Keisha Townsend
5-6
Sacramento, Calif.
Pioneer HS
High School: Competed for the Pioneer outdoor track and field team all four years ... A member of the indoor track and field team as a freshman, sophomore and senior ... Competed in the 60m hurdles, 4x200m relay, 4x400m relay and 400m dash during the indoor season, and in the 300m hurdles, 4x200m relay, 4x100m relay, 4x400m relay, 400m and 200m during the outdoor season ... Team captain as a junior ... Personal best times include 44.8 in the 300m hurdles; 8.9 in the 60m hurdles; 25.4 in the 200m; 58.8 in the 400m; a team time of 48.8 in the 4x100m relay; a split time of 24.9 in the 4x200m relay; and a split time of 58.5 in the 4x400m relay ... Helped team to the 2001 and 2002 state championship ... Part of the 4x100m, 4x200m and 4x400m state championship relay teams ... Finished fifth in the 60m hurdles at the state indoor championship ... Placed third at the Nike Indoor Classic in the shuttle hurdle relay ... An all-state, all-conference, all-area and All-America selection ... Named team MVP as a junior.
Personal: Keisha Mishon Townsend ... Born November 7, 1986 in San Jose, Calif. ... Daughter of Linda and Kurtis Townsend ... One brother and two sisters.
