UBC Recreation
Equestrian Team Season Wrap Up
This week we finished off our on-campus fundraising for the year with our fourth Krispy Kreme sale. With the help of our enthusiastic salesdog, Aries, we sold out early in the afternoon, making for a very successful day outside the UBC Bookstore. We were also joined by the AMS UBC Equestrian Club and their annual Horses […]
Overview of the 2017-2018 Season
It is a wrap for both the Men’s and Women’s TSC Tennis teams this season! At the beginning of 2017-2018 season, both teams hosted a Tennis Mixer Fundraiser which raised over $2300. Shortly after that, they raised another $800 from their bar night at The Bimini. The Men’s Tennis team started the season strong with […]
Alpine Ski Team Shows Well at USCSA National Championships
Women’s GS Name Run 1 Run 2 Combined BOUGHNER, SAMANTHA 1:08.25 (14) 1:14.66 (20) 2:22.91 (15) KIKU, ANASTASIA 1:12.84 (42) 1:18.84 (47) 2:31.68 (43) WARNER, MICHELE 1:14.42 (56) 1:17.64 (40) 2:32.06 (45) Slalom BOUGHNER, SAMANTHA 59.05 (13) 53.68 (17) 1:52.73 (14) KIKU, ANASTASIA 1:05.50 (44) 58.73 (45) 2:04.22 […]
[Quidditch] Term 2 Update
Over the last couple months, your Thunderbirds have continued to dominate their neighbourhood, winning several QCON tournaments and coming second once on a trip to Bellingham (losing to a Seattle-based community team, the Rain City Raptors). More importantly, at the Western Regional Championship at the end of the 2017 year, the team won gold medals, […]
Introducing… The 2018/19 Executive
As the 2017/18 season draws to a close, a new executive team has been elected for the upcoming school year. Without further ado, introducing your 2018/19 executive… Olivia Zawadiuk, Club Lead Olivia Zawadiuk is a 4th year Kinesiology student and has been re-elected as the the Club Lead for UBC Thunderbirds Synchronized Swimming […]
Equestrian Team OSU Show Wrap-Up – Open Riders Make it to Zones in Stanford
The Equestrian Team just finished up the last show of the season, hosted by Oregon State University in Woodburn, Oregon. On Saturday, Open rider Nat was awarded 2nd in the flat division while Claire was awarded 2nd in the Over Fences division. Intermediate Rider, Tiana, won her flat class with Katie coming in 3rd for […]
Stanford Invite Recap: Historical 2nd Place Finish for the Thunderbirds
The past weekend, the Thunderbirds flew to California for the annual Stanford Invitational tournament. The tournament was plagued by many uncontrollable circumstances, with a last minute location change, and the heavy rain responsible for it. Additionally, a flight delay caused a third of the team to arrive to the hotels at around 4AM of the […]
UBC Alpine Ski Team Qualifies For USCSA Nationals
Since 2012, The UBC Alpine Ski Team has proudly qualified and attended USCSA Nationals. The UBC Alpine Ski Team is excited to continue our streak this year by sending the women’s team and a qualifying male athlete to the event in Lake Placid, New York. As the only Canadian team on the circuit, we train […]
USCSA Regional Results
Last week the UBC Alpine Ski Team traveled down to Jackson, Wyoming to compete in the USCSA regionals. After two days of intense racing we are excited to announce that the women’s team has qualified for nationals in Lake Placid, New York. The women’s team came 2nd on the first day and 5th on the […]
USCSA Grouse Mountain Results
This past weekend the UBC Alpine Ski team competed in their last race of the regular season, hosted by our very own Grouse Mountain. The team brought 17 athletes to the race as well as a couple of volunteers, spectators, and parents to watch the skibirds storm the mountain. The morning started out warm and […]