AJ Delong is a member of the varsity football and wrestling teams. He is hoping to go to college for either sport, and plans on going into the workforce otherwise.

Q: What’s your favorite memory of your time at Alder?

A: Wrestling, freshman year, when I got on varsity and I placed in my first varsity tournament.

Q: What are three things you can’t live without?

A: Food, friends and family.

Q: What’s one thing people don’t know about you?

A: I’m an uncle.

Q: How would you define yourself in three words?

A: I can’t think of three. I can think of one word, like all-out, because I give 100% in everything I do.

Q: What is the best piece of advice you’ve received?

A: Don’t let your losses define you. Take them as lessons.

Q: If you made a documentary, what would it be about and why?

A: My wrestling career.

Q: What is the last piece of content you consumed that made you cry?

A: “Mockingbird” by Eminem. That song makes me cry. I don’t relate to anything in it. It’s just sad.

Q: What is a song you can listen to on repeat?

A: “family ties” by Baby Keem and Kendrick Lamar.

Q: If you could switch lives with someone for a day, who would it be?

A: Jeff Bezos. Easy.

Q: What is your dream place to visit?

A: The UK.

Q: What’s the biggest surprise you’ve had?

A: Making it to districts [for wrestling].

Q: What 3 people living or dead would you like to make dinner for?

A: If I could cook, Gordon Ramsay, Elon Musk and Will Smith.

Q: What was the most adventurous thing you’ve done in your life?

A: Going into the woods with my friends. That’s adventurous.

Q: What would you like to be remembered for?

A: Being a hard worker.