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PROVIDENCE, R.I. – Marquette University soccer standout Natalie Kulla has been named the 2011-12 American Eagle Outfitters BIG EAST Female Scholar-Athlete of the Year. The selection was made by the conference’s Academic Affairs Committee.
A senior from St. Louis, Mo., Kulla will receive a $4,000 scholarship, which may be applied to graduate or professional studies. The Conference also announced the female winners of the 2011-12 American Eagle Outfitters BIG EAST Institutional Scholar-Athlete Scholarships. Each institutional winner receives $2,000 toward graduate studies. Kulla is Marquette’s first BIG EAST Female Scholar-Athlete of the Year.
Kulla completed her career in 2011 as one of the top goalkeepers in BIG EAST history. She is a two-time BIG EAST Goalkeeper of the Year and the holder of Marquette’s single-season (16) and career (43) shutout records. She had a school-record 0.74 goals-against average in her career and ranks second on the school’s career wins (58) and minutes (7835:04) charts.
Kulla helped the Golden Eagles to three consecutive BIG EAST American Division titles and four consecutive NCAA tournament appearances.
Kulla graduated from Marquette in December with a 3.56 grade-point average as a civil engineering major. She was chosen to the Capital One Academic All-America Second Team in 2011 and is a four-year member of the BIG EAST All-Academic Team. She currently works as a facilities plant engineer in the defense, space and security division at Boeing and plans to pursue a graduate degree in sustainability at Saint Louis University.
Aside from her academic and athletic accomplishments, Kulla also is active with a number of community service efforts. She was chair of Marquette’s Student-Athlete Advisory Committee, has performed volunteer work with the St. Vincent de Paul Society in Milwaukee and helps leads fundraising efforts on behalf of the Children’s Medical Research Foundation Cure for Kirby.
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 2011-12 academic year. Thirty-two student-athletes (one male and one female from each of the BIG EAST’s 16 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.
2011-12 American Eagle Outfitters BIG EAST Institutional Female Scholar-Athlete Awards
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School
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Name
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Sport(s)
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Major
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Cincinnati
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Missy Harpenau
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Volleyball
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Health Promotion and Education
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Connecticut
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Heather Wilson
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Track & Field
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Exercise Science
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DePaul
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Melissa Fraser
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Track & Field
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Physical Education/Fitness Management
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Georgetown
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Emily Infeld
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Cross Country/Track & Field
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Operations and Information Management
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Louisville
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Chinwe Okoro
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Track & Field
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Biology
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Marquette
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Natalie Kulla
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Soccer
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Civil Engineering
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Notre Dame
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Shannon Mathews
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Tennis
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Finance
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Pittsburgh
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Kelly Hmiel
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Softball
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Administration of Justice
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Providence
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Jennifer Abrams
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Softball
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Marketing
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Rutgers
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Alexandra Kelly
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Track & Field
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English
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St. John’s
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Nicole Cocozza
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Track & Field
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English, Legal Studies
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Seton Hall
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Meghan Matusiak
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Volleyball
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Social & Behavioral Science
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USF
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Shaniel Chambers
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Cross Country/Track & Field
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Criminology
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Villanova
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Katie Ryan
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Soccer
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Psychology
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West Virginia
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Ahna Lewis
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Cross Country
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Secondary Education/English
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American Eagle Outfitters BIG EAST Female Scholar-Athletes Of The Year
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Year
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Name, School, Sport
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1985
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Leigh Curl, Connecticut, Basketball
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1986
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Joanne Keehs, Villanova, Track & Field
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1987
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Karen Ferreria, Providence, Volleyball
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1988
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Noreen Coughlin, Pittsburgh, Volleyball
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1989
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Vicki Huber, Villanova, Track & Field
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1990
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Siobhan Gallagher, Providence, Track & Field
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1991
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Cami White, Providence, Field Hockey
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1992
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Kelly Larkin, Syracuse, Field Hockey
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1993
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Nnenna Lynch, Villanova, Track & Field
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1994
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Allison Williams, Pittsburgh, Track & Field
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1995
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Becky Spies, Villanova, Cross Country/Track & Field
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1996
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Najuma Fletcher, Pittsburgh, Track & Field
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1997
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Jen Renola, Notre Dame, Soccer
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1998
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Charity Wachera, West Virginia, Track & Field
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1999
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Gladys Ganiel, Providence, Cross Country/Track & Field
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2000
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Jenny Streiffer, Notre Dame, Soccer
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2001
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Ruth Riley, Notre Dame, Basketball
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2002
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Jarrah Myers, Notre Dame, Softball
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2003
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Erin McIntyre, Rutgers, Swimming & Diving
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2004
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Vanessa Pruzinsky, Notre Dame, Soccer
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2005
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Nicole Lee, Georgetown, Cross Country/Track & Field
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2006
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Kelly Harrigan, Rutgers, Swimming & Diving
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2007
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Jessica Javelet, Louisville, Field Hockey
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2008
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Jillian Drouin, Syracuse, Track & Field
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2009
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Jennifer Kleinhans, Connecticut, Field Hockey
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2010
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Meagan Dooley, Pittsburgh, Volleyball
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2011
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Maya Moore, Connecticut, Basketball
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2012
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Natalie Kulla, Marquette, Soccer
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