Katie Kauffman Beach
Born:
26 September 1974
Position: Midfield #11
Height/Weight:
5-7, 130
International Caps: 165
International
Goals: 1
Years on National Team: 10
(1994)
Hometown: Reading, Pa.
Residence:
Virginia Beach, Va.
High School: Wilson High School,
West Lawn, Pa. ('92)
College:
- University of Maryland,
College Park, Md.
- Marketing, 1997
Occupation: Sales
Associate/Paint Technician Home Depot
Playing Career:
- Early Career
Began playing field hockey at age 14 after watching her sister play...Participated in
U.S/ Field Hockey's Futures Program 1991-92
- Collegiate Career
1993 - NCAA
National Champion at Maryland...ACC All-Tournament Team...1994 - NFHCA
All-America First Team...All-ACC...ACC All-Tournament Team...1995...All-ACC...
1996...NFHCA All-America First Team...ACC All-Tournament Team...NFHCA
National Academic Squad
Named to the ACC 50th Anniversary team in 2002.
- International Career
1994 -U.S. National Team...U.S. Under-21
team...alternate to U.S. World Cup team...1995 -U.S. National Team...Champions Trophy bronze
medalist...1996 -U.S. National Team...U.S. Olympic Team
(Atlanta)...1997 -U.S.
National Team...6th Champions Trophy (Berlin)...1998 -U.S.
National Team...U.S. World Cup Team (Utrecht)...1999 -U.S.
National Team...Pan American Games silver medalist...2000 - U.S. National
Team...U.S. Field Hockey Female Athlete of the Year...2001 - U.S.
National Team...1st Pan American Cup silver medalist...2002 - U.S.
National Team...Competed in inaugural Champions Challenge (Randburg, South
Africa)...Married Keith Beach 6/15, the day before departing to England for the USA/India
World Cup Qualifying series...U.S. World Cup Team...2003 - U.S. National
Team...US/Japan Tour...US/Spain Tour...Pan American Games (Santo Domingo, DOM) silver
medalist/team captain...2004 - U.S. National Team...Olympic
Qualifying Tournament...Pan American Cup...Retired 2004 to accept
position as Head Coach at Columbia Univ.
Personal:
- Career highlight: 1996 Olympic Games
- Career low: Not qualifying for the
2000 Olympic Games after losing to China for the final spot in the Games.
- Ambition after field hockey: Start
a family and settle down with Keith
- Most influential person in your
sporting career: My mom (Jeanette), She encouraged me to follow my heart.
- I would characterize my style of
play as: Relentless, determined
- I can't live without: Gum,
calling cards, laptop
- Other than field hockey, my
favorite Olympic Sport is: Track & Field
- Most people don't know that I:
love cheesecake
- Philosophy on life: Follow
your dreams!
- Hobbies: Kayaking,
biking, movies, reading, traveling, spending time with Keith
- Favorites: Food:
Italian, Movie: Overboard, TV Show: Friends, Actor/Actress
- Meg Ryan, Tom Hanks, Musical Artist: Dixie Chicks, James Taylor
- Other: Married Keith Beach
(6/15/02), Sister Amanda played at the Univ. of Pennsylvania ('95), Sister Molly is a
former U.S. junior team player and played at the Univ. of Maryland ('02)
Major International Competitions:
| Year |
Tournament |
Site |
Position |
| 2004 |
Pan American Cup |
Bridgetown, Barbados |
2nd |
| 2004 |
Olympic
Qualifying Tournament |
Auckland,
New Zealand |
6th |
| 2003 |
Pan
American Games |
Santo
Domingo, DOM |
2nd |
| 2002 |
10th
World Cup |
Perth,
Australia |
9th |
| 2002 |
USA
vs India WC Qualifiying Series |
Cannock,
England |
1st |
| 2002 |
Japan
6 Nations International
(KOR, AUS, RUS, JPN, GER, USA) |
Gifu,
Japan |
6th |
| 2002 |
1st
Champions Challenge |
Johannesburg,
South Africa |
5th |
| 2001 |
3rd
Korea Telecom Cup |
Seongnam,
Korea |
6th |
| 2001 |
Americas
Cup |
Kingston,
Jamaica |
Silver |
| 2000 |
Olympic
Qualifying Tournament |
Milton
Keynes, England |
6th |
| 1999 |
Sydney
International Hockey Challenge |
Sydney,
Australia |
Silver |
| 1999 |
Pan American
Games |
Winnipeg,
Canada |
Silver |
| 1998 |
World Cup |
Utrecht, Netherlands |
8th |
| 1997 |
Champions Trophy |
Berlin, Germany |
6th |
| 1996 |
Olympic Games |
Atlanta, Ga., USA |
5th |
| 1995 |
Champions Trophy |
Mar del Plata, Argentina |
Bronze |
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