The TSC Academic Thunderbird Award honours student athletes who have found excellence in their classroom, while participating in their sport club. This award recognizes athletes who achieved an 80% or higher sessional average while competing for their sport club.*
An incredible 162 thunderbird student-athletes have been recognized with Academic Thunderbird Awards for the 2021-22 academic school year! One in two of the student-athletes in TSC have earned Academic Thunderbird status. Representing all TSC sport clubs and a wide range of UBC faculties, the number of these role models for athletic and academic excellence surpasses the previous records from years past.
More than half (8) our sport clubs finished with a team average above 80%. Women’s Ultimate held the highest average with 82.61, followed by Cycling (82.36%) and Triathlon (81.99%).
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Congratulations to all our athletes who excelled in athletics and in the classroom! Browse below to view each team’s average GPA and number of athletes who have received the award.
Team GPA: 76.54
How many athletes received the Thunderbird Academic Award? 8
| Amanda Arteaga | Faculty of Science |
| Anastasiia Bakulina | Sauder School of Business |
| Nelson Fretenburg | Faculty of Applied Science |
| Amy Harris | Faculty of Arts |
| Emma Lam | Faculty of Science |
| Anika Prasad | Faculty of Arts |
| Tommy Rieder | Sauder School of Business |
| Sophie Sargent | Faculty of Science |
| Marko Smitran | Faculty of Applied Science |
Team GPA: 81.56
How many athletes received the Thunderbird Academic Award? 18
| Renee Chan | Faculty of Science |
| Nicole Exley | Sauder School of Business |
| Ana Flechas | Faculty of Science |
| Flynne Gossling | Sauder School of Business |
| Claire Hein-Salvi | Faculty of Arts |
| Alanna Henry | Faculty of Science |
| Zara Herbert | Education, School of Kinesiology |
| Beth Hook | Education, School of Kinesiology |
| Ava Keshavarzsafiei | Faculty of Medicine |
| Lisa Koyama-Wong | Faculty of Arts |
| Penny Raymond | Faculty of Medicine |
| Kate Seo | Faculty of Science |
| Natasha Thom | Faculty of Education |
| Miki Tsui | Education, School of Kinesiology |
| Hannah van Driel | Faculty of Science |
| Bryce Wilson | Faculty of Science |
| Fannia Xu | Faculty of Science |
| Vivian Zhang | Faculty of Applied Science |
Team GPA: 82.36
How many athletes received the Thunderbird Academic Award? 14
| Dylan Annandale | Faculty of Arts |
| Ethan Ashley-Cheetham | Education, School of Kinesiology |
| Oliver Boucher | School of Public Policy and Global Affairs |
| Eli Cohen | Faculty of Science |
| Kai Constabel | Faculty of Science |
| Ariel Dufresne | Faculty of Science |
| Jared Lynd | Faculty of Applied Science |
| Bridget Meyboom | Faculty of Applied Science |
| Kolby Mullen | Faculty of Arts |
| Mikayla Ogrodniczuk | Faculty of Medicine |
| Shane Patterson | Faculty of Applied Science |
| Helena Sverak | Faculty of Medicine |
| Maxime Therrien | Faculty of Applied Science |
| Edward Wang | Faculty of Science |
Team GPA: 77.29
How many athletes received the Thunderbird Academic Award? 8
| Azraa Banka | Faculty of Science |
| Clare Carmichael | Faculty of Science |
| Faith Carswell | Faculty of Arts |
| Danielle Porritt | Faculty of Arts |
| Vianne Storrs | Faculty of Arts |
| Fatima Tavera | Faculty of Arts |
| Jasmine Taylor | Faculty of Science |
| Tessa Wiehr | Faculty of Arts |
Team GPA: 72.09
How many athletes received the Thunderbird Academic Award? 5
| Aydan Johnson | Faculty of Applied Science |
| Peter Landine | Faculty of Applied Science |
| Cole Percevault | Education, School of Kinesiology |
| Griffin Velichko | Sauder School of Business/Department of Computer Science |
| Colton Zawada | Faculty of Science |
Team GPA: 81.72
How many athletes received the Thunderbird Academic Award? 13
| Mykal Bakker-Westeinde | Faculty of Applied Science |
| Rachel Bates | Faculty of Science |
| Maggie Beckner | Faculty of Science |
| Julia Brown | Faculty of Science |
| Madison Brown | Faculty of Land and Food Systems |
| Reese Critchlow | Faculty of Applied Science |
| Claire Grall-Johnson | Faculty of Science |
| Matan Guttmann | Faculty of Science |
| Sarah Hanstock | Faculty of Science |
| Gabriel Landstedt | School of Music |
| Isaac Lowenthal Walsh | Faculty of Forestry |
| Katia Lumb | Faculty of Land and Food Systems |
| Ehren Paterson | Education, School of Kinesiology |
Team GPA: 81.75
How many athletes received the Thunderbird Academic Award? 17
| Keely Aquilini | Sauder School of Business |
| Charlie Brake | Faculty of Arts |
| Wesley Cassidy | Faculty of Applied Science |
| Berkay Clancy | Faculty of Pharmaceutical Sciences |
| Mads Vinfeldt Halkjaer | Other/Not Listed |
| Naomi Hildebrand | Faculty of Arts |
| Hannah Illing | Faculty of Science |
| Sara Marshall | Faculty of Science |
| Natalie Michaelian | Faculty of Arts |
| Chris Rothery | School of Architecture and Landscape Architecture |
| Alexander Schmidt | Faculty of Applied Science |
| Max Schmidt | Faculty of Applied Science |
