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UW This Season: Marcial Rosales will enter his senior season at a new position. He is slotted to play the "Buck" linebacker position (outside linebacker) in 2006. Rosales had previously played strong safety as a Cowboy, but due to his size he was moved to linebacker in Wyoming's new 3-4 defensive alingment. The one-time starter at strong safety, Rosales continues to be plagued by injury problems. He missed all of `06 spring drills due to injury problems. Rosales will team with projected starter Mike Juergens and young linebacker Weston Johnson to give the "Buck" position a good blend of experience and youth. 2005: Rosales appeared in seven games for UW as a strong safety and special teams' player. He was credited with 10 total tackles -- eight solo tackles and two assists. For the first time in his Wyoming career, Rosales achieved Academic All-Conference honors. He spent the spring of `05 recovering from knee surgery that he underwent in October of 2004 to repair a torn anterior cruciate ligament (ACL) in his right knee. He suffered the injury in the fourth game of the 2004 season against Louisiana-Monroe and had surgery on Oct. 14. Rosales started each of the first four games of the 2004 season at strong safety. 2004: Rosales had a great start to the 2004 season -- his first as a starter. He recorded 20 tackles in his first four games, but then he tore the ACL in his right knee in the fourth game and was lost for the year. He has the size of a linebacker, at 6' 1" and 233 pounds, but his speed and agility allowed Wyoming the luxury of having a big hitter in the secondary. Two of his 20 tackles on the season were tackles for losses. He put on nearly 20 pounds since the time he came into the Cowboy Football program. 2003: Although Rosales started only one game in his redshirt freshman season -- at Air Force -- you wouldn't be able to tell from his statistics that he wasn't a starter. Rosales ranked seventh in tackles for the Cowboys in `03. He tallied 43 total tackles -- 23 solos and 20 assists. Among those tackles were three for losses of six yards. He was the type of player who made things happen, forcing two fumbles, recovering one fumble, breaking up two passes and intercepting the first pass of his career. In his one start, against Air Force, he was exceptional. He accounted for 12 tackles on the day, including seven solo tackles and one tackle for a loss. He also had big games in the season opener versus Montana State (seven tackles and one interception) and at Utah (five tackles and a forced fumble). Earned his first varsity letter. 2002: Redshirted. High School: Rosales was an outstanding player at West Covina High School in West Covina, Calif. He earned All-CIF Southern Section honors as a senior, and was also a First Team All-Valley selection. In addition, Rosales was named the Sierra League Defensive MVP in 2001. A multi-sport athlete, Rosales also lettered in basketball and track and field. He earned Academic All-Conference honors, as well as his many athletic honors. Coached in high school by Mike Maggiore. Rosales was also recruited by Colorado, UNLV and San Diego State. Personal: Born March 23, 1984, he is one of four sons of Eva and Eugenio Rosales. He is majoring in business administration. |
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