Northern Kentucky University Athletics

Joey Yelenick joined the Northern Kentucky University Athletic Communications department in November 2024, and currently serves as the staff's media contact for all sports. 

Previously, Yelenick served as an athletic communications graduate assistant at Western Illinois University from July 2023-October 2024, where he worked and earned his master's degree in sport management in December of 2024. Yelenick graduated with a bachelor's in sport management from Greenville University in May 2023, where he also interned as an athletic staff member with the school's athletic department. 

Yelenick is a native of Catlin, Illinois, and currently resides in Highland Heights, Kentucky.