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University of Pennsylvania Athletics

2016-17 Women's Track and Field

Ashley Montgomery

  • Class Senior
  • Highschool Mt. Pleasant
  • Hometown Mt. Pleasant, Mich.

Biography

PERSONAL BESTS
800m: 2:10.46
1,000m: 2:53.22
1,500m: 4:17.95
Mile: 4:41.26
3,000m: 9:30.57
5,000m: 16:08.64
 
CAREER ACCOLADES
2017 NCAA Outdoor Qualifier (5,000m)
2017 Track Team Captain
2017 Trustees Council of Penn Women Athletic Achievement Award
2017 Big 5 Honoree at Philadelphia Sports Writers Association Banquet
2017 USTFCCCA All-Academic
2016 USTFCCCA Cross Country All-American
2016 USTFCCCA All-Academic
2016 Mid-Atlantic All-Region
2016 XC First-Team All-Ivy
2016 Fall Academic All-Ivy
2016-17 Philadelphia Inquirer XC Academic All-Area Performer of the Year
Tied for best finish all-time by Penn at NCAA Cross Country Championships (13th/2016)
HepsTrack.com Women's Runner of the Week (Oct. 3)
2016 Track Team MVP
2016 NCAA Outdoor Qualifier (5,000m)
2015 NCAA Outdoor Qualifier (1,500m)
2015 NCAA XC Individual Qualifier
2015 XC First-Team All-Ivy
2015 XC All-Region
2015 ECAC Outdoor Champion (4x800)
2015 USTFCCCA All-Academic
2015 Fall Academic All-Ivy
2015 Cross Country Team MVP
2014 NCAA Outdoor Qualifier (1,500m)
2014 Betty Costanza Leadership Award winner
First all-time at Penn in the indoor mile (4:41.26)
First all-time at Penn in the outdoor 1,500m (4:17.95)
First all-time at Penn in the outdoor 5,000m (16:08.64)
First all-time at Penn in the outdoor 4x1500m relay (17:55.05)
Second and fifth all-time at Penn in the outdoor DMR (11:15.76/11:31.68)
Third and fourth all-time at Penn in the outdoor 4x800m relay (8:40.63/8:42.04)
Fourth all-time at Penn in the indoor 3,000m (9:30.57)
Second and fourth all-time at Penn in the indoor DMR (11:18.25/11:26.74)
Ninth all-time at Penn in the indoor 1,000m (2:53.22)
 
OUTDOOR 2017
  • Competed in seven meets during the 2017 outdoor season, making appearances in the 1,500m, 5,000m, 4x1500m relay and DMR. 
  • Qualified for the 2017 NCAA East Region Prelims (May 25) in the 5,000m, finishing 30th.
  • Scored in both the 1,500m and 5,000m at the 2017 Ivy League Outdoor Heptagonal Championships (May 7), taking third in the 1,500m and sixth in the 5,000m.
  • Won the 1,500m at the Transatlantic Series (April 15).
  • Ran a season-best time in the 5,000m at the Stanford Invitational (April 1), clocking in at 16:14.17.
  • Totaled five top-10 placements on the year.
INDOOR 2017
  • Competed in five meets during the 2017 indoor season, taking part in the 800m, mile, and several distance relay teams.
  • Placed third at the 2017 Ivy League Indoor Heptagonal Championships (Feb. 26) in both the mile (4:47.33) and DMR (11:26.74).
  • Recorded a first-place finish in the mile at the Penn 8-Team Select (Jan. 21) with a time of 4:53.11.
  • Finished with six top-five finishes on the year. 
CROSS COUNTRY 2016
  • Finished as the top Penn runner in all seven meets she competed in.
  • Opened the season with consecutive first-place finishes at the Big 5 Invitational (Sept. 9) and the Main Line Invitational (Sept. 16).
  • Placed second overall in her first 6K race of the year at the Paul Short Run (Oct. 1).
  • Placed 13th overall at the Wisconsin Invitational (Oct. 14).
  • Ran to a second-place finish at the Ivy League Championships (Oct. 29).
  • Finished sixth overall at the NCAA Mid-Atlantic Regional Championships (Nov. 11).
  • Recorded a 13th-place finish at the NCAA National Championships (Nov. 19), tied for the best all-time (Chris Lundy, 1991) and was named a USTFCCCA All-American.
OUTDOOR 2016
  • 2016 NCAA East Regional Qualifier in the 5,000m (21st place).
  • Competed in the Olympic Development Mile at the 2016 Penn Relays.
  • Scoring member of the 4x800m relay and the 1,500m at the 2016 Ivy League Outdoor Track and Field Championships. 
  • Registered eight top-five finishes during the season.
  • Team MVP.
INDOOR 2016
  • Set the school record in the indoor mile at the FasTrack National Invite (Feb. 12).
  • Earned top-five finishes in every event she competed in during the season.
  • Won the indoor mile at the Wesley Brown Invite (Jan. 30).
  • Won the indoor 3,000m at the Villanova Invite (Feb. 6).
  • Scored at the 2016 Ivy League Indoor Track and Field Championships in the DMR and mile.
CROSS COUNTRY 2015
  • NCAA Individual Qualifier (placed 73rd at NCAA's).
  • All-Region (fifth place at Mid-Atlantic Regional).
  • First-team All-Ivy (fifth place at Heps).
  • Placed second at the Big 5 Invitational (Sept. 11).
  • Finished third at the Main Line Invitational (Sept. 18).
  • Posted an 11th-place finish at the highly competitive Notre Dame Invitational (Oct. 2).
  • Team MVP.


2014-15: Qualified for NCAA Outdoor Championships in the 1,500m ... Won the Outdoor ECAC title as member of the 4x800 relay team ... USTFCCCA All-Academic team ... Scored at Cross Country Heps and NCAA Regionals ... Scored at Indoor Heps in the 800m (sixth) and as member of DMR (fourth) ... Scored at Outdoor Heps in 1,500m (sixth) and as member of 4x800 relay (third) ... Finished first on the team at Notre Dame Invitational (Oct. 3) ... Won the mile at Angry Birds Invitational (Jan. 17).

2013-14: Qualified for NCAA Outdoor Championships in the 1,500m ... Scored at NCAA Cross Country Regionals ... Scored at Outdoor Heps in the 1,500m (sixth) ... Scored at Outdoor ECAC Championships as member of the 4x800m relay (fifth) ... Won the mile at the Haverford Invitational (Jan. 25) ... Won the 1,5000m at USF Open (March 14) ... Won 3,000m at Philadelphia College Classic (March 21).

High School: Regional champion in the 1,600m ... All-State in cross country.

Personal: Daughter of George and Christina Montgomery ... Enrolled in Wharton.

Historical Player Information

  • 2013-14Freshman

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  • 2014-15Sophomore

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  • 2015-16Junior

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  • 2016-17Senior

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