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CiTR Sports interviews UBC's premiere athletes, discovers the off-field stories of the Thunderbirds, and provides your weekly roundup of UBC sports action with hosts who are a little too passionate about the T-birds.
Bailey and Jade chatted about McGill vs UBC rugby national finals, with PAS about Ski and Snowboard end of term event.
Sports and Accessibility collective leads interview Para-rower and Kinesiology students.
After a month away we recap the end of the Thunderbirds spring seasons, including the golf and track & field championships as well as baseball and softball playoffs. Also, we have an interview with women's golf captain Shania Remandaban!
After some time away for #ExamSZN, we're back with our first summertime episode (even if it might not seem like that outdoors just yet). We covered the Golf CCC Championships, plenty of baseball, softball and track & field, and all of the Thunderbirds honoured at the annual Big Block Awards.
On this episode we welcomed former CiTR Sports member and UBC Football defensive back Nelson Uzonwa to the studio! We chatted about his time here at UBC, his experience at the CFL combine and more. We also covered all the latest Thunderbirds news including the Men's Hockey National Championships.
The U-Sports Swimming and Women's Hockey Championships took place this past weekend, and the Thunderbirds came away with a gold and a silver on the water. We recap all that as well as Track & Field and Baseball, plus we sit down with Nicole Salas of the UBC Softball team for an interview!
Today was a milestone marker for the show, as for the first time since before the pandemic we had an interview live in the studio! It was with fellow CiTR programmer Valie Madejska, who is a member of the UBC Artistic Swimming team. After chatting with her we covered the end of the conference playoffs for men's hockey and women's volleyball, the beginning of the track and field season, and more!
UBC women's hockey are Canada West champions! That is our headline news for this week, as women's volleyball also looked to grab the spotlight with a continued strong playoff run. After recapping that along with baseball and softball action we chatted with our own Mike Liu about his final couple weeks in Beijing and his overall thoughts on his time at the Olympics.
We have a PACKED show this week as hockey, volleyball and basketball all began their playoff runs with some mixed success, and baseball and softball had their home openers in their games here on campus in over two years. If that wasn't enough, we also had the first golf tournament of the new year! So yeah, strap in for this one
Regular seasons ends for volleyball, basketball and women's rugby 7s, while conference seasons is just getting (or about to get) underway for softball and baseball! We're looking forward to the playoffs this weekend but there's still plenty happening in the meantime
Multiple sports are ending their regular seasons now as others are just beginning their seasons. As we look ahead to some playoff action, we also play the second part of our interview with women's basketball coach Erin McAleenan!
A number of our Thunderbird teams (especially volleyball and hockey) got some W's under their belt once again, although baseball struggled in Arizona. As well, we have the first of a two-part interview with women's basketball coach Erin McAleenan!
In this episode we hear from our very own Mike Liu as he gives us the run-down of what he's been up at this point in Beijing! As well, we recap the latest Thunderbirds action which includes the long-awaited return of UBC baseball and some tough losses for basketball and hockey
Ollie sits down with UBC Cross Country runner Joshua Kozelj to discuss his unexpectedly great season and his philosophy on running. As well, we discuss the Thunderbirds volleyball and hockey teams having rough weekends and men's rugby's return to action.
After some extra time away we're BACK for our first episode of 2022. In it, we recap two weekends worth of Thunderbird action, and talk to our co-host Mike Liu about his status as a Team Canada support staff volunteer for the upcoming Olympics!
There was not any new Thunderbirds sports action this past week, so for our final show of 2021 we take a look back at all that went down this semester here at UBC. We also have an interview with women's hockey player Shay-Lee McConnell to talk about the team's strong start to the season and what it was like being named to the Team Canada roster for the 2021 Universiade.
Our Thunderbird teams are now on winter break after hockey, basketball and volleyball played their final games of the calendar year this past weekend. On top of that, UBC women's rugby star Savannah Bauder came on the show to discuss her and her team's great season and her time at UBC to this point.
We recap men's rugby's dominant performance at the Canadian University Rugby Championships, as well as how UBC athletes did at the Canada West Swimming Championships and the Canadian Cross Country Championships. Elsewhere, men's hockey staked their claim as one of the top teams in the country, volleyball ran into some tough opposition and basketball continued to (mostly) roll.
Things weren't quite as rosy for the Thunderbirds this week, as soccer and cross country were all unable to medal at their Nationals and men's hockey had their perfect start to the season snapped. We also have some clips from men's rugby ahead of the Canadian University Championships and the second part of our interview with UBC golf coach Chris Macdonald.
We cover some postseason action as women's rugby went to Nationals and football had their playoff semifinal, as well as some season opening action from volleyball. Then, we have the first half of a two-part interview with UBC Golf coach Chris Macdonald!
Cory is here to solo report the news of this past week, as men's soccer and women's rowing won championships, their counterparts finished with silver, football clinched an unexpected playoff spot, and more! Then, we have an interview to share as Mike Liu sat down with men's rugby player Jacob Bossi.
It's championship season here at UBC as women's rugby and men's and women's cross country are both Canada West champions! Elsewhere, soccer has the chance to add to the banner total, hockey looks legit, football took a dive and basketball is now underway.
