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WACO, Texas – Fort Hays State defensive lineman Myles Menges was named to the American Football Coaches Association (AFCA) All-America First Team on Wednesday (Dec. 18). Menges was the MIAA Defensive Player of the Year in 2024 and was a four-time All-MIAA selection for the Tigers. He is the first AFCA All-America selection for the Tigers since Hunter Budke was a first-team selection at tight end in 2021.
Menges is the fifth player under head coach Chris Brown to receive All-America honors from the AFCA. He is the third defensive lineman among the five to earn the honor. He joins Sie Doe, Jr. (2016 – First Team Defensive Line), Nathan Shepherd (2017 – First Team Defensive Line), Dante Brown (2019 – Second Team Kicker), and Hunter Budke (2021 – First Team Tight End) in the prestigious group. All three defensive linemen to receive the honor were the MIAA Defensive Player of the Year in the respective seasons they earned the honor.
Menges adds this honor to a big list of accolades throughout his Tiger career. Earlier this year he was named to the D2CCA All-Super Region 3 Team. He is a four-time all-conference selection. He is a two-time CSC Academic All-District selection and will be considered for CSC Academic honors again this year with the voting yet to take place.
Menges finished the 2024 season 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 by 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. His total was enough to lead one of the four conferences within Super Region 3.
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.
Below is the AFCA All-America Team for NCAA Division II in 2024.
2024 AFCA Division II Coaches' All-America - First Team
Offense
Pos Name Ht. Wt. Cl. School Coach Hometown (High School)
QB *Zach Zebrowski 6'2 208 R-Sr. Central Missouri Josh Lamberson Woodbury, Minn. (East Ridge)
RB Chavon Wright 5'8 200 R-Jr. Charleston (W.Va.) Quinn Sanders Opa Locka, Fla. (Cedar Grove)
RB #Jada Byers 5'7 185 Sr. Virginia Union Alvin Parker Bridgeton, N.J. (St. Joseph's)
WR Reggie Retzlaff 6'3 212 Sr. Colorado St.-Pueblo Philip Vigil Corona, Calif. (Centennial)
WR Terrill Davis 6'0 180 Jr. Central Oklahoma Adam Dorrel Choctaw, Okla. (Choctaw)
WR Tyler Kahmann 6'3 206 Gr. Emporia St. (Kan.) Garin Higgins Haysville, Kan. (Campus)
TE Sam Pitz 6'6 245 Gr. Minnesota-Duluth Curt Wiese Appleton, Wis. (West)
OL Lawrence Hattar 6'5 335 Sr. Ferris St. (Mich.) Tony Annese Livonia, Mich. (Churchill)
OL Montriel Lee 6'2 300 Jr. Central Oklahoma Adam Dorrel Del City, Okla. (Del City)
OL Jake Dugger 6'3 300 Sr. Harding (Ark.) Paul Simmons Searcy, Ark. (Harding Academy)
OL Gabe Brown 6'4 320 Sr. Grand Valley St. (Mich.) Scott Wooster Grand Rapids, Mich. (East Kentwood)
OL Will Flowers 6'3 283 Gr. Valdosta St. (Ga.) Tremaine Jackson LaGrange, Ga. (LaGrange)
Defense
Pos Name Ht. Wt. Cl. School Coach Hometown (High School)
DL Trevon Lambert 6'3 205 Gr. West Alabama Brett Gilliland Atmore, Ala. (Escambia County)
DL Myles Menges 6'4 260 Sr. Fort Hays St. (Kan.) Chris Brown Bushton, Kan. (Central Plains)
DL Ricky Freymond 6'5 265 R-Jr. Western Colorado Jas Bains Chino, Calif. (Ontario Christian)
DL *Marquise Fleming 6'1 240 Gr. Wingate (N.C.) Rashaan Jordan Charlotte, N.C. (Olympic)
LB Benari Black 6'2 215 Sr. Johnson C. Smith (N.C.) Maurice Flowers Charlotte, N.C. (North Meck)
LB Clay Schulte 5'11 210 Sr. Indianapolis (Ind.) Chris Keevers Oak Harbor, Ohio (Oak Harbor)
