| Mariya Townswick |
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Senior
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| Hometown:
Briarcliff, Texas
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| High School:
Lake Travis
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| Event:
Distances
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Career Bests: Indoor Mile (5:10.16), Indoor 3,000 (10:18.77), Outdoor 800 (2:18.62), Outdoor 1,500 (4:41.68), Cross country 5K (17:51), Cross country 6K (22:34)
Scouting Townswick: Most experienced middle distance runner on the 2008 track and field team.
2007-08
Cross Country (Redshirt Junior)
· Clocked 22:25.6 to place 43rd overall at the NCAA South Central Regional Championships.
· Posted her highest placing of the season, coming in third for Texas and 34th overall in a career-best time of 22:05.10 at the Big 12 Championships.
· Finished in the top five for UT at the Texas A&M Invitational, clocking 18:56 for 22nd overall.
· Ran a season-best time of 17:54 for seventh at the Islander Splash.
· Placed 58th overall at the Chile Pepper Festival, clocking 22:26.3.
2006-07
Outdoor (Redshirt Sophomore):
· Finished eighth in the 800 in three meets during the season... ran a 2007 best 4:45.65 in the 1,500-meter run at the Texas Relays... completed the 1,500 in 4:56.15 at the Texas Twilight... opened the year with a 2:25.42 in the 800 at the UNLV Invitational.
· Registered a season-best 800 time at the Bayou Classic... clocked 2:23.58 for 10th place... added a 12th-place performance in the 1,500 (4:52.07).
· Took 16th at Drake Relays in the 1,500-meter run clocked at 4:48.58.
· Placed 10th in the 1,500 at the Texas Invitational with a time of 4:55.08.
Indoor (Redshirt Sophomore)
· Did not compete during the indoor season.
Cross Country (Redshirt Sophomore):
· Was the fifth UT runner across the finish line at the Big 12 Championships in 23:31... placed 66th overall.
· Finished the season strong at the NCAA Regional Championships, completing the six-kilometer course in 22:38, earning 49th place overall.
· Finished the Texas State Invitational eighth for UT and 17th overall, running the three-mile course in a time of 19:19.
· Rounded out the top seven in the Texas lineup at the Texas A&M Invitational and 47th overall in 20:37.
· Completed the Islander Splash seventh for the Longhorns and 22nd overall with a time of 19:27.
· Finished fifth for Texas at the Chile Pepper Festival and 111th overall in 22:47.
2005-06
Outdoor (Sophomore):
· Did not compete during the outdoor season.
Indoor (Sophomore):
· Did not compete during the indoor season.
2004-05
Outdoor (Freshman):
· Ran a lifetime-best 2:18.62 to finish 12th at the Rice Bayou Classic.
· Posted four top-six individual finishes in the 1,500... captured the Michael Johnson Invitational Championship in 4:43.00... added a third-place finish (4:41.68) at the Rice Twilight... placed sixth at the Texas Invitational (4:50.86) and the Rice Bayou Classic (4:42.71).
Indoor (Freshman):
· Competed in the 3,000-meters at the Big 12 Championships... registered a personal best time of 10:18.77 in finishing 31st.
· Chipped in two top-10 finishes to start the season... placed sixth in the 3,000 in 10:41.65 at the Houston Indoor and seventh in 10:28.55 at the Hyatt Regency Invitational.
· Added a lifetime-best 5:10.16 in the mile at the Tyson Invitational.
· Ran a season-best 5:14.29 in the mile run at the Leonard Hilton Invitational.
PRIOR TO TEXAS:
· All-American 5,000m runner at the 2002 Junior Olympics.
· Spent her senior season at Lake Travis High School, her sophomore and junior campaigns at Woodland (Calif.) High School and freshman year at Vacaville Christian High School in Vacaville, Calif.
· Competed at state meets in both Texas and California.
· Finished fifth at the 2004 Texas 4A state meet in the 800m with a time of 2:18.
· Placed third in the 3,200m (11:12.39) at the 2004 Texas 4A Region IV meet
· Ran an 18:45 at the 2002 California state cross country meet to finish 16th.
· Earned Texas Academic All-State honors during her senior season.
PERSONAL
Full name is Mariya Andrea Townswick... daughter of Robert and Irina Townswick... majoring in petroleum engineering... born Nov. 10, 1986 in Kazan, Russia ... two-time Big 12 Commissioner's Honor Roll selection (Fall 2006 and 2007).
