[Pcalumnixctrack] Providence College’s Sam Roecker Named 2012-13 American Eagle Outfitters BIG EAST Female Scholar-Athlete of the Year

[Rachel C Anderson]

Providence College’s Sam Roecker Named
2012-13 American Eagle Outfitters BIG EAST
Female Scholar-Athlete of the Year


Roecker will receive a $4,000 scholarship towards graduate or professional studies.


Portions Courtesy of BIGEAST.org

PROVIDENCE, R.I. -- Providence College senior cross country and track & field standout Sam Roecker (Charlton, N.Y.) has been named the 2012-13 American Eagle Outfitters BIG EAST Female Scholar-Athlete of the Year. The selection was made by the Conference’s Academic Affairs Committee.

Roecker will receive a $4,000 scholarship, which may be applied to graduate or professional studies. Roecker is Providence’s fifth BIG EAST Female Scholar-Athlete of the Year selection since the award was first given in 1985.

Roecker helped Providence to a second-place finish at the 2012 NCAA Cross Country Championships in November as she finished 134th overall and fifth among Friar runners. She placed 30th overall to help Providence to the NCAA Northeast Regional title and was 24th at the BIG EAST Championships as the Friars took third in the team scoring.

A 2012 captain of the cross country team, Roecker led the Friars to three top-11 national finishes, a regional title and a regional runner-up showing in her career. She also has participated as a member of Providence’s indoor and outdoor track & field teams.

Roecker holds a 3.6 grade-point average while pursuing degrees in biology and health policy management. She is a member of Chi Alpha Sigma – a national college athlete honor society – and Alpha Epsilon Delta, which is a pre-medical honor society. She is a four-time BIG EAST All-Academic Team selection.

Roecker has contributed to a number of community service ventures, including volunteering at the Friends of the Poor road race sponsored by the St. Vincent DePaul Society as well as a number of athletics department-sponsored events. She has collected and distributed items for the Amos House, a Providence-based social services agency, and for Shoes4Souls, a charity organization that distributes shoes to people in need.

The American Eagle Outfitters BIG EAST Scholar-Athlete of the Year award is one of a number of scholarships presented by the BIG EAST Conference and American Eagle Outfitters during the 2012-13 academic year. Thirty student-athletes (one male and one female from each of the BIG EAST’s 15 member institutions) will be named as the winners of the American Eagle Outfitters BIG EAST Institutional Scholar-Athlete Scholarships. The conference also names male and female American Eagle Outfitters BIG EAST Basketball Scholar-Athletes of the Year and an American Eagle Outfitters BIG EAST Football Scholar-Athlete of the Year.

Roecker and Providence’s women’s indoor track and field will compete at the BIG EAST Championships on Sat. and Sun., Feb. 16-17 in Cleveland, Ohio.


Year Name, School, Sport

1985 Leigh Curl, Connecticut, Basketball

1986 Joanne Keehs, Villanova, Track & Field

1987 Karen Ferreria, Providence, Volleyball

1988 Noreen Coughlin, Pittsburgh, Volleyball

1989 Vicki Huber, Villanova, Track & Field

1990 Siobhan Gallagher, Providence, Track & Field

1991 Cami White, Providence, Field Hockey

1992 Kelly Larkin, Syracuse, Field Hockey

1993 Nnenna Lynch, Villanova, Track & Field

1994 Allison Williams, Pittsburgh, Track & Field

1995 Becky Spies, Villanova, Cross Country/Track & Field

1996 Najuma Fletcher, Pittsburgh, Track & Field

1997 Jen Renola, Notre Dame, Soccer

1998 Charity Wachera, West Virginia, Track & Field

1999 Gladys Ganiel, Providence, Cross Country/Track & Field

2000 Jenny Streiffer, Notre Dame, Soccer

2001 Ruth Riley, Notre Dame, Basketball

2002 Jarrah Myers, Notre Dame, Softball

2003 Erin McIntyre, Rutgers, Swimming & Diving

2004 Vanessa Pruzinsky, Notre Dame, Soccer

2005 Nicole Lee, Georgetown, Cross Country/Track & Field

2006 Kelly Harrigan, Rutgers, Swimming & Diving

2007 Jessica Javelet, Louisville, Field Hockey

2008 Jillian Drouin, Syracuse, Track & Field

2009 Jennifer Kleinhans, Connecticut, Field Hockey

2010 Meagan Dooley, Pittsburgh, Volleyball

2011 Maya Moore, Connecticut, Basketball

2012 Natalie Kulla, Marquette, Soccer

2013 Sam Roecker<http://www.friars.com/sports/w-track/mtt/sam_roecker_457364.html>, Providence, Cross Country/Track & Field
-GO FRIARS-
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