Andrew Townsend |
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 | Class:
Senior
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| Hometown:
Selbyville, Del.
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| High School:
Sussex Technical
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| Height / Weight:
6-2 / 165
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| Event:
Middle Distance
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05/23/2013
04/15/2013
04/13/2013
Hawks' Freshman Takes First in 200m, Long Jump
02/27/2013
Hawks Will Compete in Boston This Weekend at Boston University's Track and Tennis Center
02/27/2013
Hawks Will Compete in Boston This Weekend at Boston University's Track and Tennis Center
01/24/2013
Take Five returns for the second semester with men's track senior Andrew Townsend. Townsend talks about his pre-race routine, which track season he prefers, and which one of his teammates he knows he could beat on the basketball court.
INDOOR TRACK PERSONAL RECORDS
500m: 1:08.65 [Winter Games Invitational, Lafayette/Rider, Feb. 10, 2012]
800m: 1:54.59 [Giegengack Invitational, Yale, Feb. 2, 2013]
1000m: 2:26.23 [IC4A Indoor Championship, Boston, Mar. 3, 2012]
OUTDOOR TRACK PERSONAL RECORDS
400m: 50.26 [Outdoor Open, Delaware, Apr. 14, 2012]
800m: 1:50.87 [Atlantic 10 Outdoor Championship, Massachusetts, May 5, 2012]
1500m: 3:57.52 [7-Way Meet, Lafayette, Mar. 31, 2012]
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2013: Recipient of SJU's Raymond Vasquez award.... Served as one of team's captains.
Indoor 2012-13: Has qualified for the 2012-13 IC4As in the 800m run... Took fifth in the 800m run with an IC4A-qualifying time of 1:54.59 at Yale's Giegengack Invitational (2/2)... Ran third leg of DMR team that placed second to qualify for IC4As in 9:58.49 at the Penn State National Invitational (1/26)...Anchored the 4x800m relay that placed second with a time of 7:50.63 at the NYC Gotham Cup (1/11)... Ran season-best 800m run in 1:55.59 to place second out of 60 runners at the NYC Gotham Cup (1/11)...Placed second in the 1000m run with a time of 2:35.69 at the Penn State Relays (1/5)...Ran season-best 1000m in 2:34.12 at the Jack Pyrah Invitational (12/1)... Served as one of team's captains.
Outdoor 2012: Notched team best time of 1:50.87 in 800m at Atlantic 10 Championships to place second in the meet and to qualify for IC4AS...Time was two seconds off of school record...Member of season best 1600 sprint medley relay team (3:14.95) and 4x800m relay team (7:31.12) that both competed at IC4As...Also ran 400m (50.26) at the Delaware Open and 1500m (3:57.52) at the Lafayette 7-Way.
Indoor 2011-12: Notched season best in 800m (1:54.93) at Geigengack...Placed third in 1000m (2:26.23) at IC4As.
Outdoor 2011: Posted season-best 800m run in 1:56.14 at the Delaware Outdoor Open (4/9).
Indoor 2010-11: Notched personal-best 500m dash in 1:08.65 at the Lafayette/Rider Winter Games Invitational (2/11).
Outdoor 2010: Posted a team-best 1:53.45 in 800m at Swarthmore...Ran a season best in 1500m (4:03.25) at George Mason.
Indoor 2009-10: Won the 1000m (2:27.65) at Lafayette/Rider...Posted season bests in 800m (1:57.73) at Princeton and in 1000m (2:27.45) at Atlantic 10 championships...Part of the 4x800 relay squad that scored (9th/7:45.33) at IC4As.
High School/Personal: Won 2009 state championship in 800m and won conference championship in the 800m twice...Finished 15th at 2009 cross country state championships...State runner-up in the 800m as a junior and conference champion in the 4x800m relay twice...Placed fifth in the triple jump at the conference championships as a freshman...Held the 17th-fastest 800m time in Delaware state history and held Sussex Technical records in 800m and 4x800m relay at time of graduation...Four-year varsity letterwinner in track and one-year letterwinner in cross country...Also lettered in basketball (four years) and football (three years)...Named basketball team's Most Improved Player en route to leading team to sixth-place ranking in Delaware as a senior...Played in the Nike Main Event National Basketball Tournament...Father, Wesley, was Delaware's all-time leading scorer in high school basketball for over two decades...Majoring in family business and entrepreneurship.
