Kim McGowan

Biography

Kim McGowan enters her fourth season as the Governors head soccer coach after being named the third head coach in program history, Dec. 13, 2021. In her first three seasons, McGowan has posted a 15-26-17 record with eight student-athletes receiving ASUN Conference postseason honors, and made the ASUN Championship for the first time in program history in the 2023 season. A Cincinnati, Ohio native, McGowan played four years of college soccer at Ohio Northern (2008-11), where she won the OAC Championship and advanced to the NCAA Tournament twice, while also playing a season of junior varsity basketball and a season of golf for the Polar Bears. McGowan holds her USSF Senior "A" License, a NSCAA Premier Diploma, NSCAA Goal Keeping Level 3, and is currently on staff with ODP Region III. In 2016, she was named to the United Soccer Coaches 30 Under 30 program, and recently was a 30 Under 30 mentor in 2023-24. McGowan graduated from Ohio Northern with a bachelor of arts in sports management in 2012. She earned a master of science in sports administration from Georgia State University in December 2013.