This week, soccer, women's rugby and women's field hockey all ended their regular seasons, with varying degrees of success. Also, hockey had a strong weekend, cross country took to the track again and football stole the show with a massive win.
We have a jam-packed show this week as we bring you some interview excerpts from women's soccer and men's hockey, to go along with recapping the hockey season openers, football getting their first win, soccer clashes with TWU, rugby dominance and more!
Breaking news: our very own Mike Liu is a trainer on the UBC Football team! In this episode we chat with him about what the experience of being part of the team has been like this season, after covering our other various Thunderbirds sports highlighted by the continued dominance of golf and women's soccer.
Results were all over the map for our Thunderbirds teams this past week, as golf, women's soccer and women's rugby remained perfect but football, men's soccer and men's rugby all faltered. Also, field hockey began their season.
We celebrate the return to campus for both our soccer and rugby teams! As well, we look at the season debuts for football and cross-country, while golf continues their strong start to the year.
Ahead of the UBC soccer home openers this weekend, Mike sat down with men's soccer standout Chris Lee to discuss his time in the CPL with Pacific FC, as well as his experience at UBC to this point. As well, we cover the latest action for our Thunderbirds golf and women's rugby teams, while multiple other sports played some exhibition matches against SFU.
Our UBC soccer teams began their Canada West seasons with the women's team finding more success, and the Thunderbirds golf teams crushed the competition at their first Cascade Conference tournament of 2021. As well, we brought former CiTR Sports member Nico Roselli back on the show to discuss his soon-to-be-published book!
After a long time away, we kick off the school year with our first live show in 18 months! To celebrate the occasion we look back at some of the highlights of the summer for our Thunderbird athletes and also look ahead at what this season will look like.
In our first show in around a month, Cory sits down with UBC Cheer captain and coach Marika Butzelaar to discuss what university cheerleading is like and how it differs from some common misconceptions about the sport. Also, we cover a busy few weeks in Thunderbirds news and Liz joins the show for the final time.
For the first time we have an interview with a UBC commit, as Cory sat down with high school senior and Manitoba basketball star Olivia Weekes, who will be joining the Thunderbirds women's basketball program in the fall. Also, we have a ton of news to cover from the past few weeks, including a retirement and plenty of Hall of Fame inductions.
One of the biggest events on the UBC campus, Storm The Wall is an open to all students triathlon with a twist in the form of a 12 foot wall you have to scale at the end of the course! To dive into what makes this event so fun, Byron sat down with two Storm The Wall veterans, Daniel Duncombe and JM Jamet!
On this week's show, Liz sat down with UBC swimming legend and three-time Canadian Olympian Brian Johns! He discussed his time as a Thunderbird, his transition to coaching, and his thoughts on the UBC "Decade of Dominance" swim teams being inducted into the Canada West Hall of Fame.
For the first time, we interview a non-UBC athlete, as Diana sits down with Darren Wong, a Vancouver native and a team captain on the UC Berkeley Men's Gymnastics team. They discuss a wide range of topics, including why Darren went to the US for university, the pros and cons of NCAA competition, his experience with the Canadian National Team setup, and more!
This is a massive milestone for CiTR Sports, as we have now reached 100 episodes of Thunderbird Eye! To celebrate, we got the group together (while bringing back to former contributors as well) to take a look back at some of our favourite moments from the show's history.
Mike Liu sat down with Lief Olsen, a student trainer for the UBC Baseball team. As someone with a unique perspective of one of our Thunderbird teams, Lief shared what his job entails, how he serves as an important link between all the different people involved with the team, and how his role has only increased in scope with the pandemic. Also, our swim teams receive another accolade, and we look at a legendary UBC coach for our alum of the week.
After a one week hiatus we are back with another episode! Our resident aquatic experts Alan and Byron brought a couple fellow swimmers on the show, as they interviewed two members of the UBC Water Polo Club, Taylor Goldblatt and Amelia Milne. They discussed how the club has adjusted how it operates due to the pandemic, their personal journeys within the sport and shared some advice for those who are interested in the sport
This week, Mike Liu sat down with the president of the UBC Dance Club, Juliana Chow! They discussed the structure of the club and all of its events, how they find a fit for people of all skill levels, and how she has taken the task of running such a social group from social distance. we have news from the UBC Aquatic Centre and our recent Thunderbird men's soccer draft picks, while the whole UBC community mourns the loss of one of the biggest figures in school athletic history.
This week's show saw Liz sit down with two UBC track athletes, cross country runner and PhD student Jenna Melanson, and race walker and undergrad student Joean Lu, as they discussed their very different paths to UBC and what it's been like having basically full training yet no competitions this season. Also, we introduce a new member of the collective, as masters student and member of the Thunderbirds football team Nelson Uzonwa joins us for the first time.
Given that this is Fundrive week here at CiTR, we got the whole gang together for a special group segment where we brought a very important guest back on to the show: former leader of CiTR Sports Jacob Aere! He shared what he's been up to since he graduated and what he learned from his time at CiTR. As well, everyone took a look back at the history of the show and what CiTR has meant to all of us.
Given that this is Fundrive week here at CiTR, we got the whole gang together for a special group segment where we brought a very important guest back on to the show: former leader of CiTR Sports Jacob Aere! He shared what he's been up to since he graduated and what he learned from his time at CiTR. As well, everyone took a look back at the history of the show and what CiTR has meant to all of us.
