Kim Montgomery

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Kim Montgomery
Personal information
Full name Kim Yankowski Montgomery
Date of birth (1972-04-27) April 27, 1972 (age 51)
Place of birth Huntington, New York, United States
Position(s) Forward/Midfielder
College career
YearsTeamApps(Gls)
1990–1993 NC State Wolfpack (32)
Senior career*
YearsTeamApps(Gls)
1998–2000 Raleigh Wings
2001–2003 Carolina Courage 32 (0)
2002 New York Power
International career
United States U16
United States U19
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

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.

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Early life and education

Montgomery was born in Huntington, New York on April 27, 1972. [1] [2]

Montgomery attended Point Pleasant Borough High School, [2] where she began playing on the varsity soccer team her freshman through senior years. [3] Throughout all four years of high school, she also played for the school's field hockey team. [3] In 1990, the Asbury Park Press named her the high school female athlete of the decade. [3]

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. [3] She then continued her education at Virginia Tech, where she received a master's degree in Health and Physical Education in 1996. [3]

Career

Athletics

While in high school, Montgomery played for both the under-16 and under-19 United States national soccer teams. [3] [4] [5]

Montgomery played soccer with North Carolina State University (NCSU) for four years. [6] The team played in the National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) championships all four years and reached the finals twice. [3] She was also named one of the Atlantic Coast Conference's Top Women Soccer Players of All Time. [3]

In 1998, [2] Montgomery made her semi-professional debut playing in the USL W-League with the Raleigh Wings. [3] [6] In her first two years on the team, they won the W-League Championships. [2] She was named the team's Most Valuable Player (MVP) in 1998. [3] 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. [3] [6] In 2002, she was traded to play for the New York Power. [2]

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. [3]

In 2012, Montgomery became the head coach of the boy's and girl's soccer teams at Ardrey Kell High School. [7] As of 2022, she was still head coach for Ardrey Kell High School's girl's soccer team. [8]

In 2023, The Charlotte Observer named Montgomery Coach of the Year. [9]

Personal life

As of 2022, Montgomery lived in Charlotte, North Carolina [8] her her husband [3] and children. She has at least two daughters, Carly and Madison, both of whom she has coached in soccer. [9]

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