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Opinion: CSU-Pueblo football continues to get better with spring scrimmages

Pack players exit the ThunderWolf tunnel before entering a playoff game against the University of Indianapolis last fall. | Photo by Jason Prescott The Colorado State University-Pueblo football team held their second scrimmage of spring ball this April 8 at the Neta and Eddie DeRose Thunderbowl Stadium. The scrimmage counted as the 10th practice for the football team. There were many positives for team and the defense was one of the most impressive parts of the scrimmage. Leading the way for the defense were senior defensive lineman, Josh Croy and...
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Pack players impress at pro day

Colorado State University-Pueblo hosted a pro day for Pack players March 29 to demonstrate their skills. Many players improved their times in drills and distance in their jumps. NFL scouts instruct players. | Photo by Jason Prescott There were two NFL scouts at the CSU-Pueblo pro day and both participated in Super Bowl 50. The Carolina Panther and Denver Bronco scouts ran the NFL hopefuls through the normal set of drills such as the 40-yard dash, bench press, vertical and broad jump and various cone drills. Wide receiver Kieren Duncan,...
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CSU-Pueblo holds off late rally by Midwestern State to stay alive in 2015 playoffs

Photo courtesy of Bill Sabo for CSU-Pueblo Athletics The CSU-Pueblo ThunderWolves survived a late game rally by No.1 regional seed Midwestern State University Saturday, to beat MSU 26-17 and advance to the quarterfinals of the 2015 Division II playoffs. After a hot offensive start in which the team scored 14 points in the games opening quarter, the Pack’s offense failed to capitalize on opportunities, settling for field goals on their next five scoring possessions. CSU-Pueblo’s rushing attack was revitalized by the return of running back Cameron McDondle, who played the...
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Pack football climbs toward championship repeat

Pack players exit the ThunderWolf tunnel before entering a playoff game against the University of Indianapolis. | Photo by Jason Prescott For an elite football program like CSU-Pueblo’s, which has acquired an overall record of 59-5 in the last five years, five wins might not seem like a very difficult task. After acquiring just one playoff win in the three years previous to last year’s national championship, however, the Pack knows all too well the difference between regular season wins and the playoffs. It's not like comparing apples to oranges....
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Pack seniors step up in senior appreciation game against Colorado Mesa

Senior Kieren Duncan led the team with 42 receiving yards. | Photo by Jason Prescott In the team’s final home game of the 2015 season on Nov. 7, fourth nationally ranked CSU-Pueblo rolled over No. 16 Colorado Mesa, 51-20, ensuring at least a share of their fifth consecutive Rocky Mountain Athletic Conference title. Both teams entered the contest riding 7-0 in-conference records in the RMAC, which led to a closely contested first half, ending in just a two point Pack lead of 19-17. The rest of the game, however, belonged...
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CSU-Pueblo football gets redemption against Fort Lewis College

Senior Cameron McDondle dives for a touchdown. Photo by Jason Prescott. Saturday was a day of redemption for CSU-Pueblo football, who avenged its singular loss of the 2014 season by defeating Fort Lewis College 45-9 in another dominating performance at the Neta and Eddie DeRose ThunderBowl. Having handed CSU-Pueblo the lone blemish on last season's National Championship campaign, FLC came into the game with a 4-1 record, including three wins and zero losses in the Rocky Mountain Athletic Conference. That strong start to the season was not enough to propel...
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Player’s Perspective: CSU-Pueblo football seeks to play best ball in October

Kieren Duncan | Photo courtesy of GoThunderwolves.com Editor's note: Today reporter Kieren Duncan is a wide receiver for the CSU-Pueblo football team. This story is told from his perspective. When October comes around every year, it brings along many things: colder weather that causes students to bundle up on their way to class, the sweet-tooth inducing holiday of Halloween, birthdays for Libras all around the world and the second half of the college football season. Head coach John Wristen reminds players every year of his philosophy when it comes to...
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