University of Georgia Athletics
2026 Track & Field Roster
Skylynn Townsend
- Position:
- Jumps
- Height:
- 5-3
- Class:
- Sophomore
- High School:
- Rock Hill
- Hometown:
- Prosper, Texas
- Exchange Profile:
- Pitch an NIL Deal
2025 NCAA Outdoor First Team All-American (Triple Jump)
2026 SEC Indoor Champion (Triple Jump)
2026 NCAA Indoor First Team All-American (Triple Jump)
2026: 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.
2025: 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).
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.
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…Intending to major in Biomedical Physiology.
2026 SEC Indoor Champion (Triple Jump)
2026 NCAA Indoor First Team All-American (Triple Jump)
2026: 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.
2025: 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).
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.
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…Intending to major in Biomedical Physiology.
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