2026-27 Women's Track & Field Roster
Skylynn Townsend
- Class:
- Junior
- Hometown:
- Prosper, Texas
- High School:
- Rock Hill
 SEC Champion (Indoor Triple Jump '26) |
 All American (Indoor Triple Jump '26, Outdoor Triple Jump '25) |
 2x NCAA Championships Qualifier |
2026 - Georgia
Indoor - Earned First Team All-America honors after an eighth-place finish (13.36m/43-10) in the triple jump at the NCAA Championships…Won an SEC title in the triple jump thanks to her effort of 13.50m/44-3.50, which sits No. 6 on the school’s all-time list…Went 13.48m/44-2.75 to take third in the triple at the Razorback Invite…Her only long jump of the season measured 6.12m/20-1 for 10th at the Razorback meet.
Outdoor - Won the Battle on the Bayou after soaring 13.6m/44-10.25 (No. 6 in school history) in the triple jump…Finished first at home during the Spec Towns Invite with an effort of 13.57m/44-6.25…Took 31st at the NCAA East Prelims after reaching 12.48m/40-11.50.
2025 - Georgia
Indoor – Competed in the triple jump and long jump during the 2025 indoor season…Scored in the triple jump at the SEC Indoor Championships, recording a season-best mark of 13.36m/43-10 to place seventh…Made her collegiate debut at the Ted Nelson Invite, where she won the long jump with a mark of 6.22m/20-5 and placed second in the triple jump with a mark of 12.87m/42-2.75…Runner-up in the triple jump at the Razorback Invite with a mark of 13.30m/43-7.75, also recording her second-best mark of the season in the long jump (6.15m/20-2.25) to finish eighth…Earned SEC Women’s Freshman of the Week honors for her performance in Fayetteville…Placed fifth in the triple jump at the Tiger Paw Invite with a mark of 13.11m/43-0.25…Won the triple jump at the USC Invite, leaping 13.31m/43-8…Placed 21st in the long jump at the SEC Indoor Championships with a mark of 5.80m/19-0.50.
Outdoor – Earned First Team All-America honors in her first NCAA Outdoor Championships, leaping a season-best 13.52 meters/44 feet, 4.25 inches to place sixth in the triple jump, to help lock down the school’s first national outdoor team title…SEC bronze medalist in the triple jump, recording a jump of 13.50m/44-3.50…Followed that performance up with a runner-up finish at the NCAA East Regional, where she leaped 13.48m/44-2.75…Opened her season with a pair of top-five finishes at the Black and Gold Invite, placing second in the triple jump (13.21m/43-4.25) and fifth in the long jump (6.02m/19-9)…Took sixth in the long jump with a season-best mark of 6.07m/19-11 at the Florida Relays, also finishing ninth in the triple jump (12.68m/41-7.25).
High School
2023-24 Texas Track & Field Gatorade Player of the Year...Nike Indoor and Outdoor National Champion in the triple jump as a senior…Earned state titles in the long jump and triple jump during her final two seasons…USA under-20 triple jump champion as a senior…Nike indoor triple jump and long jump national champion as a junior, also setting the indoor national junior triple jump record…USATF triple jump national champion as a sophomore…Earned the AAU triple jump national title during her freshman season…Personal bests of 6.34 meters/20 feet, 9.50 inches (long jump) and 13.47m/44-2.50 (triple jump).
Personal
Born July 21, 2005…Daughter of Carla and Deshea Townsend…Father Deshea played football at the University of Alabama…Has two siblings, Shaylon and Tylan…Majoring in Animal Biosciences.
