ADA, OKLA. – East Central University football sophomore Jack Preston has added a second All-Region 3 honor to his accolades for the 2018 season, as he was named to the 2018 Don Hansen All-Super Region 3 First Team Defense.

The 2018 D2 CCA All-Super Region 3 First Team and All-Great American Conference First Team punter, was one of three kickers for the Tigers that specialized in their kick type. That allowed Preston to concentrate on punting, earning 3,231 total yards on 77 punts for an average of 42.0 yards per punt.

The Amarillo, Texas native ranked third in the region in punt average and was less than one yard behind the top two. He had 13 punts go for more than 50 yards, nine inside the 20-yard line, six for touchbacks and 17 fair catches, with his longest put going 81 yards.

He was one of six representatives from the GAC on the first region team and the only GAC representative on the defensive first team.

The Don Hansen team carries out the legacy of long-time small college football advocate Don Hansen, who passed away at age 75 on Aug. 29, 2010. Hansen, from Brookfield, Ill., started and published Don Hansen's National Weekly Football Gazette for three decades, selecting NCAA Division II All-America teams for the first time in 1988.

Don Hansen's Football Gazette began selecting Division II All-Region squads in 2003. The first-team and second-team All-Region selections advance to a national ballot from which the 2018 Don Hansen NCAA Division II All-America team will be selected.