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2007-08 Swimming Roster

Heather Roka

  • Position:
    Free/IM
  • Height:
    5-7
  • Class:
    Senior
  • Hometown:
    Ft. Myers, Fla.

Summary

Biography

2006-07: Part of the first-place 800 free relaysquad at the NEC Championships, finishing with a meet-record timeof 7:32.50 ... Took second in the 500 free at the NEC Championshipswith a time of 4:59.42 ... Finished third in the 1,650 free at theconference championship with a time of 17:22.42 ... Earned afourth-place finish at the NEC Championships in the 400 IM afterfinishing in 4:35.37 ... Had a season-best time in the 1,000 freeagainst NC State and Campbell, touching the wall in 10:35.65 ...Best time of the year in the 1,650 came at the DavidsonInvitational, finishing in 17:13.51.

2005-06: Named to the NEC All-Conference team... Took first-place in the 1650 free with a time of 17:03.19 atthe NEC meet ... Swam the last leg of the NEC record-setting 800free relay team (7:35.08) ... Finished second in the 500 free andtouched in fourth-place in the 200 free at the NEC meet ... Tookfirst-place finishes in the 500 and 1000 free events at Davidsonand Radford ... Also took first-place in 1000 free vs. Clemson ...Touched in first in both the 500 free and the 1 mile events againstCCSU and Wagner ... Also took first-place in the 200 free inRadford and Campbell double-dual meet ... At the GWU Half/DoubleInvitational, she took first-place in both the 400 fly and the 800IM ... Against South Carolina and College of Charleston, she tookfirst in the 1000 free and second in the 500 free ... Took first inthe 500 free and second at the 1000 free against UNC-Wilmington ...Received the Coaches Award ... Named to the NEC Academic HonorRoll.

2004-05: Received NEC All-Conference accoladesfor her first-place finish in the 500 free (4:58.32), fourth-placefinish in the 400 IM (4:39.46), and second-place in the 1650 free(17:03.08) ... Set new school records in the 500 free, 1000 free,and 1650 free with her times at the NEC meet ... Named the NECAthlete of the week for the week of Jan. 11th.

High School/Club: Swam for Fort Myers (Fla.)High School ... All-American in the 500 free as a senior ... Teamco-captain as a senior ... Helped the Green Wave to a statechampionship in 2003 ... Three-time Scholastic All-American ...Also swam for Gulf Coast Swim Team for seven years.

Personal: Born April 15, 1986 ... Daughter ofFritz and Cynthia Roka ... Majoring in health and wellness.

 



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Historical Player Information

  • 2006-07Junior

    Free/IM
    5'7"
  • 2007-08Senior

    Free/IM
    5'7"