We have a packed show this week, as Cory sits down with former UBC Football star and current member of the San Francisco 49ers, Dakoda Shepley! They discuss his professional career to this point, how he and his team dealt with relocating to Arizona partway through this past season, and how he landed a role in Deadpool 2. Also, it was a banner day for Thunderbirds Soccer at the CPL draft, a former UBC Swimming great was honoured by Canada West, and a UBC baseball exec has taken up a new job.
Alan sits down with UBC Badminton Club exec Stephenie Ho to discuss both the club and her own personal history with the sports. Also, we cover some great news for one of our Thunderbirds swimmers, and look at one of UBC's most successful soccer players for our Alum of the Week.
For the first time we have a guest returning to the show for a second time, as Jake sits down with former UBC women's hockey player Mikayla Ogrodniczuk to discuss the UBC Athlete's Hub, a mental health resource specifically for student athletes that she co-founded. Also, the Thunderbirds community mourns the loss of UBC and Canadian Olympic rowing great Kathleen Heddle.
After a few weeks off we are BACK with our first episode of 2021, where Jake sits down with Kavie Toor, UBC's Athletic Director, to discuss his personal history with UBC, his rise through the athletic department's ranks and how he has handled taking over his current position during the pandemic. Also, we wrap up some of the most important Thunderbird stories from over the winter break.
In our FINAL show of the 2020 calendar year, Mike sits down with former Thunderbird and current Canadian Olympic race walker Evan Dunfee, to discuss his time at UBC and how the pandemic has affected his preparations for the upcoming Olympics. We will now be going on a short hiatus over winter break, but we will be back in January with plenty more content!
After attending a UBC Men's Volleyball practice, we have two interviews to share! First, Coltyn Liu and Michael Dowhaniuk talk about how they've dealt with the cancelled season, and how they're preparing for next year. Then, Coach Mike Hawkins talks about how he's had to change up what he's doing from a coaching perspective, and the challenges that has entailed.
Cory sits down with UBC Men's Golf star Ethan de Graaf to discuss his time at UBC, how he’s handled the big changes to competitions this season, and nearly breaking the school single-round record the other week. Also, Thunderbird athletes were honoured virtually for their academic achievements, and before the province's new health guidelines were put in place there was some long-awaited action for the UBC Women's Hockey team.
This week, Diana Hong sat down with two-time Canadian National Champion figure skater, and current UBC kinesiology student, Alaine Chartrand! She spoke about her career to this point, why she decided to come to UBC, and why she feels becoming a student was a great decision. Also, UBC golf wrapped up the fall portion of its BC Rivalry Series with a pair of good performances.
On this week's episode, we hear from the head coach of one of UBC's most dominant programs: swimming! Derrick Schoof sat down with Alan and Byron to discuss his beginnings as a coach, what it's like coaching such a strong team, and his time as one of the head coaches for Team Canada. Also, women's golf continued to roll, and while the men's team didn't reach the same heights as a collective, one individual had quite a stellar week.
What's better than playing a varsity sport at UBC? How about playing two? Jake sat down with Jessica Williams of UBC women's soccer & track and Sophia Kramer of women's soccer & basketball to discuss what it's like being a dual-sport athlete, and the benefits and challenges that decision entails. Elsewhere, UBC golf continued their BC series with a pair of rounds, women's soccer played another exhibition match, and Canada West made a major (and sad) announcement on the status of second semester sports.
In this week's episode Cory Branson sat down with former UBC men's soccer and current Pacific FC player Jordan Haynes to discuss the wide range of experiences he's had in his career to this point, as well as what it was like playing the Canadian Premier League's bubble setup in PEI. Also, the defending national champion UBC women's soccer team took to the field in a friendly for their first competitive action in nearly a year.
For this week's show, Ryan Alfonso sat down for an in-depth interview with Conner Pierce, a UBC varsity track runner who is also a successful para-athlete with cerebral palsy. Conner shared his story as an athlete - his beginnings as a teenager, his recruitment to UBC, his most memorable events to this point and what his goals are for the future. Also, we had new sports action for the first time this semester, as the UBC golf teams played two rounds over the weekend in Kelowna in the first event of a new BC Rivalry Series.
A double-feature episode, as Mike Liu sits down with three members of the UBC Table Tennis team, before also speaking with two members of the UBC Quidditch community. Both Table Tennis and Quidditch are Thunderbirds Sport Clubs, and we dive into what that designation means, its benefits and what the transition from AMS club to TSC is like.
Diana Hong joins a UBC women's soccer training session, and afterwards speaks to Emily Moore, Katalin Tolnai and coach Jesse Symons about how they've adjusted to their new normal, and the ramifications of this cancelled season.
On this week's episode we take a look at one of the many non-varsity clubs and sports communities UBC has to offer: the UBC Esports Association! We hear from Nick Reydon and Sydney Harakal as they discuss the effect the pandemic has had on their events, their plans for the future and the reasons why they love Esports.
After nearly six months away, we are finally back with our first show of the school year! In this episode, we speak with Rocky Olfert, managing director of Canada West, about the decision to cancel sports for the first semester, its effect on athletes and programs and what the near future holds for the conference.
