La Crosse, Wis. — Amalia Christina Toutziaridi earned All-America first team honors with a sixth-place finish in the high jump, while Krystal Montgomery advanced to the 800-meter final and Shreya Kalyan locked down a spot in the 400-meter final for the MIT women's track and field team on Friday at the 2026 NCAA Division III Track and Field Championships at the Veterans Memorial Field Sports Complex.
THE BASICS:
TOP PERFORMERS - Field Events:
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High Jump (Final): Toutziaridi set a new personal best of 1.70 meters (5'7") to take sixth-place outright and earn MIT three points in the team standings. She cruised over the bar on her first two attempts 1.59 meters (5'2.5") and 1.64 meters (5'4.5") before needing all three attempts to clear at 1.67 meters (5'5.75"). However, her extra effort made all the difference as she cleared 1.70 meters on the first attempt to secure a place in the top six overall. She was unsuccessful at the next progression as only three competitors advanced past 1.73-meters (5'8"). Avery Baker-Schlendering of Ohio Northern cleared 1.79 meters (5'10.5") to win the event.
TOP PERFORMERS - Track Events:
- 800 Meters (Prelims): Montgomery finished third in the second heat with a career-best time of 2:09.13 to advance to Saturday's final. She did not earn an automatic qualifying spot but posted the fastest non-automatic time in a fastfield to earn her spot. Alexa Estes of Conn. College (2:08.37) and Keelee Leitzen (2:08.40) pulled away from the pack over the second lap as Montgomery held her position just off the leaders around the final turn before taking third.
- 400 Meters (Prelims): Kalyan earned a second-place finish in her heat and posted the fifth-fastest time in qualifying at 54.79 to advance to tomorrow's final. Kalyan nearly earned the automatic slot, finishing just .08 seconds behind Anna Plautz of Wisconsin – La Crosse.
INSIDE THE NUMBERS:
- Toutziaridi was making her first career NCAA outdoor appearance; she was 18th in the high jump at the 2026 indoor championships. The sixth-place finish is her first All-America honor.
- Montgomery is making her fifth career NCAA appearance and second consecutive at the outdoor championships. She is in pursuit of her first individual All-America honor, having earned laurels in 4x400 (2026) and DMR (2025) during indoor nationals to go along with a national title in the 4x400 at last year's outdoor nationals.
- Kalyan was making her fifth NCAA appearance but just her second in the 400 Meters; she was 13th in the 400 metersat the 2025 indoor championships.
NEXT UP:
- The final day of the NCAA Division III Outdoor Championships will take place on Saturday at the Veterans Memorial Field Sports Complex.
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