2022-23 Women's Track & Field Roster
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Jacobs-Townsley, Sophia
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Sophia Jacobs-Townsley
- Position:
- Distance
- Class:
- Junior
- High School:
- Amherst / Boston University
- Hometown:
- Amherst, MA
Bio
Career Honors:
2x USTFCCCA All-Northeast Region XC (2022, 2023)
2023 Second Team All-ACC (10,000-meter run)
Jacobs-Townsley's collegiate performances
Senior Year Track and Field (2023-24):
Indoor: Finished the 5000 meter with a time of 16:55.06 at the ACC Indoor Track & Field Championship (2/22-24). Setting a new personal best... Completed the 3,000-meter run in a new personal best of 9:29:64 minutes this weekend at the David Hemery Valentine Invitational (2/9) ... PR'd the mile with a time of 4:51.68 at the John Thomas Terrier Classic (1/26-27)... Ran the 5000 meter in 16:18.23 at the Sharon Colyear-Danville Season Opener (12/2)
Senior Year XC (2023): Finished 22nd at the NCAA Regionals (11/10) with a time of 20:27.2... Placed 38th at the ACC Championship (10/27) with a time of 20:50.8... Finished the Nuttycombe Invite (10/13) with a time of 20.56.8... Finished 59th in the women's 5k at the Virginia Invitational (9/23) with a time of 17:16:8... Finished 2nd overall in the women's 6k at the Harry Groves Spike Shoe Invitational (9/8) with a time of 20:59.0.
Junior Year Track and Field (2023):
Indoor: Did not compete.
Outdoor: Second Team All-ACC ... Qualified for the NCAA East Prelims (5/25-28) in the 10,000-meter run, where she took 30th in a time of 34:40.93 ... Finished fourth at the ACC Championships (5/11-13) in the 10k, setting a new personal best time of 33:41.77 ... Set a personal best in the 5,000 at the Wake Forest Invitational (4/21) with a time of 16:43.37 ... Set a personal best in the 10,000-meter run with a time of 33:43.04 at the Stanford Invitational (4/1).
Redshirt Junior Year XC (2022): Finished 139th at the NCAA Championships (11/19) with a time of 20:51.4 ... Finished 20th at the NCAA Northeast Regional (11/11) with a time of 21:06.0 ... Finished 35th at the ACC Championships (10/28) with a time of 20:31.4 ... Finished 126th in the Nuttycombe Invitational (10/14) with a time of 21:02.4 ... Finished 91st at the Cowboy Jamboree (9/24), crossing the finish line at a time of 21:44.6 ... Opened the season at the Penn State Spiked Shoe Invitational (9/9) with a ninth place finish and and a time of 21:29.0.
Sophomore Year Track and Field (2021-22):
Indoor: Finished in 42nd place with a personal record in the 3000m at the ACC Indoor Championships with a time of 10:04.83. (2/24-2/26)...Earned a 2nd place finish in the mile at the Deneault Invitational with a personal best time of 5:03.93 (2/19)...Raced to a 29th place finish and personal best time of 17:39.60 in the 5000m at the Boston University John Terrier Classic (1/28-1/29).
Outdoor: Finished 13th in the 10,000m at the ACC Championships (5/12-5/14) ... Ran a new personal best in the 10,000m with a time of 35:01.02 at the Virginia Challenge (4/22-4/23) ... Set a PR in the 3000m and placed 13th at the Friar Invitational in her 2022 outdoor debut (4/8).
Sophomore Year XC (2021): Ran to 209th place with a time of 21:18.4 at the NCAA Cross Country Championships (11/20)...Finished 63rd and ran a 22:00 in the NCAA Regional Championships (11/12)...Placed 50th in the ACC Cross Country Championships (10/29) with a time of 21:26.1...Ran a time of 21:30.6 in the Wisconsin Nuttycombe Invitational...Finished in 132nd (10/15)...Placed 47th in the Coast-To-Coast Battle in Beantown in a time of 18:06.1 (9/24)...Finished 29th in the Harry Groves Spiked Shoe Invitational with a time of 22:00.3 (9/10).
Personal: Majoring in International Relations in the The Maxwell School of Citizenship and Public Affairs.
