PARIS, France — Boise State University alum Roderick Townsend is getting ready to compete in his third Paralympic Games.
On Monday, U.S. Paralympic Track and Field announced on social media that Townsend, along with Tatyana McFadden, would lead the American contingent as team captains after a vote by their teammates.
Townsend, who is from Stockton, California, graduated from Boise State in 2015 and competed for the Broncos as a decathlete.
In his first Paralympic Games in Rio de Janeiro in 2016, he won gold in both the long jump and the high jump.
Townsend repeated as the gold medalist in the high jump and earned silver in the long jump in 2020.
In 2024, he claimed a world championship in the T47 high jump and fifth in the long jump.
Townsend will compete in the high jump on Sunday, Sept. 1 and the long jump on Tuesday, Sept. 3.
The Paralympic Games begin on Wednesday, Aug. 28. All events in Paris will be streamed live on Peacock.