Mumaw and Forbes Named CSC Academic All-Americans

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UPLAND, Ind. – The CSC released its Men's Track and field and Cross Country Academic All-Americans on Tuesday, in which Taylor had a pair of athletes recognized.

Joel Mumaw collected First-Team CSC Academic All-American honors after producing a 3.93 GPA throughout his biology health sciences courseload. The award is the first for Mumaw and comes on the heels of an outstanding year. Mumaw was a two-time NAIA All-American, once in each the indoor and outdoor seasons, while also being a top-seven runner for the cross country team, which took fifth at the NAIA National Championships.

Josh Forbes was named a CSC Academic All-American for the second year in a row after posting a 3.86 GPA in his computer science classes. Forbes was an NAIA All-American in pole vault during the indoor track and field season, which was his fourth NAIA All-American nod throughout his TU career.

Taylor Athletics continues to lead the NAIA with 163 CSC Academic All-American honors all-time. Of those 163 total honors, 161 have come since 2010. Mumaw and Forbes bring Taylor's total CSC Academic All-American honorees to 12 during the 2025-26 season.

The CSC Academic All-America program is designed to recognize student-athletes for outstanding achievements in the classroom and on the field. To receive the honor, an athlete must have a cumulative GPA of 3.50 or higher, must have reached sophomore status academically, and must have met the playing time criteria of playing in 90-percent, or starting in 66-percent of the team's games during the current season.

Honorees on the NAIA Academic All-American team were voted on by CSC members from a pool of CSC Academic All-District award winners.