Leah Townsend
Height: | 5-6 |
Year: | Sr |
Hometown: | Wakefield, Mass. |
High School: | Austin Preparatory |
Position: | Free/Back |
The Townsend File
Before Mount Holyoke: Four-year member of the swimming team … Competed in States and Sectionals …
Personal: Computer Science major … Daughter of Cam and Mitch Townsend.
Getting to Know Leah
- Why did you choose to attend Mount Holyoke? - Everyone was really friendly to my mother and I when we came and visited. I just got a good vibe from the school.
- What do you like best about Mount Holyoke? - I love the small campus and small classes
- Favorite Sports Movie - Miracle
- Best Sporting Event Ever Attended - Red Sox vs Yankees or Bruins vs Canadiens
- Favorite Pro Sports Team - Bruins and Red Sox
- Favorite TV Show - NCIS, Castle, or Once Upon A Time
- Favorite Athlete(s) - Andrew Ference, Zdeno Chara, Tim Thomas, Tyler Seguin, Jonathan Papelbon
- Hobbies - Swimming, relaxing, reading
- Best Concert You Ever Attended - Dropkick Murphys on St Patrick's Day
- Biggest Fear - Clowns
- Most Prized Possession - The bracelet my mother got me or my purple hippo pillow pet
- First Memory of Your Sport - Being carried around the swimming pool by my instructors because I didn't want to actually swim
- Best Advice From a Coach - "Sprinters are a dime a dozen. Anyone can sprint. Not everyone can handle distance."
- Career Aspirations - I'm trying to join the military after I graduate from MHC