Height: 6'1"
Birthdate: 7/21/76
Hometown: Fort Myers Beach, FL
College: University of Central Florida, Class of 1998
Major: Speech Language Pathology Communicative Disorders
AVP Tour Event Wins - 1
2nd Place Finishes - 5
3rd Place Finishes - 16
4th Place Finishes - 0
5th Place Finishes - 17
2009 Partner - Angie Akers
Previous Partners: Rachel Wacholder, Makare Wilson
AVP Career Winnings - $307,810
FIVB Career Winnings - $155,200
Total Career Winnings - $463,010
Notable Accomplishments
College:
Led her team to four consecutive Trans America Athletic Conference (TAAC) titles and four NCAA tournament appearances
TAAC All-Conference four straight years, 1994-1997
AVCA All-District 1996, 1997
First Team All-Conference 1995, 1996, 1997
Conference Player of the Year 1997
TAAC All-Academic Team 1997
1998 UCF Scholar Athlete of the Year
Holds UCF Record for blocks and is second in career kills
Named to UCF Hall of Fame in 2004
Trained with indoor national team from 1998-2000, did not make 2000 Olympic roster
USAV Executive Board Member, Female Beach Volleyball Player Representative
Professional Indoor:
Played professional indoor volleyball in Turkey in 1999
Played two seasons for short-lived U.S. Professional Volleyball, 2002-2003 (USPV)
Played professional indoor volleyball in Greece in 2003
AVP/FIVB:
Joined AVP in 2003
Partnered with Makare Wilson in 2004
Partnered with Rachel Wacholder in 2007
Won bronze in 2007 FIVB Grand Slam Event in Paris
2008 was her break out season, she appeared in 11 semi-finals and four title matches
Won one AVP Event with Wacholder in 2008 (San Diego, defeated Boss/Ross)
Placed 2nd three times and third three times in 2009 with partner Angie Akers while Wacholder was on maternity leave.
Born Tyra Harper, she is an only child. She married former AVP Tour player Chad Turner in 2005. The couple lives in Los Angeles.
