The 5-foot-3 senior jumper won two national titles in the triple jump this past season and qualified for the World Athletics U20 Championships in Peru later this summer. At the USATF U20 Championships, Townsend soared 44 feet, 2.5 inches to capture gold—the leap was the nation’s top distance among girls prep competitors this spring and ranks No. 5 in high school history. She also won the event at the Nike Outdoor Nationals to earn All-American honors. Her personal-best effort of 20-9.5 in the long jump at the USATF meet earned her a bronze medal behind two collegians and represented the No. 2 prep mark in 2024, which ranks No. 36 in prep history. She added a pair of UIL regional titles for good measure.
Townsend has maintained a 3.50 GPA in the classroom. She has signed a National Letter of Intent to compete on scholarship at the University of Georgia this fall.
Townsend has volunteered locally at numerous USATF and AAU track and field meets. She has also served as an active member of her school’s Black Student Union.
