2008: Played in all 11 games, as a backup linebacker and on special teams ... Totaled eight tackles on the year ... Recorded three tackles at Georgetown ... Made two solo tackles against both Fordham and Colgate ... Blocked a punt against Bucknell.

2007: Did not see any varsity action.

High School: A two-time first team All-Henlopen Conference selection ... Named second team All-State as a senior, after earning third team All-State honors as a junior ... Helped lead team to Henlopen Conference Southern Division championships in 2003, 2004 and 2005 ... Selected to play in the 2007 Blue-Gold Football All-Star Game ... Served as team captain on both the football and wrestling teams ... Two-time Academic All-State selection in wrestling ... A member of National Honor Society.

Personal: Son of Richard and Patricia Via ... Majoring in Economics.

Townsend's Defensive Statistics
YEAR    GP-GS   UT   AT    TT     SACK      TFL     INT   PBU
2008     11-0    7    1     8      0-0      0-0     0-0     0