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AMC Outdoor T&F Women’s Athlete of the Week – No. 1 (Mar. 23)

AMC Outdoor T&F Women’s Athlete of the Week – No. 1 (Mar. 23)
March 23, 2026

Written by Bruna Niederkorn, AMC Assistant Commissioner

ST. LOUIS, Mo. – Montgomery Keck of Columbia swept this week's American Midwest Conference (AMC) Women's Track and Field Athlete of the Week presented by AMCOnTheGo, announced the conference office this afternoon.

AMC Outdoor Women's Track and Field Athlete
Montgomery Keck, Columbia
So. | Dixon, Mo.

  • Competed at the UCM Invite
  • Finished first in all three events that she competed (100-meter hurdles, triple jump and long jump)
  • Finished with a time of 14.86 in the 100-meter hurdles
  • Earned the NAIA "A" Standard in the triple jump with a 12.15-meter mark
  • Had a 5.31-meter jump in the long jump

Track Other notable performance:

  • Leah Macon-Ford, UHSP: part of the team that broke the school record 4x200 relay. Finished eighth in the 100-meter dash, 26th in the 200-meter dash, 15th in the 4x200 relay and 19th in the 4x100 relay.

Nominees: Montgomery Keck, Columbia; Leah Macon-Ford, UHSP

Field Other notable performance:

  • Shamari Long, UHSP: broke the school record in the javelin and was a member of the 4x200 relay team. Finished 10th in javelin with a 38.28-meter throw.

Field Nominees: Montgomery Keck, Columbia; Shamari Long, UHSP

2026 AMC Women's Outdoor Track & Field Athletes of the Week (Track; Field)
Week One (Mar. 23): Montgomery Keck (Columbia); Montgomery Keck (Columbia)

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