Kate Kinnear - Field Hockey Coach - University of North Carolina Athletics

Kate Kinnear

Title:
Volunteer Assistant Coach

Kate Barber Kinnear, one of the most decorated players in UNC field hockey history and a long-time member of the U.S. National Team, joined the North Carolina coaching staff in September of 2017 as a volunteer assistant coach.
Kinnear lettered at UNC from 1994-97, helping the Tar Heels to three NCAA Championships (1995-97) and to Atlantic Coast Conference titles all four years. She was a three-time first-team All-America selection and a two-time finalist for the Honda Award as national player of the year.
She continued her hockey career as a member of the U.S. National Team from 1998 to 2008, earning more than 200 international caps. Kinnear captained Team USA at the 2008 Beijing Olympics as the U.S. made its first appearance in the Summer Games since 1996.
After her retirement, Kinnear served on the USAFH Board of Directors from 2009-14.
She is a 1998 graduate of UNC with a degree in exercise and sport science. She served as an undergraduate assistant coach for the Tar Heels during the 1998 season while completing her degree.