Cale Roller

As a first-time individual state participant, junior Cale Roller said qualifying was like “the best feeling in the world.” It had been one of his goals throughout the season, along with placing at state. With one of his two goals not met, he plans to keep working and eventually become a state champion. Roller finished his junior year with a record of 59-24, 37 of those being pins. Competing at the state level might be nerve-wracking for some, but according to Roller, “You gotta get that first jitters out of the way, and once you get that out of the way it’s pretty easy.” As a freshman, he was able to participate in the 2017 state team duals. Compared to competing as an individual, there is quite a difference. “There are a lot more people in the stands, and then it’s you wrestling for you and not your team,” Roller said. In the future, he plans to take what he’s learned from this year’s tournament and not make the same mistakes he feels that he made. Roller conveyed that the Atlantic-CAM wrestling program has a good work ethic and is the “best program around.” He said, “We have something really special with our fan base and in the room.”