Mark Yepishin

Bio

Mark Yepishin begins his third season as Head Soccer Coach of Pensacola State College after serving as a volunteer assistant coach at University of West Florida women’s soccer program from 2019-2022.

The 2024-25 season was exceptional with the Pirates going undefeated in conference play and they claimed the Region 8 Division 2 Championship as well as the South Atlantic Dictrict Championship. They advanced to the NJCAA National Tournament and finished the year ranked no. 10. Coach Yepishin was named the Region 8 Division 2 and South Atlantic District Coach of the Year. The Pirates placed seven players on the Region 8 team, including Player of the Year Amelia Johnson.

In his inaugural season at PSC the Pirates had a record of 5-4-2 and were Region 8 Champions. They had six players named to the All-Region Team while Paige Phillips was named the Player of the Year.

So far in his career at PSC, Coach Yepishin has a record of 13-10-3.

Yepishin helped the UWF Argos to two NCAA National Tournament appearances. From 2013-2023, he served as head coach of the girls soccer program at Pensacola Catholic High School and led the Lady Crusaders to postseason play eight of his 10 years at the helm. 

Yepishin started in the Pensacola soccer scene as a varsity soccer player at Booker T. Washington High School. He went on to play varsity soccer at Mississippi College and coached at Jackson Futbol Club until graduating in 2013. 

In 2017, Yepishin was one of 32 volunteers chosen from 600,000 applicants to help as a Team Services Volunteer at the 2017 FIFA Confederations Cup Russia and the 2018 FIFA World Cup Russia. There he spent time working with national teams and aiding as a Russian translator for the players and coaches. He also worked as a Team Liaison Officer for the National Lithuanian team in their friendly match against Iran. 

He and his wife, Anastasia, live in Pensacola with their two boys, Luka and Vinny, and a husky named Mufasa.