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Caprial Turner '17 Recruiting Profile
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February 2016Personal Statement
This year is my fourth year rowing for Vashon Island Rowing Club. This fall I went to Boston to race at the Head of the Charles for the second time in the women's varsity 8+. Although we didn't exactly finish 9th like we did the year before we still finished 30th out of 85 entries. My big goal this year is to make it to Nationals in Princeton, New Jersey. At the moment the boats I'm looking to qualify for Nationals this year is the Women's Varsity 4x, and Women's Varsity 2x. We ended the fall season with a 2k on which I got a PR with a 7:34, I hope to break 7:30 by the end of this year. Throughout the winter I will be training 4 days a week, and on the days I'm not rowing you'll find me running or doing weights.
I love rowing. I wouldn't do rowing if I didn't love it and that's why I want to row in college. It gives me a purpose, and it gives me an outlet for all my energy. I wouldn't say I love the pain that you feel while pushing yourself to the limits, but the feeling afterwards is what I live for. It gives me a sense of accomplishment knowing that I pushed myself to my breaking point.
Athletics
Club Information
- Seasons of Club Experience
- 4 seasons
- 2016 Vashon Island Rowing Club (Varsity)
- 2015 Vashon Island Rowing Club (Varsity)
- 2014 Vashon Island Rowing Club (Injured/JV)
- 2013 Vashon Island Rowing Club (Novice)
Coach References
- Club Coach
- Richard Parr
- High School Assistant Coach
- Tom Kicinski
Events
- Camp/Event
- Head of the Lake
- 11/08/15 to 11/08/15
- 1st in Women's U17 4x. Although there only two boats in our race, we compared our times to the women's open quad event and we would have placed 2nd overall.
- Camp/Event
- Greenlake Frostbite Regatta
- 11/07/15 to 11/07/15
- 1st in Women's Varsity 4x, 2nd in Women's Varsity 8+
- Camp/Event
- Portland Fall Classic
- 11/01/15 to 11/01/15
- 1st in Women's Varsity 4x
- Camp/Event
- Head of the Charles
- 10/16/15 to 10/18/15
- 30th in Women's Varsity 8+
- Camp/Event
- Tail of the Lake
- 10/04/15 to 10/04/15
- 2nd in Women's Varsity 4x
- Camp/Event
- Northwest Junior Championships
- 5/15/15 to 5/17/15
- 1st in Women's 2V2x
- Camp/Event
- Brentwood Regatta
- 4/24/15 to 4/26/15
- 3rd in BW8+, 3rd in BW4x+, 3rd in BW4+. Note that all my races were under 16.
- Camp/Event
- Covered Bridge Regatta
- 4/18/15 to 4/19/15
- 2nd in WJV2x, 2nd in WV8+, and 3rd in WV4x+
- Camp/Event
- Head Of The Charles
- 10/18/14 to 10/19/14
- Placed 9th out of 85 entries in the Women's Youth Eight