Mekenzie Montgomery

Position:
Attack
Height:
5-5
Class:
Junior
High School:
Rancocas Valley Regional
Hometown:
Hainesport, N.J.

2021 (Senior)
• Appeared in eight games, with one start, at attack
• Scored goals against Old Dominion (3/14), at George Mason (4/18) and Davidson (4/23)
• Dished out an assist in the win over Radford (2/14)
• Westhampton College Distinguished Leadership Award honoree

2020 (Junior)
• Appeared in five games in attack
• Tallied two points with a goal and an assist against Longwood
• Helped the offense to average 18.43 goals per game, ranking fourth nationally

2019 (Sophomore)
• Appeared in 13 games on attack
• Scored first career goal in win over Presbyterian (3/12)
• Caused first career turnover and collected a ground ball in win over Davidson (4/12)
• Won a pair of draw controls on the year

2018 (Freshman)
• Appeared in nine games, making three starts
• Took two shots on the year
• Won five draw controls

Prep
• A four-year starter at Rancocas Valley Regional High for coach Sara Shelley
• Finished career as the program’s third-leading goal scorer with 239 goals, including 77 as a senior
• Named to Courier Post’s Top 20 Players to Watch list
• Selected to the US Lacrosse School Girls National Tournament Team for NJ South in both 2015 and 2016
• A three-time All-Burlington County Scholastic League Team honoree
• Named to the SNJ Senior All Star Team and honorable mention All-SNJ in 2017
• Honored with the RV Red Devil Award in 2017
• Named to the 2015 Crusader Lacrosse Challenge All-Tournament Team
• Wrapped up career with 239 goals, 129 ground balls, 90 draw controls and 50 caused turnovers, scoring her 100^th career goal as a sophomore
• Named team captain as a senior
• Lead team to the program’s first NJSIAA Central Group IV title in 2017 and first league title in 2015, repeating as champions in 2016 and 2017
• Also lead team to program’s first NJSIAA Group IV State Semifinal appearance in 2017
• Played club lacrosse for South Jersey Select, competing with current Richmond teammate Brittany Wright
• Played soccer and ran winter track, compiling a total of 10 varsity letters in high school
• A 4x400 gold medalist in track
• Three-year member of the National Honor Society and National Spanish Honor Society and four-year member of the Honor Roll and RV Renaissance Program
• Graduated in the top seven percent of her class

Personal
• Daughter of Mela and Ken Montgomery
• Has three sisters, Mekayla, Mekenna and Mekelsey
• Father played football at Gettysburg, sister Mekayla is a two-time All-American lacrosse player at Hobart & William Smith Colleges, and cousin Tim Montgomery plays lacrosse at Towson

Career Highs
Points – 2 at Longwood (2/9/2020)
Goals – 1, 3x, last at Old Dominion (3/14/2021)
Assists – 1, 2x, last vs. Radford (2/14/2021)
Shots – 4, at Old Dominion (3/14/2021)
Draw Controls – 2, 2x, last vs. George Mason (4/15/18)
Ground Balls – 1, 2x, last vs. Davidson (4/12/19)
Caused Turnovers – 1, 2x last vs. Longwood (3/3/2021)