James Montagano

JIM MONTAGANO, Elkhart Memorial High School, 1977

***5 varsity letters in 2 sports – football, baseball

**EMHS Male Athlete of the Year

Football: 3-year varsity letterwinner; Team captain (1976), Baseball: 2-year varsity letterwinner; Team captain (1977)

**1st Team All-Northern Indiana Conference (1977), 2nd Team All-NIC (1976)

**Indiana All-Star Game selection

88.371 career batting average, 8 career home runs, 35-of-36 in career stolen bases

College:

**University of Notre Dame, 1981

Baseball: 3-year Monogram winner

**Named Irish Best Freshman (1978), team-high batting average (.381) in 1981

**.325 career batting average, 10 career home runs, 72 career RBI