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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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Date Athlete Sport
10/7/2013 Laura Upenieks Women's Golf
9/30/2013 Simon Nassar Football
9/30/2013 Nicki Parkes Women's Soccer
9/23/2013 Paul de Pass Football
9/23/2013 Ally Evanyshyn Field Hockey
9/16/2013 Jonathan Isaac Baseball
9/16/2013 Sarah Jamieson Women's Lacrosse
9/9/2013 Paul de Pass Football
9/9/2013 Sara Petrucci Women's Soccer
9/3/2013 Harrison Beeforth Football
8/26/2013 Aisha Lewis Women's Soccer
8/26/2013 Trevor Harvey Football
3/11/2013 Alicia Brown Women's Track & Field
3/11/2013 Mike Trnkus Track and Field
3/4/2013 Patrick Monette Nordic Skiing
3/4/2013 Grace Bannerman Women's Wrestling
2/25/2013 Zack Chetrat Swimming
2/25/2013 Khamica Bingham Women's Track & Field
2/18/2013 Natalie Crofts Lydia Schultz Figure Skating
2/18/2013 Kyle Chan Fencing
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