History links UBC Athletics is thrilled to welcome one of the greatest Olympians in Canadian history for this year’s ZLC Financial Thunderbird 2022 Scholarship Breakfast, which will now be presented as a virtual-only event. Damian Warner is coming off an incredible performance at the 2020 Olympics where he won gold in the […]
Next game: Trinity Western University 04/12/2021 | 3 p.m. (PT) December 04 (Saturday) / 3 p.m. (PT) Trinity Western University Story VANCOUVER – Led by three points from Rylind MacKinnon, the T-Birds battled their way to an 8-3 victory over the Trinity Western Spartans on Friday afternoon at the Doug Mitchell Thunderbird Sports Center. The […]
Next game: University of Saskatchewan 11/26/2021 | 7 p.m. (PST) EDMONTON – Despite seizing the zone time advantage and the chances of a second straight night, the UBC Thunderbirds found themselves on the wrong side of a one-goal game, losing 4- 3 against the Golden Bears on Saturday night at the Clare Drake Arena. After […]
History links Defending U SPORTS national champions UBC Thunderbirds begin their title defense with a quarterfinal battle against the Acadia Axewomen Thursday at 9 a.m. PST in Sydney, Nova Scotia. UBC enters U SPORTS National Championships ranked fourth in the country after historic season that saw fourth year ahead Danielle Steer has scored the most […]
Next match: at Trinity Western University 11/26/2021 | 8 p.m. (PST) VANCOUVER – On a historic night of service from Matt Neaves, the UBC Thunderbirds won a 3-0 (25-17, 25-21, 25-13) victory over the University of the Fraser Valley Cascades to convincingly sweep their home opener. “We knew they were going to come out strong […]
History links VANCOUVER – Seeking to advance to the Canada West gold medal game for a second straight season, the UBC Thunderbirds face a solid test in their semifinal clash against the MacEwan Griffins on Friday night in Langley. It’s a battle between two attacking powers, both of which rarely concede a goal. But only […]
History links CALGARY – The University of British Columbia Thunderbirds scored 40 straight points to defeat the University of Victoria Vikes, 47-13, at the Canada West Women’s Rugby Championship Sunday afternoon from McMahon Stadium. A close game in the first half, the T-Birds exploded out of the gates in the second half to flee with […]
History links In Game 4 of the Canada West field hockey tournament at Wright Field, the UBC Thunderbirds beat the Calgary Dinos 3-0 to 4-3 with just one game remaining in the regular season. UBC Alix vanry opened the scoring in the 7e minute before the first year T-Bird Mikayla stelling scored his second goal […]
History links In their final game of the regular season, the UBC Thunderbirds will host the University of Victoria Vikes on Saturday, October 23.e at 1 p.m. PST at the Gerald McGavin UBC Rugby Center with the possibility of finishing first in Western Canada. The T-Birds are ranked No.5 in U SPORTS and lead Canada […]
Next game: Trinity Western University 10/15/2021 | 5:30 p.m. (PST) VANCOUVER – Danielle Steer A scorching scoring rhythm continued on Saturday night, scoring two more goals and adding an assist to propel the Thunderbirds past the UBC Okanagan Heat 4-0 under rainy skies at T-Bird Stadium. One night after recording her first career hat trick […]
History links VANCOUVER – The last time the UBC men’s soccer team set foot on the field for Canada West action, it won the 20e title of the conference. Almost two years later, the goal of the preseason favorites remains the same: win a fourth consecutive Canada West banner and try to win another national […]
History links VANCOUVER – With Canada West hockey returning in a few weeks, the UBC Thunderbirds are preparing to kick off training camp with a healthy dose of confidence and expectations for the coming season, helped in large part by the addition of two big players on the blue line. Saskatoon’s Matthew Smith and Vancouver-area […]
History links NEW YORK—Columbia Athletics is saddened to learn of the passing of former football head coach Frank Navarro. Navarro, who coached Columbia for six years from 1968 to 1973, has died at the age of 91. “Columbia Football is saddened to learn of the loss of coach Frank Navarro,” said Patricia and Shepard Alexander, […]
History links NEW YORK—Columbia Football and Columbia Athletics mourn loss of former footballer Parker Coogan ’20CC, died suddenly Tuesday night in Texas. Coogan, who worked as a sales and transactions analyst at Barclays Investment Bank in New York City, was visiting family and friends in his hometown of Kingwood, Texas, a suburb northeast of Houston. […]
History links NEW YORK—Columbia University Associate Athletic Director for Sports Medicine Jim gossett, who has led Columbia’s athletic training staff for 42 years, announced on Friday that he would retire at the end of the 2020-21 academic year. His last day at Columbia will be June 30, 2021. One of the nation’s best known and […]
History links NEW YORK – Columbia Football and Columbia Athletics mourn loss of first-year receiver Jackson coker, 18, died in a tragic car crash Wednesday morning in Austin, Texas. Due to the COVID pandemic, Coker was spending his second semester at Columbia University taking virtual classes in his hometown. “We are shocked and saddened to […]
As his Cup Series career begins to blossom and his options continue to expand before him, Bubba Wallace has one more trump card at his disposal as he makes an effort to play the remainder of 2020 and into. ‘in 2021: another new sponsor. Columbia Sportswear announced a new multi-year sponsorship with Bubba Wallace on […]
Four days later Bubba wallace announced a potential deal, Columbia Sportswear and Richard Petty Motorsports announced a multi-year deal with the driver. Wallace will be the newest brand ambassador for the outerwear company, which will also serve as a sponsor on Wallace’s # 43 Chevrolet in the August 23 Cup race at Dover International Speedway. […]
History links NEW YORK—Columbia Athletics is saddened to learn of the passing of award-winning actor Brian Dennehy ’60CC. A former Columbia football player and All-Ivy League winner, Dennehy is best known for his work on stage and screen, including popular films Tommy Boy and first blood, as well as the 1998 Broadway revival of Arthur […]
Ouch… I have just been # ZAPPÉ by this #LIGHTNING Always use caution when approaching an institution’s Twitter, especially a sports-related institution. Twitter accounts? Bwog lead writer Ross Chapman gives us a glimpse into the creaky cyber-life of CU Athletics. Trivial images on strange backgrounds #ColumbiaBlue pic.twitter.com/FVygnbYeqJ – Columbia Basketball (@CULionsMBB) December 4, 2016 The […]