Mariah Dumanis

Mariah Dumanis

Class of 1997
Inducted in 2009

Mariah Dumanis ’97 was an All-America defender in field hockey. A 4-time All-North Coast Athletic Conference selection, she finished her career by receiving first-team All-America honors from the College Field Hockey Coaches Association. She won a starting spot on defense early in her freshman year and went on to win second-team All-NCAC honors, helping Ohio Wesleyan to a 12-4 record. The Bishops’ 10-2 conference mark gave them their seventh straight NCAC title and Ohio Wesleyan played in the NCAA Division III playoffs that season. As a sophomore, she was a first-team All-NCAC and second-team all-region pick, and her junior year, she contributed 1 goal and 4 assists on the way to repeating as a first-team All-NCAC and second-team all-region selection, helping Ohio Wesleyan improve to 15-4 overall, win the NCAC title with an 11-1 mark, and return to the NCAA Division III playoffs. Her senior year, she scored 4 goals and was a first-team All-NCAC and first-team all-region pick as well as first-team All-America. During her career, Ohio Wesleyan went 46-24-2, winning 2 conference titles and making 2 NCAA playoff appearances.