UBC Recreation
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 […]
CUSSL Westerns 2018: A Major Success for UBC Synchro!
On January 27th, UBC Synchro hosted and competed in the Canadian University Synchronized Swimming League’s annual Western Divisional Championships. It was the first time that a synchro meet had been held at the new UBC Aquatic Centre, and the event couldn’t have gone more smoothly. UBC Synchro had many successful performances throughout the day. In […]
USCSA Mt. Hood Results
Last weekend the UBC Ski Team competed in the third USCSA qualifier in Mt. Hood, Oregon. Due to the lack of snow the race was switched from a GS to Slalom race, this didn’t stop the skibirds from attacking the slopes. On saturday freshmen Anastasia Kiku finished in 3rd place with third year Michele Warner […]
USCSA 49 Degrees North Results
Last weekend the UBC Alpine Ski Team competed in the first slalom race of the season in Chewelah, Washington at 49 degrees North. The women competed on Saturday with freshmen Samantha Boughner coming in as our top athlete with a third place finish, and Anastasia Kiku not far behind in eighth place. The men competed […]
University of Oregon Show Wrap-Up
Last Friday we drove to Aurora, Oregon for our first show of the year! It was a very successful weekend with Claire winning Reserve High Point Rider Saturday and then finishing off the weekend winning Champion High Point Rider on Sunday. GO CLAIRE! As a school, we won Reserve High Point on Saturday! Overall a […]
Spring Sailing: Two Weekends In
With the first two weekends of the spring sailing season completed, UBC has had a busy travel schedule. To start the season in style, Thunderbirds Sailing SC sent five sailors to take in some sun at the annual Peter Wenner Rainbow Invitational hosted by the University of Hawai’iat Mānoa. This past weekend, two members of […]
"Dough-not" Mess With the Equestrian Team After Another Successful Krispy Kreme Fundraiser
UBC TSC Equestrian Team has just finished their third successful Krispy Kreme fundraiser last Wednesday. We sold another hundred dozen doughnuts outside of the UBC bookstore. Over the course of four months we have sold over 4,000 doughnuts! The long day and rainy weather made for a great team bonding experience in preparation for the […]
USCSA Brundage Mountain Results
This past weekend the UBC alpine ski team competed in their first race of the season at Brundage mountain in McCall, Idaho. First years Samantha Bougnher and Anastasia Kiku along with second year Majia Wooton brought the Women’s team to our first victory of the season. Unfortunately we did not have enough men to make […]
Bellingham Invite 2018: Thunderbirds go undefeated for third year in a row
On January 20th, the team headed down to Western Washington University to compete in the annual Bellingham Invitational. The one-day tournament had the Thunderbirds playing 4 games in a row, with the wind and cold getting progressively worse throughout the day. Despite these conditions, the team persevered, decisively defeating Whitman, Western Washington, and Washington with scores […]