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Townsend Benard

Townsend Benard

  • Award
    Athletes of the Week
  • Week Of
    1/23/2012
  • Sport
    Track and Field
  • Bio
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Third-year pole vaulter Townsend Benard cleared a personal best and CIS-leading 4.86 metres to claim gold at the 2012 Fred Field Classic on Saturday afternoon at the University of Toronto.

Benard, who met the CIS standard with his vault, entered the competition at a height of 4.36 metres and nailed it on his first attempt. 

The St. Catharines, Ont., native went onto clear heights of 4.51, 4.61, 4.71 and 4.76 metres before vaulting his personal best 4.86 metres on the first attempt.

Benard’s 4.86-metre clearance currently leads a field of 36 CIS pole vaulters, with the next best performance coming in at 4.61 metres. Watch it live here!




Athlete Awards
Date Athlete Sport
12/5/2011 Garrett Sheehan Men's Ice Hockey
12/5/2011 Vanessa Treasure Women's Swimming
11/28/2011 Casey Pottier Women's Water Polo
11/28/2011 Andrew Wasik Men's Basketball
11/21/2011 Jill Stratton Women's Basketball
11/21/2011 Milos Radojcic Men's Water Polo
11/14/2011 Tamara Jewett Women's Cross Country
11/14/2011 Dan Brewer Men's Ice Hockey
11/7/2011 Malena Rapaport Women's Volleyball
11/7/2011 Ezequiel Lubocki Men's Soccer
10/31/2011 John Smits Men's Soccer
10/31/2011 Tamara Jewett Women's Cross Country
10/24/2011 Tyler Wilson Baseball
10/24/2011 Charlotte Sider Women's Volleyball
10/17/2011 Renee Ridout Softball
10/17/2011 Mario Kovacevic Men's Soccer
10/11/2011 Eilish McConville Women's Soccer
10/11/2011 Eren Turkmenler Men's Tennis
10/3/2011 Ryan Donnelly Baseball
10/3/2011 Lee-Anne Corrigan Women's Rugby
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