CAITLYN FLORES MILBY
General Manager
Milby was named as Racing Louisville’s second general manager in May 2025 after serving in the role on an interim basis since November 2024. In her first season as general manager, Milby led Racing Louisville to its first-ever berth in the NWSL Playoffs in 2025. She had served as the club’s director of operations since 2022.
Before joining the Racing first team staff, Milby spent a year as the League Manager for the LouCity & Racing Academy. Prior to that, she served as the Event and Selection Program Coordinator with the Elite Clubs National League (ECNL), a premier national youth soccer organization. She began at Soccer Holdings as Operations and Merchandise Intern with Louisville City FC in 2017.
BEVERLY YANEZ
Head Coach
Beverly “Bev” Goebel Yanez is in her third season as head coach. Racing Louisville appointed Yanez as the club’s third permanent head coach in November 2023.
In her second season as a head coach, Yanez led Louisville to a historic campaign in 2025. The club finished in seventh place, its highest-ever league standing, earning the first playoff berth in Racing’s history. The team set club records for: wins (10), points (37), goals scored (36) and road victories (5). She was named the NWSL Coach of the Year.
In Yanez’s first season at the helm in 2024, Racing narrowly missed out on the club’s first-ever NWSL playoff berth. Still, the season was not without success — Yanez led Racing to its most wins in a single season (7), its highest-scoring regular season (33 goals) and its most-ever points in the standings (28).
Yanez has led the development a new generation of Racing stars, notably Emma Sears. The former Ohio State forward was the final selection of the second round of the 2024 NWSL draft but emerged as a rookie talent in 2024. She has now become a regular in the United States Women’s National Team.
Following Yanez’s 10-year professional career, Yanez spent three years in the NWSL as an assistant coach before becoming taking charge of Racing. She spent two seasons with NJ/NY Gotham FC, where she helped lead a run to the 2021 Challenge Cup final and the 2021 NWSL Playoffs. Yanez then moved to Louisville, where she helped Racing reach the 2023 UKG NWSL Challenge Cup final — the club’s first appearance in an NWSL final.
A University of Miami alum, Yanez’s playing career had a notable spell with NWSL club Reign FC. She won two NWSL Shields, helped Reign to two NWSL finals, was a Best XI selection and a finalist for the league MVP award in 2015 during her time in Seattle. Over six seasons with Reign, she appeared in 123 games, tallying 24 goals and nine assists.
Yanez’s playing career included stops in Australia, Finland and Japan — where she won the league’s golden boot in 2013 — and included several championships. She won the 2011 Women’s Professional Soccer League title with the Western New York Flash; the 2011 Finnish Naisten Liiga crown with PK-35; back-to-back Japanese Nadeshiko League championships with INAC Kobe; and the 2017 Australian W-League crown with Melbourne City.
MITCH SOWERBY
Assistant Coach
Sowerby joined Racing Louisville ahead of the 2024 season after serving as head coach for the Oklahoma Christian University men’s program at the NCAA Division II level.
Sowerby posted a 46-23-11 mark in four at Oklahoma Christian. His team posted a 10-win turnaround between his first and second seasons, earning a spot in the Lone Star Conference championship in 2022.
He has experience across multiple levels of the sport. In addition to his college coaching work, he served as the academy director at Edmond Soccer Club in the greater Oklahoma City area. He was the camp director for Nike Soccer Camps in Oklahoma City.
He was an assistant coach for three years at his alma mater, Division II program Rogers State University, following his collegiate career. As a player, Sowerby was a three-time all-conference player who registered more minutes than any other non-goalkeeper in Rogers State program history.
SERGIO GONZALEZ
Goalkeeper Coach
Gonzalez joined Racing in 2021 after a stint as Indiana University’s women’s associate head coach. He boasts more than two decades of coaching experience, including additional collegiate stops at Dayton, Slippery Rock, NJIT and Ohio State. Internationally, he has also coached goalkeepers for the U-16 and U-17 national teams.
