Julie (Nemergut) Yurcich enters her second season on the Shippensburg University coaching staff in 2012 as a volunteer assistant to the cross country squads.
Yurcich was an All-American at Edinboro University and served as an assistant coach at her alma mater from 2008-10 under legendary coach Doug Watts. She placed 10th at the 2004 NCAA National Championships in a year that her Fighting Scots placed second as a team.
In cross country, Nemergut enjoyed a distinguished career, earning All-PSAC accolades three times and All-East Region recognition four times. She won the PSAC individual championship in 2004 and 2005, and was also the East Regional champion in 2004. Yurcich was named the 2004 PSAC Cross Country Runner of the Year and USTFCCCA East Region Athlete of the Year for her exploits.
As a track and field competitor, Yurcich was a two-time All-American in the 10K. As a senior, Yurcich finished seventh in the 10K (37:23.05) and 11th in the 5K. She previously earned All-America as a freshman in 2004 with an eighth-place finish.
In addition to her All-America honors, Yurcich was the 2006 PSAC 5K champion during her junior year. That same season, she finished ninth in the 10K at Penn Relays.
A native of Youngstown, Ohio, Yurcich earned her bachelor’s degree in special education/elementary education in 2007, finishing her schooling with a 3.91 GPA. She was awarded a NCAA Postgraduate Scholarship and also twice earned ESPN The Magazine Cross Country/Track & Field College Division Academic All-American honors.
Yurcich is married to Shippensburg assistant football coach Mike Yurcich. The couple has one child, Jack.
