William & Mary Athletics

2024-25 Season
Earned CAA Commissioner’s Academic Honor Roll distinction during the fall semester.
Cross Country: Competed in five of six meets, scoring three times … Opened the season with a 25th-place finish at the Spider Alumni Open (8/31/24) in 18:56.0 … Scored for the Tribe during its win at the Christopher Newport Invitational (9/13/24), finishing fourth on the team and 13th overall in 26:11.18 … Set a personal best in the 8,000m at the Pirate Cross Country Invitational (10/4/24), coming across the line in 24:45.0.
Indoor Track & Field: Did not appear in any meets.
Outdoor Track & Field: Set a personal record (9:27.22) in the 3,000m steeplechase at the Duke Invitational (4/10-12/25) … Finished fourth in the 3,000m steeplechase at the Hill City Twilight (5/2/25) … Placed fourth in the 2,000m steeplechase at the Dan Stimson Memorial Invitational (3/29/25).

2023-24 Season
Cross Country: Ran unattached at the Spiders Alumni Open (9/2/23) and finished 25th in a time of 18:43.0.
Indoor Track & Field: Placed 12th in the 5000m (15:11.58) and 15th in the 3000m (8:38.37) at the CAA Championships (2/22-23/24) … Posted a season-best time of 8:32.26 in the 3000m and placed sixth at the Doc Hale VT Meet (2/2-3/24).
Outdoor Track & Field: Scored by finishing eighth in the 3000m steeplechase (9:41.92) at the CAA Championships (5/10-11/24) … Placed 11th in the 10,000m (32:36.82) at the championships … Turned in a season-best 9:32.26 in the 3000m steeplechase to place third at the Liberty Twilight Qualifier (5/1/24) … Ran a season-best 31:00.13 and finished seventh in the 10,000m at the Colonial Relays (4/4-6/24) … Posted a season-best 14:48.16 in the 5000m at the Wake Forest Invitational (4/19/24) … Finished sixth in the 5000m (15:00.73) at the Fredy Hardy Invitational (3/22/24).

Prep
Competed in cross country, track and field, and swimming at Lawton Chiles … Posted a prep career-best of 4:22.05 in the mile at the 2022 Mobile Challenge of Champions … Ran the 3000m in a prep career-best time of 8:44.54 at The Legends of Alachua County Meet in 2023 … Competed at the 2023 New Balance Nationals Indoor and ran the 5000m in a prep career-best of 15:25.17.
 
Personal
Son of Jeffrey Townsend and Jennifer Kilinski … Mother, Jennifer, swam at Texas … Enjoys swimming.