LB Cam Hollobaugh 6'0 220 R-Jr. Walsh (Ohio) John Fankhauser Warren, Ohio (JFK)
DB Lashon Young 5'11 175 So. Miles (Ala.) Sam Shade Sweet Water, Ala. (Sweet Water)
DB Larry Elder 6'0 200 Gr. Valdosta St. (Ga.) Tremaine Jackson Richmond, Va. (Fork Union Military)
DB Josiah Johnson 5'11 210 Sr. Ouachita Baptist (Ark.) Todd Knight Little Rock, Ark. (Pulaski Academy)
DB Dion Kuinlan 5'10 190 Gr. Assumption (Mass.) Andy McKenzie Bethpage, N.Y. (Plainedge)
Specialists
Pos Name Ht. Wt. Cl. School Coach Hometown (High School)
PK Elijah Guyton 6'1 185 R-So. West Alabama Brett Gilliland Cullman, Ala. (Fairview)
P Blake Doud 6'5 215 R-Jr. Colorado School of Mines Pete Sterbick Parker, Colo. (Legend)
AP DeJuan Bell 5'9 160 Gr. Fort Valley State (Ga.) Shawn Gibbs North Augusta, S.C. (North Augusta)
2024 AFCA Division II Coaches' All-America - Second Team
Offense
Pos Name Ht. Wt. Cl. School Coach Hometown (High School)
QB Trinidad Chambliss 6'1 200 Jr. Ferris St. (Mich.) Tony Annese Grand Rapids, Mich. (Forest Hills Northern)
RB Ronald Blackman 5'11 190 Jr. Tiffin (Ohio) Brett Ekkens Gahanna, Ohio (Lincoln)
RB LJ Turner 5'9 195 Jr. Catawba (N.C.) Tyler Haines Palm Bay, Fla. (Heritage)
WR Jo Hayes 5'10 175 Gr. North Carolina-Pembroke Mark Hall Peanut City, Va. (Norcom)
WR Brice Peters 5'11 190 Sr. Bemidji St. (Minn.) Brent Bolte White Bear Lake, Minn. (White Bear Lake)
WR *Max McLeod 6'3 200 R-Sr. Colorado School of Mines Pete Sterbick Seattle, Wash. (Bainbridge)
TE Henry Dryden 6'3 220 R-Jr. South Dakota Mines Charlie Flohr Boise, Idaho (Boise)
OL Donovan McCollister 6'3 280 R-Sr. Charleston (W.Va.) Quinn Sanders Nelsonville, Ohio (York)
OL Yoesph Carter 6'4 295 Gr. Findlay (Ohio) Kory Allen Cincinnati, Ohio (Princeton)
OL Marshall Foerner 6'7 305 Sr. Minnesota St. Todd Hoffner Plano, Ill. (Marmion Academy)
OL Jaheim Bassham 6'2 280 Sr. California (Pa.) Gary Dunn Erie, Pa. (Cathedral Prep)
OL *Gabe Clark 6'6 320 R-Sr. Central Missouri Josh Lamberson Lawrence, Kan. (Free State)
Defense
Pos Name Ht. Wt. Cl. School Coach Hometown (High School)
DL Gage Price 6'3 285 Sr. Harding (Ark.) Paul Simmons Hamburg, Ark. (Hamburg)
DL Dawson Scott 6'4 250 Sr. Southern Arkansas Brad Smiley Mexia, Tex. (Mexia)
DL Jamair Diaz 6'1 235 So. Glenville St. (W.Va.) Mike Kellar Passaic, N.J. (Passaic)
DL Jake Fisher 6'5 260 Sr. Northwest Missouri St. Rich Wright Smithville, Mo. (Smithville)
LB *Micah Cretsinger 6'2 240 Sr. Saginaw Valley St. (Mich.) Ryan Brady Jackson, Mich. (Jackson)
LB Garrett Cox 5'11 230 R-Sr. Indiana (Pa.) Paul Tortorella Avondale, Pa. (Kennett)
LB Colin Stuhr 6'0 215 R-Jr. Colorado Mesa Miles Kochevar Littleton, Colo. (Dakota Ridge)
DB *Peyton Buckley 6'1 207 Sr. Augustana (S.D.) Jerry Olszewski Rice Lake, Wis. (Rice Lake)
DB *Melvin Smith Jr. 6'1 185 Sr. Southern Arkansas Brad Smiley Bossier City, La. (Airline)
DB *Tanner Volk 6'`1 189 Sr. Central Washington Chris Fisk Portland, Ore. (Aloha)
DB Cameren Grodhaus 6'2 210 Gr. Davenport (Mich.) Sparky McEwen Wellsville, Ohio (Southern Local)
Specialists
Pos Name Ht. Wt. Cl. School Coach Hometown (High School)
PK Brandon Perez 6'1 205 So. East Central (Oka.) John Litrenta Crandall, Tex. (Crandall)
P Brenden Lach 6'1 185 Sr. Michigan Tech Dan Mettlach South Lyon, Mich. (South Lyon)
AP Virgil Lemons 6'0 190 Sr. West Florida Kaleb Nobles Deerfield Beach, Fla. (Deerfield Beach)
*-2023 AFCA All-American
#-2022 AFCA All-American