Tuhia he haere tonu mō tēnei whārangi - Kua riro a McNamara/Carpenter hei tau e āhei ana mō ngā kaitākaro rangatahi o te ao. I te marama o Akuhata 2012, ka mutu te tuaono o a raatau Junior Grand Prix (JGP) tuatahi, i Courchevel, France. I noho ratou i te tuawha i te marama e whai ake nei i to raatau waahanga tuarua o te JGP, i Istanbul, Turkey. I muri i tana whiwhinga i te mētara parahi rangatahi i te U.S. Championships
, McNamara/Carpenter i whakawhiwhia ki te World Junior Championships i Milan. I noho ratou ki te 8th i te kanikani poto, 11th i te kanikani koreutu, me te 9th katoa i Itari.