On Wednesday April 5th, UBC Thunderbirds Sport Clubs held the second annual “Best of UBC TSC” Year End Awards Banquet. With over 200 in attendance, we celebrated the sporting achievements, commitment and leadership of our Student Athletes. Held for the first time in two of the Student Recreation Centre gymnasiums, the ceremony consisted of a buffet-style dinner and an awards presentation. TSC’s four big awards were presented, including the inaugural TSC Athlete of the Year Award, as well as a sportsmanship award for one member of each Club. The 2016-2017 recipients of each award are as follows:
TSC Team of the Year:
UBC Thunderbirds Sailing Sport Club
TSC Executives of the Year Award:
Dragon Boat Executives
TSC Student Leadership Award:
Male Recipient: Mitchell Kitt (Lacrosse)
Female Recipients: Ashley Belle-Burns (Sailing) and Jessica Silva (Women’s Tennis)
TSC Athlete of the Year:
Male Recipient: Johannes Kite-Powell (Sailing)
Female Recipient: Ellen Au-Yeung (Women’s Ultimate)
TSC Athlete Council Sportsmanship Award Recipients:
Katherine McGuire – Women’s Ultimate
Connor Khademazad – Men’s Tennis
Lauren Hale – Alpine Ski
Kelsi Jessamine – Equestrian
Amy Cheng – Dragon Boat
Nora Apelgren – Nordic Ski
James Baylis – Water Polo
Julie Velasquez – Quidditch
Patrick Mavety – Men’s Ultimate
Stephanie Stearman – Sailing
Helena Son – Women’s Tennis
Katrina Waldhauser – Cycling
Spencer Schoen – Lacrosse
Shannon Pfleuger – Synchronized Swimming
A big thank you to everyone who came out to celebrate TSC’s 2016-2017 season, and we are looking forward to seeing you all next year.
