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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
9/26/2011 Tamara Jewett Women's Cross Country
9/26/2011 Marek Deska Baseball
9/19/2011 Wilkerson DeSouza Football
9/19/2011 Hannah Tighe Field Hockey
9/12/2011 Mario Kovacevic Men's Soccer
9/12/2011 Eilish McConville Women's Soccer
9/6/2011 Laura Machado Women's Soccer
9/6/2011 Darragh McGee Men's Soccer
3/21/2011 Nicki Schutz Women's Basketball
3/14/2011 Alex Witmer Track and Field
3/14/2011 Sarah Boyle Women's Track & Field
3/7/2011 Jill Stratton Women's Basketball
3/7/2011 Ryan Zufelt Men's Squash
2/28/2011 Zack Chetrat Swimming
2/28/2011 Sarah Boyle Women's Track & Field
2/21/2011 Josh McGuire Fencing
2/21/2011 Sarah Boyle Women's Track & Field
2/14/2011 Zack Chetrat Swimming
2/14/2011 Andrea Jurenovskis Women's Swimming
2/7/2011 Robert Kay Men's Ice Hockey
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