It is definitely not a normal episode. We wrap-up the 2019-2020 sports seasons and Jacob signs off prematurely due to the pandemic. BUT there is good news – Liz found time for an interview and Cory reveals a BIG surprise ON-AIR!
It is definitely not a normal episode. We wrap-up the 2019-2020 sports seasons and Jacob signs off prematurely due to the pandemic. BUT there is good news
– Liz found time for an interview and Cory reveals a BIG surprise ON-AIR!
We recap the UBC men’s basketball's bronze medal finish at USPORTS, see what baseball and softball accomplished in Oregon, and announce two national awards winners in the basketball world for the T-birds. Then Byron and Alan Wang interview UBC Thunderbirds and Olympic swimming medalists Emily Overholt and Markus Thormeyer who talk about an unfinished race, a pet stick bug, and much more.
The end of the Canada West winter sports season has arrived, and the Thunderbirds took home some hardware for their efforts.
Womens and mens swimming win the U-Sports Championship for the 4th straight year; all six of our basketball, hockey and volleyball teams played in the Canada West playoffs; and men’s rugby, baseball, and softball all have pre or mid-season action. There’s a lot happening.
UBC women's hockey standouts Tory Micklash and Mikayla Ogrodniczuk show leadership in the booth and reminisce over fond hockey memories as seniors, talk student-athlete life, and address women's college sports + volleyball and hockey are in playoff time while softball and baseball seasons are fully under way.
ITS FUNDRIVE! Support our show and station by calling 604-822-8648 now through February 13 or go online and donate at citr.ca/donate: (https://fundrive.nationbuilder.com/). PLUS its #PlayoffSZN so get ready for some drama.
This past week the Thunderbirds found some late-season success in hockey, women’s volleyball cruised to a bounce back weekend, women’s rugby 7s came out second in a crowded tournament field, golf exploded on the final day of their tournament, and track and field took part in the Jerome Games at the Richmond Oval. Plus, SONIC THE HEDGEHOG is in the house and he is part of our Fundrive festivities this year! Donate at citr.ca/donate now to support local radio content and mention CiTR Sports/ThunderbirdEye to get CiTR swag + Sonic-themed prizes.
This past week featured the partial return of golf, rugby premier league action, and playoff pushes for hockey, volleyball, and basketball. Hockey and volleyball got clean swept across both women’s and men’s matchups while basketball took four games as wins on the road + Liz Wang chats with men's volleyball captain Jordan Deshane about what to do moving forward into playoffs.
The two high-powered offenses from the lower mainland go for the kill in order to claim sole possession of first in Canada West.
Rugby and swimming return to the weekly ledger while it was Winter Classic time for hockey, Legends Cup action for basketball, and a victorious weekend for volleyball against the Manitoba Bisons.
It is COLD! And so were three of the T-birds teams this past weekend including women’s volleyball and our two hockey teams who went a collective 0-6. But, both basketball squads swept Trinity Western and men’s volleyball thrashed MacEwan on the road.
The two lower mainland rivals face off in a historic weekend for both UBC basketball coaches.
The Thunderbirds are back in action with basketball splitting a road series in Fraser Valley and hockey getting swept against the Calgary Dinos. The crew also previews upcoming volleyball matches and the other spring sports with some new voices on the air!
Our final show of the calendar year looks back at the biggest moments on the court or field, and in the booth for the UBC Thunderbirds in 2019.
The final week of sports action for the Thunderbirds in 2019 featured some highs for basketball, men's volleyball, and men's rugby while both hockey sides and women's volleyball closed the calendar year with disappointing finishes.
This past week volleyball took down the TRU side 3-1 at home, basketball swept their sister school out in Kelowna, hockey came away with the opposite outcome of the basketball, swimming WON the Canada West title for the 7th straight and 11th straight years (SLURPEE TIME), and Men’s rugby played a gritty and shocking championship.
Cory Branson chats with UBC football's 2nd year wide receiver Jacob Patten about his game and twitter habits while the crew recaps volleyball's perfect weekend, basketball taking three of four from UNBC, hockey flexing in Lethbridge, and men's rugby searching for a three-peat Canadian University Men's Rugby Championship title.
The two Thunderbirds teams come out firing on all cylinders as the UBC women's team snaps a losing skid and the men's side makes it 3 straight victories.
Basketball suffered a tough weekend sweep to Calgary, but the cross country the USPORTS season came to a close on a high, and most importantly, the women’s soccer team RALLIED TO WIN THE CROWN while the men's side bowed out in the first round.
It’s time for the true vikings, the go-getters, and the champions to shine while all the others fade. It’s women’s rugby and both soccer teams who were still battling in the playoffs while rowing and swimming dominated the waterways, basketball swept its competition, volleyball and hockey shared split results between the men and women, and golf got hot in Arizona.
The women's side takes on a dominant Mount Royal team while the men rally from behind to beat the Cougars.
It’s Halloween, and it is playoff season for soccer and women’s rugby. While Friday brought success for most of the UBC soccer, volleyball, basketball, swimming and hockey teams, Saturday was a different story. Then on Sunday through Wednesday the T-birds rebounded with UBC women’s rugby playing their long awaited USPORTS matchup.
