Coach Montgomery is entering her second year as the assistant coach for the cross country and track & field programs at Concordia University.

Coach Montgomery has a long and varied career coaching the sports in the greater Detroit area as she has served as a head coach for Cross County for Emerson Middle School in Livonia and Farmington High School as well as head coaching stints for track at Emerson, Farmington, amd Salem High School.

Montgomery also served as an assistant for a year at Walled Lake Central and another at Walled Lake Western.

While at Farmington, her squad placed 2nd in the OAA Conference, 4th in the Regionals, 6th in Oakland County and 16th in the state of Michigan. In her one year at Salem, Montgomery guided her team to the Plymouth/Canton city championships, 4th at the Regionals and 3rd in the WLAA Conference.

Prior to coaching, Montgomery as a standout in cross country and track & field herself.

During her prep career, she was All-State in cross country for three seasons while placing second in the state her junior season. Montgomery was a member of the Livonia Stevenson squad that won the state championship that year as well.

While on the Stevenson track team, Montgomery placed third in the state in the 1600m all three years. For 20 years, Montgomery held the school record in the 3200m and the 1600m.

Montgomery began her collegiate career at Western Michigan where she won the MAC Championship in the 1500m. While a member of the Bronco cross country team, Montgomery placed third in the MAC.

After transferring to Eastern Michigan, where she became the MAC Champion in the 5000m, setting the conference record.

Montgomery is married to Steve Mongtomery, the program's head coach, and is the mother of five daughters: Crystal, Marissa, Linda, Lisa and Brianna.