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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
9/14/2009 Josh Jakymyc Baseball
9/8/2009 Alexander Raphael Men's Soccer
9/8/2009 Jessica Fantozzi Women's Soccer
3/16/2009 Sarah Boyle Women's Track & Field
3/16/2009 Colin Russell Swimming
3/9/2009 Tamara Jewett Women's Cross Country
3/9/2009 Danielle Greene Women's Golf
3/2/2009 Sarah Boyle Women's Track & Field
3/2/2009 Ahmed Nazmi Men's Basketball
2/23/2009 Colin Russell Swimming
2/23/2009 Sasha Theron Women's Swimming
2/16/2009 Jessica Fitzgerald Women's Wrestling
2/16/2009 Hans Wolfgramm Fencing
2/9/2009 Curtis Samuel Swimming
2/9/2009 Andrea Jurenovskis Women's Swimming
2/2/2009 Steven Kung Men's Volleyball
2/2/2009 Megan Brown Women's Track & Field
1/26/2009 Nicki Schutz Women's Basketball
1/26/2009 Eddie Snetsinger Men's Ice Hockey
1/19/2009 Shu Hsien Zhu Women's Squash
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