is voted on by members of College Sports Communicators nationwide.
 
Shaw now gives FHSU 10 CSC Academic All-America selections during head coach Chris Brown's tenure leading the program. It makes the 21^st selection overall for FHSU Football in the history of the award.
 
Shaw is the third Academic All-America selection for Fort Hays State this academic year after men's soccer student-athletes Tadhg Walsh and Elias Ovelar Semeniuk earned the distinction. Walsh was also a repeat selection like Shaw.
 
Shaw was a performance All-America selection in 2025 by D2Football.com, part of the organization's Elite 100 Team. He was a three-time All-MIAA selection on the offensive line, including first-team honors the last two years. Shaw holds a 3.97 cumulative GPA as an Agricultural Business major. As previously noted, his father Brian Shaw was a two-time Academic All-America selection in football at the University of Nebraska in 1998 and 1999.
 
Shaw started all 11 games on the offensive line for FHSU in 2025, mainly at left guard, and even made a couple of spot starts at left tackle due to injuries. He helped the Tiger offense generate 3,409 yards for the season. He made 37 consecutive starts on the offensive line at FHSU, going back to his freshman season of 2022.
 
Shaw brings Fort Hays State's all-time CSC Academic All-America selection count to 81. Fort Hays State's first CSC Academic All-America selection occurred in 1975. The Tigers have enjoyed 51 Academic All-America selections since joining the MIAA in 2006-07.
 
Below is the CSC Academic All-America Football Team in NCAA Division II for 2025.
 

FIRST TEAM
Pos.	Name	School	Yr.	GPA	Major
QB	Jack Strand	Minnesota State Moorhead	Sr.	3.87	Engineering Physics
WR	Gage Florence	Minnesota State Moorhead	Sr.	3.65	Exercise Science
WR	Trek Keyworth	Colorado Mesa University	Jr.	3.79	Business Administration
WR	Nic Nora	Michigan Technological University	So.	3.59	Exercise Science
RB	Andrew Miller	Harding University	Jr.	3.64	Kinesiology
TE	Carson Gulker	Ferris State University	Jr.	3.66	Business Administration
OL	Brett Weaver	Grand Valley State University	Sr.	3.85	Accounting
OL	Ryne Buttz	University of Indianapolis	Sr.	3.76	Exercise Science
OL	Slade Edwards	Central Washington University	Sr.	3.51	Mechanical Engineering Technology
OL	Douglas Pruim	Frostburg State	Gr.	3.89/3.66	Recreation, Parks, & Sport Management
OL	Gabe Schweitzer	Delta State	Gr.	4.0/4.0	Sport & Human Performance
DB	Ty Dugger	Harding University	Sr.	3.92	Accounting
DB	Shane Fredrickson	Northwest Missouri State University	Sr.	3.94/4.0	Business Management (U) /Business Analytics (G)
DB	Dante Basanese	Michigan Technological University	Sr.	3.81	Mechanical Engineering
DB	Michael Henwood	Gr. Rock University	Sr.	4	Exercise Science
DB	Tyler Schultze	Emporia State University	Jr.	3.99	Physics
LB	Landon Boss	Emporia State University	Jr.	3.72	Business
LB	Jes Krcil	Wayne State College	So.	3.92	Criminal Justice
LB	Brandon Hile	Kutztown University	Sr.	3.58	Criminal Justice
LB	Ian Loomis	Western Colorado University	Jr.	3.62	Exercise & Sports Science
K	Elijah Guyton	University of West Alabama	Sr.	3.88	Business Management
P	Mitch Middleton	Ferris State University	Sr.	3.86	Mechanical Engineering Technology
ST	Shea Ruddy	Hillsdale College	Jr.	3.65	Biochemistry
SECOND TEAM
Pos.	Name	School	Yr.	GPA	Major
QB	Drew Nash	Western Colorado University	Sr.	3.67	Exercise & Sports Science
WR	Zack Rakowsky	CSU Pueblo	Sr.	3.62	Health Sciences
WR	Brady Rose	Ferris State University	Sr.	3.81	Construction Management
WR	Elizjah Lewis	Pace University	Gr.	3.52	Political Science
RB	Braden Jay	Harding University	Sr.	3.7	Marketing
TE	Eddie Burgess	Upper Iowa	Sr.	3.84/3.84	Elementary Education
OL	Josh Shaw	Fort Hays State University	Sr.	3.97	Agricultural Business
OL	Connor Andresen	Upper Iowa	Gr.	3.89/4.0	Agricultural Business
OL	Carter Stanchfield	Pittsburg State University	Sr.	3.77/4.0	Business Administration (G)
OL	Kaleb McCullough	Northwest Missouri State University	So.	3.77	Agricultural Business
OL	Chance Wiening	Western Colorado University	Gr.	3.9/3.97	Exercise & Sports Science
OL	Cobe Williams	Harding University	So.	3.52	Construction Management
DB	Kash Bradley	Colorado Mesa University	Sr.	3.9	Exercise Science
DB	Caden Bolte	Bemidji State University	Jr.	3.83	Biochemistry & Molecular Biology
DB	Kamble Haverkamp	Washburn University	Sr.	3.81	Kinesiology
LB	Alex Kowalczyk	Wayne State College	Gr.	3.85/4.0	Public Accounting & Finance
LB	Brett McCalla	Central Washington University	Jr.	3.95	Sport Management
LB	Brock Wiley	Quincy University	Jr.	4	Sport Management
LB	Jamieson Alston	Winston-Salem State University	Sr.	3.89	Business Administration
K	Caleb Bonesteel	Wingate University	Gr.	3.83/3.9	Sport Management (U) / Sport Management (G)
P	Jake Pecina	Augustana University (SD)	Jr.	3.86	Mathematics
ST	Austin O'Hara	Pittsburg State University	Sr.	3.9	Psychology

CSC Academic All-America® Team Member of the Year: Jack Strand, Minnesota State University Moorhead