Joshua Yonker is entering his 12th year as the head athletics trainer for Lamar University since joining the staff in August 2005.
As the head athletics trainer, Yonker directs and supervises the athletic training staff, graduate assistant athletic trainers, and undergraduate internship students in providing athletic training services to the department’s 17 intercollegiate sports. Yonker also directs the undergraduate internship program which prepares students to become Licensed Athletic Trainers in the State of Texas. The program has sent numerous athletic trainers into the high school, clinic, collegiate, and professional ranks.
Beginning in August 2009, Yonker has been primarily responsible for the daily medical care of the football and men’s and women’s golf teams.
A native of Denver, Yonker came to LU after receiving a master of science degree in exercise science from Utah State. While at Utah State, he worked with the football, women’s basketball, and women’s soccer programs. He was also a lab instructor for the athletic injuries class.
Prior to his tenure at Utah State, Yonker was an athletic training student at the University of Northern Colorado in Greeley. He received a bachelor of science degree in sport and exercise science with an emphasis in athletic training.
Yonker is a certified athletic trainer and a State of Texas Licensed Athletic Trainer.
He is married to the former Kristina Maurich. The couple has two children, Avry John (3) and infant son, Ashyr Charles.
