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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.




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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