UBC Recreation
Success at the Peach Classic Triathlon
Our largest team turnout this summer was at last weekend’s Peach Classic Triathlon. The team showing off their calves with F2C Congratulations on a very successful weekend for the whole team! We had athletes racing in the sprint, standard, and aquabike races. We are pleased to say that all five of our athletes […]
2018-2019 Cycling Executives
Meet your 2018-2019 Thunderbird Cycling Sport Club executives! They are your go-to people for answering questions, giving feedback and ideas, and to go for a ride with. May Constabel – Club Lead May is entering her second year as an executive, her third year racing, and her fourth year at UBC studying chemistry. Her favourite […]
TSC Sailing End of Year Update
After a couple of busy months and an overall busy year for our team, UBC TSC Sailing is enjoying the time summer brings to recuperate in preparation for next year. Recent regattas bring pride and motivation for the team given the commendable effort shown by UBC sailors, which points towards great success in […]
My Experience as an Exchange Student with UBC TSC Cycling
Quick facts about me: Yann Meier, 21 Mechanical Engineering student from EPFL, Lausanne, Switzerland spent my 3rd year in UBC as an exchange student As I used to race in Switzerland, it was important for me to find a way to compete Vancouver as well. Being a member of the UBC cycling […]
The View from the Mountaintop | Day in the Life of a TSC Assistant Coordinator
In early March, I was given the opportunity by the Athletics and Recreation Department to attend the National Intramurals and Recreation Association (NIRSA) annual conference in Denver, Colorado, as a student representative of UBC Thunderbirds Sport Clubs. For some quick context, my name is Curtis Chan. I’ve spent the last two years of my undergrad […]
UBC Cycling Year in Review
With the collegiate season and winter session officially over, our summer riding season is just beginning! We’re not done racing just yet, catch us at the local World Tuesday Night Championship crits in Burnaby and on UBC campus by Thunderbird Stadium. The 2017-2018 season was an absolute blast and surprisingly a lot less rainy than […]
Ellen Au-Yeung for Callahan 2018
Ellen Au-Yeung is the Callahan Nominee for the team this year. The Callahan Award was founded by Charles Kerr, and named for Henry Callahan, one of the original founders of Ultimate. Winners of this award show exceptional sportsmanship, leadership and dedication to Ultimate, in addition to on field success. On paper, the accomplishments of Ellen Au-Yeung […]
Midseason Review – Men's Ultimate
This past weekend UBC Thunderbirds Men’s Ultimate SC travelled a long 9-hour drive down to Corvallis, Oregon, to compete at Sectionals. After two long days, playing 5 games against rivals such as the University of Washington and the University of Victoria, the Thunderbirds finished the tournament with 61 goals for and 47 goals against, securing […]
Meet Andy: MoveU Crew's ParaNordic Athlete Extraordinaire!
Meet Andy…ParaNordic athlete, sports enthusiast and MoveU Crew member. Andy joined the MoveU Crew in 2017 to share with UBC his passion for sports and movement.
Year in Review: UBC Thunderbirds Lacrosse SC 2017-18
This was the year of firsts for the UBC Thunderbirds Lacrosse Sport Club. For the first time, the T-birds competed against a full roster of alumni in their annual alumni game. For the first time, the T-birds beat the New Westminster Warlocks and the Coquitlam Adanacs in CWFLL play. For the first time, the T-birds […]