Carl, Dumas Earn All-American Honors at NCAA Division III Championships
CLAREMONT, Calif. -- Junior Molly Carl (York, Maine) and senior Bethany Dumas (Augusta, Maine/Cony) of the University of Southern Maine women's outdoor track and field team earned All-American honors Saturday by finishing among the top eight in the 3,000-meter steeplechase and javelin throw, respectively, at the NCAA Division III National Championships being held at Claremont Harvey-McKenna Mudd-Scripps Colleges.
Carl placed sixth in the 3,000-meter steeplechase while Dumas finished fifth in the javelin. The pair scored seven points for the Huskies.
Carl, who becomes the fifth different USM female competitor to earned All-American honors in outdoor track and field, covered the grueling steeplechase in 10 minutes, 40.67 seconds to break her school record by more than eight seconds. Carl ran her previous record time of 10:48.80 at the New England Division III Championships three weeks ago. Carl also earned All-American honors in cross country in the fall, and participated in the NCAA Indoor Championships in March.
Junior Keri Lambert of Amherst College won the steeplechase with her stadium-record time of 10:27.32.
Dumas, who earned outdoor All-American honors a year ago in the pole vault, became the first USM competitor to be an All-American in two events. She earned a spot in the final round of the javelin with her last preliminary round throw of 42.13 meters (138-2), a career best.