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Illinois State University Athletics

2018-19 Track & Field Roster

Ben Montgomery

  • Class Redshirt Senior
  • Highschool Athens HS
  • Hometown Athens, Ill.

Biography

CAREER RESULTS
 
Career Highlights
Indoor School Record - 3:11.59 (4x400m relay)
2019 Indoor MVC Champion (400m)
2018 Outdoor MVC Champion (4x400m relay)
2018 Indoor MVC Champion (4x400m relay)
2017 Indoor MVC Champion (400m)
2017 Indoor MVC Champion (4x400m relay)
2016 Outdoor MVC Champion (4x400m relay)

 

2018-19 INDOOR (Sr.): Crowned MVC Champion in the 400 and earned All-MVC honors in the 200 with a third-place finish and the 4x400 with a second-place finish at the MVC Indoor Championships (2/23-24)...Also scored points for the Redbirds in the triple jump, finishing fifth with a personal-best mark of 14.39 meters (47-2.5 ft.) at the Valley Championships...Notched a fifth-place finish in the 400 with a time of 47.26 seconds and a sixth-place finish in the 200 with a time of 21.80 seconds at the Music City Challenge (2/8-9)...Placed fourth in the 200 and fifth in the 400 at the Meyo Invitational (2/1-2)...Posted a second-place finish with a time of 21.95 seconds in the 200 at the Illini Invitational (1/25-26)...Won the 400 with a time of 47.86 seconds and helped the 4x400-meter relay to a first-place finish with a combined time of 3:15.18 at the Notre Dame Invitational (1/19)...Recorded a personal-best time of 7.02 seconds in the 60-meter dash to place second and won the 400 and the 4x400 at the Coughlan-Malloy Cup (1/12)...Opened the season at the Jimmy Grant Invitational (12/8), recording a personal-best time of 1:21.18 in the 600 and helped the 4x400 to a fifth-place finish.

2017-18 OUTDOOR (Sr.): Competed in the 200-meter, 400-meter, 4x100-meter relay, and 4x400-meter relay at the MVC Championships, scoring points in all four events...once again helped the Redbirds claim the 4x400-meter crown, as the team finished first in 3:08.16...earned All-Conference honors in the 400-meter dash (46.89) and 4x100-meter relay (40.04), finishing second and capturing season-bests in both events...4x100-meter mark sits third on ISU's top-10 list...placed fifth in the 200-meter dash with a time of 21.16...time of 21.14 from the 200-meter prelims at the Valley meet is a personal-best and ranks eighth all-time in ISU history...also qualified for the NCAA West Preliminary Round in all of these events (100m, 200m, 4x100m relay, 4x400m relay)...helped both the Redbirds 4x100-meter and 4x400-meter relay squads to a 16th place finish at the NCAA Prelims...4x400-meter relay clocked in at a season-best 3:07.43, a mark which ranks second on ISU's top-10 list...won the 400-meter dash at the Redbird Invite with a time of 47.80.

2017-18 INDOOR (Jr.): Competed in the 400-meter run and 4x400-meter relay at the MVC Championships...crowned MVC Champion in the 4x400-meter relay for the third time of his career, helping the team to a winning-time of 3:13.91...finished sixth in the 400-meter with a time of 48.64, scoring points for the eventual champion Redbirds...ran a leg on ISU's 4x400-meter relay that broke the school record at the Meyo Invite, crossing the finish line in 3:11.59...captured season-best 400-meter time (48.22) at the Iowa State Classic, placing sixth among 27 runners...won the 400-meter dash at the Terre Haute Double Dual with a time of 49.78.

2016-17 OUTDOOR (Jr.): Placed fourth in the 400-meter dash with a season-best time of 49.62 at the Wisconsin Alumni Classic...competed in the 400-meter run and 4x400-meter relay at MVC Championships...placed second and earned All-MVC honors in the 4x400-meter relay...medal-winning time of 3:11.06 ranks ninth in the Illinois State record books.

