2026-27 Track and Field Roster
Roster
Gracie Townsend
- Position:
- Hurdles
- Height:
- 5-7
- Class:
- First Year
- High School:
- Pymble Ladies' College
- Hometown:
- Sydney, New South Wales, Australia
- School:
- Barnard College
Prior to Columbia:
A 400-meter hurdler from Sydney, New South Wales, Australia ... Competed in track & field, cross country, soccer and touch football throughout high school at Pymble Ladies' College ... Two-time New South Wales State Champion in the 400-meter hurdles and a two-time runner-up at the Australian National Championships in the event ... Set the Under-16 Oceania Championships record in the 300-meter hurdles while representing Australian Schools at the Oceania Championships ... Earned the Athlete All-Rounder Award in Years 9 and 10 ... Also represented the New South Wales State Team in soccer and touch football on two occasions ... Competed for UTS Norths.
Personal:
Plans to study economics at Barnard College ... Graduated with a 98.10 ATAR and was recognized as a Distinguished Achiever and All-Rounder Achiever in 2025 ... Also earned Academic Distinction honors in 2021, 2024 and 2025, along with the Upper School Outstanding Award in 2023 ... Volunteered with the Pymble Exodus Foundation, Days for Girls, Sydney FC Holiday Clinics and the Sydney FC Powerchair Football Community Program, while also raising funds for the Children's Cancer Institute ... Enjoys traveling and fashion ... Father, Danny Townsend, played professional soccer for Sydney United (1998-2001) and Parramatta Power (2001-03).
