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