176 TSC Athletes Receive Academic Thunderbird award for the 2024-25 Academic Year

The TSC Academic Thunderbird Award honours student-athletes who have excelled in the classroom as well as their competitive field. This award recognizes athletes who achieved an 80% or higher sessional average while competing for their sport club.*

The 2024-2025 season saw an impressive 176 student-athletes recognized with the Academic Thunderbird Award. This figure represents 53 percent of all sport club athletes in the program last year. It is equally impressive that these student-athletes are achieving this at a Top 40 university in the world.

“Thunderbirds Sport Clubs athletes demonstrated an incredible commitment to academic excellence during the 2024-25 season. We are particularly proud that the average across all athletes in the program is above 80%. Congratulations to all award winners!” – Stephanie Jameson, Manager, Competitive Sport Clubs

Thirteen Sport Clubs finished with a team average above 80%, including Alpine Skiing, Artistic Swimming, Curling, Cycling, Lacrosse, Nordic Skiing, Sailing, Table Tennis, Men’s Tennis, Women’s Tennis, Triathlon, Men’s Ultimate and Women’s Ultimate. Women’s Ultimate held the highest average amongst all teams, with a commendable team GPA of 83.5%, spanning undergraduate to graduate students across various faculties.

Scroll below to see who earned the Academic Thunderbird Award on each team!

Athletes with Academic Thunderbird Status by Team

Congratulations again to all athletes!

*The Academic Thunderbird Award is awarded to those with a minimum sessional average of 80% in the 2024-2025 academic year. Those in ungraded undergraduate or graduate programs are not eligible for the award.