Sports calendars begin to overlap as volleyball and basketball are now underway, meanwhile women’s rugby made some playoff history. There was also UBC rowing meet, a baseball game, a football win, some hockey redemption, a mediocre weekend for soccer, and a big announcement from ex-UBC and olympian swimmer Brent Hayden!
UBC's soccer and men's rugby sides traveled to the Island to take on the Victoria Vikes while men’s basketball surged to a 1-1 in the Calgary Cup, hockey struggled to regain its composure on the road, and cross country failed to place high as a team in Bellingham, Washington.
UBC football has won, and really, so did everyone else (except for women’s hockey). We also cover volleyball, basketball, rugby, golf, soccer, field hockey, and rowing, all of whom performed well over the weekend. Also we talked to UBC rugby's Shoshanah Seumanutafa as part two of our rugby interview series.
A plethora of different UBC sports that took place over the weekend - tournament matches from volleyball, some polar opposite results from hockey, cross country keeping pace against stiff competition, rugby finding its grove, soccer lacking offense, field hockey battling to a stalemate and yet another let down from football. Also we interview star women’s rugby player Emma Feldinger as the first of a two part womens rugby series.
Although football lost again, things are otherwise looking good for UBC as soccer dominated four different opponents, golf showed flares of brilliance, men's hockey overpowered MacEwan, cross country kicked off their season, and both rugby teams showed positive improvements.
UBC finds how to get back into the win column with soccer, field hockey, and men's ice hockey while football and rugby stumble yet again.
Race walker Kenny Ho sits down with Cory Branson to talk about his often misunderstood track and field event while the crew celebrates UBC's lone bright spot of golf while lamenting a rough weekend for soccer, rugby, football, and hockey.
Football gets out to an undesirable start, soccer wavers on the road but stays strong at home, hockey faces a tough weekend series against the Wisconsin Badgers and the CiTR crew makes predictions for the fall sports seasons.
UBC Womens Soccer star Danielle Steer chats with Liz Wang while the rest of the team looks back at a successful summer for the Thunderbirds as fall sports seasons get underway. Plus Nico Roselli and Ben Nelson take their first crack on the mics at Thunderbird Eye.
Jake McGrail sits down with one of the top athletes in all of Canada to chat about her ascent into volleyball stardom while a UBC baseball no-hitter highlights the final weekend of coverage from our 2018-2019 school year.
CiTR Sports' Liz Wang chats in Mandarin with Taiwanese/UBC Thunderbirds basketball forward Jonah Morrison while the crew contemplates the fates of the T-birds teams on the diamond.
Baseball/softball athlete Claire Eccles steps up to the plate for an interview while swim goes global.
Thunderbirds' ace Niall Windeler and star 1st baseman Jaxon Valcke humour the crew and talk about their journey to the top of the UBC baseball.
It's spring sports action! Although softball isn't doing too hot, baseball can’t stop winning, women’s golf is back on track, and men’s rugby continues to annihilate.
UBC women's basketball star Maddison Penn chats with Jake about her basketball career and the crew explodes with joy about your 2019 USPORTS women's volleyball champions!
UBC rookie golf sensation Esther Lee chats with Cory Branson about her sport of choice and upbringing while the crew wraps up basketball for winter 2019 and touches on softball and baseball's big weekends.
It's Fundrive 2019, so go donate at citr.ca/donate toward #ThunderbirdEye! Also, we talk men's basketball + women's volleyball playoffs in Calgary as well other UBC sports in the regular season including rugby, baseball, and golf.
It's Fundrive 2019 at CiTR! Catch CiTR Sports' Jacob Aere jump on the mic with the great John "Nardwuar" Ruskin.
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In the playoffs, men's basketball, women's hockey and both volleyball teams fight to advance while swim retains its throne and baseball, softball, golf and rugby get in some regular season work.
Hockey and basketball battle through the playoffs, volleyball closes out the regular season with mixed results and both softball and baseball are in full swing with 4 games this past week.
Both volleyball and hockey got out the brooms for the sweeps, baseball season is underway, the great track mystery has been solved, swim traveled to visit Queen Victoria on the island and women's basketball imploded in the wildcard round of playoffs.
As playoff tensions rise the UBC women's side tries to extend their win streak while the men hope to separate themselves from their current competition for the final Canada West playoff spot.
UBC Volleyball's Olivia Furlan chats with Jacob about her Calgary roots and highlights her utility on both the hardwood and sand while the rest of the crew talks about hockey's peaks and valleys, basketball's concerning finish to the season, women rugby 7s dominance and both track and swim's out of town meets.
Volleyball was better than good against rivals TWU, basketball saw one lengthy winning-streak snapped, hockey was themed by the shutout and track is back! AND Cory Branson enters his rookie season as a Thunderbird Eye show host.
An extended 45 minute special with Jacob and Spencer chatting about mental health and football and - of course - UBC sports. Both volleyball teams have found hot streaks, basketball continues its dominance, and womens rugby 7s collected a perfect 5 wins, meanwhile hockey and swim faced some struggles.
Volleyball surges to a strong weekend, basketball keeps a hot hand while coach Huband records a big victory, hockey takes on powerhouse Alberta and rugby claims the Boot!
