Both the men's and women's tennis teams brought home CIAA championships and advanced to the NCAA tournament. The men's basketball team reached the semi-finals in the CIAA tournament and the women's basketball team reached the quarter-final round of the CIAA tournament. The football team reached the CIAA championship game. Three Shaw student athletes were selected for the all-commissioner's team, tennis players Lolia Kienka, Kalada Kienka and Milos Stankovic. The all-commissioner's team honors both outstanding scholarship and performance on the field.
In 2010-2011, the Shaw Bears brought home four championships, including the "big three": football, men's basketball and women's basketball. Men's tennis managed their seventh straight CIAA Championship. The women's basketball team went as far as the Division II Final Four, and both the men's basketball and tennis teams earned key NCAA tournament wins before finishing their seasons. Shaw Bears athletes excelled in the classroom with both the baseball and women's tennis teams earning CIAA honors for having the highest GPA in their sports, and the Kienka siblings - Lolia and Kalada - repeating their appearance on the CIAA commissioner's team.