Elena Montgomery

Photo by: Beverly Schaefer

Photo by: Beverly Schaefer

Position:
Outside Hitter
Height:
6-3
Class:
Sophomore
High School:
Ramapo
Hometown:
Franklin Lakes, N.J.

Honors
First Team All-Ivy League (2021)
Ivy League Player of the Week (Sept. 13, 2021)
Ellis Rowland Memorial All-Tournament Team (2021)

2022: Appeared in eight matches ... missed much of the season due to injury ... tallied 63 total kills and averaged 2.63 kills per set ... recorded a season-high 16 kills along with a season-best four blocks against Brown on Nov. 4 ... had 13 blocks and averaged 0.54 blocks per set.

2021: Appeared in and started all 22 matches...led the Ivy League in kills per set with 3.94 and finished second in points per set with 4.26...had a team-high 307 kills...finished third on the team in digs per set with 2.59 and total digs with 202...had 32 blocks...recorded eight double-doubles on the season...had a season-high 22 kills at Penn on Oct. 22...recorded a season-best 30 digs at Dartmouth on Oct. 30...had a season-high six blocks against Harvard on Oct. 2.

2019: Appeared in 15 matches and started 11…finished second on the team and fifth in the Ivy League in kills per set with 3.33…her 3.40 points per set were third on the team and sixth in the Ivy League…finished with 188 points, 173 kills, five service aces and 67 digs…led the Tigers in kills with 19 in their Ivy playoff victory over Yale on Nov. 22 that sent the team to the NCAA Tournament…had a season-high 23 kills against Maryland on Sept. 14…had a season-high 15 digs against Arkansas on Sept. 14

2018: Gained experience as reserve outside and recorded 20 kills, six digs and five blocks during freshman season … posted season-high eight kills against Missouri; added four kills and two blocks against Temple … saw time in 18 sets.

Before Princeton: Earned the Volleyball Gatorade Player of the Year for New Jersey during her junior year … two-time first-team all-state, all-county, and all-group honoree; also earned three all-conference awards … led Ramapo to 2016 state championship … won bronze with GEVA High Performance team at USAV HP championships … invited to USAV National A1 Performance camp; also attended 2016 High Performance Region Prospects camp in Arizona … recorded 890 kills, 321 digs, 74 blocks and 89 aces over her career … two-time Ramapo captain and four-year club captain … also lettered in track & field … won both the Freedom League and Bergen County title in the javelin throw despite only joining track & field as a senior.

Personal: Born May 21, 2000 … daughter of Leslie and Ken Montgomery … has an older brother Dylan … enjoys traveling and is certified in scuba diving … plans to study medicine at Princeton.