Longtime Fairfield Mules Head Football Coach and Athletic Director Justin Townsend is set to receive one of the highest honors from his alma mater.
Townsend, who played college football at McKendree University and graduated in 2000, will be inducted into the McKendree University Sports Hall of Fame. He is among five former Bearcat athletes selected, along with the 1999 football team, of which he was a key member.
The induction ceremony will be held on Saturday, February 7, 2026, at The Hettenhausen Center for the Arts (The Hett) on the McKendree campus.
Other inductees include:
Matt Cole (Class of 2020, Football)
Caty (Ponce) Happe (Class of 2016, Basketball/Softball)
Michael Strobbe (Class of 2007, Men’s Basketball)
Colleen Lischwe, former men’s and women’s water polo coach
The 1999 Bearcats Football Team
Congratulations to Coach Townsend on this well-deserved recognition.
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