Tuesday, June 10, 2025

81 Days Until WCU Football Kickoff - #81 Ca'Lique Cunningham







It's now 81 days until the kickoff of 
Catamount football on Saturday, August 30, 2025, against the Gardner-Webb Runnin' Bulldogs in E.J. Whitmire Stadium, Cullowhee, NC.

To help pass those long summer days and get the Catamount faithful more excited about the upcoming season and more knowledgeable of the team members, we'll continue the football countdown each day until kickoff day.

Today, we will highlight a Wide Receiver:  

#81 Ca'Lique Cunningham








Position Wide Receiver 
Height 5-9 
Weight 190 
Class Redshirt Sophomore 
Hometown Rock Hill, S.C. 
High School Northwestern HS










2023 (Redshirt Freshman): Played in one game, seeing his lone action at home against Charleston Southern (Sept. 23) … Made his first career reception and caught his first career touchdown pass on the same play – a 17-yard scoring strike from QB Taron Dickens late in the fourth quarter … Caught two passes for 51 total yards in WCU’s annual Spring Game ... Named to the 2023-24 Southern Conference Academic Honor Roll.

2022 (Freshman): Saw action in one game on special teams and as a reserve on offense … Made his collegiate debut in the home win over Presbyterian (Sept. 17) … Did not record any official statistics ... Named to the 2022-23 Southern Conference Academic Honor Roll.

Prior to Western Carolina: Played wide receiver and cornerback at Northwestern HS for head coach Page Wofford ... Recorded 45 catches for 578 yards receiving and eight touchdowns ... Earned Nortwhestern Trojans Player of the Week honors in week one of his senior year after catching two touchdown passes and returning a kickoff for a TD ... Collected the Ben Watson Award from his team as a senior ... Also ran track and wrestled as a prep, earning all-region and advanced to the state tournament in wrestling.

Personal: Full name is Ca'Lique Zechariah Cunningham ... Is the son of Stacey Holley ... Has a younger sister, JaNyia.








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