John Yurkow
John Yurkow 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.
| Current position | |
|---|---|
| Title | Head coach |
| Team | Penn |
| Conference | Ivy League |
| Record | 210–163–1 |
| Playing career | |
| 1995–1999 | Rowan |
| Position(s) | Second baseman |
| Coaching career (HC unless noted) | |
| 2000–2001 | Rowan (Asst.) |
| 2002–2005 | Duke (Asst.) |
| 2007–2013 | Penn (Asst.) |
| 2014–present | Penn |
| Head coaching record | |
| Overall | 210–163–1 |
| Tournaments | NCAA 2–2 |
| Accomplishments and honors | |
| Championships | |
Ivy League Tournament (2023) *2x Ivy League (2022, 2023)
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| Awards | |
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Raised in Washington Township, Gloucester County, New Jersey, Yurkow attended Gloucester Catholic High School.
Yurkow played second base at Rowan University, 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.
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