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Kim Montgomery
Retired American soccer player From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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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]
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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 boys' and girls' soccer teams at Ardrey Kell High School.[7] As of 2022, she was still head coach for Ardrey Kell High School's girls' soccer team.[8]
In 2023, The Charlotte Observer named Montgomery Coach of the Year.[9]
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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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