Women’s Track and Field Wins Program’s First NCAA Division III Outdoor National Championship
On May 24, MIT Women’s Track and Field closed out a dominant season with their first Division III Outdoor National Championship Title
On May 24, MIT Women’s Track and Field closed out a dominant season with their first Division III Outdoor National Championship Title. With the win, the program claimed the top spot in cross country, indoor track and field, and outdoor track and field. MIT became the first women’s program in NCAA history to win a National Championship in all three meets in the same year.
In a field of 79 scoring teams, MIT won the meet with 56 points, beating out WashU (47 pts) and UW-La Crosse (38 pts) to claim the national title. MIT’s scoring was led by nine All-America honorees, and their victory was cemented by the program’s first relay national championship in the 4x400m.
Scoring breakdown (56 pts)
4x400m (10 pts): 1st, 3:41.59. Olivia Dias ’25, Shreya Kalyan ’26, Krystal Montgomery ’26, Marina Miller ’25.
400m (6 pts): Marina Miller ’25: 3rd, 54.32.
1500m (7 pts): Gillian Roeder G: 5th, 4:27.76. Christina Crow ’25: 6th, 4:28.81.
10000m (5 pts): Kate Sanderson ’26: 4th, 34:48.61.
Pole Vault (3 pts): Katelyn Howard ’26: 5th, 3.85m.
Shot Put (10 pts): Alexis Boykin ’25: 1st, 16.80m.
Along with winning the national title for her event, Boykin set a new record for Division III women’s shot put, surpassing the previous record (16.77m) set in 2006 by Robyn Jarocki from UW-Oshkosh.
Discus Throw (8 pts): Alexis Boykin ’25: 3rd, 45.12m. Em Ball ’25: 7th, 41.90m.
Hammer Throw (6 pts): Alexis Boykin ’25: 3rd, 58.79m.
Javelin Throw (1 pts): Elaine Wang ’26: 8th, 40.44m.
Non-scoring All-America Honors:
3000m Steeplechase: Liv Girand ’27: 10th, 10:58.71.
Triple Jump: Nony Otu Ugwu ’26: 10th, 11.91m.