This Fall, the Equity & Inclusion Office in partnership with Varsity Athletics lead an orientation session on diversity and inclusion in Varsity sports for 600 student athletes. The #TBirdsRespect challenge was posed to the athletes as a way to demonst...
Dec 16th 2016, 3:08pm
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On Friday afternoon Athletics Canada officially announced its roster for the World Cross Country Championships in Kampala, Uganda on March 26th. Amongst those competing will be UBC Thunderbird and first-year student in the UBC School of Engineering Kie...
Dec 2nd 2016, 4:30pm
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History played out for the UBC Thunderbirds cross-country program on a cold, blustery afternoon in the American mid-west Saturday. The UBC women's cross-country team claimed their fourth NAIA championship in the last five years, while the UBC men's squ...
Nov 19th 2016, 2:00pm
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The sprints crew at the University of British Columbia got significantly stronger today as Head Coach Laurier Primeau announced the signing of Tegan Wilson out of Calgary International Track and Field Club.
Nov 17th 2016, 10:49am
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I set my sights on UBC for it's research expertise and proximity to the ocean along with the potential to do some good ol' running, and I can say for certain that it hasn't disappointed!
Nov 17th 2016, 8:57am
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Hassy Fashina-Bombata, the number one ranked youth sprinter in British Columbia in 2016 is headed to the Point Grey campus to explore her talents in the classroom and on the track
Nov 10th 2016, 6:59pm
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On the heels of announcing Jessica Williams (400 meters), Anastas Eliopoulos (110 hurdles), and Hassy Fashina-Bombata (100, 200 meters), the University of British Columbia Thunderbirds Cross Country and Track and Field program confirms the signing of C...
Nov 8th 2016, 5:09pm
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On the heels of announcing Jessica Williams (400 meters), Anastas Eliopoulos (110 hurdles), and Hassy Fashina-Bombata (100, 200 meters), the University of British Columbia Thunderbirds Cross Country and Track and Field program confirms the signing of C...
Nov 8th 2016, 5:09pm
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The University of British Columbia's Natalia Hawthorn and John Gay picked up the women's and men's cross country athlete of the week honors following their performances at the 2016 A.I.I. Championships this past weekend.
Nov 7th 2016, 4:44pm
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It was perfection for the UBC Thunderbirds cross country teams at the Association of Independent Institutions conference championships Saturday in Boulder, Colo.
Both squads posted the best possible score 15 points en route to capturing their r...
Nov 5th 2016, 6:48pm
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