Size doesn't mean a thing when it comes to Bethany Dumas. At a shade under 5-foot-2 and 125 pounds, Dumas doesn't fit the physical mold of a track star.

But the Cony High School graduate and University of Southern Maine freshman has excelled in her first season of college track. And she's done it in events that typically feature taller, more lithe athletes $ the pole vault and hurdles. She'll add the javelin during the outdoor season, but first she'll compete Friday in the Div. lII nationals in the pole vault.
What separates Dumas from the pack? Well, she surely has a lot of athletic ability, but determination and work ethic are what place her in an elite class of Div. III athletes. And she's just scratching the surface according to Southern Maine coach George Towle. And Dumas is eminently coachable. "She's top shelf," Towle said. "She listens and can change almost in the next rep."
Those high school athletes, male or female, who are deterred by their lack of size in any sport, need only to look at Dumas for inspiration.