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.
[4] Born in Reading, Pennsylvania on September 26, 1974, Beach was raised in West Lawn.
[4][5] 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.