James Townsend
Senior
Middle Distance
Middletown, Del.
Middletown HS
At Delaware:
Cross Country - First season competing with the Blue Hens cross country team.
Indoor Track & Field - 2007-08 Season: Was not a member of the Blue Hens. 2008-09 Season: Member of 4x800 meter relay team finished 15th at the IC4A Championships in 7:42.87 • 4x800 meter relay team won the John Covert Classic in 8:04.76 and won the Colonial Invitational in 8:10.87 • member of distance medley relay team that finished second in the New Balance Invitational in 10:13.41 and competed in the IC4A Championships • won the 1000 meters in 2:35.49 at the Delaware Invitational and in 2:33.56 at the Colonial Invitational • posted a season-best time of 2:31.03 at the Rider/Lafayette Invitational • ran the 800 meters in 1:56.42 at the NYU Fastrack Invitational and the mile in 4:29.59 at the Thomson Invitational.
Outdoor Track & Field - Has earned two letters for the Blue Hens. 2008 Season: Was not a member of the Blue Hens. 2009 Season: Member of 4x800 meter relay team that finished ninth at the IC4A Championships in a school-record time of 7:32.89 • ran the 800 meters in 1:55.83 at the CAA Championships • finished the 1500 meters in 3:56.93 at the Swarthmore Invitational • 2010 Season: finished 12th in the 4 x 800m Relay at the IC4A Qualifier in 7:34.18 • finished 13th at the Penn Relays in the 4 x 800m Relay in 7:38.27 • best time in 800m was 1:55.53at Tuppeny • best time in 1,500m was a team best 3:54.45 at the CAA Championships • CAA Academic Honor Roll.
High School: Member of cross country, golf and track teams at Middletown High School • 2006 All-Blue Hen Conference selection in cross country • served as captain of cross country and track teams as a senior • honor roll student • Class Vice President during senior year • member of Business Professionals of America.
Personal: James Thomas Townsend • son of Jim and Theresa Townsend • has two sisters, Laura and Katie, and a brother, Nicholas • exercise science major at Delaware with a minor in biology.
