Casey Townsend

Prep career

Townsend played for Traverse City West High School in Michigan from 2004 to 2007. During his time there he was named the state's Player of The Year (Mr. Soccer) in 2006 and 2007. He is the only player who has ever been given that award twice. He was also named a two-time NSCAA All-American (2006 & 2007), and three-time PARADE All-American (2005 to 2007), while scoring a school record 105 goals and adding 47 assists in his four years there. In addition to these honors, he led the school to their first and only Division 1 State Championship in 2006.

College and amateur

Townsend played college soccer at the University of Maryland between 2008 and 2011. He was the starting forward on their 2008 National Championship team. During his time at Maryland, Townsend was named as a 2011 M.A.C. Hermann Trophy Semifinalist (college player of the year), a 2011 NSCAA First Team All-American, and as an All-Atlantic Coast Conference (ACC) First Team selection in both 2010 and 2011. In addition to those accolades, he was named to the 2008 ACC All-Freshman First Team and 2010 ACC All-Academic Team, while also leading Maryland to a pair of ACC Men's Tournament Championships in 2008 and 2010 respectively. He was subsequently named to the All-Tournament Team each time. Townsend finished his Maryland career ranked 4th All-Time in goals scored and 6th All-Time in overall points in the school's illustrious history.

Professional

Townsend was named MVP of the…