Tuhia he tohumate mo tēnei wāhanga - I te tīmatanga o tana mahi, i whakataetae a Roca ki a Andrew Ouellette. I muri mai ka hono atu ia ki a Donald Adair. Ko to ratou wa angitu ko 1985 <unk> 86, i riro ai i a raatau te 1985 Skate Canada International, 1985 Skate America me te taitara a motu a US i te tau 1986. I tutuki hoki ia i tana tuunga o te Ao, 6th i nga Whakataetae o te Ao 1986. I te tau e whai ake nei, i riro i a rātau te mētara hiriwa a te U.S. I whakatau ia ki te reti tekau rā i mua i te 1987 World Championships
, he mea whakamiharo ki a Roca i tumanako ia kia eke ki te whakataetae Olympic o te tau 1988.