Union County star is Charlotte Observer high school athlete of the week
Cuthbertson High School’s Mackenzie Townsend is the Charlotte Observer high school athlete of the week.
Townsend dominated this week’s vote, receiving nearly 84 percent of all votes counted.
She finished ahead of Community School of Davidson’s Emme Nelson and St. Stephen’s Elijah Godfrey.
Towsend, a senior, ran a personal-best time of 40.81 seconds to win the 300-meter dash at the Cuthbertson Polar Bear Meet Jan. 23. It was also a school-record. At the same meet, she ran a personal-best time of 1:18.82 to win the 500-meter dash.
Towsend will run at UNC-Wilmington next season.
Want to nominate an athlete? Athletes of the week highlights high school players with outstanding performances. The goal is to recognize all athletes in all sports, both the most accomplished and the underrated or underappreciated players. If you want to suggest someone to be included in the Athletes of the week column, send an email to Jay Edwards at edwardswork23@gmail.com. Please include the athletes’ name, school, class and applicable game performance statistics. Coaches must be willing to verify information.
This story was originally published January 27, 2020 at 9:10 AM.
