“It was a grind all the way, in both teams you could see the physical fatigue, [and] mental [fatigue].”
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The ’Birds were particularly dominant on the track, with 23 athletes earning a spot on the podium for their respective events.
As you move through the thick forest canopy, little windows appear where it opens up to some spectacular views.
Heroes of the Dorm, Blizzard’s yearly Heroes of the Storm tournament, features collegiate teams from across North America.
Having lost five of their last six regular season games, the T-Birds’ bats finally came to life this past weekend.
The people who built UBC Birdcage say they quit after Athletics consistently undercut their ideas. UBC Athletics sees things differently.
Taking third place in his first year and second place in his second year, it only makes sense to Jamet that this is his year to finally win the gold. “I’m looking to get that trophy.”
Following his first place finish in the 2015 Iron Man race, he has tackled the challenge every year since.
The T-Birds ended a two-year title streak for their Canada West rivals the Trinity Western Spartans.
A game-high 20 kills from Kiera Van Ryk and UBC’s ability to take advantage of Calgary service errors allowed the Thunderbirds to maintain any leads they had throughout the four sets.
The bronze medal may have even more weight behind it, as UBC is set to face the University of Calgary Dinos Just last weekend, the Dinos defeated the Thunderbirds to claim the Canada West title.
Though UBC moves on to face first-ranked Trinity Western, with the way the T-Birds have been playing, anything is possible.
“Everyone was waking up this morning just ready to go. We’ve been looking forward to this moment for so long, so when it really came down to it, nothing could hold us back."
Thunderbirds libero Sam Patko earned the player of the game award, while U Sports rookie of the year Kiera Van Ryk and team captain Alessandra Gentile put in standout performances for the T-Birds.
Thomas Watson, UBC’s first place runner, clocked in at a time of 1:03:34 — almost six minutes faster than the first place finisher in the general sprint category for the UBC race.