Hall of Fame
Montgomery spent 37 years as a softball student-athlete, assistant coach, head coach and administrator at Southern Illinois University Edwardsville. As Associate Director of Athletics, she helped guide the department from NCAA Division II to Division I and the Ohio Valley Conference.
During her eight years as a softball coach in the OVC, she amassed a record of 130-67, with seven winning seasons. The Cougars broke through and claimed the 2014 OVC Tournament Championship, and a team later won the OVC regular season crown with a 20-6 league record. In 2017 the team won 41 games and finished in the Top 50 nationally in RPI. Montgomery was named the 2015 OVC Coach of the Year and from 2014-17 the Cougars appeared in the title game of the OVC Championship.
As Associate Athletics Director, Montgomery impacted the entire department, serving as a member of the certification process, working as a member of the Self-Study Steering Committee and the Equity and Student Welfare Sub-Committee.
For her entire 30-year head softball coaching career, she compiled a record of 1,051-540-2 with her squads winning 30 or more games in a season 21 times. When she won her 1,000th game in 2017, she became the only person to have played for and later won 1,000 games as coach at her alma mater. Prior to joining the OVC, she led SIUE to the NCAA Division II Tournament 11 times. As a collegiate player, she hurled 42 shutouts and amassed a 84-26 record on the mound, including a 30-8 record and 0.64 E.R.A. as a senior.
Montgomery, a member of the SIUE Hall of Fame, was inducted into the National Fastpitch Coaches Association (NFCA) Hall of Fame in 2022.