Yep, it's 2019. UBC basketball is still rolling, mens and womens volleyball have found different paths, and hockey was tested against MRU.
The sister-school rivalry heats up as both the womens and mens Thunderbirds teams strive to extended their growing win streaks.
As 2018 comes to a close, here is an episode to commemorate some of the greatest UBC Thunderbirds moments of 2018! #GoBirdsGo
UBC men’s hockey defensemen Jerret Smith scores four in a game but the two teams settle for spilt series, womens and mens basketball easily drop Mount Royal, rugby falls short after an exhaustive Canadian Championship win, mens volleyball is still losing (yikes), BUTTT good news for UBC sports including swimming, volleyball's Kiera Van Ryk and ex-Thunderbird basketball star Conor Morgan.
As of late, there has been a lot to cheer about as a Thunderbird sports fan including this past weekend's 13 COLLECTIVE WINS. Hardware was raining for UBC swimming and mens rugby while volleyball, hockey and mens field hockey's seasons keep trending upward.
Two hot T-birds teams take on low ranking Canada West rivals on Pride Night at War Memorial Gymnasium.
There's no more football or soccer for this year and golf and baseball have been put on hold until the spring, but that didn't stop volleyball, basketball and hockey from seizing the moment during their weekend matchups. Meanwhile, the Canadian University Men’s Rugby Championships is underway and UBC swim looks forward to what should be another dominant performance.
It's the EXTRA SPECIAL 24 Hours of Student Power episode where our own Spencer Latu sits down for some exclusive interviews with UBC star athletes including basketball forward Keylyn Filewich and field hockey captains Emily Martin and Rowan Harris.
Golf is scorching hot down in Arizona and hoops find their flow in Manitoba, but other than that, it was a 7 loss weekend for T-birds hockey, volleyball and soccer; Even home turf advantage for U Sports mens' soccer didn't help out UBC this past weekend.
It's #ChampSZN for the T-birds! Rowing, swimming, men's soccer and golf all come off of the weekend with hardware, and some even make records. Meanwhile, women's soccer and football lose playoff battles while UBC volleyball and basketball's seasons head in different trajectories.
The T-birds challenge the Vikes in a heated Legends Cup matchup that features plenty of lead changes and high-intensity offensive performances.
It's spook season – happy Halloween! UBC basketball revels in its Courtside matchups, volleyball is STILL struggling, swimming traveled out to Calgary for a pair of meets, T-bird football keeps proving Jacob's midseason predictions wrong, hockey had a rough weekend against Alberta, and both mens and womens soccer are on to the Canada West Semifinals.
It's Courtside 2018! During the Canada West home opener, the UBC Thunderbirds basketball teams take on the highly ranked Saskatchewan Huskies sides. Clutch 3's, upsets, and comebacks highlight the night.
UBC volleyball season is under way! Meanwhile soccer’s dominance hits a speed bump, Yuri Kisil seals his T-birds swimming legacy, basketball blows out the competition, women’s field hockey ends on a strong note, men’s rugby team grows stronger while the women’s side loses in the Canada West semifinals, hockey teams have opposite outcomes, and football is in the PLAYOFFS?!
Welcome to the busiest time of the sports year! We run through UBC rowing’s Western Canadian titles, golf’s shootout against rival Victoria, the continued dominance of UBC soccer teams and their new USPORTS opportunity, men and women rugby's opposite paths, volleyball and basketball getting ready in pre-season tournaments, hockey sweeping their competition, football going from bottom of the barrel to top contender in just one week, and baseball dancing with the reigning college world champs in Oregon State. Also, find out what the federal legalization of recreational marijuana means for USPORTS athletes.
Special Episode! Spencer Latu sits down with UBC football receiver Keenan Godden to talk about concussions in football while the rest of the team chats about UBC womens hockey, the next era of UBC basketball, womens field hockey's first loss on the season, golf's consistent play and T-birds baseball and their perilous opponents.
UBC soccer and hockey win big, mens rugby snags a decisive win while the women drop their match to the Vikes, womens basketball and volleyball had successful pre-season road trips out East and women's field hockey claimed its first victory on the season. However, football was a different story...
'Tbirds soccer can't stop winning, UBC alumna rowers claim hardware at the World Championships, men's basketball traveled down to Seattle, womens rugby finds their good fortunes come to an end while the men's side claims victory, golf battles West Coast colleges, men's hockey claimed its second consecutive Captains Cup but the women's team got tossed around in Minnesota and the football team let a thriller of a Homecoming game slip though their fingers.
The CiTR Sports Collective and our show, Thunderbird Eye, are back for the 2018-2019 UBC sports seasons. We talk about what's new with the collective and catch you up to date on the beginning of the UBC soccer, hockey, rugby, and football seasons and touch on the latest in other UBC sports exhibitions and tournament matches.
LIVE INTERVIEW: UBC basketball's Grant Shephard chats with Jake McGrial about his recent appearance at the Commonwealth games and the crew relives the 2017-2018 UBC sports year.
Double-header action as the Thunderbirds take on the Corban Warriors at the brand new Thunderbird Park.
INTERVIEW: UBC baseball's Anthony Cusati talks about his personal and team's success while softball splits a series, track & field soars at Western Washington University, and rowing falls to the Vikes.
