Sam Roca
- position Defender
- class Sophomore
- Hometown Wayne, N.J.
- High school Wayne Valley
- position Defender
- class Sophomore
- Hometown Wayne, N.J.
- High school Wayne Valley
Sam Roca Bio
Conference USA Honor Roll, 2006-07
2006 >>> Played in the team[apos]s Conference USA Tournament match against UAB (Nov. 1) … Member of the Conference USA Honor Roll.
PRIOR TO SOUTH CAROLINA >>> Named the Player of the Year by the New Jersey State High School Coaches Association … Earned first-team All-State and Regional All-America honors … Also garnered first-team all-county and all-conference honors twice … Selected to the All-Bergen Record first team and the All-Herald News first team … Recipient of the 2005 Commitment to Excellence for Wayne Valley High School … Played for Dan Kilday at Wayne Valley … A four-year varsity starter and two-time team captain … Helped Wayne Valley qualify for the state playoffs twice and win over 80 percent of its games during his four years … Competed for coach Stan Lembryk on the MetroStars club team … Helped the MetroStars to the 2003 and 2005 Super Y League National finals … Team also won the Metro Conference in 2003, 2004 and 2005 …Four-year member of the State of New Jersey Olympic Development Team … Volunteered for the Boys and Girls Club of Wayne … Involved in other school and church activities.
PERSONAL >>> Parents are Barbara and William Roca … Born March 15, 1988 … Majoring in liberal arts … Last name is pronounced ‘ROCK-uh.’
