John Yurkow
| Sport(s) | Baseball |
|---|---|
| Current position | |
| Title | Head Coach |
| Team | Penn |
| Conference | Ivy League |
| Record | 46–32 |
| Playing career | |
| 1995–1999 | Rowan |
| Position(s) | 2B |
| Coaching career (HC unless noted) | |
| 2000–2001 | Rowan (Asst.) |
| 2002–2005 | Duke (Asst.) |
| 2007–2013 | Penn (Asst.) |
| 2014–Present | Penn |
| Accomplishments and honors | |
| Championships | |
| Gehrig Division: 2014, 2015 | |
John Yurkow in an American college baseball coach, currently serving as head coach of the Penn Quakers baseball program. He was named to that position prior to the 2014 season.[1][2][3][4]
Yurkow played second base at Rowan, and earned his first coaching position with the Profs immediately after graduation. He served two years before moving to Duke for four seasons. He then accepted a position at Penn as the top assistant to head coach John Cole, who had previously coached him at Rowan. Upon Cole's firing after the 2013 seasons, Yurkow was elevated to the Head Coaching position.[1][2][3][4]
Head coaching records
Below is a table of Yurkow's yearly records as an NCAA head baseball coach.[5]
| Season | Team | Overall | Conference | Standing | Postseason | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Penn (Ivy League) (2014–present) | |||||||||
| 2014 | Penn | 24–17 | 15–5 | T-1st | Gehrig Division Playoff | ||||
| 2015 | Penn | 22–15 | 16–4 | T-1st | Gehrig Division Playoff | ||||
| Penn: | 46–32 | 31–9 | |||||||
| Total: | 46–32 | ||||||||
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National champion
Postseason invitational champion
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See also
References
- 1 2 "John Yurkow bio". Penn Quakers. Retrieved September 6, 2013.
- 1 2 Scott Chappellear (July 15, 2013). "Washington Township native John Yurkow named head coach at Penn". South Jersey Times. Retrieved September 6, 2013.
- 1 2 "Yohn Yurkow Bio". Duke Blue Devils. Retrieved September 6, 2013.
- 1 2 Rich Fisher (May 24, 1999). "Lighting The Fire For Rowan John Yurkow Was The Spark Plug For The Profs This Season". Philadelphia Inquirer. Retrieved September 6, 2013.
- ↑ "2014 Ivy League Standings". IvyLeagueSports.com. Archived from the original on June 4, 2014. Retrieved June 4, 2014.