UBC baseball cant stop winning, softball splits a series, track & field dominate the UBC Open, and both women and men's golf had a mixed bag of results over the weekend.
Mens rowing competed in the San Diego Crew Classic, women’s golf was in Arizona, and baseball opened its new stadium in perfect fashion while softball grabbed a win against highly ranked Southern Oregon.
LIVE INTERVIEW: UBC men's volleyball setter Byron Keturakis comes in to chat about the recent USPORTS gold medal while womens volleyball captured the USPORTS bronze.
LIVE INTERVIEW: Eric and Jacob sit down to chat with UBC mens soccer star Victory Shumbusho
After we took a week away, swimming won big (again), basketball looks like it’s wrapped up, hockey is out, volleyball is in the Canada West semis, and baseball is going strong.
Eric Thompson sits down to chat with UBC mens hockey goalie, Matt Hewitt, for a special Thunderbird Eye episode during '24 Hours of Student Power 2018.'
Basketball advances to Canada West quarterfinals, volleyball took on powerhouse TWU Spartans, womens rugby 7s went to the University of the Fraser Valley for the Canada West tourney, and baseball is down in California beginning a two week stretch of games.
UBC takes on rivals, and Canada West playoff threats, TWU at War Memorial Gym on Pride night.
Basketball's Courtside is a huge success, volleyball pushes through Regina, track and field kicks of 2018 with hardware at the Jerome Indoor games, and in hockey, womens sweep while men's 7 game win streak comes to a close.
Womens basketball and mens hockey are serious playoff threats, mens rubgy holds onto the Wightman boot, mens basketball and volleyball keep rolling, and top ranked womens hockey and volleyball surprisingly lose 3 out of their 4 weekend games.
Mens basketball splits a series against Lethbridge, while the women's snap their losing streak. Volleyball rolls through Winnipeg, and hockey is looking up with the women remaining first in USPORTS and the mens team grabbing two more wins.
First week back in 2018, and regular seasons restarted for both hockey and volleyball, while basketball traveled to Las Vegas and Cuba to play exhibition games.
A special edition of Thunderbird Eye to close out the year: 2017 sports highlights and a 2018 look-ahead while Liz Wang joins the broadcast crew!
Closing out the 2017 calendar year, volleyball sweeps MRU, basketball battles hard against Regina, hockey takes on the powerhouse Manitoba Bisons, and UBC Men's Basketball Connor Morgan earns a USPORTS player of the week.
Basketball finishes with opposite outcomes, volleyball triumphs, hockey collectively falls 3 times, swimming stunned for a fifth year in a row, and cross country phenom Kieran Lumb takes another 1st place finish.
Men's rugby and cross country teams are crowned champions, basketball gets theatrical against Trinity Western, hockey results in opposite outcomes playing Mount Royal, and volleyball teams split their series against powerhouse Alberta.
Heartbreak and promise for Thunderbird sports as soccer and football’s seasons come to a close, while volleyball surges and both basketball and hockey keep fighting in the regular season
Another big week as Jake McGrail joins the Thunderbird Eye team and Thunderbird Sports saw women’s cross county and field hockey, as well as mens rowing and soccer win playoff games and/or titles.
As fall sports turn to the playoffs, winter sport's get underway and a new crew is at the helm of CiTR Sports including Jacob Aere and Eric Thompson.
With the Canada West playoffs underway for UBC basketball and hockey, we dive into a recap and analysis of the action.
A recap of the previous' ice hockey, basketball, and volleyball teams with a preview of the regular season finales.
A recap of the men's & women's swim team, basketball, ice hockey, and volleyball with previews of the next weekend's action.
An interview with Scott Howe, the founder of the Howe International Friendship League, a company that organizes exhibition games in foreign countries.
A weekly recap of the UBC Thunderbirds teams and a preview of the following weekend's events.
A review of UBC Thunderbirds teams over the past week and a preview of next week's games.
The Thunderbird eye is a half hour show on CiTR 101.9 FM, bringing you all the latest sports news, recaps, and stats from the UBC Thunderbirds.
The Thunderbird eye is a half hour show on CiTR 101.9 FM, bringing you all the latest sports news, recaps, and stats from the UBC Thunderbirds.
The Thunderbird eye is a half hour show on CiTR 101.9 FM, bringing you all the latest sports news, recaps, and stats from the UBC Thunderbirds.
The Thunderbird eye is a half hour show on CiTR 101.9 FM, bringing you all the latest sports news, recaps, and stats from the UBC Thunderbirds.
The Thunderbird eye is a half hour show on CiTR 101.9 FM, bringing you all the latest sports news, recaps, and stats from the UBC Thunderbirds.
The Thunderbird eye is a half hour show on CiTR 101.9 FM, bringing you all the latest sports news, recaps, and stats from the UBC Thunderbirds.
The Thunderbird eye is a half hour show on CiTR 101.9 FM, bringing you all the latest sports news, recaps, and stats from the UBC Thunderbirds. Women's Ice Hockey blows past University of Alberta Pandas this week, extending their streak to three wins and exacting revenge for their losses to the Pandas in November. Men's Volleyball smashes past Brandon Bobcats whereas the Women's team does not fare as well. Catch all the info in this episode of the Thunderbird Eye.
