Carolyn L. Harrington
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Year
Graduated: 1965 |
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Inducted: 1990 |
Carolyn L. Harrington, whose athletic ability took her from
the collegiate playing fields to the international level,
was a four-sport standout during her athletic career at Boston
University.
A highly versatile individual, Harrington was the starting
shortstop on the fast-pitch softball team, played both halfback
and fullback in field hockey, alternated between center and
forward on the basketball court, and was a defensive specialist
in lacrosse.
Her talents were not limited to athletics, as she was a dean's
list student and recipient of the Sargent Camp Award in 1965.
She was also recognized in the Who's Who Among Students in
American Universities and Colleges.
After graduation, she was a member of the Boston Field Hockey
Association First Team that competed at the national tournament
in both 1966 and 1968, and played against touring teams from
New Zealand, Great Britain, and Ireland. In basketball she
played in the Boston Park and Recreation team from the mid
sixties through the early seventies, and earned selection
to the "Ivy Nine" team that squared off with an
Irish touring team in 1967.
The skill she displayed at Boston University was also evident
following graduation when she led a Waltham, Massachusetts
team to a fifth-place finish in the 18-team National Women's
Fast-Pitch Softball Tournament in Tucson, Arizona in 1972.
