Erika Tymrak

Classroom

Tymrak was a Southeastern Conference Academic Honor Roll selection in 2010 and owns a 2.82 grade point average and will receive bachelor’s degree in criminology in December of 2012.

Character

Tymrak was part of the Gator soccer’s Leadership Committee as a junior.

Community

Tymrak participated in Florida’s student-athlete community service program, performing 40 hours of Goodwill Gator activities acting as a counselor at the 2011 and 2010 Climb for Cancer camp, a day when children being treated for cancer participate in games and activities with Gator student-athletes. She also helped the Gator soccer team prepare a meal for the St. Francis House (local homeless shelter), visited with residents at Gainesville’s Ronald McDonald House, helped with local charity fun run events (Phoenix Fox Trot, Walk by Faith, Not by Sight 5K), TOP Soccer Program volunteer, participated in Great American Cleanup on UF campus, visited with pediatric patients at UF’s Shands Hospital eight times, including painting ceiling tiles with the patients for their ward.

Competition

Tymrak was a National Soccer Coaches Association of America (NSCAA) All-America second-team selection as a junior, an NSCAA All-South Region first team selection in 2010 and 2011 and third-team selection as a freshman in 2009. She was a member of the 2010 and 2011 All-SEC first team. She led Florida with collegiate-highs for points (32) and goals (12) as a junior and led the SEC in assists as a sophomore (13). She started 69 of 73 matches played. She was a part of the U.S. Under-23 National Team which played three matches in Sweden in June of 2011, and she was named to 2011 First Tennessee Lady Vol Classic and 2010 SEC All-Tournament teams, picking up MVP honors for 2010 SEC Tournament.