University of Vermont Athletic Hall of Fame
Andy Shaw 1986 - Skiing
A 2005 UVM Hall of Fame inductee and two-time All-American alpine skier, Andy Shaw was the 1984 NCAA champion in the giant slalom. In three of his four seasons with the Catamounts, Vermont finished second in the NCAA Ski Championship.
A native of Stowe, Vermont, Shaw came to UVM from one of the top skiing families from the state of Vermont. His father, Gail, was a standout skier at Middlebury College and his mother, M.J., is a longtime director of the Mt. Mansfield Ski Club in Stowe. His brother, Tiger, was one of the top U.S. alpine racers in the 1980s, and his sister, Dani, was an All-American skier at Middlebury. His aunt, Ann Shaw Savela '53, was a mainstay of the national ski teams and she was inducted into the UVM Athletic Hall of Fame in 1984.
He had a solid freshman season ending with an 11th place finish in the giant slalom in the 1983 NCAA Championships. Shaw was the top eastern skier in the giant slalom throughout the carnival season winning the EISA title while posting top four finishes in five giant slalom events. He capped an excellent sophomore season winning the NCAA title in the giant slalom at Attitash, N.H. He added a team-best ninth place finish in the slalom as the Catamounts finished second to Utah. During the season, he was Vermont's top alpine skier as the top finisher in four of the six carnivals.
In 1985, his success went beyond UVM as he finished fifth in the slalom at the World University Games in Belluno, Italy, the highest for any American at the games. He earned All-American honors at the NCAAs coming in seventh in the slalom and sixth in the giant slalom. During the carnival circuit he won four races and finished second in 10 others. His senior year ended with a severe knee injury while competing at the UVM Winter Carnival at his home hill in Stowe. After UVM he had a stint on the U.S. National Ski Team. Still active in the ski industry in equipment sales, he and his family reside in South Burlington.
