Natalie Krysta

Class:
Junior
High School:
Bellingham
Hometown:
Bellingham, Mass.

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