Short is one of only 25 players in all of Division III football to be named to the AFCA squad. The AFCA has selected an All-America team each season, beginning in 1945.
Short was selected to the team by Division III coaches after finishing the season with 71 receptions for 705 yards and 17 touchdowns. His 17 scoring catches broke his own school and North Coast Athletic Conference record of 13 set in 2000 and again in 2001. He caught four TD passes in the Monon Bell victory against DePauw, tying a school record and setting a Monon Bell Classic record. He finished his career with 45 touchdown receptions, more than any other receiver in Indiana collegiate history. Short also finished with a school-record 243 receptions, and finished third on the Wabash career receiving yards list with 2,773.
Short was recently named to the Don Hansen's Football Gazette All-North Region First Team. He was a preseason First Team All-American selection by Street & Smith's, D3Football.com, and Don Hansen's Football Gazette. He was a Lindy's College Football Annual Second Team Preseason All-American selection. Short earned Hewlett-Packard First Team All-American honors in 2001, and was a Don Hansen's Football Gazette and D3Football.com Second Team All-American selection, as well. Short was a First Team All-North Coast Athletic Conference member in 2002 and 2001. He earned Second Team All-Conference honors in 2000.
Short is also a member of the Wabash College basketball team. Less than 24 hours after his final football game as a Little Giant, he played in Wabash's NCAC opener against Denison University. He is averaging 3.7 points per game on the hardwood for the Little Giants this season.