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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 4K views 0 likes 0 shares 0 comments

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FeaturedBritish Columbia Reclaims National Championship Crown - NAIA

Oklahoma City's Olowora sets new championship record in individual win
Published By Alan Grosbach, Manager of Communications and Sports Information on November 19th, 2016

ELSAH, Ill. – (Results) For the fourth time in the last five years,...

Nov 21st 2016, 3:57am 34K views 0 likes 0 shares 0 comments

A 'banner' day for the UBC cross country programs

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 3K views 0 likes 0 shares 0 comments

Behind the Thunderbird: By land and by sea

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 3K views 0 likes 0 shares 0 comments

Handsworth Secondary's Charlie Dannatt to run for UBC Thunderbirds

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 2K views 0 likes 0 shares 0 comments

John Gay and Natalia Hawthorn sweep NAIA cross-country weekly awards

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 2K views 0 likes 0 shares 0 comments

T-Birds sweep A.I.I. cross country titles for second year in a row

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 1K views 0 likes 0 shares 0 comments

UBC women second, men third at BC Championships

The UBC Thunderbirds women's and men's teams were second and third, respectively, at the BC Cross Country Championships Saturday at Beban Park in Nanaimo.

Oct 30th 2016, 7:19am 1K views 0 likes 0 shares 0 comments

Youngsters carry UBC banner through wind, mud and rain at WWU Classic

The UBC Thunderbirds cross country teams posted 12th-place finishes at the 43rd annual Western Washington University Classic meet on Saturday morning in Bellingham. High winds and driving rain characterized the races, which went 10 kilometres for the m...

Oct 8th 2016, 10:08pm 1K views 0 likes 0 shares 0 comments

Thunderbirds sweeps cross country weekly awards

The University of British Columbia swept the A.I.I. Women's and Men's Cross Country Athletes of the Week for the second time this season.

Oct 3rd 2016, 11:00am 1K views 0 likes 0 shares 0 comments