Illinois Wesleyan 2015 graduate Chloe Montgomery (Marengo, Ill. / Marengo HS), a pitcher-first baseman, was the co-winner of the 2015 team's "Most Valuable Player" honor. A first team all-College Conference of Illinois and Wisconsin choice and a third team all-Central Region pick in 2015, she had a 19-4 record in the circle with a 2.86 earned run average and struck out 85 hitters in 125 2/3 innings. Her 19 wins is tied for third best in an IWU season and she finished with a career record of 27-4. A first baseman when not pitching, Montgomery hit .248 with five doubles, a home run and 19 RBI.
She currently works for the accounting firm of Bass, Solomon and Dowell, and is working toward finishing her CPA.
Why you chose Illinois Wesleyan: For the great academics and sports programs
IWU class you’re most qualified to teach: Accounting I
The hardest challenge about being a Division III student-athlete is: Juggling school with games and practices
Worst grade in a class you ever got – what and when? Freshmen year, Lincoln and the Civil War
I’m deathly afraid of ... : Birds
Worst habit: Too many ice coffees from Dunkin' Donuts
Most expensive traffic ticket: 0, never had one
Language I’d like to learn: French
The longest I could survive without my cell phone: Week
One word your mother or father would use to describe you: Sarcastic
My greatest moment in sports was: Being able to play in the 2014 NCAA Division III Super Regionals
The best player I ever faced was: The girls on Linfield College, who we faced my freshmen year during Regionals
Thing that’s been in my fridge the longest: Ranch Dressing
Favorite food: Cheese quesadillas
Vegetable I won’t eat: Beets
Pepsi or Coke? Neither
Favorite TV show: "Gilmore Girls"
Favorite movie: The Harry Potter Series
If a movie were made of my life, I would like the following person to play me: Amy Poehler
My dream job would be: Be an accountant for a professional sports team
Place I’d most like to live: A place where it is 70 and sunny every day
Two things that are tops on my “bucket list”: Travel through Europe and all 50 states
My possession that would fetch the most on eBay: My Princess Diana Beanie Baby
What I miss most about being in the third grade: No worries
