2016 season highlights: Won the two-mile at the Western Massachusetts championships and West/Central Division 1 championships while finishing fifth in the event at All-states and 11th at New Englands. Took fifth in the one-mile at Western Mass. and West/Central.
Jacobs-Townsley on the season: At the beginning of the season I was a little discouraged, as my times were getting lower and lower and where I wanted to be I kept telling myself I can go faster. When I have a goal I just really try and hit it right on. For me, I made ambitions goals, and I really wanted to get them.
Jacobs-Townsley on track vs. cross country: I was really surprised at how different the races are. Track races, there’s pros and cons. Pros are you get your split every 400 (meters). Cons are you’re just going round and round, and you don’t get a sense of movement.
Jacobs-Townsley on her improvement: I realized I needed to start at the back of the pack and work my way up. It really felt like I was going somewhere. The low-ish point of my season was when I went out with the pack and completely fell apart. I learned that I had to pace it well.
Coach Chris Gould on Jacobs-Townsley: We knew she was good. That part wasn’t a mystery. I think she impressed everyone and even especially me with her ability to proclaim a goal, organize her training around it, listen to the coaches and do what we ask then achieve that goal. … She’s brimming with confidence, and it really works in her favor.
Remaining All-Stars, Page D2
GIRLS TRACK ALL STARS
FIRST TEAM
Claire Basler-Chang, sophomore, Amherst
Taylor Blow, senior, Hampshire Regional
Erica Dean, senior, Northampton
Frances Duncan, senior, Amherst
Sarah Fudger, sophomore, South Hadley
Sophie Gatzounas, junior, South Hadley
Emma Harder, freshman, Northampton
Sophia Jacobs-Townsley, freshman, Amherst
Stephanie Jordan, senior, Northampton
Tori Laverdiere, senior, Northampton
Sierra Loomis, senior, Northampton
Kat Miner, senior, Frontier
Ally Roessling, senior, Hampshire
Marissa Shaw, junior, Belchertown
Savannah Sudyka, freshman, South Hadley
Mackenzie Werenski, senior, South Hadley
Elleri Wisner, senior, Hampshire
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Mairead Blatner, junior, Northampton
Scarlet Bliss, junior, Northampton
Kathy Burke, senior, Frontier
Jaime Byrne, junior, Frontier
Ariel Christie, senior, Amherst
Izzy Contois, senior, Frontier
Katie Evans, senior, South Hadley
Sophia Fang, sophomore, Amherst
Eva Feyre Febonio, senior, Amherst
Megan-Grace Slocombe, senior, Frontier
Alicia Hancock, freshman, Frontier
Ally Labarre, junior, South Hadley
Hannah Labrie, sophomore, Hampshire
Kaylin Labreque, sophomore, South Hadley
Hailey Marek, junior, Hampshire
Leila Markosian, junior, Northampton
Jenna Martin, freshman, Frontier
Sidilene Pereira, junior, Amherst
Lisa Portier, junior, Frontier
Sophie Prouty, sophomore, Hampshire
Jocelyn Rondeau, freshman, South Hadley
Remi Quesnelle, senior, Frontier
Anna Stiles, sophomore, Northampton
Amina Torres, sophomore, Amherst
Jordan Wytrych, junior, Hampshire