CLEVELAND (Sept. 4, 2020) – Colorado State University Pueblo Football Linebacker Kyle Rosenbrock (Sr., Brush, Colo.) has been named the 2019-20 Division 2 Conference Commissioners Association (D2 CCA) South Central Region Male Scholar-Athlete of the Year.

In July, Rosenbrock earned the Rocky Mountain Athletic Conference's Male Scholar Athlete of the Year award.

The senior linebacker posted a 3.94 GPA. He accomplished this high GPA as an Engineering major. 
 
Rosenbrock earned College Sports Information Directors of America (CoSIDA) Academic All-America First Team honors in 2019. Rosenbrock received CoSIDA Academic All-District honors in 2019, as well.
 
Rosenbrock gathered First Team Academic All-RMAC honors in each of the last three seasons. He received a spot on the RMAC's All-Academic Honor Roll as a redshirt freshman. The linebacker claimed First Team All-RMAC honors in 2019.
 
ROSENBROCK BIO 
 
CoSIDA Academic All-America First Team … 2019-2020 D2 CCA South Central Region Male Scholar-Athlete of the Year ... 2020 RMAC Male Scholar Athlete of the Year ... CoSIDA Academic All-District … 3x Academic All-RMAC First Team and 1x Honor Roll ... 2019 All-RMAC First Team … Finished 2nd on the team and T-4th in the RMAC with 97 tackles (38 solo) ... His 13.5 tackles for loss (-44 yards) was T-3rd on the team and T-5th in the league, while his 5.5 sacks (-30 yards) was 4th on the squad and T-11th in the RMAC ... Added two interceptions, which included a 42-yard return for a touchdown against Adams State (Oct. 26) ... Racked up 14 tackles in the regular season finale against Western Colorado (Nov. 16) … Gathered seven tackles, two sacks and an interception at South Dakota Mines (Oct. 5).
 
With 42.0 career tackles for loss (-172 yards), Rosenbrock is T-5th all-time at CSU-Pueblo … His 16.5 sacks (-107 yards) is also 5th … He closed his career with 264 tackles (111 solo) to rank 3rd in the program's modern era (since 2008).
 
THE 2019 DEFENSE
 
The Pack defense finished the regular season first in NCAA Division II in interceptions (26), sacks (3.82 spg) and defensive touchdowns (9), second in turnovers gained (32), fourth in rushing defense (60.9 ypg), fifth in scoring defense (14.5 ppg) and eighth in team passing efficiency defense (96.93). The Pack were 18th in the nation in total defense (287 ypg) at the end of the regular season.
 
After two playoff games, the Pack finished with 30 interceptions to break the school record for picks in a season and lead all of Division II.
 
Defensive Coordinator Donnell Leomiti was named the AFCA NCAA Division II Assistant Coach of the Year. 
 
THE 2019 THUNDERWOLVES
 
After a 10-1 (9-1 RMAC) regular season, the ThunderWolves earned the No. 4 seed in Super Region Four and the right to host an NCAA Playoffs First Round game. The Pack finished the season 11-2 after defeating Augustana University 17-0 in the first round. In round two, the Pack suffered a 35-7 loss at No. 4 Minnesota State University, Mankato. The Pack started and finished the regular season ranked No. 9 in the AFCA poll. CSU-Pueblo made its third consecutive trip to the postseason and seventh since 2011. In those seven appearances, the ThunderWolves reached at least the second round on six occasions. The Pack recorded at least 11 wins for the seventh time in program history, all since 2011. 
 
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