DANVILLE, Va. — Averett University football senior Tristin Quick was named to the 2020-21 D3football.com All-America First Team at special teams, the organization announced Monday.

Quick, a defensive end from Charlotte, North Carolina, had a solid shortened campaign while playing special teams. This spring, he blocked a field goal attempt and also returned a failed two-point conversion attempt for two points late in the game at N.C. Wesleyan College to help seal the win. He earned a spot on D3football.com's Team of the Week on March 30 for the latter.

For his play at defensive end, Quick also was named to the 2020-21 USA South All-Conference East Division First Team and 2020-21 Virginia Sports Information Directors (VaSID)  College Division All-State Second Team. He started all four games and made 21 total tackles, including four tackles for loss and 2.5 sacks for a loss of 30 yards. He also led the Cougars with three quarterback hurries in addition to his special teams highlights

Quick is the fifth postseason selection to the D3football.com All-America Team in program history.

 

2021-21 D3football.com All-America Team: First team offense
Pos.	Player	School	Yr.	Hometown
QB	Braxton Plunk	Mount Union	So.	Plant City, Fla.
RB	Darian Greeley	Bluffton	Jr.	Belleville, Mich.
RB	Austin DeNoyer	Martin Luther	Sr.	Lake Mills, Wis.
WR	Maceo Matthews	Heidelberg	Sr.	Miami, Fla.
WR	Wayne Ruby	Mount Union	Jr.	Miami, Fla.
TE	Alex Lopez	Benedictine	Sr.	Elmwood Park, Ill.
T	Joseph Osborne	Salisbury	Sr.	St. Leonard, Md.
G	Boomer Warren	Hardin-Simmons	Jr.	Haslet, Texas
C	Steven Sellers	Mary Hardin-Baylor	Sr.	Murphy, Texas
G	Sean Pogorelc	Carnegie Mellon	Sr.	Centreville, Va.
T	Blake Herideen	John Carroll	Sr.	Akron, Ohio
First team defense
DE	Drake Neuberger	Marietta	Jr.	Norwalk, Ohio
DT	Richard Pope IV	Defiance	Fr.	Daytona Beach, Fla.
DT	Blade Durbala	Central	Sr.	Blairstown, Iowa
DE	Brayden Thimons	Westminster (Pa.)	Jr.	Natrona Heights, Pa.
LB	Akeem Jackson	Mary Hardin-Baylor	Sr.	Fairfield, Texas
LB	Ian Barr	Westminster (Pa.)	Jr.	State College, Pa.
LB	Brett Tharp	Bridgewater	Jr.	Baker, W.Va.
CB	Devin Grier	Berry	Jr.	Lawrenceville, Ga.
S	Jefferson Fritz	Mary Hardin-Baylor	Sr.	Kaufman, Texas
S	KJ Kelley	East Texas Baptist	Jr.	Abilene, Texas
CB	Montez Archer Jr.	Bluffton	Fr.	Detroit, Mich.
First team specialists
K	Juan Ocampo	Texas Lutheran	Jr.	Lockhart, Texas
P	Jefferson Fritz	Mary Hardin-Baylor	Sr.	Kaufman, Texas
RET	A.J. Jackson	Lake Forest	So.	Peoria, Ariz.
ST	Tristin Quick	Averett	Sr.	Charlotte, N.C.

Second team offense
QB	Kyle Jones	Hardin-Simmons	Sr.	Giddings, Texas
RB	Shane Welshans	Rose-Hulman	Jr.	Robards, Ky.
RB	Devin Briscoe	Louisiana College	Jr.	Cecilia, La.
WR	Colton Lockwood	Millikin	Jr.	Decatur, Ill.
WR	Jake Parker	Howard Payne	Sr.	Whitehouse, Texas
TE	Ed Newman	Hampden-Sydney	Sr.	Farmville, Va.
T	Will Jackson	Randolph-Macon	Jr.	Biscoe, N.C.
G	Jeffery Sims, Jr.	Mary Hardin-Baylor	Jr.	Mesquite, Texas
C	Jake Buhe	Illinois Wesleyan	Jr.	Frankfort, Ill.
G	Angelo Fratini	Washington & Jefferson	So.	Burgettstown, Pa.
T	Nike Gooden	Texas Lutheran	Sr.	Bryan, Texas
Second team defense
DE	Andrew Hesse	Rose-Hulman	Sr.	Loveland, Ohio
DT	Kyle Gallagher	Marietta	Sr.	Chesterland, Ohio
DT	Adonnis Butler	Hendrix	Sr.	DeSoto, Texas
DE	Jay Swegheimer	Emory & Henry	So.	Orlando, Fla.
LB	Shane Quin	Ohio Wesleyan	Sr.	Chardon, Ohio
LB	Mikkah Hackett	Mary Hardin-Baylor	Sr.	Alto, Texas
LB	Tavion Bryant	Wilmington	Sr.	Columbus, Ohio
CB	Joc Pledger	Brevard	So.	Monroe, Ga.
S	Jesse Vail	Mount Union	Jr.	Estero, Fla.
S	Bryce Thomas	Westminster (Pa.)	Jr.	St. Mary's, Ga.
CB	Tramon Wiley	Heidelberg	Jr.	Eastpointe, Mich.
Second team specialists
K	Chris Vidal	Randolph-Macon	Sr.	Wake Forest, N.C.
P	Ethan Hoffman	George Fox	So.	Medford, Ore.
RET	Zahir Wilder	Montclair State	Sr.	Rahway, N.J.
ST	Danny Baker	Lake Forest	So.	Winnetka, Ill.