BDHS Alumni- Zach Roseberry
October 19, 2018
Wrestling is one of the most respected sports in Nokesville. Many great wrestlers come and go, one being Zach Roseberry , a BDHS alumnus. In wrestling, Roseberry has had a very impressive career and hopes he can make the 2020 US Olympic team, which is looking like a very realistic goal.
Wrestling runs in the family–his brother was also a member of the team when he attended BDHS.
“[I] started wrestling in 6th grade after I didn’t make the football team at Marsteller Middle School. My brother wrestled at BDHS and he encouraged me to wrestle, saying that it would make me a better football player and athlete,” commented Roseberry.
“I had a pretty good career at Brentsville. Placed at states 3 times and won my senior year and finished my career record 183-30 which, I believe, is the most in school history which was a goal of mine to obtain,” continued Roseberry.
At Delaware Valley University, he finished college wrestling with an outstanding 60-match win streak; he again set his goals high and worked hard. “I wanted to be the most dominant wrestler I could be my senior year, being a returning champ. I really tried to push myself past my comfort zone each practice, as well as each match.” I wanted to be the best athlete that BDHS and DelVal ever had, and wanted to give something back to my Mom and Dad, who had given me all the opportunities and sacrificed so much throughout my athletic and academic careers — Zach Roseberry
Roseberry was ranked as the best wrestler in the National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) and had won a title, but he did not want to stop there. “…I’ve always heard that winning a national title a second time is harder than the first and I think it’s because there’s always a target on your back when you’re number one. I didn’t want to be the guy that had that one good season and didn’t win the next year. Each time I stepped out there I tried to show why I was the number one in the country by scoring as many points as possible and dominating the match completely.”
At the NCAA championship, Roseberry placed in the top four at Delaware Valley. He thanks his parents for what they have done for him and his wrestling career. “I wanted to be the best athlete that BDHS and DelVal ever had and wanted to give something back to my Mom and Dad who had given me all the opportunities and sacrificed so much throughout my athletic and academic careers.”
Roseberry’s injury has not stopped him from achieving his goal of going to the 2020 Olympics.. “I’m taking some time off for the time being. Over a decade of doing this sport and having no injuries has caught up to me, mentally and physically, and I need to get my body healthy again.”