We gathered our newest crop of Fresh Meat to ask them one simple question… Why did you join roller derby? Here are their responses.

“Cause I wanted to. I needed something different in my life.”
– Julia McNacamee

“I thought it was really kick ass that there was a roller derby team here and I always wanted to try it.” 
-Erica Wood

“I always really loved skating. It seemed to be an athletic sport I could participate in and be good at.”
– Shannon Milczewski

“It’s extreme, I’ve never really done anything like this before.”
– Brenna Anderson

“I have a high stress job, just moved to the area and wanted to make friends. I came to open skate and saw Cherry Lifesaver, she gave me a flier, and was hooked ever since.”
– Domi Waldron

“Wanted to be part of a team, make friends, and it is bad ass.”
-lulia Ionescu