KILEY POLK
Assistant Coach
Polk joins the Racing first team staff in 2026 after joining the Racing Louisville Academy in 2022. Polk began her coaching career with the LouCity and Racing Academy in 2020, working part-time as a U8-U10 coach on both the boys and girls sides. She worked her way up the ladder, first as the U8-U10 director and assistant director at the Racing Academy’s Oldham County branch, before eventually moving to the main academy office in 2024.
JO CHUBB
Individual Development Coach
Chubb comes from Coastal Carolina University, where she had served as head coach of the women’s soccer program since 2022. She joined Racing Louisville in April 2026.
In three seasons as head coach, Chubb led Coastal Carolina to its best success in a decade. In 2024, Chubb led the Chanticleers to a 8-7-6 (.524) record, the first time since 2018 that the program posted a record of .500 or better. The season ended in the the Sun Belt Championship Tournament semifinals, the Chanticleers deepest run since 2017.
Prior to taking the Coastal Carolina job, Chubb spent eight combined seasons as an assistant coach at Arizona State and South Alabama. Notably, Chubb served as recruiting coordinator at Arizona State.
CHARLIE TULEY
Video Analyst
Tuley, who has bachelor’s and master’s degrees from the University of Michigan, previously worked 14 months as a data and recruitment analyst for the MLS club San Jose Earthquakes and spent time as a data manager for Verified Athletics, a collegiate recruiting database.
JOHN IRELAND
Head of Performance
Ireland has enjoyed a career that has spanned more than 20 years in professional and collegiate sports. Ireland has coached and consulted in a variety of sports including Major League Soccer (MLS), the English Premier League (EPL), Major League Baseball (MLB), the National Football League (NFL), the National Hockey League (NHL), the National Lacrosse League (NLL), US Olympic Track Cycling and Division I NCAA athletics.
Support Staff
SHELBY GILMORE
Director of Operations
Shelby Gilmore joins Racing Louisville after more than six seasons with Indy Eleven of the USL Championship, most recently serving as Team Administration Manager. In that role, she oversaw the club’s administrative and logistical operations, winning the league’s Team Administrator of the Year award in 2022. She earned a bachelor’s degree in sports management from Indiana University Indianapolis in 2018.
LILLY ANDRES
Player Care Coordinator
Andres began with Racing Louisville as an Operations Intern in 2024. She graduated from the University of Kentucky with a dual Bachelor of Business Administration degrees in Management and Marketing.
SARAH KANUCH
Head Equipment Manager
Kanuch joined Racing in the spring of 2022 after working with Georgetown University athletics and the Washington Spirit. A graduate of the University of South Carolina, she also spends time working with U.S. Soccer and its youth national teams during the offseason.
Kanuch joined Racing in the spring of 2022 after working with Georgetown University athletics and the Washington Spirit. A graduate of the University of South Carolina, she also spends time working with U.S. Soccer and its youth national teams during the offseason.
MICHAELA CLAY
Athletic Trainer
Clay joined Racing in March 2025 after working with the Louisville Cardinals athletic department for nearly three years, primarily with the swim and dive team. Prior to that, she served in athletic training roles for the Bellarmine Knights and Western Kentucky Hilltoppers. Clay holds a bachelor’s degree from the University of Louisville and a master’s degree from Spalding University. She holds ATC and BLS certifications.
PHIL CONGLETON
Applied Sports Scientist
Congleton joined Racing Louisville in May 2026. He comes from the University of Arizona, where he served as an assistant coach with the Wildcats’ women’s soccer program. Congleton has experience in the NWSL, serving as the Head Sports Scientist with Gotham FC from 2020 to 2024. He holds a Bachelor of Science in Biology from Christopher Newport University and a Master of Science in Exercise Physiology from James Madison University. He also holds CPSS and CSCS certifications from the National Strength and Conditioning Association.
ROSE DONNELLY
Dietician
Donnelly’s career includes stop in Major League Baseball with the Milwaukee Brewer and Division NCAA programs like Florida State and Virginia Tech. She holds a Bachelor’s Degree in Dietetics and Clinical Nutrition Services from Keiser University-Melbourne and a Master of Science in Applied Nutrtitian and Physical Activity from Virginia Tech.
