Four from Kutztown University football named 2023 CSC Academic All-District

Kutztown University football placed four players on the 2023 College Sports Communicators (CSC) Academic All-District teams, the organization recently announced.

Trey Bernstein (York, Pa./William Penn), Jalen DeVose (Lansdale, Pa./La Salle College H.S.), Nick Lovenguth (Downingtown, Pa./Downingtown East) and Tyler Whary (Hereford, Pa./Upper Perkiomen) were the Golden Bears' representatives. The CSC Academic All-District teams recognize the nation's top student-athletes for their combined performances on the field and in the classroom. The program recognizes honorees in four divisions --NCAA Division I, NCAA Division II, NCAA Division III and NAIA.

In order to be nominated for Academic All-District honors, student-athletes must be at least a sophomore academically and athletically and have at least a 3.50 cumulative grade point average. Graduate students must have at least a 3.50 cumulative GPA as an undergraduate and grad student unless they are in their first semester of grad school. Athletically, student-athletes must have competed in 90% of their institution's games or started at least 66% of their team's games.

Academic All-District honorees were considered for advancement to the CSC Academic All-America ballot based on academic and athletic merit by an organization-appointed committee. Whary, the 2023 PSAC East Defensive Athlete of the Year, advanced to the Academic All-America ballot from Kutztown. First-, second- and third-team Academic All-America honorees will be announced Jan. 23, 2024.

Whary led the Golden Bears with a career-high 89 tackles (46 solo), while compiling 10 tackles for loss, 5.5 sacks, a forced fumble and an interception. The Hereford, Pa., native graduate posted a 3.57 GPA as an undergrade, earning his degree in business administration. He is currently pursuing his Master of Business Administration.

Bernstein, from York, Pa., started all 15 games at center for the PSAC and Super Region 1 champions. A senior criminal justice major, Bernstein held a 3.73 GPA at the time of his nomination. He helped pave the way for KU's potent rushing attack, which ranked fourth in the PSAC at 157.9 yards per game.

DeVose appeared in all 15 games at linebacker, starting a pair. The senior out of Lansdale, Pa., registered a career-high 58 tackles (33 solo) along with an interception, forced fumble and fumble recovery. DeVose is a psychology major with a 3.79 GPA.

Lovenguth, a junior from Downingtown, Pa., is a key member of Kutztown's special teams unit and a tight end. The biology (pre-medicine) major, who has a 3.53 GPA, served as the Golden Bears' long snapper and was a short-yardage red zone threat. Lovenguth recorded five catches for 32 yards and three touchdowns on offense. He also collected four tackles in his special teams role.