Hilary Howard Montgomery

Inducted in 2009
In the Category of Student Athlete
W Basketball - Guard
As a Trojan
When Hilary Howard agreed to play basketball for Julie van Beek's infantile women's basketball program at Trevecca, she set the tone in many ways for the young coach and program. Howard had continued to hone her basketball skills for two years at Volunteer State Community College and became an instant go-to scorer for the Trojans. The soon-to-be first all-conference player in program history also provided a level of credibility that helped coach Van Beek recruit other talented players to the program.
 
Howard produced numerous highlights in her brief TNU career. One statistical highlight that stands out is her 169 made three-point baskets is impressive. Especially when one considers that she made 169 in only two seasons and only 61 games. She is tied with Mariska Reed and only three behind Jennifer Wilson, both of which were four- year starters for the Trojans.
 
Howard, now Hilary Howard Montgomery, is still ranked in several career categories, including second in made three-point baskets (169), second in three-point field goal percentage (40.2%), fourth in scoring average (13.87), and ninth in field goal percentage (44.8%).
 
In her first season (1997-1998) the junior was named the TranSouth Newcomer of the Year and was All-TranSouth. She averaged 14.8 points per game and scored 430 points.  As a senior she continued the pace with by averaging 13 points per game. She set the school record with a 34-point performance in a single game while compiling 416 points during the season. Howard was selected as an All-TranSouth and a TranSouth Scholar Athlete.
                                                                                                                                                                                          
The two-time all-conference performer still holds three Trevecca records: made field goals in a game (13), made three-point field goals in a season (88), and attempted three-point field goals in a season (225). Upon graduation she held five game, nine season, and eight career records.
 
For her career she averaged 13.9 point per game while shooting 44.8% from the field, 40.2% from three-point range, and 87.9% from the foul line. She scored 846 career points and had 126 career assists.
 
Hilary lives with her husband of nine years, Greg, and their three-year-old son, Conner, in Thompson Station, Tenn. Her sister, Lindsey, was a All-Region XI performer on the Trevecca softball team.
After Graduation

 
 

Trojan Hall of Fame

NASHVILLE, Tenn. - Trevecca Nazarene University is pleased to announce its 2011 Athletic Hall of Fame Class. Michelle Arend Plummer, Lindsey Fly Strickland, Jami Toomey Warren, and Mauricio Azevedo Dos Santos will be inducted during Trevecca's annual Homecoming weekend on Saturday, November 5.

This year's class has a multi-sport flair, with volleyball (Plummer), basketball (Strickland), softball (Warren), and soccer (Dos Santos) represented. The selection of Dos Santos marks the first time a soccer player has been inducted into the Trevecca Athletic Hall of Fame.

Plummer is the fourth volleyball player to be introduced and the first since 1999 when Brenda Steen Gray was chosen for the Hall of Fame. Others selected in the sport of volleyball are Allison Hendershot Stark and Carol Ernest Schneidmiller.

Fly is the fifth to be chosen in women's basketball. She joins fellow women's basketball honorees Carol Ernest Schneidmiller, Hilary Howard Montgomery, Molly Schoenberg Harned, and Jennifer Wilson in the Hall of Fame.

Warren is the third softball player to be selected for the Hall of Fame. She joins Brandy Barnett Brown and Wendy Allen Apanco as softball players in the TNU Athletic Hall of Fame.

With these inductions, 51 individuals are now members of the Trevecca Athletic Hall of Fame. Begun in 1993, the Athletic Hall of Fame honors individuals who have made outstanding contributions within the Trevecca intercollegiate athletic program, which started in 1969.

All four of the 2011 members have agreed to be on hand for induction into the Athletic Hall of Fame on Saturday, November 5, 2011. The official presentation and induction will take place during halftime of the women's Homecoming basketball game in Moore Gym.

Both Trojan basketball teams will open regular season play at Homecoming. The women's team will host Point Loma Nazarene at 3:00, and the men will host Michigan-Dearborn at 5:00 p.m. The Hall of Fame Induction will occur Saturday shortly after the first half of the women's basketball game.

YearInducteeSport(s)Category InductedGrad Date
1993Mary Lee FielderMeritorious ServiceMeritorious Service1948
1993Dick JohanssonM TennisStudent Athlete1985
1993Alan SmithTennisCoach
1993Melvin TaylorM BasketballStudent Athlete1983
1994Ulf DahlstromM TennisStudent Athlete
1994Avery PattonM BasketballStudent Athlete1987
1994Arthur "Toby" WilliamsMeritorious ServiceMeritorious Service
1995Tim BellBaseball/M BasketballStudent Athlete1987
1995Deborah Ann Lore CoachMeritorious Service / Coach
1996Allison Hendershot StarkVolleyballStudent Athlete
1997Carol Ernest SchneidmillerW Basketball, V-ball, TennisStudent Athlete1979
1997Mac HeaberlinM BasketballStudent Athlete1988
1997J. Dwight RagsdaleMeritorious ServiceMeritorious Service1967
1997David SuddethM BasketballStudent Athlete1992
1997Todd WelchMeritorious ServiceMeritorious Service
1999Roger CostaMeritorious ServiceMeritorious Service
1999Brenda Steen GrayVolleyballStudent Athlete
2002Fred HarrisM BasketballMeritorious Service / Coach / Student Athlete
2002Blanchard HowardM BasketballStudent Athlete1978
2002Ken StegallMeritorious ServiceMeritorious Service1983
2002Brad StuartBaseball1990
2002Charles TorainM Basketball, BaseballStudent Athlete1973
2003Charles "Popcorn" ThompsonBaseballStudent Athlete1988
2003Magnus BerglundM TennisStudent Athlete1990
2003Roger BrownBaseballStudent Athlete1995
2003Randy BurgettBaseballStudent Athlete1980
2004David BlanfordM BasketballStudent Athlete2001
2004Troy HaydelBaseballStudent Athlete1985
2004Calvin HolmesM BasketballStudent Athlete1982
2004Sandy McClainM BasketballStudent Athlete1988
2005Brandy Barnett BrownSoftballStudent Athlete1997
2005Clay BooneBaseballStudent Athlete1990
2005Juan GaratM TennisStudent Athlete1992
2005Jeremy ToddBaseballStudent Athlete2001
2007Michael BlivensM BasketballStudent Athlete2001
2007Bill GreenBaseballCoach
2007Kenny ThomasBaseballStudent Athlete1978
2008Jim HendershotMeritorious ServiceMeritorious Service1967
2008Scott JonesVolleyballCoach
2009Wendy Allen ApancoSoftballStudent Athlete2003
2009Kevin BrownBaseballStudent Athlete1995
2009Hilary Howard MontgomeryW BasketballStudent Athlete2003
2009Elliot JohnsonBaseballCoach
2009Molly Schoenberg HarnedW BasketballStudent Athlete2002
2010Will PartinM BasketballStudent Athlete2003
2010Jennifer WilsonW BasketballStudent Athlete2003
2010Frank WilsonM BasketballCoach
2011Michelle Arend PlummerVolleyballStudent Athlete2002
2011Mauricio Azevedo Dos SantosM SoccerStudent Athlete2004
2011Lindsey Fly StricklandW BasketballStudent Athlete2004
2011Jami Toomey WarrenSoftballStudent Athlete2005