Natalie Krysta

Position:
Throws
Class:
Senior
High School:
Bellingham
Hometown:
Bellingham, Mass.

2025-26
Outdoor: Placed third in the discus throw with a toss of 38.11 meters at the UMass Flagship Opener (3/28)... Earned third in the discus throw with a toss of 45.88 at the UConn Dog Fight (4/4)... Earned third in the shot put with a toss of 13.39 meters and seventh in the discus throw with a toss of 40.55 meters at the UMass Commonwealth Invite (4/11)... Finished seventh in the discus throw with a toss of 45.96 meters and 12th in the shot put with a throw of 12.85 meters at the Georgia Tech Invitational (4/17-18)... Earned second in the shot put with a toss of 13.01 meters and 11th in the hammer throw with a toss of 39.89 meters at the UMass Ken O’Brien Pre-Championship Invite (4/25)... Earned seventh in the discus throw with a toss of 44.28 meters and 16th in the shot put with a toss of 12.16 meters at the Jay Carisella and Joe Donahue Coaches Invitational (5/2)... Scored in the shot put with a personal-best throw of 14.01 meters and finished ninth in the discus throw with a toss of 42.78 meters at the MAC Outdoor Championships (5/14-16).
Indoor: Earned third in the shot put with a toss of 13.28 meters at the Harvard Classic (12/6)... Secured a pair of 14th-place finishes in the shot put with a throw of 11.46 meters and the weight throw with a toss of 14.46 meters at the Beantown Challenge (1/17)... Finished 11th in the weight throw with a toss of 15.01 meters and 13th in the shot put with a toss of 12.35 meters at the Bruce Lehane Scarlet and White Meet (1/24)... Earned sixth in the shot put with a toss of 12.92 meters and ninth in the weight throw with a toss of 15.52 meters at the IC4A/ECAC Indoor Championships (2/7-8)... Secured a pair of fifth-place finishes in the shot put with a throw of 12.97 meters and the weight throw with a toss of 15.18 meters at the URI Coaches Invitational (2/14)... Placed 22nd in the shot put with a toss of 12.36 meters at the MAC Indoor Championships (2/27-28).

2024-25
Outdoor: Placed ninth in the shot put with a toss of 12.41 meters and 16th in the discus throw with a toss of 37.69 meters at the UMass Lafreniere Commonwealth Invitational (4/12)... Earned second in the discus throw with a toss of 44.65 meters and sixth in the shot put with a toss of 13.02 meters at the Jim Kavanagh Legacy Invitational (4/19)... Earned third in the discus throw with a toss of 43.60 meters and fifth in the shot put with a toss of 12.90 meters at the UMass Ken O’Brien Pre-Conference Qualifier (4/25-27)... Scored in the discus throw with a toss of 42.70 meters for sixth place and finished 13th in the shot put with a throw of 12.23 meters at the A-10 Outdoor Championships (5/3-4)... Finished fifth in the discus throw with a toss of 42.83 meters and ninth in the shot put with a throw of 12.56 meters at the NEICAAA Outdoor Championships (5/10).
Indoor: Earned third in the shot put with a toss of 12.45 meters at the UConn Husky Challenge (12/5-6)... Secured fifth in the shot put with a throw of 12.30 meters and eighth in the weight throw with a toss of 13.98 meters at the UMass Flagship Invitational (1/12)... Placed eighth in the shot put with a throw of 12.43 meters and 10th in the weight throw with a toss of 15.03 meters at the Battle in Beantown (1/18)... Earned a pair of fifth-place finishes in the shot put with a throw of 12.87 meters and the weight throw with a toss of 15.41 meters at the Harvard Invitational (1/31-2/1)... Placed third in the shot put with a toss of 12.73 meters and fourth in the weight throw with a toss of 14.70 meters at the Crimson Open (2/8)... Placed eighth in the weight throw with a personal-best throw of 15.63 meters and ninth in the shot put with a toss of 12.40 meters at the Yale Giegengack Invitational (2/15)... Scored in the shot put with a toss of 13.10 meters for eighth place and finished 14th in the weight throw with a toss of 14.66 meters at the A-10 Indoor Championships (2/28-3/1).

2023-24
Indoor: Earned 3rd place in the shot put with a throw of 12.27 meters at the UCONN Husky Challenge (12/7-8)... Competed in 4 other meets with a season best in the weight throw of 12.02 meters.
Outdoor: Earned 1st place and a new SCHOOL RECORD in the discus throw with a mark of 48.05 meters at the NEICAAA Outdoor Championships (5/10-11)... Earned 1st place in the discus throw with a mark of 43.70 meters and 7th in the hammer throw with a mark of 42.74 meters at the UNH Pre-Conference Invitational (4/26-27)... Earned 2nd place in the discus throw with a mark of 42.44 meters and placed 6th in the hammer throw with a mark of 45.38 meters at the Holy Cross Invitational (4/20)... Earned 2nd place in the discus throw with a mark of 43.48 meters and 3rd place in the shot put with a new personal record of 12.57 meters at the UMASS Commonwealth Invitational (4/13)... Earned 3rd place in the discus throw with a mark of 40.70 meters at the Black & Gold Invitational (3/29-30)... Placed 4th in the discus throw with a mark of 43.59 meters at the A10 Outdoor Track & Field Championships (5/4-5)... Placed 5th in the discus throw with a mark of 38.93 meters at the UMASS Flagship Opener (4/7).

2022-23: Outdoor: Took fourth place in discus throw with a personal best mark of 145’ 2” at the A-10 Outdoor Track and Field Championship 95/06-07) … Earned first place in discus throw with a mark of 142’ 4” at the UMASS Pre-Championship Invitational (4/29) … Earned seventh place in discus throw with a mark of 133’ 2” at the Holy Cross Invitational (4/22) … Took fourth place in discus throw with a mark of 133’ 2” at the UMASS Commonwealth Invitational (4/15) … Took fourth place in discus throw with a mark of 138’ 1” at the Black & Gold Invitational (3/31-4/01). Indoor: Competed in eight meets recording seasons best in shot put with a mark of 38’8.25” and weight throw with a mark of 42’4” … Competed in shot put at A-10 Indoor Track and Field Championships (2/25-26) … Competed in shot put at the New England Championships (2/2-2/3)

Before UMass: Competed at Bellingham High School … Earned 8 varsity letters … Was a 4x TVL All star … Was a Boston Globe and Boston Herald All- scholastic in Spring 2022 … Was a Metro West All Star for Winter and Spring in 2022 … Holds school records in the outdoor shotput (37’5) and discuss (140’)

Personal: Born Natalie May Krysta … From Bellingham, Massachusetts … Daughter of Sharon Krysta … Sister of Maureen … Intends to major in Education