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</span><span style="font-family: 'Myriad Pro', sans-serif;">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
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<span style="font-family: 'Myriad Pro', sans-serif;">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
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<span style="font-family: 'Myriad Pro', sans-serif;">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. <o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<span style="font-family: 'Myriad Pro', sans-serif;">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
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<span style="font-family: 'Myriad Pro', sans-serif;">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.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<span style="font-family: 'Myriad Pro', sans-serif;">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.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<span style="font-family: 'Myriad Pro', sans-serif;">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.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<span style="font-family: 'Myriad Pro', sans-serif;">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.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p><strong><font face="Myriad Pro">Year </font></strong><strong style="line-height: 15pt; font-size: 10pt;"><font face="Myriad Pro">Name, School, Sport</font></strong></p>
<p><font face="Myriad Pro">1985 <span style="line-height: 15pt; font-size: 10pt;">Leigh Curl, Connecticut, Basketball</span></font></p>
<p><font face="Myriad Pro">1986 <span style="line-height: 15pt; font-size: 10pt;">Joanne Keehs, Villanova, Track & Field</span></font></p>
<p><font face="Myriad Pro">1987 <span style="line-height: 15pt; font-size: 10pt;">Karen Ferreria, Providence, Volleyball</span></font></p>
<p><font face="Myriad Pro">1988 <span style="line-height: 15pt; font-size: 10pt;">Noreen Coughlin, Pittsburgh, Volleyball</span></font></p>
<p><font face="Myriad Pro">1989 <span style="line-height: 15pt; font-size: 10pt;">Vicki Huber, Villanova, Track & Field</span></font></p>
<p><font face="Myriad Pro">1990 <span style="line-height: 15pt; font-size: 10pt;">Siobhan Gallagher, Providence, Track & Field</span></font></p>
<p><font face="Myriad Pro">1991 <span style="line-height: 15pt; font-size: 10pt;">Cami White, Providence, Field Hockey</span></font></p>
<p><font face="Myriad Pro">1992 <span style="line-height: 15pt; font-size: 10pt;">Kelly Larkin, Syracuse, Field Hockey</span></font></p>
<p><font face="Myriad Pro">1993 <span style="line-height: 15pt; font-size: 10pt;">Nnenna Lynch, Villanova, Track & Field</span></font></p>
<p><font face="Myriad Pro">1994 <span style="line-height: 15pt; font-size: 10pt;">Allison Williams, Pittsburgh, Track & Field</span></font></p>
<p><font face="Myriad Pro">1995 <span style="line-height: 15pt; font-size: 10pt;">Becky Spies, Villanova, Cross Country/Track & Field</span></font></p>
<p><font face="Myriad Pro">1996 <span style="line-height: 15pt; font-size: 10pt;">Najuma Fletcher, Pittsburgh, Track & Field</span></font></p>
<p><font face="Myriad Pro">1997 <span style="line-height: 15pt; font-size: 10pt;">Jen Renola, Notre Dame, Soccer</span></font></p>
<p><font face="Myriad Pro">1998 <span style="line-height: 15pt; font-size: 10pt;">Charity Wachera, West Virginia, Track & Field</span></font></p>
<p><font face="Myriad Pro">1999 <span style="line-height: 15pt; font-size: 10pt;">Gladys Ganiel, Providence, Cross Country/Track & Field</span></font></p>
<p><font face="Myriad Pro">2000 <span style="line-height: 15pt; font-size: 10pt;">Jenny Streiffer, Notre Dame, Soccer</span></font></p>
<p><font face="Myriad Pro">2001 <span style="line-height: 15pt; font-size: 10pt;">Ruth Riley, Notre Dame, Basketball</span></font></p>
<p><font face="Myriad Pro">2002 <span style="line-height: 15pt; font-size: 10pt;">Jarrah Myers, Notre Dame, Softball</span></font></p>
<p><font face="Myriad Pro">2003 <span style="line-height: 15pt; font-size: 10pt;">Erin McIntyre, Rutgers, Swimming & Diving</span></font></p>
<p><font face="Myriad Pro">2004 <span style="line-height: 15pt; font-size: 10pt;">Vanessa Pruzinsky, Notre Dame, Soccer</span></font></p>
<p><font face="Myriad Pro">2005 <span style="line-height: 15pt; font-size: 10pt;">Nicole Lee, Georgetown, Cross Country/Track & Field</span></font></p>
<p><font face="Myriad Pro">2006 <span style="line-height: 15pt; font-size: 10pt;">Kelly Harrigan, Rutgers, Swimming & Diving</span></font></p>
<p><font face="Myriad Pro">2007 <span style="line-height: 15pt; font-size: 10pt;">Jessica Javelet, Louisville, Field Hockey</span></font></p>
<p><font face="Myriad Pro">2008 <span style="line-height: 15pt; font-size: 10pt;">Jillian Drouin, Syracuse, Track & Field</span></font></p>
<p><font face="Myriad Pro">2009 <span style="line-height: 15pt; font-size: 10pt;">Jennifer Kleinhans, Connecticut, Field Hockey</span></font></p>
<p><font face="Myriad Pro">2010 <span style="line-height: 15pt; font-size: 10pt;">Meagan Dooley, Pittsburgh, Volleyball</span></font></p>
<p><font face="Myriad Pro">2011 <span style="line-height: 15pt; font-size: 10pt;">Maya Moore, Connecticut, Basketball</span></font></p>
<p><font face="Myriad Pro">2012 <span style="line-height: 15pt; font-size: 10pt;">Natalie Kulla, Marquette, Soccer</span></font></p>
<p><font face="Myriad Pro">2013 <a href="http://www.friars.com/sports/w-track/mtt/sam_roecker_457364.html" style="line-height: 15pt; font-size: 10pt; outline: none; color: rgb(68, 68, 68);">Sam Roecker</a><span style="line-height: 15pt; font-size: 10pt;">,
Providence, Cross Country/Track & Field</span></font></p>
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