2021-22 Women's Rowing News

Rowing V8+ Completes Season at New England Rowing Championships
Rowing V8+ Completes Season at New England Rowing Championships

April 30, 2022

Worcester, Mass. (4/30/22) – The Franklin Pierce University Rowing team concluded their spring season on Saturday at the New England Rowing Championship (NERC) in Worcester, Massachusetts. Additionally, the Regatta featured opponents Wellesley College, Wesleyan University, Fairfield College, Coast Guard Academy and Connecticut College.

Rowing V8+, V4+ Boats Compete At Thomas Jefferson University
Rowing V8+, V4+ Boats Compete At Thomas Jefferson University

April 23, 2022

Philadelphia, Pa. (4/23/22) – Franklin Pierce University rowing competed against some of the east region’s top competition Saturday afternoon, in a meeting that featured host No. 2 Thomas Jefferson University, as well as top ranked Mercyhurst University.

Rowing Obtains First Place Finish at Host Johnson & Wales
Rowing Obtains First Place Finish at Host Johnson & Wales

April 10, 2022

Providence, R.I. (4/10/22) – At their second regatta of the spring season, Franklin Pierce University rowing claimed a first-place finish out of four total teams at host Johnson & Wales University in Providence, Rhode Island on Sunday morning.

Rowing Opens Spring Season with Split at Tufts University (Malden River)
Rowing Opens Spring Season with Split at Tufts University (Malden River)

April 02, 2022

Medford, Massachusetts (4/2/22) – With the ice officially off the water, Franklin Pierce University rowing competed in their first regatta of the spring season, facing off against three opposing schools at host Tufts University on a windy afternoon at Malden River.

Shawn Turner
Shawn Turner Named as First Full-Time Rowing Coach

February 16, 2022

RINDGE, N.H. (February 16, 2022) -- Franklin Pierce University has named Shawn Turner as the first-ever full-time head coach in the history of the institution’s women’s rowing program, as announced on Wednesday by Rachel Burleson, Director of Athletics. Turner comes to Rindge with more than a decade of collegiate coaching experience, including three years as a head coach at Vassar.

(Photo credit: Emme Ostrander)
Novice 4+ Boat Places Second at Quinsigamond Snake Regatta

October 17, 2021

The Franklin Pierce University rowing team competed at the Quinsigamond Snake Regatta on Sunday, as the Novice 4+ boat took second place.

(Photo credit: Meg Stokes)
Novice 4+ Boat Finishes First at Textile River Regatta

October 03, 2021

After two and half years, the Franklin Pierce University rowing program was back in action at the Textile River Regatta on the Merrimack River in Lowell, Mass., as the Novice 4+ boat finished in first place on Sunday morning.