Palm Beach Atlantic University Athletics

PERSONAL
Born July 29th, 1988...Majoring in Political Science with a minor in Communications... Career aspirations include music journalism and or teaching... Chose PBA because it seemed like a good opportunity and many of his teammates were making the committment... Favorite verse is Matthew 25:40... Favorite team is the Tottenham Hotspurs... Favorite athlete is John Daly... Son of Frank and Krista Yurchak... Has two sisters, Christine and Hannah.

2008 (Junior)
Continued to be a consistent force between the posts for the Fish as a third-year starting goal keeper... Started all 21 games during the season while allowing 29 total goals for a goals against average of 1.42... Posted a record of 13-7-1 while finishing the season with a record of 13-7-1 and 83 total saves... Posted shutouts against the likes of University of Colorado-Colorado Springs, Saint Leo University, and Florida Southern College among others... Named a NCCAA All-American Honorable Mention... Honored as a NCCAA Scholar-Athlete.

2007 (Sophomore) 
Started all 20 games for the Sailfish for the second consecutive season... Allowed 18 goals in 20 games for a goals against average of 0.93... Tallied seven shutouts while finishing the season with a record of 14-4-2 and 63 saves... Named to the Independent Collegiate Athletic Association (ICAA) 2nd Team... Awarded a spot on the All-Tournament Team at the NCCAA National Tournament... Honored as a NCCAA All-American 1st Team...

2006 (Freshman)
Started in the goal for PBA as a true freshman.... Allowed 47 goals in 22 games played for a goals against average of 2.30... Collected two shutouts while finishing the season with a record of 8-10-3 with 123 saves.

HIGH SCHOOL
Played high school soccer for head coach Rudi Arendt at Lakeland High School... Named to the All-County team twice... Graduated with high honors.