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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
11/23/2009 Nick Magalas Men's Basketball
11/23/2009 Shilin Cheung Women's Badminton
11/16/2009 Megan Brown Women's Cross Country
11/16/2009 Luke Spooner Men's Water Polo
11/9/2009 Nicki Schutz Women's Basketball
11/9/2009 John Smits Men's Soccer
11/2/2009 Michael Braithwaite Rowing
11/2/2009 Megan Brown Women's Cross Country
10/26/2009 Kristen Shier Field Hockey
10/26/2009 Michael Braithwaite Rowing
10/19/2009 Nordo Gooden Men's Soccer
10/19/2009 Jennifer Held Women's Lacrosse
10/13/2009 John Smits Men's Soccer
10/5/2009 Jake Gallo Baseball
10/5/2009 Natalie Provenzano Field Hockey
9/28/2009 Alexander Raphael Men's Soccer
9/28/2009 Jennifer Held Women's Lacrosse
9/21/2009 Andrew Gillis Football
9/21/2009 Yoko Murphy Women's Lacrosse
9/14/2009 Samantha Cassista Mountain Biking
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