2011: Named to the GLIAC All-Academic Excellence team ... named All-GLIAC Second Team and All-Region ... was 10th (22:11.33) at the Detroit Titan Invite (9/10) ... placed 65th (26:02) at the Spartan Invite (9/16) ... finished seventh at the George Mason Invite (26:05) to help Warriors to a second place finish (10/1) ... placed team-best 5th (26:32.48) at the Michigan Intercollegiate Championship (10/7) ... winner of the Raider Run 8K with a time of 26:14 (10/5) ... placed 11th (26:13.66) at the GLIAC Championships (10/22) ... earned team-best 17th place finish (33:02.7) at the NCAA Midwest Regional (11/5) ... earned USTFCCCA All-Academic honors ... 2011-12 recipient of the DII ADA Academic Achievement Award ...
2010: Named to the GLIAC All-Academic Excellence team
... was 10th with a time of 21:03 at the Detroit Titan Invite (9/11) ... placed 90th (26:43) at the Michigan State Spartan Invite (9/17) ... led the Warriors to a first-place finish at the Carnegie Mellon Invite (10/9), placing 4th with a time of 26:08.84 ... followed it up by running to 85th place showing (31:29.03) at the Chile Pepper Cross Country Festival (10/16) ... enjoyed his first-career win at the Mercyhurst-Gannon Invite (10/23) with a time of 26:22.1 ... earned All-GLIAC honors for the first time as he ran to a 12th place finish (25:37.7) at the GLIAC Championships (11/6) ... concluded season by running to 14th place time (31:54.31) and All-Region honors at the NCAA Midwest Regional race (11/20) ... CoSIDA Academic All-District nominee ... 2010-11 recipient of the DII ADA Academic Achievement Award.
2009: Named to the GLIAC All-Academic team ... ran in all nine WSU races with three top-10 finishes ... had his best performance to date at the Winona Duel finishing 5th (19:27) ... produced his fourth-career top-50 finish in the form of a 43rd (16:23) place showing at the Flyer 5k Challenge ... posted a 17th place finish at the Detroit Titan Invitational ... placed 10th at the Cardinal Invitational (26:25.08) ... was a key runner during Wayne State's three race winning streak; finishing 11th at the Slippery Rock Invite, 46th at the Lehigh Paul Short Run and 10th at the Lucian Rosa Invite ... had a time of 26:17.9 and placed 36th at the GLIAC Championship ... was WSU's top runner at the NCAA Midwest Regional Championship and placed 25th at 34:06.3 ... earned USTFCCCA All-Academic honors.
2008: Competed in five races...best finish at UP Collegiate Opener in 27th place ... took 64th place in the GLIAC Championships in Sault Ste. Marie, Mich.
High School: A 2008 graduate of Farmington High School ... earned three varsity letters for the Falcons and coach Charlie Stamboulian, a former WSU cross country letterwinner ... was a three-time All-City selection and a two-time All-League honoree ... was team MVP in 2006 and 2007 ... ran a 16:25 at the 2007 Division I regional cross country meet ... placed 68 at the 2007 Division I state meet in a time of 16:26.7 ... finished 75th at the 2006 Division I state meet in a time of 16:32.6 ... also earned three letters in track and field ... was a 2008 honorable mention All-Area selection by the
Observer and Eccentric for 3,2000m ... graduated with high scholastic honors.
Personal: Full name--Alexander R. Townsend ... born August 24, 1989, in Detroit ... son of Linda Wrobleski and Warren Townsend ... has two brothers, Ben and Spencer ... is majoring in finance/accounting ... named to the Athletic Director's Honor Roll (term gpa 3.5+) for Winter 2009, Fall 2009, Fall 2010, Winter 2011 and Fall 2011 ... named to the Coach's Honor Roll (term gpa 3.0-3.49) for Fall 2008, Winter 2010 and Winter 2012.
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Alex Townsend's Career Statistics |
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2008 |
|
Meet |
Time |
Place |
|
UP Collegiate Opener/MTU |
17:36.9 |
27th |
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Detroit Titan Invitational |
22:38 |
76th |
|
Mel Brodt/BGSU |
28:34.21 |
44th |
|
Iona |
28:21.6 |
214th |
|
Slippery Rock Invite |
27:23 |
58th |
|
Michigan Intercollegiate |
28:21 |
214th |
|
GLIAC Championship |
26:49.8 |
64th |
|
NCAA Midwest Regional Championships |
DNR |
|
NCAA Division II Championships |
DNQ |
|
2009 |
|
Meet |
Time |
Place |
|
Winona Duel |
19:27 |
5th |
|
Flyer 5K Challenge |
16:23 |
43rd |
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Detroit Titan Invitational |
21:21 |
17th |
|
Cardinal Invitational |
26:25.08 |
10th |
|
Lehigh Paul Short Run |
26:03 |
46th |
|
Slippery Rock Invite |
27:11.6 |
11th |
|
Lucian Rosa Invite |
26:20.1 |
10th |
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GLIAC Championship |
26:17.9 |
36th |
|
NCAA Midwest Regional Championships |
34:06.3 |
25th |
|
NCAA Division II Championships |
DNQ |
|
2010 |
|
Meet |
Time |
Place |
|
Detroit Titan Invitational |
21:03 |
10th |
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Michigan State Invitational |
26:43 |
90th |
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Carnegie Mellon Invitational |
26:08.8 |
4th |
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Chile Pepper CC Festival |
31:29.0 |
85th |
|
Mercyhurst-Gannon Invitational |
26:22.1 |
1st |
|
GLIAC Championships |
25:37.7 |
12th |
|
NCAA Midwest Regional Championships |
31:54.3 |
14th |
|
NCAA Division II Championships |
DNQ |
DNQ |
|
2011 |
|
Meet |
Time |
Place |
|
Detroit Titan Invitational |
22:11.33 |
10th |
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Michigan State Spartan Invitational |
27:03 |
65th |
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George Mason Invitational |
26:05 |
7th |
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Michigan Intercollegiate Championships |
26:32.48 |
5th |
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Raider Run 8K at OCC |
26:14 |
1st |
|
GLIAC Championship |
26:13.66 |
11th |
|
NCAA Midwest Regional Championship |
33:02.7 |
17th |
|
NCAA Division II Championships |
DNQ |
