Newspaper Feature on Former UMaine Football Star

UMaine Alert

Posted: April 19, 2024 - 1:32 PM

At approximately 9:24 a.m. on Friday, April 19, a University of Maine graduate student was struck by a university vehicle on Long Road at the University of Maine campus in Orono. The student reports that they are at a local hospital with minor injuries.

Emergency services, including the Orono Fire Department, University Volunteer Ambulance Corps, University of Maine Police Department, Orono Police Department and Penobscot County Sheriff’s Office responded to the scene.

The university vehicle involved in the incident was a Chevrolet Express van. It was being operated by a university employee.

Counseling services and support are available for students, faculty or staff who may have been affected. The Counseling Center can be reached at 207-581-1392 and the Dean of Students Office can be reached at 207-581-1406.

The scene has been cleared and Long Road is now accessible. An investigation is being conducted by the University of Maine Police Department with assistance from the Penobscot County Sheriff’s Office Crash Reconstruction Unit. Any witnesses to the incident are encouraged to contact Lt. Noel Santiago at noel.santiago@maine.edu.

August 2, 2011 Athletics, UMaine in the News

The Suffolk Times of New York profiled former UMaine football and track star Carl Smith, who now lives in Saco with his family, including wife Lori, who ran cross country for the Black Bears. Smith told the newspaper, which included him in its series of the greatest athletes from its coverage area, that being at UMaine in the late 1980s and early 1990s allowed him to grow, and the people at the school took to him like he was one of their own. The profile also notes that Sports Illustrated reported at the time on the NFL scouts who visited Orono at the time to watch Smith and quarterback Mike Buck.

Contact: Jessica Bloch, 207-581-3777