ST. PAUL, Minn. – ST. PAUL, Minn. – Macalester College junior Julia Carpenter (Stevensville, Mich./Lakeshore) was named to the NFCA All-Midwest Region first team, the organization announced today. Carpenter, along with all first team All-Region honorees, is now a candidate for NFCA All-American status.

This is the third consecutive All-Region award for Carpenter, who made the first team in 2017 and the third team last year. She also received her third All-MIAC honor earlier this week. This season Carpenter batted a MIAC-best .450 with 59 hits, 38 runs and 24 stolen bases, which ranked second in the conference. During a seven-game stretch, she recorded two or more hits in each game en route to 19 multi-hit games for the season. An All-American honorable mention selection in 2017, Carpenter is Macalester's all-time leader in stolen bases (72), runs (106) and batting average (.436).

All-Region players are nominated and selected by NFCA member coaches in each of the eight Division III regions. First team All-Region choices are eligible for selection to the NFCA All-America team, which will be announced the evening of May 22 online at NFCA.org and in person at the NCAA Division III Championship banquet in Tyler, Texas.

This is the third consecutive All-Region award for Carpenter, who made the first team in 2017 and the third team last year. She also received her third All-MIAC honor earlier this week. This season Carpenter batted a MIAC-best .450 with 59 hits, 38 runs and 24 stolen bases, which ranked second in the conference. During a seven-game stretch, she recorded two or more hits in each game en route to 19 multi-hit games for the season. An All-American honorable mention selection in 2017, Carpenter is Macalester's all-time leader in stolen bases (72), runs (106) and batting average (.436).

All-Region players are nominated and selected by NFCA member coaches in each of the eight Division III regions. First team All-Region choices are eligible for selection to the NFCA All-America team, which will be announced the evening of May 22 online at NFCA.org and in person at the NCAA Division III Championship banquet in Tyler, Texas.