{{Short description|American soccer player (born 1972)}} {{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 |caps1 = |goals1 = |years2 = 2001–2003 |clubs2 = Carolina Courage |caps2 = 32 |goals2 = 0 |years3 = 2002 |clubs3 = New York Power |caps3 = |goals3 = |nationalyears1 = |nationalteam1 = United States U16 |nationalcaps1 = |nationalgoals1 = |nationalyears2 = |nationalteam2 = United States U19 |nationalcaps2 = |nationalgoals2 = }}
'''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.<ref>{{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 }}</ref><ref name=":4">{{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 }}</ref>
Montgomery attended Point Pleasant Borough High School,<ref name=":4" /> where she began playing on the varsity soccer team her freshman through senior years.<ref name=":2">{{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 }}</ref> Throughout all four years of high school, she also played for the school's field hockey team.<ref name=":2" /> In 1990, the Asbury Park Press named her the high school female athlete of the decade.<ref name=":2" />
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.<ref name=":2" /> She then continued her education at Virginia Tech, where she received a master's degree in Health and Physical Education in 1996.<ref name=":2" />
== Career ==
=== Athletics === While in high school, Montgomery played for both the under-16 and under-19 United States national soccer teams.<ref name=":2" /><ref>{{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 }}</ref><ref>{{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 }}</ref>
Montgomery played soccer with North Carolina State University (NCSU) for four years.<ref name=":0">{{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 }}</ref> The team played in the National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) championships all four years and reached the finals twice.<ref name=":2" /> She was also named one of the Atlantic Coast Conference's Top Women Soccer Players of All Time.<ref name=":2" />
In 1998,<ref name=":4" /> Montgomery made her semi-professional debut playing in the USL W-League with the Raleigh Wings.<ref name=":2" /><ref name=":0" /> In her first two years on the team, they won the W-League Championships.<ref name=":4" /> She was named the team's Most Valuable Player (MVP) in 1998.<ref name=":2" /> 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.<ref name=":2" /><ref name=":0" /> In 2002, she was traded to play for the New York Power.<ref name=":4" />
=== 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.<ref name=":2" />
In 2012, Montgomery became the head coach of the boys' and girls' soccer teams at Ardrey Kell High School.<ref>{{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 }}</ref> As of 2022, she was still head coach for Ardrey Kell High School's girls' soccer team.<ref name=":1">{{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 }}</ref>
In 2023, ''The Charlotte Observer'' named Montgomery Coach of the Year.<ref name=":3">{{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 }}</ref>
== Personal life == As of 2022, Montgomery lived in Charlotte, North Carolina<ref name=":1" /> with her husband<ref name=":2" /> and children. She has at least two daughters, Carly and Madison, both of whom she has coached in soccer.<ref name=":3" />
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