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Townsend Benard

Townsend Benard

  • Award
    Athletes of the Week
  • Week Of
    2/6/2012
  • Sport
    Track and Field
  • Bio
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Third-year pole vaulter Townsend Benard cleared a personal best and CIS-leading 5.02 metres to claim the silver medal at the 2012 York Open on Saturday afternoon.

This is Benard second consecutive personal-best performance after clearing 4.86m at Toronto’s Fred Food Classic two weeks ago.

The St. Catharines, Ont., native cleared a personal best 4.92m on his third attempt and went onto do the same thing at the 5.02 mark.

Benard’s 5.02-metre clearance currently leads all CIS pole vaulters, with the next best performance coming in at 4.75 metres.

MBNA believes that with personal drive and the right kind of support, someone who thrives on the playground can one day ascend the podium. MBNA is a long standing affinity partner of the University of Toronto, providing the U of T MasterCard® to over 50,000 students and alumni. Congratulations to the MBNA Athletes of the Week.




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10/5/2015 Alex Malone Football
10/5/2015 Laura Upenieks Women's Golf
9/28/2015 Anthony Spignesi Baseball
9/28/2015 Sarah Jamieson Women's Lacrosse
9/21/2015 Nicole Knudsen Softball
9/21/2015 Peter Wen Mountain Biking
9/14/2015 Rab Bruce-Lockhart Men's Soccer
9/14/2015 Sara Petrucci Women's Soccer
9/8/2015 Dakar Charles Men's Soccer
9/8/2015 Nicki Parkes Women's Soccer
8/31/2015 Divante Smith Football
8/31/2015 Chelsea Cheung Women's Soccer
3/23/2015 Pedro Malvar Men's Curling
3/16/2015 Sasha Gollish Women's Track & Field
3/16/2015 Greg MacNeill /James Turner Track and Field
3/9/2015 Evelyn Moorhouse Women's Squash
3/2/2015 Sasha Gollish Women's Track & Field
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