Functional Athlete – Wall of Fame Teammate

Gabriel Townsell
School – University of Stanford
Sport – Men’s Wrestling
Level – NCAA Division 1
Accomplishments:
As a Freshman (2016-17)
- Pac-12 Wrestler of the Week (Jan. 3)
- 18-11 overall and 7-1 in duals taking over as Stanford’s starter at 125 pounds in December
- Earned an at-large berth to the NCAA Championships in St. Louis, Mo.
- Finished 2-2 at NCAAs, including a 9-4 win over 16th-seeded Conor Youtsey (Michigan)
- Took fourth at the Pac-12 Championships (Feb. 26) in Maples Pavilion
- Knocked-off three top 13 opponents en route to a fifth-place finish at the Southern Scuffle (Jan. 1-2) in Chattanooga, Tenn.
- Runner-up in greco at the UWW Junior National Championships at 55 kg
- NWCA Academic All-America
High School
- A 2016 graduate of Oak Park & River Forest High School in Oak Park, Ill.
- Four-year letterwinner, captained the team as a senior
- National champions in 2015
- Three-time state champions (2014-16)
- Four-time regional and sectional champions (2013-16)
- Ranked as high as eighth in the country
- Three-time all-state, placing third in 2015 and 2016, and fourth in 2014
- Three-time All-American (Folkstyle) in 2013 (4th), 2014 (2nd), and 2016 (3rd)
- Two-time Ironman placer, taking 8th in 2014 and 4th in 2015
- Two-time All-American (Greco-Roman), taking fifth at the Cadet World Team Trials, and third at the Junior World Team Trials
- Two-time All-American (Freestyle), finishing third at the Cadet World Team Trials and second at Cadet Nationals
- Four-time Fargo national finalist, placing first in Cadet Greco-Roman and Junior Greco-Roman, and second in Cadet Freestyle and Junior Greco-Roman
- Three-time all-conference (2013-15)
- Academic all-conference (2015-16)
Personal
- Son of Richard and Stephanie Townsell
- Has an older sister, Lena
- Father wrestled at Northwestern
- Anticipating a major in economics and a career as an investment banker
- Full name is Richard Gabriel Townsell