2x USTFCCCA All-Northeast Region XC (2022, 2023)
2023 Second Team All-ACC (10,000-meter run)
Jacobs-Townsley's collegiate performances
| Top Performances | Mile | 3000m | 5000m | 10000m |
| Indoor | 4:51.68 | 9:29.64 | 16:55.06 | |
| Outdoor | 10:02.93 | 16:43.37 | 33:43.04 |
Senior Year Track and Field (2023-24):
Indoor: Finished the 5000 meter with a time of 16:55.06 at the ACC Indoor Track & Field Championship (2/22-24). Setting a new personal best... Completed the 3,000-meter run in a new personal best of 9:29:64 minutes this weekend at the David Hemery Valentine Invitational (2/9) ... PR'd the mile with a time of 4:51.68 at the John Thomas Terrier Classic (1/26-27)... Ran the 5000 meter in 16:18.23 at the Sharon Colyear-Danville Season Opener (12/2)
Senior Year XC (2023): Finished 22nd at the NCAA Regionals (11/10) with a time of 20:27.2... Placed 38th at the ACC Championship (10/27) with a time of 20:50.8... Finished the Nuttycombe Invite (10/13) with a time of 20.56.8... Finished 59th in the women's 5k at the Virginia Invitational (9/23) with a time of 17:16:8... Finished 2nd overall in the women's 6k at the Harry Groves Spike Shoe Invitational (9/8) with a time of 20:59.0.
Junior Year Track and Field (2023):
Indoor: Did not compete.
Outdoor: Second Team All-ACC ... Qualified for the NCAA East Prelims (5/25-28) in the 10,000-meter run, where she took 30th in a time of 34:40.93 ... Finished fourth at the ACC Championships (5/11-13) in the 10k, setting a new personal best time of 33:41.77 ... Set a personal best in the 5,000 at the Wake Forest Invitational (4/21) with a time of 16:43.37 ... Set a personal best in the 10,000-meter run with a time of 33:43.04 at the Stanford Invitational (4/1).
Redshirt Junior Year XC (2022): Finished 139th at the NCAA Championships (11/19) with a time of 20:51.4 ... Finished 20th at the NCAA Northeast Regional (11/11) with a time of 21:06.0 ... Finished 35th at the ACC Championships (10/28) with a time of 20:31.4 ... Finished 126th in the Nuttycombe Invitational (10/14) with a time of 21:02.4 ... Finished 91st at the Cowboy Jamboree (9/24), crossing the finish line at a time of 21:44.6 ... Opened the season at the Penn State Spiked Shoe Invitational (9/9) with a ninth place finish and and a time of 21:29.0.
Sophomore Year Track and Field (2021-22):
Indoor: Finished in 42nd place with a personal record in the 3000m at the ACC Indoor Championships with a time of 10:04.83. (2/24-2/26)...Earned a 2nd place finish in the mile at the Deneault Invitational with a personal best time of 5:03.93 (2/19)...Raced to a 29th place finish and personal best time of 17:39.60 in the 5000m at the Boston University John Terrier Classic (1/28-1/29).
Outdoor: Finished 13th in the 10,000m at the ACC Championships (5/12-5/14) ... Ran a new personal best in the 10,000m with a time of 35:01.02 at the Virginia Challenge (4/22-4/23) ... Set a PR in the 3000m and placed 13th at the Friar Invitational in her 2022 outdoor debut (4/8).
Sophomore Year XC (2021): Ran to 209th place with a time of 21:18.4 at the NCAA Cross Country Championships (11/20)...Finished 63rd and ran a 22:00 in the NCAA Regional Championships (11/12)...Placed 50th in the ACC Cross Country Championships (10/29) with a time of 21:26.1...Ran a time of 21:30.6 in the Wisconsin Nuttycombe Invitational...Finished in 132nd (10/15)...Placed 47th in the Coast-To-Coast Battle in Beantown in a time of 18:06.1 (9/24)...Finished 29th in the Harry Groves Spiked Shoe Invitational with a time of 22:00.3 (9/10).
Personal: Majoring in International Relations in the The Maxwell School of Citizenship and Public Affairs.
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