SHEPHERDSTOWN, W.Va. –  Graduate student center Adam Stilley (Charles Town, W.Va./Martinsburg/WVU) and  redshirt-sophomore defensive lineman Matt Bednarski (Martinsburg, W.Va./Martinsburg) of the Shepherd University football team have been named to the 2022 Academic All-District® Football Teams, as selected by College Sports Communicators, The teams recognize the nation's top student-athletes for their combined performances on the field and in the classroom. The CSC Academic All‐America® program separately recognizes football honorees in four divisions — NCAA Division I, NCAA Division II, NCAA Division III, and NAIA. 

Stilley boasts a 4.0 grade point average as a health promotion and exercise science major as an undergraduate while currently pursuing an MBA. Stilley has started all 12 games at center for the Rams. He was recently selected as the PSAC Football Champion Scholar and was a second team All-PSAC East choice this season. 

Bednarski boasts a 3.77 grade point average as a health promotion and exercise science major. He has appeared in 10 games and started in three. Bednarski has recorded  12 tackles with seven solo stops. He adds a tackle-for-loss (-1 yard) and a pass breakup.

Academic All-District® honorees advance to the CSC Academic All-America® ballot. First-, second- and third-team Academic All-America® honorees will be announced in late December.
 
The Division II and III CSC Academic All-America® programs are partially financially supported by the NCAA Division II and III national governance structures to assist CSC with handling the awards fulfillment aspects for the 2022-23 Divisions II and III Academic All-America® programs. The NAIA CSC Academic All-America® program is partially financially supported through the NAIA national office.