Catching up with Erin Turner
On a typical day, Erin Turner doesn’t have much time to spare. Between studying, attending classes and traveling, the 2006 Huntington High School graduate is making the most of her life as a Bucknell student and a member of the Bison’s lacrosse team.
Ms. Turner is spending the fall in Europe and loving every minute of it. “I arrived in London in August and will be here until mid-December with a program called Bucknell in London: Art, Religion and Politics in Late-Medieval and Early-Modern England,” she said last week. “Going abroad has been one of the best decisions I have ever made. I love living in London and have been fortunate enough to travel all over Europe.”
At Huntington High School Ms. Turner was an extraordinary athlete on the tennis, basketball and lacrosse teams. In tennis, she played three years of varsity, serving as team captain and earned all-League honors as a senior. She played three years on the Blue Devil varsity basketball squad and was captain her senior year. On the lacrosse team, Ms. Turner lettered three times, winning Unsung Hero and Suffolk Tournament awards. She earned a total of six New York State Scholar Awards in the three sports along with the Suffolk Gold Key and the prestigious Ray Deren Memorial Scholarship.
Last spring, Ms. Turner qualified for the Patriot League’s Academic Honor Roll with a 3.25 grade point average. To be eligible, student-athletes must compile a minimum GPA of 3.2 and be awarded a varsity letter in one of the league’s six fall or ten spring sports. Bucknell was one of 50 NCAA Division I women’s lacrosse programs to receive academic recognition from the Intercollegiate Women’s Lacrosse Association.
As a Bucknell freshman, Ms. Turner played in eight games for the Bison, tallying one goal and two assists, scooping up one ground ball and taking four draw controls. But, the 2008 campaign proved much more challenging. “The past two years have been pretty disappointing from the lacrosse aspect,” she said.
“Last year the team had a record of 6-8. Unfortunately, I was sidelined early in the season with an Achilles tendon injury and was out for the whole year. We got a new coach in the beginning of last year and hopefully the program is headed in the right direction.”
Ms. Turner was limited to playing in only five games as a sophomore. But, she’s optimistic about the future, even though she isn’t currently on the campus training with her teammates. “It is a little strange not being at Bucknell and being there for fall ball, but I'm excited to get back into it in the spring,” she said.
Looking back at her years at Huntington High School, Ms. Turner said social studies teacher Lynda Weinstein and the Holocaust course were her favorites. Ms. Turner herself remains a personal favorite of many current teachers.
Today Ms. Turner is an English major with a minor in theatre. “I’m really glad that I choose Bucknell and have little regret,” she said. “The best thing about Bucknell is the small classes and all the professors really take the time to get to know the students and help them get a better education.”
The daughter of Keith and Cathi Turner, the Huntington grad spent last summer interning with Ralph Lauren in Manhattan. “I had a blast learning about design and found the process design very interesting,” Ms. Turner said. “I am not exactly sure what I want to do after college yet. The beauty of English as a major is it leaves a lot of career options open.”
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