Last weekend saw exciting news! Lacrosse played SFU in the Battle of BC, Table Tennis made their TSC competitive debut and Triathlon had a strong showing at the Phantom Run!
Lacrosse
Battle of BC – Terry Fox Field, Burnaby, BC | November 11
The boys from UBC Lacrosse SC traveled to SFU on Friday ready to roll. Playing a team with faster feet and more organization on both the offensive and defensive ends was a nice change as we learned a lot from the game and how to better structure the way we play on both ends. Letting a few goals in early, the birds tried to bounce back with 4 goals in a few minutes however ultimately falling to the Leafs. They look forward to our next match up with them in semester 2.
Table Tennis
NCTTA Northwest Divisional I – Seattle, WA | November 12
UBC Table Tennis SC has finally made their competitive debut as a Thunderbird Sport Club at the National Collegiate Table Tennis Association (NCTTA) Divisionals in Seattle, Washington. Overall, their Women’s team finished 1st, Co-Ed A Team placed 2nd, and Co-Ed B Team finished 1st among the B teams. All their players won at least one game during the tournament! Check out below to see how they did.
Table Tennis athlete and executive, Herman, loads up a serve in the team’s match against University of Washington.
Results:
Our Women's team bested University of Washington's Women's team 4-0. In a friendly scrimmage against University of Washington's Co-Ed A Team, we won 3-1. Against the University of Oregon's A Team, our team won 4-0. Our team had many close matches against University of Washington's A Team but ultimately lost 1-3 overall. Up against Oregon State University's A Team, our Co-Ed A Team won 4-0. Our Co-Ed B Team won 4-0 against the University of Oregon’s B Team. Versus Oregon State University's B Team, we won 3-1! Against University of Washington's B Team, we won 3-1. Playing a friendly scrimmage against University of Washington's Women's team, we won 3-1.
Shoutouts: Special shoutout to Grace Zhang for the nail-biting decider game she won in the scrimmage against University of Washington 18-16! Great job to Gloria Ying for making a comeback against University of Washington's Women's team, starting 0-2 but ultimately winning 3 games to 2. Wonderful performance by all of their players at their first divisional meet, which was the first university-level competition for many and our first time officially representing TSC! Phantom Run 2022 - North Vancouver, BC | November 12 Triathlon SC sent athletes to a trail race in North Van to test their cardio and trail running skills. Saturday saw great conditions and great results from our athletes racing in the 25 km and 12 km races. Highlights include our female racers placing top 5 in their age category in the 25 km with Pauline, Ariel and Christina finishing in 1st, 4th and 5th in their age category respectively. Cam McInnes came in 3rd in his age group in the 12 km. See more detailed results below! Our 25 km runners, Mahish, Pauline, Christina and Ariel catching the morning sun before their big race! The 25 km and 12 km runners from Triathlon coming together for a photo! They hold off on competition until next calendar year in which we start to see athletes competing in Triathlons across North America. Hot Crossed Bunnies - Nanaimo, BC | November 13 Two birds from Cycling SC, Kolby Mullen and Bridget Meyboom, continued their Cyclocross campaign competing in Nanaimo at the Hot Cross Bunnies CX. No podiums this week, but both athletes raced hard against a competitive group of riders. This wraps up this weekend! Next weekend we see a large exhibition in the tennis world as reigning national champions, UBC Men's Tennis takes on former national champions University of Alberta to this weekend to preview their regional battle in the spring to see who represents the West at Nationals. Stay tuned for more!Triathlon
Name
Time
Overall Placement ( /114)
Category Placement, Category
Pauline Steines
2:20:38
20
1, F20-29
Ariel Rosen
2:32:45
35
4, F20-29
Christina Howard
2:40:01
43
5, F20-29
Mahish Alfonso Rajdevv Tellez
2:58:35
58
11, M20-29
Name
Time
Overall Placement ( /172)
Ranking, Age Gender Category
Cameron McInnes
1:01:05
5
3, M20-29
Sierra Arn
1:36:58
89
13, F20-29
Cycling