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| death_place =
| alma_mater = [[Guilford College]]
| alma_mater = [[Guilford College]]
| admin_years1 = 1994-1998
| admin_years1 = 1994–1998
| admin_team1 = [[Wake Forest Demon Deacons|Wake Forest]] (assistant director of marketing and promotions)
| admin_team1 = [[Wake Forest Demon Deacons|Wake Forest]] (assistant director of marketing and promotions)
| admin_years2 = 1998-2000
| admin_years2 = 1998–2000
| admin_team2 = [[Vanderbilt Commodores|Vanderbilt]] (assistant athletics director)
| admin_team2 = [[Vanderbilt Commodores|Vanderbilt]] (assistant athletics director)
| admin_years3 = 2001-2004
| admin_years3 = 2001–2004
| admin_team3 = [[Western Carolina Catamounts|Western Carolina]] (senior associate athletics director)
| admin_team3 = [[Western Carolina Catamounts|Western Carolina]] (senior associate athletics director)
| admin_years4 = 2004-2006
| admin_years4 = 2004–2006
| admin_team4 = [[Virginia Cavaliers|Virginia]] (associate athletics director)
| admin_team4 = [[Virginia Cavaliers|Virginia]] (associate athletics director)
| admin_years5 = 2006-2010
| admin_years5 = 2006–2010
| admin_team5 = [[Akron Zips|Akron]] (executive senior associate athletics director)
| admin_team5 = [[Akron Zips|Akron]] (executive senior associate athletics director)
| admin_years6 = 2010-2015
| admin_years6 = 2010–2015
| admin_team6 = [[Coastal Carolina Chanticleers|Coastal Carolina]]
| admin_team6 = [[Coastal Carolina Chanticleers|Coastal Carolina]]
| admin_years7 = 2015-2017
| admin_years7 = 2015–2017
| admin_team7 = [[Houston Cougars|Houston]]
| admin_team7 = [[Houston Cougars|Houston]]
| admin_years8 = 2017-present
| admin_years8 = 2017–present
| admin_team8 = [[Arkansas Razorbacks|Arkansas]]
| admin_team8 = [[Arkansas Razorbacks|Arkansas]]
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'''Hunter Reid Yurachek''' (born October 21, 1968) is an American university sports administrator who currently serves as athletic director at the [[University of Arkansas]]. He was previously the athletic director for [[Coastal Carolina University]].
'''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]].<ref>{{Cite web |title=Administration and Staff |url=https://chancellor.uark.edu/about/chancellors-office-administration-and-staff/uid/hryurach/name/Hunter+R.+Yurachek/ |access-date=2024-12-16 |website=Office of the Chancellor |language=en}}</ref>


==Early life and education==
==Early life and education==
Hunter 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.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://news.uark.edu/articles/40446|title=Hunter Yurachek Named University of Arkansas Athletic Director|website=University of Arkansas News}}</ref>
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.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://news.uark.edu/articles/40446|title=Hunter Yurachek Named University of Arkansas Athletic Director|website=University of Arkansas News}}</ref>


==Athletic Director==
==Athletic director==


===Coastal Carolina===
===Coastal Carolina===
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===Arkansas===
===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 their first SEC and national titles, along with setting a spring term GPA record with an average 3.43 GPA.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://arkansasrazorbacks.com/support-staff/hunter-yurachek/|title=Hunter Yurachek|date=December 4, 2017|website=Arkansas Razorbacks}}</ref>
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.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://arkansasrazorbacks.com/support-staff/hunter-yurachek/|title=Hunter Yurachek|date=December 4, 2017|website=Arkansas Razorbacks}}</ref>


==References==
==References==
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[[Category:1968 births]]
[[Category:Sportspeople from Richmond, Virginia]]
[[Category:Basketball players from Richmond, Virginia]]
[[Category:Sportspeople from Charlotte, North Carolina]]
[[Category:Basketball players from Charlotte, North Carolina]]
[[Category:Guilford College alumni]]
[[Category:Guilford College alumni]]
[[Category:University of Richmond alumni]]
[[Category:University of Richmond alumni]]
[[Category:Coastal Carolina Chanticleers athletic directors]]
[[Category:Coastal Carolina Chanticleers athletic directors]]
[[Category:Houston Cougars athletic directors]]
[[Category:Houston Cougars athletic directors]]
[[Category:Guilford Quakers men's basketball players]]
[[Category:Basketball players from North Carolina]]

Latest revision as of 18:29, 16 December 2024

Hunter Yurachek
Current position
TitleAthletic director
TeamArkansas
ConferenceSEC
Biographical details
Born (1968-10-21) October 21, 1968 (age 56)
Richmond, Virginia, U.S.
Alma materGuilford College
Administrative career (AD unless noted)
1994–1998Wake Forest (assistant director of marketing and promotions)
1998–2000Vanderbilt (assistant athletics director)
2001–2004Western Carolina (senior associate athletics director)
2004–2006Virginia (associate athletics director)
2006–2010Akron (executive senior associate athletics director)
2010–2015Coastal Carolina
2015–2017Houston
2017–presentArkansas

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.[1]

Early life and education

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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.[2]

Athletic director

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Coastal Carolina

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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. [3]

Arkansas

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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.[4]

References

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  1. ^ "Administration and Staff". Office of the Chancellor. Retrieved December 16, 2024.
  2. ^ "Hunter Yurachek Named University of Arkansas Athletic Director". University of Arkansas News.
  3. ^ "Hunter Yurachek — University of Houston Magazine". ssl.uh.edu.
  4. ^ "Hunter Yurachek". Arkansas Razorbacks. December 4, 2017.
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