Pacific University Athletics

Honors

• All-Northwest Conference Honorable Mention (2014)
• D3Football.com Team of the Week (10/8/2014)

2015 - Junior

• Led team with 36 assisted tackles
• Second on the team with 56 tackles
• Posted 2.5 tackles for minus three yards
• Recovered a fumble

2014 - Sophomore

• Played in eight games at linebacker for the Boxers
• Recorded 42 total tackles and four sacks

2013 - Freshman

• Played in final nine games of the season for the Boxers
• Opened the season with a three tackle performance against Occidental on September 14th

High School

• Played at Martin Luther King High School for coach Kevin Corridan
• First Team All-Big VIII Conference Deffensive Selection (Sr. and Jr.)
• First Team All-Inland Empire Deffensive Selection (Sr. and Jr.)
• Selected to the Riverside County All-Star Team and was named the team's defensive MVP (Sr.)
• Second Team All-Big VIII Conference Defensive Selection (So.)

Personal

• Son of Carl and Coretta Richardson
• Father, Carl, played football at Pacifc in 1986
• Cousin played basketball at Northwestern University
• Another cousin plays basketball at Pepperdine
• And another cousin is currently on the roster for the Cincinatti Bengals
• Majoring in Excerise Science
• Career Ambition: Pediatrician

Getting to Know Avery

• Favorite TV Show: Fresh Prince of Bel Air
• Favorite Book: Malcolm X (Alex Haley)
• Favorite Class in School: History