Kim Montgomery
{{Short description|Retired American soccer player}}
{{Infobox football biography
| name = Kim Montgomery
| birth_date = {{birth date and age|1972|4|27}}
| birth_place = Huntington, New York, United States
| fullname = Kim Yankowski Montgomery
| position = Forward/Midfielder
|collegeyears1 = 1990–1993
|college1 = NC State Wolfpack
|collegecaps1 =
|collegegoals1 = 32
|years1 = 1998–2000
|clubs1 = Raleigh Wings
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|years2 = 2001–2003
|clubs2 = Carolina Courage
|caps2 = 32
|goals2 = 0
|years3 = 2002
|clubs3 = New York Power
|caps3 =
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|nationalyears1 =
|nationalteam1 = United States U16
|nationalcaps1 =
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|nationalteam2 = United States U19
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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.
Early life and education
Montgomery was born in Huntington, New York on April 27, 1972.{{Cite web |title=Kim Yankowski Montgomery women's soccer Statistics |url=https://www.statscrew.com/womenssoccer/stats/p-yankokim001 |access-date=2023-08-06 |website=StatsCrew.com |language=en |archive-date=2023-08-06 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230806210258/https://www.statscrew.com/womenssoccer/stats/p-yankokim001 |url-status=live }}{{Cite web |date=2002-12-13 |title=Power Acquire For/Mid Kim Yankowski-Montgomery from Courage |url=https://www.oursportscentral.com/services/releases/power-acquire-for-mid-kim-yankowski-montgomery-from-courage/n-1980661 |access-date=2023-08-06 |website=OurSports Central |language=en |archive-date=2023-08-06 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230806210257/https://www.oursportscentral.com/services/releases/power-acquire-for-mid-kim-yankowski-montgomery-from-courage/n-1980661 |url-status=live }}
Montgomery attended Point Pleasant Borough High School, where she began playing on the varsity soccer team her freshman through senior years.{{Cite web |title=Kim Yankowski Montgomery |url=https://img1.wsimg.com/blobby/go/e8a69cc1-9e7f-47ee-8bb5-9e318cce43df/2004YankowskiMontgomery.pdf |access-date=2023-08-06 |archive-date=2023-02-01 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230201234639/https://img1.wsimg.com/blobby/go/e8a69cc1-9e7f-47ee-8bb5-9e318cce43df/2004YankowskiMontgomery.pdf |url-status=live }} 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.{{Cite web |last=Wertz Jr. |first=Langston |date=2023-06-25 |title=Ardrey Kell’s ‘phenomenal’ Taylor Suarez is Observer’s girls athlete of the year |url=https://www.yahoo.com/lifestyle/ardrey-kell-phenomenal-taylor-suarez-110000969.html |access-date=2023-08-06 |website=Yahoo Life |language=en-US |archive-date=2023-08-06 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230806210300/https://www.yahoo.com/lifestyle/ardrey-kell-phenomenal-taylor-suarez-110000969.html |url-status=live }}{{Cite web |last=Carboni |first=Nick |date=2023-07-21 |title=Watching the women's World Cup? You could see an Ardrey Kell student on the US women's team someday |url=https://www.wcnc.com/article/sports/watching-the-womens-world-cup-you-could-see-an-ardrey-kell-student-on-the-us-womens-team-someday/275-e6640d2e-f4e3-4884-b48a-a7de97557c7d |access-date=2023-08-06 |website=WCNC-TV |language=en-US |archive-date=2023-08-06 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230806210302/https://www.wcnc.com/article/sports/watching-the-womens-world-cup-you-could-see-an-ardrey-kell-student-on-the-us-womens-team-someday/275-e6640d2e-f4e3-4884-b48a-a7de97557c7d |url-status=live }}
Montgomery played soccer with North Carolina State University (NCSU) for four years.{{Cite web |last=Acerni |first=Aleigh |date=2014-12-22 |title=Former Pros Coach High School Teams |url=https://www.charlottemagazine.com/former-pros-coach-high-school-teams/ |access-date=2023-08-06 |website=Charlotte Magazine |archive-date=2023-06-01 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230601113551/https://www.charlottemagazine.com/former-pros-coach-high-school-teams/ |url-status=live }} 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 boys' and girls' soccer teams at Ardrey Kell High School.{{Cite web |date=2012-09-27 |title=Prep Zone: Knights’ Soccer gets a new coach |url=https://www.wbtv.com/story/19658135/prep-zone-knights-soccer-gets-a-new-coach |access-date=2023-08-06 |website=WBTV |language=en |archive-date=2015-04-01 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150401134551/http://www.wbtv.com/story/19658135/prep-zone-knights-soccer-gets-a-new-coach |url-status=live }} As of 2022, she was still head coach for Ardrey Kell High School's girls' soccer team.{{Cite web |last=Lyttle |first=Steve |date=2022-06-03 |title=NC Girls Soccer state finals: Problem-solving Knights are a solution away from 4A crown |url=https://www.charlotteobserver.com/sports/high-school/article262084472.html |access-date=2023-08-06 |website=The Charlotte Observer |archive-date=2023-08-06 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230806210311/https://www.charlotteobserver.com/sports/high-school/article262084472.html |url-status=live }}
In 2023, The Charlotte Observer named Montgomery Coach of the Year.{{Cite web |last=Edwards |first=Jay |date=2023-06-09 |title=Ardrey Kell’s Taylor Suarez headlines 2023 All-Observer girls soccer team |url=https://www.charlotteobserver.com/sports/high-school/article276227161.html |access-date=2023-08-06 |website=The Charlotte Observer |archive-date=2023-08-06 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230806210352/https://www.charlotteobserver.com/sports/high-school/article276227161.html |url-status=live }}
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.
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Category:Sportspeople from Huntington, New York
Category:American women's soccer players
Category:Women's United Soccer Association players
Category:Carolina Courage players