Katie Kauffman Beach (born September 26, 1974, in Reading, Pennsylvania) is an American field hockey player and coach. Nicknamed KK, K2 or Beach, she is best known as a midfielder who played for the United States Women's National Team in 180 international games,[1] including the 1996 Olympics in Atlanta.[2]

Katie Kauffman Beach
Born
Katie Kauffman

September 26, 1974
Reading, Pennsylvania, United States
EducationUniversity of Maryland, College Park
Occupation(s)Field hockey player and coach
Known forInducted into the United States Field Hockey Hall of Fame (2014)
SpouseKeith Beach

She was inducted into the United States Field Hockey Hall of Fame in 2014.[3]

Biography

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Born in Reading, Pennsylvania on September 26, 1974, Beach was raised in West Lawn. After graduating from Wilson High School in 1992, she attended the University of Maryland. While there, she studied marketing and played for the Terrapins, beginning in 1993, the year that the Terrapins won the NCAA championship. She was a two-time All-American, and two-time U.S. Field Hockey Athlete of the Year.[3][4]

In 2004, Beach retired from the national team to take a job with Columbia University, where she served for four years as head coach. In 2009, she moved to Chicago and became the director and co-owner of Windy City Field Hockey, with husband Keith Beach.

Beach was inducted into the USA Field Hockey Hall of Fame in 2014.[5]

International senior tournaments

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References

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  1. ^ "Windy City Field Hockey Staff". Archived from the original on 2018-03-03. Retrieved 2016-07-11.
  2. ^ "Katie (Kauffman) Beach", in "Catching Up with Female Olympians from Berks." Reading, Pennsylvania: Berks County Living Magazine, February 27, 2017.
  3. ^ a b "Katie Kauffman Beach named to U.S. Field Hockey Hall of Fame | Reading Eagle - SPORTS". Retrieved 2016-07-11.
  4. ^ "Katie (Kauffman) Beach", in "Catching Up with Female Olympians from Berks," Berks County Living Magazine, February 27, 2017.
  5. ^ "Duke field hockey coach honored." Raleigh, North Carolina: The News and Observer, July 3, 2014, p. C3 (subscription required).
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