Saint Michael's College

As a Junior

• Appeared in 9 individual races at 5 carnivals
• Best classic placement: 79th at Dartmouth Carnival on Feb. 7 (7.5K)
• Best freestyle placement: 74th at Dartmouth Carnival on Feb. 8 (20K MS)

As a Sophomore

• Appeared in 9 individual races at 5 carnivals
• Best classic placement: 61st at Dartmouth Carnival on Feb. 10 (15K MS)
• Best freestyle placement: 72nd at Harvard Carnival on Feb. 3 (7.5K)

As a Freshman

• Led team 1 time
• Appeared in 11 races at 6 carnivals
• Best classic placement: 55th at Saint Michael's Carnival on Jan. 21 (15K MS)
• Best freestyle placement: 52nd at Saint Michael's Carnival on Jan. 20 (Sprint)

High School: Competed for four years apiece in Nordic skiing, cross country and track & field at Gilford High School ... helped Nordic skiing win Division II state championships as junior and senior ... earned New Hampshire Interscholastic Athletic Association (NHIAA) Four-Year Three-Sport Award and Gilford's Senior Athletic Award as senior ... earned three NHIAA Sportsmanship Awards for Nordic skiing while landing NHIAA Scholar Athlete twice, Varsity Award twice, and Golden Eagles Award as sophomore ... four-time Varsity Award winner for cross country while claiming NHIAA Scholar Athlete three times and Coaches Award as sophomore ... won track & field Varsity Award and Academics and Athletics Award as sophomore ... competed for Gunstock Nordic Association on Eastern Cup Circuit ... member of National Honor Society, Tri-M Music Honor Society and National Society of High School Scholars ... chosen for 2022 New England Music Festival and 2021 Bausch + Lomb Honorary Science Award ... honor roll student throughout high school ... won Saint Michael's Book Award.

Personal: Mitchell Douglas Townsend ... son of John and Sarah Townsend ... mechanical engineering major, mathematics minor ... father competed in rowing at University of New Hampshire.