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Wednesday, February 1, 2005 DAILY ‘this{and this.’ And Rolando Cala fect: Uponseeing ache ee see hismoth- inCuba. Wejust ed ome years 6-foot-8-inch For about a month, Cala _said he knew he was going to Heenrolled at BYU in January’ and maysee action this weekend when the second-ranked Cougarsplay No. 1 Pepperdine in the Smith Fieldhouse. ‘ raeaa Hen i he'll play outside hitter or posite, although he’splay it’s going'to be a long time until see them.” thr. the air effortlessly when attacks the ball. His jumpServelooks lethal and he’s a good passer. Peterson said he wasn't sure Rowsteht “ActAnes verting to the LDS faith. He's sueane sci il play major Cala spent about a year in Puerto Rictying fe decide uture. He offers to program, which has won three national championships since 1999, has thrived using foreign and months to come.All are opportunities that would have neversurfaced had he not walked out of that hotel lobby eee ago. Fata | rew up in Play- Former BYU players Ossie Antonetti, Hector Lebron and Joaquin Acosta are on the Puerto Rican national vol ieyball iam av sold Calaon playing for the Cougars. andtrack.("I hate baseball,” he said.) He didn't pick up volley- couple of months before con- which traveled all over the video, of class, will be is expected ‘The signed letters-of-intent are ed to begin rolling to.use a PowerPoint presentation to explain BYU'srecruiting its anriual Football Signing Day Luncheon at LaVell Edwards Stadium. The Signing Day press conference followsand is for Daily Herald sports editor Darnell Dickson can be reached at 344-2555 or by e-mail at [e-mail]. plan. BYU Football R toplay tl iting Class of 2006 ecru team at the time to beat Pepine,” Peterson said. “Cala hasn't played in twoyears. ing Projected (as of Tuesday) = Volleyballis such a team ieee Matangi Tonga, 6- i «Mike Hague, 6-0 210 roster are Victor Batista (Dominican Republic), Ivan and Yamil Perez (Puerto Rico) and Rodrigo Gomes (Brazil). The Spanish languageflows freely during practice. Cala has been toall the BYU home matches this season and experienced the 3-4,000 fans who fill the Smith Fieldhouse. But he’s played in front of more than 20,000 spectators while on George, "Utah) ‘ " teeMcKay Jacobson, 5-10 175 WR,Southlake Carroll HS(Southlake, Texas) i i 30008 ieeaoy Dueeae eeeeee &* Max Hall, 6-1 185 QB, Mountain View HS (Mesa, Ariz.) ali’ sos OIeReiS al to BYU,”Cala said. “They said BYU was a great place and me the first few months I was here,” said Cala, who speaks Forhis part, Cala takes everythingin stride and simply Vegas Nev. ) Sasa (Pukalani Hawaii) : | | So in Novemberof 2004, CalacainetoBrora: How much did he know about Mor- them I wouldn't have been able to communicate with anyone.” Twoyears ago during getsinto the match against Pepperdine this weekend, he won't be nervous. 175CB,Riverside JC (Riverside, Calif.) LB, Bountiful HS (Bountiful, Utah) 3 | | “Nothing,” Cala said.“When I got to Provo,all of my friends and roommates would say, ‘Come to church.’ In just a__ few months, | was converted. WhenI camehere, the place title, UC Santa Barbara coach KenPreston sent information to the NCAA he felt incriminated the Cougarsfor playing Batista and former Cougar Joe Hillman. The NCAA cleared BYU ofany wrongdoing, but Scates and othersstill took shots at the Cougar program. players. Currently onthe BYU play.” really helped _the Cuban National Team, English very well. “Without just felt right.” At a preprally preceding the Sydney Olympicsin 2000, Cuban Foreign Minister Felipe Perez Roquetold the assembled Cuban Olympic ath- “In Cuba wewonthree straight championships. And we didn’t get things, presents, incentives. They would treat you to a beer, they'd pay for a night at the hotel with your family, but nothing more. One would ask for things that one needed and they would deceive you. Time passedandit was always the same, the same. And peoplestartedto get upset. Andthey were saying ‘in the big leaguesyou get this, and _this year’s RB,Brighton HS(Salt Lake City, Utah) + mons? world in tournaments. “There are so many problems in Cubain the way people live,” Cala said. “Traveling to other countries with the team, you see what's going on. You wantto get better and have a better life.” Duris 2 260 DL, Aragon HS (San Mateo,Calif.) theyplayin a good league.” He was selected to play on the CaseiniorNeionel reat and then ull national team, try hall’s remarks a featuring various sport. If you're Kobe Bryant, and you miss twoyears, you don’t come back andjust “They toldmeIshouldgo ball until he was 14 years old. in via fax early this morning. Later in the day, BYU will host The BYU men’svolleyball collegevolleyball in the weeks _playprofessional volleyball. ing sports, mainly basketball middle blocker before. He has obvious athletic ability, sai — UCLA men’s volleyball coach Al Scatesin 2004, _hotel. I just walked outside.” media only. Fua said he will make choice tonight on _ Fox Sports. “We “It was really easy,” Cala said. “I called them and they cameand picked meupat the academic head bach Bronco we can,” How good Cala? At 6-8, . that the players get paid.” more warm clothing (tobetter combat the cold Utah winter). He was only in Provo for a Clubmembers and creing Continued from C1 not to be put in jail or anything.It's really hard not “I'm glad to hear that all of BYU's professionals he peandeared: We ew Mm. Recruiti sas 7 fe.can’t let what other teams say distract us. We're a and wetry to to see them. I call.and them all the time. But I know leave Cuba,and he knew woulddoit in Puerto Rico.On the last dayof the tournament, somefriends pulled up outside of the hotel the Cuban team yes staying in and Cala met wanted to make ore “Everyone always asks me ball defector : that (about his family),” Cala said. a few years ago way life is. You understand?” it would be hard. But now it’s —Jorge Diaz, Cuban base_not like a big deal. They're Cala became eligible to play competitive volleyball again. 5 willl his success, we've all st tomake our own decisions. That’s the er, fi and three siblings aota # Ne ne of waiting,the for him and he's satisfied was the first to de- Continued from C1 HERALD wantsto play. Hesaid if he BYU's run tothe 2004NCAA letes that “each one of you must go (to Sydney) ready to face aggression, harassment, blackmail attempts bribery. .. If anyoneis thinkingof betraying his people, stabbing the fatherland, noworlater, that person will be incapable of looking usin the eyes.” Calasaid his family ‘is happy stripped of their NCAAtitles because of violations involving foreign players.It can be a slippery slope, but BYUdotted all the “i’s” andcrossed all the “t's” before Cala became eligible. “We worked hard to make sure everything was clear,” BYU head coach Tom Peterson said. “It was a laborious process,lots of rules andred tape. There was a lot of paperwork. : etek Andre Saulsberry, 5-10 ** Nate Moncur, 6-0 195 “I'm in good shape,” Cala Hawaii (2002) and Lewis University (2003) were both TaDCacotanGressUe Utah) said.“I've been waiting long but I haven't been wasting my time. We havea big match Friday and I’m ready.I want to be the best somedayandI'll workhardforit. “Every athlete wants to close out the gamewitha kill, to be the man of the game. My dream is to do things right and help the team all I can.” Cala is from Ciega Avila, knownas the flattest land in Cuba.It is a mere 50 meters abovesealevel. Provo, at 4,500 feet, is the peak from which Cala can write the story ofhis newlife. 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