An ECSD graduate from St. Francis Xavier School; Erik Turner is a professional lacrosse player for the Colorado Mammoth in the National Lacrosse League.
He began playing lacrosse for the local club in his hometown of St. Albert. During his minor lacrosse career, Erik won multiple city and provincial championships and was selected to represent Alberta at the Canadian National Championships four times. Erik was selected first overall in the RMLL Junior A draft and, during his junior career, scored 273 points in 70 games played.
Through his strong academics and ability in lacrosse, Erik earned a scholarship to the highly prestigious Cornell University to play NCAA Division 1 lacrosse. His career at Cornell included three Ivy League Championships, three NCAA tournament appearances, and one Final Four appearance. He graduated in 2016 with a Bachelor of Arts Degree.
After graduating from Cornell, Erik has invested his time in coaching and developing lacrosse athletes. He has held a variety of coaching and administrative positions in lacrosse including lead instructor at Xavier Lacrosse, Assistant Coach at Westtown Lacrosse, Technical Advisor for the GELC, and Coaching Director for the Edmonton Razorbacks.
Throughout his lacrosse career as an athlete and coach, Erik has played with, learned from, and competed against some of the best lacrosse athletes and coaches in the world. Erik is passionate about providing high-level instruction to every athlete he is able to work with and believes strongly in providing a complete approach to student-athlete development.