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Ella Townsend

2023 | TX: Austin
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Three sport Varsity Athlete- Two-sport All-Conference Honoree (Varsity Lacrosse/Varsity Basketball). Team player, gritty two-way midfielder with passion for transition defense, leader on and off field, coachable, with high Lax IQ.

Played lacrosse since 2nd grade. Multi-sport Varsity All-conference honoree as a Midfielder in Lacrosse and Point Guard in Basketball. SAS lacrosse MVP 2021

Started every game for Varsity Lacrosse team as Freshman/Sophomore and led team in Assists, DC, GB, and CTO both years. Led Central Texas in CTO with 4.4/game. Named All-Conference in Lacrosse and Basketball in 2020-21. Played setter on Varsity volleyball team in 2020; JV Volleyball MVP as freshman in 2019.. In 2018-19, named outstanding female athlete at St. Andrews.

I play for GRIT, played Iron Horse for 5 years and for Legend since 2019.

IronHorse coach Alyssa Murray- Ella's a quintessential two-way midfielder that embraces "dirty work" between the 30s, digs in on defensive matchups, and contributes offensively with great vision and ability to score. She does a great job applying her multi-sport background to the lacrosse field.

HS-Coach Ella Thorpe: Ella is one of the most athletic and tenacious players I have ever coached. Her work ethic and desire to win are unmatched. As a freshman, Ella led our team with a leadership style respected by everyone - upperclassmen, coaches, and opponents. Ella led by example - hard work every day in practice and push in every game. Ella's mentor skills are astounding for someone of her age. When she speaks, teammates listen. Post-practice, Ella is still on the field looking to improve and seeking feedback. Ella's lax IQ is unparalleled. Her ability to adjust accordingly and situationally is not coached.

LegendLax coach Caitlin Fegley- Ella has some of the best field vision of any player I've coached. Ella is a jack-of-all-trades and plays defense or middie for our team because of her aggression and anticipation; she can read the opponent like a book - always one step ahead of the play. That doesn't stop her from being excellent on the attacking end. She is selfless, knows how to work off ball and is an exceptional feeder. We call Ella the vacuum cleaner because she can suck up any ground ball out of a mess and is the person we send to the center circle when we are in need of a key 50/50 ball.

All Honors with 3.9 GPA (unweighted)Athletic Cabinet member, intern for Admissions office at SAS, and summer volunteer at SAS sports camps.

Outside of school I've raised nearly $30,000 for patient safety initiatives to honor my grandmother.

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Athletics
Honors & Awards:
2022 All SPC Conference Point Guard for Basketball team (3rd straight year)
2021 All Conference Varsity Lacrosse Midfielder- Southwest Preparatory Conference (SPC)
2021 All District Division 1 - midfielder Varsity Lacrosse
2021 Team MVP Varsity Lacrosse St. Andrews Episcopal School
2021 All State Nominee Division 1-Midfielder Varsity Lacrosse
2021 Most Caused Turnovers in Central Texas Girls High School Lacrosse League
2021 All Conference for Southwest Preparatory Conference(SPC ) Starting point guard Varsity Basketball-Led the team in assists, steals, and rebounds. second in total points.
2020 All Zone for SPC - Basketball- starting Freshman Varsity Point Guard
2020 Honorable Mention All Conference for SPC - Basketball - starting Varsity Point Guard as a Freshman- Led team in assists, rebounds and steals.
2019 MVP for JV Volleyball Freshman year at St. Andrew's Episcopal School
2019 Outstanding Female Athlete for St. Andrews's Episcopal School
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Other HS Sports Played:
Varsity Volleyball; Varsity Basketball
Play 2 Sports In College?
No
Relevant Lacrosse Accolades:
Started all games for My Varsity Lacrosse team freshman and Sophomore year. Sophomore 2021- I led the Central Texas Girls High School Lacrosse League with 31 Caused Turnovers (4.4 per game). For the entire season in District and SPC, I led my team with 42 Caused Turnovers, 47 Groundballs, and 33 Draw Controls. I also led my team in Assists and was second in total points. As a freshman (2020), I started every game for St Andrew's Varsity team and played nearly every minute. Through 9 games before the season was cut short due to COVID. I led the team with 36 Caused Turnovers (4 per game) and 40 Ground Balls. I also led the team in assists, Draw Controls and was second in total points. There were no SPC awards given for the 2020 Season.

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High School:
St Andrew's
Coach:
Maeve Flaherty
Team Name:
Highlanders
Jersey Number:
10
Club Name:
GRIT Lacrosse
Coach:
Alex Ross
Team Name:
GRIT Austin/Houston 2023
Jersey Number:
14

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Academics
GPA (unweighted):
97-100; 4.0; A+
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