GET TO KNOW - SHAWN TURNER

Rowing | 5/19/2020 8:00:00 AM | Drake Athletic CommunicationsTurner came to Drake in 2018 from Vassar College in New York, where he was the head men’s and women’s rowing coach for three seasons.

Can you describe your feelings as a coach when the 2020 season was cancelled before it started and seeing it over not just for the entire team but the careers of your seniors, Erica, Liz, and Maddie?

Coach Turner: Despite having seen the handwriting on the wall I was a bit shocked when the season was cancelled. I've had individual races cancelled before and that is always sad but the thought of a season ending cancellation never really crossed my mind until this spring. On the larger level I…