Kim Montgomery
Kim Yankowski Montgomery (born April 27, 1972, in Huntington, New York) is a retired American soccer player who played for Carolina Courage, as well as the under-16 and under-19 United States national soccer teams. Early life and education Montgomery was born in Huntington, New York on April 27, 1972. Montgomery attended Point Pleasant Borough High School, where she began playing on the varsity soccer team her freshman through senior years. Throughout all four years of high school, she also played for the school's field hockey team. In 1990, the Asbury Park Press named her the high school female athlete of the decade. Following graduation, Montgomery received a full-ride scholarship to North Carolina State University and graduated in 1995 with a bachelor's degree in Health and Physical Education. She then continued her education at Virginia Tech, where she received a master's degree in Health and Physical Education in 1996. Career Athletics While in high school, Montgomery played for both the under-16 and under-19 United States national soccer teams. Montgomery played soccer with North Carolina State University (NCSU) for four years. The team played in the National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) championships all four years and reached the finals twice. She was also named one of the Atlantic Coast Conference's Top Women Soccer Players of All Time. In 1998, Montgomery made her semi-professional debut playing in the USL W-League with the Raleigh Wings. In her first two years on the team, they won the W-League Championships. She was named the team's Most Valuable Player (MVP) in 1998. Upon the creation of the Women's United Soccer Association (WUSA) in 2000, Montgomery was drafted in the sixth round to play for the Carolina Courage. In 2002, she was traded to play for the New York Power. Coaching Montgomery began her coaching career while completing her master's degree at Virginia Tech, where she served as the assistant soccer coach in 1995 and 1996. In 2012, Montgomery became the head coach of the boy's and girl's soccer teams at Ardrey Kell High School. As of 2022, she was still head coach for Ardrey Kell High School's girl's soccer team. In 2023, The Charlotte Observer named Montgomery Coach of the Year. Personal life As of 2022, Montgomery lived in Charlotte, North Carolina her her husband and children. She has at least two daughters, Carly and Madison, both of whom she has coached in soccer. References Living people 1972 births Sportspeople from Huntington, New York American women's soccer players Women's United Soccer Association players Carolina Courage players Women's association football midfielders NC State Wolfpack women's soccer players