2026-27 Women's Rowing Roster

Violet Turner

  • Class Freshman
  • Hometown Denver, Colo.
  • High School St. Mary's Academy

Biography

St. Mary’s Academy: Earned three varsity letters as a swimmer, competing on the varsity and state teams … Raced with Ready Set Row at the 2024 Summer National Championships where she was first with the u17 8+, third with the u17 4+ and third with the Youth 8+ … With the Penn AS Rowing Association, her and the Youth 8+ and Youth 4+ took first at the 2025 Summer National Championships … Saw a seventh-place finish with the Mile High Rowing Club 4s at the 2025 and 2026 Youth National Rowing Championships.
Personal: Native of Denver, Colorado … One of two children to Lindsay Needler-Turner and Shawn Turner … Father, Shawn, was a defensive end/linebacker on the Hanover College football team and mother, Lindsay, was a defender on the Hanover College soccer team … Sister, Maggie, plays volleyball at Haverford College as a middle blocker … Plans to study business.