Andre Townsend

Position:
Defender/Midfielder
Height:
6-0
Weight:
168
Class:
Senior
Hometown:
Kingston, Jamaica
High School:
Holderness School

Career - A player who brings depth to the Bulls midfield/defense ... Comes to USF having seen Division I action for two seasons at the University of Richmond ...

2005 - Appeared in three games during his first season at USF ... Saw action in both of USF's NCAA Tournament matches ... Made first appearance at USF in 1-0 loss to FIU (Sept. 2) ... One of six USF men's soccer players to be named to the 2005-06 BIG EAST All-Academic List (3.0 GPA or better) ...

2004 (Richmond) - Played in nine matches and started seven after a mid season injury... Scored the first goal of his career in the Spiders' tie with St. Peter's... Tallied a total of two assists on the season... Took eight shots, three on goal in his nine matches of play... Named to the Bradley Classic All-Tournament team ...

2003 (Richmond) - Played in 18 games and made 13 starts... Contributed three assists, including a multi-assist contest against St. Bonaventure... Took a total of 15 shots on the season... Named to the Atlantic 10 All-Rookie team ...

High School - Served as team captain during his senior season ... Earned All-New England Honors as senior... Selected as the Boston Globe All-Scholastic Prep Player of the Year following his senior season ... Named District II MVP of the Prep All-Star game ... Played in the U-20 Jamaican National Team pool....

Personal - Full name is Andre Wayne Townsend ... Born Dec. 4, 1983 in Kingston, Jamaica ... Son of Apryl and Raymond Townsend ... Enjoys playing basketball and listening to music ... Is majoring in political science.