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Blake Roulo was named Head Wrestling Coach and Assistant Athletic Director at Ferrum College in July 2025. Roulo came to Ferrum from Averett University, where he served six seasons as Head Wrestling Coach. He posted five consecutive winning seasons at the helm of Averett's mat program. He racked up 96 career dual meet wins, including 21 over NCAA Division II schools and two over Division I schools. Roulo led the Cougars to an impressive 23-6 overall record in 2021-22, while his 2023-24 team went 20-7. 

Roulo's accomplishments include having coached 20 NCAA qualifiers, 10 All-Americans, 12 National Wrestling Coaches Association (NWCA) Scholar All-Americans, 38 regional placewinners, 14 conference champions, 38 wrestlers nationally ranked by the NWCA and/or d3wrestle.com, and one wrestler ranked #1 in the nation two years in a row. 

A seasoned recruiter, Roulo brought in large recruiting classes at Averett: 46 wrestlers in 2019-20, 54 in 2020-21, 63 in 2021-22, 65 in 2022-23, and 60-plus in 2023-24 and 2024-25. He also excels as a fundraiser, out-pacing all Averett sports programs during Annual Day of Giving events the past three years. 

An NCAA Division I wrestler at George Mason University and Buffalo University, Roulo qualified for the 2013 NCAA Tournament. A four-year All-Conference wrestler, he placed second in the conference championships in 2012 and 2013, fifth in 2014 and fourth in 2016. During his four-year collegiate career, Roulo was ranked as high as #12 in the NCAA Division I national poll. Roulo earned his bachelor's degree in history from George Mason in 2016 and his master's degree in business administration from Averett in 2019.

Roulo was an eight-time National High School Coaches Association (NHSCA) national champion, sweeping both middle school & high school divisions. He was named the NHSCA Wrestler of the Year in 2011. Roulo was a four-time high school Fargo All-American, and won a Virginia AAA state title in 2010.

Roulo earned his bachelor's degree in history from George Mason in 2016 and his master's degree in business administration from Averett in 2019.