| Ryan Shar | Faculty of Science |
| Clara Tjoa | Education, School of Kinesiology |
| Nathan Wan | Faculty of Applied Science |
| Rachel Webb | Faculty of Science |
| Linden Wong | Faculty of Science |
Team GPA: 80.94
How many athletes received the Thunderbird Academic Award? 15
| Benjamin Anderson | Sauder School of Business |
| Nicolai Blasdel | Faculty of Arts |
| Ewan Butterfield | Faculty of Applied Science |
| Madeleine DesBrisay | Faculty of Science |
| Bianca Fong | Faculty of Arts |
| Nelson Fretenburg | Faculty of Applied Science |
| Aoife Gannon | Faculty of Applied Science |
| Yun Ping Hsiao | Faculty of Science |
| Peter Jung | Faculty of Applied Science |
| Louise King | Faculty of Forestry |
| Cypress Knudson | Faculty of Arts |
| Paula Levy | Faculty of Arts |
| Eric Lyall | Faculty of Applied Science |
| Jack Rector | Faculty of Arts |
| Ferdinand Rother | Faculty of Arts |
Team GPA: 78.17
How many athletes received the Thunderbird Academic Award? 9
| Yi Chen Kevin Ding | Faculty of Science |
| Edison Huang | Sauder School of Business |
| Atharva Korde | Faculty of Science |
| Herman Lee | Sauder School of Business |
| Ivy (Gui Hua) Liao | Sauder School of Business |
| David Lin | Sauder School of Business/Department of Computer Science |
| Ao Song | Faculty of Arts |
| Gloria Yin | Faculty of Arts |
| Grace Zhang | Faculty of Applied Science |
Team GPA: 78.1
How many athletes received the Thunderbird Academic Award? 8
| Noah Bettauer | Faculty of Forestry |
| Isaac Dee | Faculty of Applied Science |
| Stefan Lazarevic | Faculty of Applied Science |
| Graeme McIntosh | Faculty of Science |
| Victor Miglo | Sauder School of Business |
| Raj Parekh | Faculty of Arts |
| David Zoric | Sauder School of Business |
| Andrew Oh | Faculty of Science |
Team GPA: 80.00%
How many athletes received the Thunderbird Academic Award? 8
| Viktoria Abanos | Sauder School of Business |
| Audrey Chang | Faculty of Science |
| Audrey Chu | Faculty of Medicine |
| Madison Fan | Faculty of Land and Food Systems |
| Michelle Lim | Sauder School of Business |
| Julia Rees | Faculty of Science |
| Yat Sze Sher | Sauder School of Business |
| Yizhen Song | Faculty of Applied Science |
Team GPA: 81.99
How many athletes received the Thunderbird Academic Award? 14
| Sierra Arn | Education, School of Kinesiology |
| Olivia Baldassare | Faculty of Medicine |
| Lee Barrett-Lennard | Faculty of Arts |
| Kaila Bonnell | Education, School of Kinesiology |
| Adam Guthrie | Education, School of Kinesiology |
| Michael Hoefert | Sauder School of Business |
| Siemon Joubert | Faculty of Forestry |
| Aidan Morton Ninomiya | Faculty of Science |
| Ava Peacock | Sauder School of Business/Department of Computer Science |
| Ariel Rosen | Faculty of Science |
| Amy Topshee | Faculty of Arts |
| Ethan White | Faculty of Science |
| Carson Wong | Education, School of Kinesiology |
| Emily Wood | Faculty of Applied Science |
Team GPA: 78.94
How many athletes received the Thunderbird Academic Award? 9
| Ty Barbieri | Faculty of Education |
| Vincent Bulloch | Faculty of Arts |
| Josiah (Si) Crawford | Education, School of Kinesiology |
| Karim Jamal | Faculty of Applied Science |
| Christian Laurence | Faculty of Science |
| Trevor McCann | Faculty of Science |
| Rowan Sivanandam | Faculty of Science |
| Kevin Tong | Education, School of Kinesiology |
| Davis Toth | Faculty of Applied Science |
Team GPA: 82.61
How many athletes received the Thunderbird Academic Award? 16
| Catherine (Catie) Akune | School of Music |
| Emily Chong | Education, School of Kinesiology |
| Anna Joy Dreher | Faculty of Arts |
| Grace Du | Faculty of Science |
| Crystal Han | Faculty of Science |
| Grace Huang | Faculty of Medicine |
| Kayla Jiang | Education, School of Kinesiology |
| Mika Kurahashi | Faculty of Arts |
| Avery Lee-Pii | Faculty of Land and Food Systems |
| Jessica Liu | Education, School of Kinesiology |
| Amelie Marshall | Faculty of Applied Science |
| Miu Shiraiwa | Education, School of Kinesiology |
| Stephanie Siu | Faculty of Science |
| Denise Su | Faculty of Arts |
| Helena Tremblay | Faculty of Science |
| Kylie Yuen | Faculty of Science |
Faculty Breakdown
| Faculty | Number of Academic Thunderbirds |
| Faculty of Applied Science | 27 |
| Faculty of Arts | 30 |
| Faculty of Education (including School of Kinesiology) | 19 |
| Faculty of Forestry | 4 |
| Faculty of Land and Food Systems | 4 |
| Faculty of Medicine | 7 |
| Faculty of Pharmaceutical Sciences | 1 |
| Faculty of Science | 47 |
| Sauder School of Business | 18 |
| School of Architecture and Landscape Architecture | 1 |
| School of Music | 2 |
| School of Public Policy and Global Affairs | 1 |
Congratulations again to these athletes! Returning athletes will receive their award at the Year End TSC Banquet and former TSC athletes will have theirs sent to them.
*Academic Thunderbird Awards are awarded to those with a minimum academic standing of 80% in the 2021-2022 academic year. Those in ungraded undergraduate or graduate programs are not eligible for the Thunderbird Academic Award.