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UBC Women’s Tennis Dominates at BC Regionals
The UBC Women’s Tennis Team swept their match on Saturday, January 19th at the BC Regionals hosted at the UBC tennis centre. The Thunderbirds recorded a stinging total of nine victories against the University of Victoria Vikes to earn a spot at the Western Canadian Championships, a qualifier for Nationals. The night started off with […]
Alpine Ski Starts The Season On A High Note!
After a great training camp in Whistler, that resulted in slightly more powder skiing than gates, the Alpine Ski team was ready to take on the first race of the season. Last weekend the skibirds made the long trek down to Mccall, Idaho fully geared to storm down the mountain at full speed. After […]
Ski Team's Student Execs For 2018/19 Season!
The Alpine Ski Team is excited to announce our executive team for the upcoming 2018/2019 season. We are welcoming back Michele Warner, who has transitioned from our Finance officer last year, and has stepped […]
Christmas comes early for the UBC Nordic Ski Team!
We are happy to report that the past few weeks worth of rain came in the form of snow at both Callaghan Valley and Cypress, meaning that we will be on snow when we get back from the holidays. Some of our members even snuck out for a few hot laps in between exams. As […]
UBC Sailing End of Term Recap
With the new year and new term approaching after two busy months for the team and all its athletes, here is a recap of the past months for UBC Sailing and a preview of what is coming next! CICSA Nationals The weekend of October 27th, four sailors flew down to Kingston, ON for […]
UBC Synchro's Fall Semester Recap
Although their competition season is yet to begin, UBC TSC Synchro has had a busy semester! The executive team came full force into September and UBC Synchro was out recruiting at both Imagine Day and at the UBC Aquatic Centre Open House. Successfully, UBC Synchro was able to establish a Novice and Advanced team who […]
UBC TSC Men’s Ultimate Roster Announcement
UBC TSC Men’s Ultimate is excited to announce their 2018-2019 competition roster. We are pleased to welcome our two new assistant coaches, Tim Tsang, and Michael Fung. Returning for his 3rd year of coaching, John Norris will remain as our head coach. A few thoughts Coach Norris had about the tryout process and the team selection, […]
UBC Women’s Tennis begins season against Alberta and Calgary
The Women’s Tennis Team on court after defeating University of Calgary. The UBC Thunderbird Sports Women’s Tennis Team began its 2018-19 competitive season with a full schedule in Calgary over the November long weekend. The thunderbirds split results, with a dominating 6-1 win over the Calgary Dinos and 1-6 loss to the Alberta […]
A Season of Firsts Continues for UBC Lacrosse
It was just over a year ago, on September 23rd 2017, the UBC Thunderbirds Lacrosse SC lost to the Simon Fraser University Clan 14-2. Well, this past Saturday November 17th 2018, UBC earned their first ever defeat over SFU with a 9-3 victory. It is the first win for UBC against SFU in it’s […]
Fall Update From The Alpine Ski Team
As the fall semester is quickly wrapping up and snow has begun to fall on the mountains the UBC Alpine Ski Team is beyond stoked to get their race season started. The training season however begun back in September with weekly gym sessions and Tower beach stair laps. Our new members were in for a […]