Hall of Fame
Kathy Brown began the women's soccer program at YHC in 1997 and stayed on as head coach until 2015.
She led the Mountain Lions to the 2006 National Junior College Athletic Association (NJCAA) Division I National Championship, which is the only national title won by a YHC athletic team. Brown was named NJCAA Region 17 Coach of the Year eight times and was named the 2006 National Coach of the Year by both the NJCAA and the National Soccer Coaches Association of America.
Her teams won eight state championships and six district titles, and they advanced to the national tournament six times. The Mountain Lions reached the national semifinals in 2000 and 2002, and they played in the championship game in 2004 and 2006. She led 11 players to All-American honors.
In addition to her duties as head coach, Brown served as an assistant director of athletics for community engagement, the senior woman administrator, and an advisor to the Student-Athlete Advisory Committee.
After leaving YHC, she was the head women’s soccer coach at Lock Haven University for three seasons. In 2020, Brown returned to her alma mater, Berry College, where she is the head women’s soccer coach for the Vikings.
Entering the 2021 season, Brown has recorded a .700 winning percentage as a head coach, including a .732 winning percentage in the Enchanted Valley.
Kathy and her husband Barry have four children: Jensen, Brayden, Leyton, and Breckyn
