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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
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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