Shippensburg University Athletics

2021 Lindy’s Sports Preseason All-America First Team
2020 Lindy’s Sports Preseason All-America Second Team
2020 Team Captain
2019 D2CCA All-America Second Team
 
2020 (R-Junior): No season due to the COVID-19 pandemic.
 
2019 (R-Sophomore): Named to the D2CCA All-America Second Team to cap off a record-setting season at tight end…was the first Red Raider named to any All-America team in four years…started all 11 games at tight end…set single-season school records for receptions by a tight end (64) and receiving yards by a tight end (755)…averaged 11.8 yards per reception and 68.6 receiving yards per game…became the first SU tight end in more than 40 years to finish a season as the team's leader in receptions….ranked fifth in the PSAC in receptions and 13th in the PSAC in receiving yards…had at least one reception in all 11 games, including five games with at least seven receptions and three games with at least 10 receptions…achieved at least 100 receiving yards in four games, including a season-high 13 receptions and 168 receiving yards at Lock Haven…totaled 11 receptions for 148 yards at Kutztown and 10 receptions for 100 yards at Shepherd…finished with two touchdowns, including seven receptions, 64 yards and a score in the season opener against Clarion.
 
2018 (R-Freshman): Played in all 11 games, making three starts, in his debut season on the field as a tight end…totaled 15 receptions for 217 receiving yards and one touchdown…made eight tackles on special teams…hauled in a season-long reception of 31 yards on his first collegiate catch in the season opener against Clarion…caught a six-yard touchdown pass against East Stroudsburg for his first collegiate points…posted single-game bests of three receptions and 70 yards against Kutztown…equaled a season best with three receptions against LIU Post…averaged 14.5 yards per reception…had at least one reception in eight games.
 
2017 (Freshman): Redshirt season…named the team’s Offensive Scout Team Player of the Year at the postseason awards banquet.
 
St. Mark’s (Del.) High School: Competed at the varsity level for the Spartans under head coach John Wilson…named to the Delaware Interscholastic Football Coaches Association All-State First Team as a tight end and the All-State Third Team as a defensive end.
 
About Balint: Full name is David John Balint III…double-majoring in management and marketing…has a brother, Cole, who is a teammate.