2016-17 INDOOR (R-So.): Finished first in the 400-meter run with a time of 48.95 at the Terre Haute Double Dual Meet...placed eighth and recorded a personal-best in the 200-meter run (21.94) at the GVSU Big Meet Invite...ran a leg on the 4x100-meter relay team at the GVSU Big Meet Invite that recorded the second-fastest time in Illinois State history (3:13.99)...competed in the 400-meter run and 4x400-meter relay at MVC Championships...became a three-time MVC Champion, placing first in both the 400-meter run and 4x400-meter relay...in the 400-meter run, posted a season-best time of 47.57, a mark which ranks sixth on the Illinois State Top-10 List.

2015-16 OUTDOOR (So.): NCAA West Preliminary Round Qualifier in the 400-meter dash and the 4x400-meter relay...earned All-Valley honors and his personal-best time in the 400-meter at the Missouri Valley Conference Championships with a time of 46.56, while finishing third...MVC Champion in the 4x400-meter relay as the team ran a time of 3:11.59...Ran the distance medley relay at the Drake Relays while the team placed fifth overall wit a time of 9:50.44...placed first in the 400-meter at the EIU Big Blue Classic (49.80), the Gibson Invite (47.76) and the Illinois Twilight (47.77).

2015-16 INDOOR (So.): Earned his personal-best 400-meter dash this season at the Mark Colligan Memorial with a time of 48.39 and placed fourth overall…competed in the 4x400-meter relay at the Mark Colligan Memorial (3:16.99) and the Double Dual (3:21.26) as the team finished third and first, respectively… his season-best triple jump was posted at the EIU Early Bird with a mark of 13.47m (44-02.50). 

2014-15 OUTDOOR (Fr.): Earned his personal-best in the 400-meter at the Wisconsin Open with a time of 48.64 and placed third…earned fourth at the Illinois Twilight with a time of 48.91…at the Missouri Valley Conference Championships posted a time of 49.37 and placed 13th…competed in the triple jump…at the Redbird Invite placed third with a mark of 13.58m (44-06.75)…ran in the 4 x 400…at the Lee Calhoun he earned a time of 3:25.52..at the Illinois Twilight the team posted a time of 3:20.76.

2014-15 INDOOR (Fr.): Competed in the 200-meter at the GVSU Big Meet and posted a time of 23.06…earned first place in the 400-meter dash at the GVSU Big Meet with a time of 49.58...at the Missouri Valley Conference Championships earned a time of 50.55 in the 400-meter to place 15th…ran in the 4 x 400 meter at the Double Dual where the team captured a time of 3:25.22…competed in the triple jump…at the EIU Early Bird earned second place with a mark of 13.85m (45-05.25)...earned his personal-best at the Missouri Valley Conference Championships with a mark of 13.93m (45-08.50), finishing 11th…competed in the long jump at the Terre Haute Double Dual and recorded a mark of 6.46m (21-02.50).

ATHENS HIGH SCHOOL:  Four-year letterwinner in track and field … one-year letterwinner in cross country, soccer and archery … broke the school record five times in the triple jump, holding a personal-best mark of 45-09.75 … placed second at state in the triple jump … broke the school record in the 400-meter dash three times with a personal-best time of 49.26 … placed fifth at state in the 400m … holds the 4x400-meter relay school record … named the Most Valuable Track and Field Athlete for his sophomore, junior and senior seasons …holds personal-bests of 11.1 – 100m, 22.5 – 200m and 21-05 – long jump … honor roll member all four years.

PERSONAL: Born 4/27/1996 … son of Samuel and Leslie Montgomery … siblings are Jake and Austin … plans to major in criminal justice.

Historical Player Information

  • 2014-15Freshman

  • 2015-16Sophomore

  • 2016-17Junior

  • 2017-18Redshirt Junior

  • 2018-19Redshirt Senior