The Thunderbird eye is a half hour show on CiTR 101.9 FM, bringing you all the latest sports news, recaps, and stats from the UBC Thunderbirds. Varsity Women's and Men's Basketball at UBC battled the Lethbridge Pronghorns in two-game series at War Memorial Gym, and came away with victories victories in both days. Jason Wang talks about the top cluster in the Volleyball Canada West standings as the Birds prepare to face off against the Brandon Bobcats. Women's Ice Hockey splits the weekend with Mount Royal University (MRU) Cougars at the Doug Mitchell Thunderbird Sports Centre. The Men lost to the MRU Cougars in both games at Calgary, Alberta.
The Thunderbird eye is a half hour show on CiTR 101.9 FM, bringing you all the latest sports news, recaps, and stats from the UBC Thunderbirds. T-Birds defeat the Manitoba Bisons in week 8 to finish off regular conference play (24-10), Men's Hockey got back-to-back victories against the Regina cougars, and the Women's team splits the weekend, the varsity Men's soccer team hosts the Canada West Final Four and dispatches the Saskatchewan Huskies, and UBC decimates Thompson Rivers University in the Canada West Regional playoffs (6-1).
UBC football upsets the Calgary Dinos to take the Hardy cup, women's and men's soccer took on the Canada West playoffs, and the basketball teams faced off against regional rivals, the Trinity Western spartans. Also, Leonardo Coehlo, one of our correspondents here at CiTR sports, talks to Neeta Soni, director of marketing at UBC athletics about her strategy for getting students out to games.
Hosted and Produced by Olamide Olaniyan.
The Thunderbird eye is a half hour show on CiTR 101.9 FM, bringing you all the latest sports news, recaps, and stats from the UBC Thunderbirds. UBC Football beats the Manitoba Bisons 52-10 in the Hardy Cup semi-finals. Volleyball analyst Lenny Tabakman gives us updates on the T-Birds men and women team's games against the Calgary Dinos. Women's and Men's soccer play their CIS championship week after smashing past their opponents in the Canada West championships. And finally, updates on UBC Basketball and Field Hockey.
The Thunderbird eye is a half hour show on CiTR 101.9 FM, bringing you all the latest sports news, recaps, and stats from the UBC Thunderbirds. The football team comes away with their fifth win against the Saskatchewan Huskies (41-36), varsity soccer heads into a playoff drive and Women's and Men's Ice Hockey played against the Manitoba Bisons.
The Thunderbird eye is a half hour show on CiTR 101.9 FM, bringing you all the latest sports news, recaps, and stats from the UBC Thunderbirds. This week we recap the Hockey and Soccer teams in the first and second segment respectively, and in the third segment, we talk about the Men's Rugby team and the Women's field hockey team.
Produced by Olamide Olaniyan.
Volunteers: Joshua Agabu, Leonardo Coehlo.
The Thunderbird eye is a half hour show on CiTR 101.9 FM, bringing you all the latest sports news, recaps, and stats from the UBC Thunderbirds. Men's Ice Hockey beat MRU cougars. Women's soccer tie against University of Victoria Vikes while Men's soccer defeats them, Women's Field Hockey has a pair of games against in which they lose one and tie the other and Women's rugby lost against the University of Victoria Vikes.
Produced and Hosted by Olamide Olaniyan
Volunteers include Joshua Agabu and Leonardo Coehlo
The Thunderbird eye is a half hour show on CiTR 101.9 FM, bringing you all the latest sports news, recaps, and stats from the UBC Thunderbirds. Jason Wang and Olamide Olaniyan talk UBC Football, as theT-Birds took down the Alberta golden bears on the road during the weekend (39-21). The Women's soccer team beat the Regina Cougars (3-0) and the Saskatchewan Huskies (4-1). Men's Soccer played at Prince George for back to back games against the Timberwolves (2-0). Women's Ice Hockey fell in both games to the Lethbridge Pronghorns (2-4) & ( 0-1) .
The Thunderbird eye is a half hour show on CiTR 101.9 FM, bringing you all the latest sports news, recaps, and stats from the UBC Thunderbirds. Olamide Olaniyan and Jason Wang talk about week 4 for UBC Thunderbirds Football, in which they fell to the Saskatchewan Huskies 29-45 and the return of rusher Brandon Deschamps from injury. Then they go over the Soccer teams, as the women's beat sister school UBC Okanagan Heat (2-1) in Kelowna and Thompson Rivers University Wolfpack (4-0) in Kamloops. They also prep the fans for Men's Basketball and Women's Ice Hockey seasons as well as update on UBC Women's Rugby and Field Hockey.
The Thunderbird eye is a half hour show on CiTR 101.9 FM, bringing you all the latest sports news, recaps, and stats from the UBC Thunderbirds. We talk about thunderbird football team and their 51-48 Victory against the Manitoba Bisons in Winnipeg, Women's soccer successful homecoming weekend against U of A Pandas and UNBC, Men's soccer face-off against the UFV cascades in Abbotsford and the Trinity Western in Langley, and finally with Women's field hockey against UVic, Men's Rugby in England for the World University Rugby Cup, and the unveiling of the new baseball sports centre.
Hosted and produced by Jason Wang and Olamide Olaniyan.