USC AthleticsAddison Townsend
Libero/Defensive Specialist
Bio
2025 · FRESHMAN
Addison Townsend is a freshman libero/defensive specialist for the Women of Troy.
HIGH SCHOOL AND CLUB
Attended Marymount High School in Los Angeles, Calif. and Notre Dame High School in Sherman Oaks, Calif.
Marymount HS Defensive Player of the Year and MVP
Played for Sunshine Volleyball Club (2017-25)
Won gold at Pacific Northwest Qualifier (2024), Southern California Volleyball Association Tournament (2023) and Far Western National Qualifier (2022)
PERSONAL
Addison Ryan Townsend was born on Jan. 9, 2007, in Santa Ana, Calif.
Parents are Joshua and Lauren Townsend
Lists her father Joshua Townsend (1995-99)—a member of the 1998 NCAA champion USC baseball team—as her biggest sports hero
Mother Lauren Townsend was a USC Song Leader (1995-99)
Has two siblings named Alexandra and William
Lists Olympic medalist libero Justine Wong-Orantes as biggest sports hero
Aspires to a career as a clinical psychologist in sports
Majoring in psychology at the USC Dornsife College of Letters, Arts and Sciences