Cornerstone University Athletics

Gabe Turner is the Golden Eagle Athlete of the Week after posting a national qualifying mark in the hammer throw at the GVSU Al Owens Classic on Saturday.

Turner excelled in the event as a freshman, throwing 158' 7". Then during his sophomore Indoor season, Gabe injured his knee training for the 35-pound weight throw. After a year of determined rehab, he was back. It took another year to regain the leg strength to send a sixteen pound ball over half the length of a football field. Turner threw a personal best 161' 3" April 8 and over 160' again the next week. "After that 161', was a sense that he was going to get it," said CU coach Rod Wortley. "This was an attainable goal four years ago and then an almost impossible goal three years ago. Gabe never gave up, never quit working and we all kept believing he would see this day before he was done."