Hunter Yurachek Explained

Hunter Yurachek
Current Team:Arkansas
Current Title:Athletic director
Current Conference:SEC
Birth Date:21 October 1968
Birth Place:Richmond, Virginia, U.S.
Alma Mater:Guilford College
Admin Years1:1994–1998
Admin Team1:Wake Forest (assistant director of marketing and promotions)
Admin Years2:1998–2000
Admin Team2:Vanderbilt (assistant athletics director)
Admin Years3:2001–2004
Admin Team3:Western Carolina (senior associate athletics director)
Admin Years4:2004–2006
Admin Team4:Virginia (associate athletics director)
Admin Years5:2006–2010
Admin Team5:Akron (executive senior associate athletics director)
Admin Years6:2010–2015
Admin Team6:Coastal Carolina
Admin Years7:2015–2017
Admin Team7:Houston
Admin Years8:2017–present
Admin Team8: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]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Hunter Yurachek Named University of Arkansas Athletic Director. University of Arkansas News.
  2. Web site: Hunter Yurachek — University of Houston Magazine. ssl.uh.edu.
  3. Web site: Hunter Yurachek. December 4, 2017. Arkansas Razorbacks.