Roanoke College

Before Roanoke: 2x All-Region selection in cross country...Also competed in swimming...Honor Roll student. 
 
Personal: Daughter of Anita and David Speece...Has a sister, Hannah, and a brother, Christian...Majoring in Health and Exercise Science with a minor in Human Development. 

 
Other Information 
Hobbies/Non-Athletic Interests: Writing / Listening to music / Taking pictures / Thrifting  / Painting / Talking with people 
Favorite TV Show(s): Grey’s Anatomy / Baking shows / SpongeBob 
Favorite Movie(s): The Perks of Being a Wallflower / Into the Wild 
Favorite Professional Sports Team(s): Pittsburgh Penguins 
Favorite Sports Figure(s): Parker Valby 
Greatest Personal Sports Moment: I do not have a favorite personal sports moment but the highlight of my eight years of running has to be all of the little things my high school cross country team did together. We became a family in a sense and the way we all looked after each other - win or lose - says a lot about this support and the community it has become over time. 
Why did you choose Roanoke?: I chose Roanoke because I wanted to go to school further South from where I currently live and knew that being in a larger area like Roanoke would allow me to have more opportunities as well. The main reason I chose this school was because when I visited, I felt so welcomed by the few runners on the team that I got to meet. I knew that those on the team and Coach Workman were no doubt the people I could envision surrounding myself with. 
What do you want to do after Roanoke?: After graduating from Roanoke, I plan to attend graduate school to earn either my Master's Degree or my Doctorate in Occupational Therapy. After that I would love to move somewhere out West.