Nakeie Montgomery A Two Sport Athlete At Duke In 2021-2022?
When Nakeie Montgomery arrived at Duke his Duke Athletics career began on the Lacrosse Field playing for Duke Men’s Lacrosse Head Coach John Danowski as a midfielder!
As a freshman at Duke in 2018,
Nakeie Montgomery played in in 19 games with five starting assignments in the midfield … Finished the season with 14 goals and two assists for 16 points … Eighth on the team in points and second among rookies … Came on strong in the NCAA postseason … Scored eight goals in the NCAA Tournament, including a hat trick in the NCAA semifinal win over Maryland (5/26) … Also recorded a hat trick in the first-round win over Villanova (5/12) … Scored twice in quarterfinal victory against Johns Hopkins (5/20) … Scored his first career point with an assist in the season-opener against Air Force (2/3) … Tallied his first career goal, netting two in the loss at Penn (2/24) … Recorded three goals and an assist in the four ACC games.
As a sophomore at Duke in 2019,
Nakeie Montgomery played in 16 games, starting 12 … USILA All-America third team … Ranked third on the team in scoring with 21 goals and 18 assists for 39 points … The 18 assists were the second most on the team and ranked sixth in the ACC … Had at least one point in 15 games and at least one goal in 12 outings … Had a strong second half of the season, compiling 27 points in the final eight games … Recorded a career-high four goals in win over No. 2 Loyola (3/7) … Dished out a career-best four assists in the regular season and NCAA Quarterfinal wins over Notre Dame (4/6, 5/18) … Also had a goal in both of those outings versus the Irish to finish with five points … Recorded a hat trick and two assists for five points in NCAA First Round win over Richmond (5/12) … Registered nine multiple-point outings … ACC Academic Honor Roll.
As a junior at Duke in 2020,
Nakeie Montgomery played in all eight games with five starts … A preseason All-America choice by Inside Lacrosse and USILA … Registered eight goals and six assists for 14 points … Posted a hat trick and four points overall in win at No. 11 Loyola (3/7) … Had a goal and three assists in win at High Point (2/8) … Tallied two goals in road win at No. 8 Denver (2/15)
As a senior in 2021, Nakeie Montgomery played in Played in 17 games with 14 starts on the first midfield line … USILA All-America first team … Inside Lacrosse Media All-America first team … All-ACC … Finished season with 15 goals and 22 assists for 37 points … Ranked second on the team in assists … Had at least one point in 14 games … Recorded multiple points in 10 games and had at least three nine times … Dished four assists at Notre Dame (4/10) … Tallied three hat tricks … Notched three goals and an assist in win over Robert Morris … Registered a hat trick and four points overall in win over Notre Dame (4/22) … His first point versus the Fighting Irish was the 100th of his career, becoming the 48th Blue Devil to reach the benchmark ... Selected as Duke’s Male Senior Student-Athlete of the Year for his success on and off the field.
This fall Nakeie Montgomery has made the transition to the gridiron and is playing for Duke Head Football Coach David Cutcliffe!
His position?
Reserve running back!
“according to his biography on goduke.com”
Though, this question remains!
Will Nakeie transition back to the Duke Men’s Lacrosse team, John Danowski after the season is over on the gridiron and get ready the 2022 Duke Men’s Lacrosse season that will start in late February or early March?
I would say that is very likely!
Why?
Because each college athlete gets an extra year of eligibility because of the coronavirus that in 2021 is still affecting us in the United States and around the world.