GOLDEN, Colo. - Colorado School of Mines football has named Pete Sterbick its new offensive coordinator as he takes over one of NCAA Division II's top offenses for the 2019 season. 

Sterbick comes to Mines after directing one of NAIA's most high-octane offenses at Montana Tech, where in addition to serving as offensive coordinator, he also worked with quarterbacks and running backs. Sterbick replaces Nick Fulton, who accepted the offensive coordinator position at Division I FCS Northern Colorado in late December. Over the past four seasons, Mines has consistently ranked among the nation's top offenses, including NCAA Division II's #1 total offense (556.8 yards per game), #2 passing offense (331.9 yards per game), and #3 scoring offense (47.2 points per game) in 2018. 

At Montana Tech since 2014, Sterbick helped them to a 31-13 record over four seasons, including two Frontier Conference titles and appearances in the 2015 and 2016 NAIA national quarterfinals. His offenses broke more than 30 school records while averaging 458.3 yards and 35 points per game between 2015 and 2018. His top unit was in 2017, when Montana Tech averaged 543.8 yards per game (with a balance of 343.8 pass/200.0 rush) and 43.4 points per game, while also setting the NAIA national record for total offense in a game with 932 yards that season. 

Sterbick has deep experience at multiple levels of football prior to Montana Tech. In 2012 and 2013 he was the head coach and offensive coordinator at McPherson College, where the Bulldogs ranked in the NAIA top-30 in passing offense both seasons. Prior to that he was offensive coordinator at Grand View University from 2008 to 2011, helping that program start up from scratch and achieve a 22-11 record over three seasons including a 2011 conference championship in the team's third year of official play. 

Sterbick also has extensive experience in NCAA Divisions I and II including a role as the offensive graduate assistant at Washington State from 2005-07, the same role at North Dakota in 2004-05, and wide receivers coach at Missouri Western in 2003-04. Sterbick was a wide receiver and punter for Augustana (S.D.) from 1998-2002, receiving his degree in physical education in 2003. He also has a master's in higher education administration from Washington State.