| Current position | |
|---|---|
| Title | Athletic director |
| Team | Arkansas |
| Conference | SEC |
| Biographical details | |
| Born | October 21, 1968 Richmond, Virginia, U.S. |
| Alma mater | Guilford College |
| Administrative career ( AD unless noted) | |
| 1994–1998 | Wake Forest (assistant director of marketing and promotions) |
| 1998–2000 | Vanderbilt (assistant athletics director) |
| 2001–2004 | Western Carolina (senior associate athletics director) |
| 2004–2006 | Virginia (associate athletics director) |
| 2006–2010 | Akron (executive senior associate athletics director) |
| 2010–2015 | Coastal Carolina |
| 2015–2017 | Houston |
| 2017–present | Arkansas |
Hunter Reid Yurachek (born October 21, 1968) is an American university sports administrator who is athletic director at the University of Arkansas, and previously for the University of Houston.
Early life and education
Yurachek was born on October 21, 1968, in Richmond, Virginia, and was raised in Charlotte, North Carolina. He lettered four years in basketball and received his bachelor's degree at Guilford College in 1990, and then his master's degree from the University of Richmond in 1994. [1]
Athletic director
Coastal Carolina
After stints at Wake Forest, Vanderbilt, Western Carolina, Virginia, and Akron, Yurachek was named athletic director for Coastal Carolina University. He was named the 2014 FCS Athletic Director of the Year while at Coastal Carolina. [2]
Arkansas
After a stint at Houston as vice president for athletics, Yurachek once again became an athletic director, this time at the University of Arkansas. Yurachek has helped improve Arkansas both in and out of sports, overseeing Arkansas programs win several SEC and national titles, along with setting a spring term GPA record with an average 3.43 GPA. [3]
References
- ^ "Hunter Yurachek Named University of Arkansas Athletic Director". University of Arkansas News.
- ^ "Hunter Yurachek — University of Houston Magazine". ssl.uh.edu.
- ^ "Hunter Yurachek". Arkansas Razorbacks. December 4, 2017.
- Arkansas Razorbacks athletic directors
- Living people
- 1968 births
- Sportspeople from Richmond, Virginia
- Sportspeople from Charlotte, North Carolina
- Guilford College alumni
- University of Richmond alumni
- Coastal Carolina Chanticleers athletic directors
- Houston Cougars athletic directors
- Guilford Quakers men's basketball players
- Basketball players from North Carolina
| Current position | |
|---|---|
| Title | Athletic director |
| Team | Arkansas |
| Conference | SEC |
| Biographical details | |
| Born | October 21, 1968 Richmond, Virginia, U.S. |
| Alma mater | Guilford College |
| Administrative career ( AD unless noted) | |
| 1994–1998 | Wake Forest (assistant director of marketing and promotions) |
| 1998–2000 | Vanderbilt (assistant athletics director) |
| 2001–2004 | Western Carolina (senior associate athletics director) |
| 2004–2006 | Virginia (associate athletics director) |
| 2006–2010 | Akron (executive senior associate athletics director) |
| 2010–2015 | Coastal Carolina |
| 2015–2017 | Houston |
| 2017–present | Arkansas |
Hunter Reid Yurachek (born October 21, 1968) is an American university sports administrator who is athletic director at the University of Arkansas, and previously for the University of Houston.
Early life and education
Yurachek was born on October 21, 1968, in Richmond, Virginia, and was raised in Charlotte, North Carolina. He lettered four years in basketball and received his bachelor's degree at Guilford College in 1990, and then his master's degree from the University of Richmond in 1994. [1]
Athletic director
Coastal Carolina
After stints at Wake Forest, Vanderbilt, Western Carolina, Virginia, and Akron, Yurachek was named athletic director for Coastal Carolina University. He was named the 2014 FCS Athletic Director of the Year while at Coastal Carolina. [2]
Arkansas
After a stint at Houston as vice president for athletics, Yurachek once again became an athletic director, this time at the University of Arkansas. Yurachek has helped improve Arkansas both in and out of sports, overseeing Arkansas programs win several SEC and national titles, along with setting a spring term GPA record with an average 3.43 GPA. [3]
References
- ^ "Hunter Yurachek Named University of Arkansas Athletic Director". University of Arkansas News.
- ^ "Hunter Yurachek — University of Houston Magazine". ssl.uh.edu.
- ^ "Hunter Yurachek". Arkansas Razorbacks. December 4, 2017.
- Arkansas Razorbacks athletic directors
- Living people
- 1968 births
- Sportspeople from Richmond, Virginia
- Sportspeople from Charlotte, North Carolina
- Guilford College alumni
- University of Richmond alumni
- Coastal Carolina Chanticleers athletic directors
- Houston Cougars athletic directors
- Guilford Quakers men's basketball players
- Basketball players from North Carolina