Education
Yurkovich graduated from Newberg High School in Newberg, Oregon in 2005. She graduated from the University of Oregon in 2009.
Yurkovich graduated from Newberg High School in Newberg, Oregon in 2005. She graduated from the University of Oregon in 2009.
She competed at the 2012 Summer Olympics in London. She placed 12th in the finals of the javelin throw at the 2009 World Championships in Athletics. The situation was reversed in 2012.
Yurkovich had exceeded the A standard by three inches at an April meet in France.
At the 2012 Olympics, Yurkovich"s best throw during the qualifying round was 57.92 meters. She placed 13th in her group (24th overall) and did not qualify for the final.
She was the National Collegiate Athletic Association women's javelin champion in both 2008 and 2009. Yurkovich placed third at the 2008 United States. Olympic trials, but failed to qualify for the Games because she had not achieved the Olympic A standard. Yurkovich place fourth in the 2012 United States. Olympic trials with a distance of 56.85 meters, but qualified because she had previously achieved the Olympic A standard while third-place finisher Kimberley Hamilton had not. Yurkovich made an error in her steps on the first throw, committed a foot fault on the second throw, and achieved her best distance on her third throw.
