2007 Outdoor: Won team Most Improved Award...Opened the season with a 144' 7" throw at George Mason and then improved virtually a meter in each of her first three throws at Bucknell to 156'8", moving to #7 on the Titan all-time list...Horizon League finalist in all four throws, scoring third with PRs in the shot put (41' 5") and javelin (121' 1")...Won the hammer and javelin in the dual versus Oakland.
Indoor: Won team's Student-Athlete Award...Horizon League sixth-place scorer in both the weight throw (47'3.75") and shot put with a PR of 39' 8"...Every 2007 weight throw was at least 5' farther than 2006 PR.
2006 Outdoor: Won team Comeback Award for recovery from leg surgery following the '05 season and did not miss a meet in '06...Sixth place in Horizon League javelin with season best toss of 109' 4".
Indoor: Horizon League finalist in weight with PR of 41' 2.25".
2005 Outdoor: Part of big Titan javelin effort at the Horizon League championships, improving her PR by 28' to finish fourth at 118' 2", the sixth best Titan mark all-time...Also a shot put finalist at the conference championships taking seventh with a throw of 38'9.5".
Indoor: Horizon League finalist in shot put taking seventh with indoor best heave of 38' 8.25" and weight throw PR of 38' 3.5".
High School: 2004 Michigan Division 1 eighth place in discus...2003 Michigan Division 1 state final qualifier in sthe hot put and discus.
Personal: Full name is Valesha Antoinette Turner...Born: September 17, 1985...Daughter of Vincent and Zelma Turner...Majoring in Nursing with 3.146 GPA.
Personal Records:
Shot Put 41' 5" #5 Titan
Weight 49' 10.25"i #9 Titan
Hammer 156' 8" #7 Titan
Javelin 121' 1" #6 Titan
