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11.21.09 | Cross Country
T-Birds earn pair of top 10 team finishes at NAIA Championship
The UBC Thunderbirds cross country teams each earned a top 10 finish at the 2009 NAIA Cross Country Championship at the Fort Vancouver National Historic Site in Vancouver, WA.  The women were eighth overall while the men finished ninth. 

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11.17.09 | Cross Country
T-Birds to send two full teams to NAIA Championship
The UBC Thunderbirds men’s and women’s UBC cross-country teams will travel to NAIA Cross Country Championships in Vancouver, WA this weekend.  Over 600 runners will meet on Saturday, November 21, 2009 to square off for individual and team national titles.

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11.7.09 | Cross Country
Third place finish has T-Birds Nationals bound
A third place finish at their conference championship was good enough for the female T-Birds to book a team spot at the upcoming 2009 NAIA Cross Country Championship.

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11.5.09 | Cross Country
T-Birds ready for important conference meet
The UBC Thunderbirds cross-country team's regular league meet season has come to a close and the post season is looming just on the horizon with their conference championship this weekend in San Diego. 

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10.14.09 | Cross Country
T-Bird Teams Rank in NAIA Top 10
The UBC Thunderbirds men's and women's cross country teams both rank among the best in the most recent NAIA Coaches' Top 25 polls. The men maintained their position as the no. 5 ranked team in the NAIA, while the women improved one spot and are now ranked tenth overall.

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10.10.09 | Cross Country
T-Bird Squads Earn Third-Place Finishes at Western Washington Invite
The UBC Thunderbirds men's and women's cross country teams had near identical finishes at the 2009 Western Washington University Invitational held Saturday at Lake Padden in Bellingham, WA. The men captured third overall in the team race with 84 points with the women also earning a bronze medal finish on their 88 points.

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10.3.09 | Cross Country
T-Birds Earn Top Five Team Finishes at Charles Bowles Invitational
The UBC Thunderbirds men and women's cross country teams each earned top five finishes in the Gold race at the Charles Bowles Invitational at Bush's Pasture Park in Salem, Ore. on Saturday morning.

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9.29.09 | Cross Country
From Seattle to Salem, T-Birds Continue to Build Towards NAIA Champs
At last week's Sundodger Invitational, hosted by NCAA Division I powerhouse University of Washington Huskies, the UBC Thunderbirds men won the open division in dominant fashion, placing their top six runners in the top 25 with a time spread totaling a mere 24 seconds.

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Did You Know...
Liz Cordonier
In 2010, Volleyball standout Liz Cordonier became the first-ever T-Bird to be recognized as the Marilyn Pomfret Award winner (UBC female athlete of the year) and May Brown Trophy recipient (graduating UBC female athlete of the year) at the same Big Block Banquet.
1st Winner of the Bobby Gaul Award
George Pringle, a three-time All-Star, was the first person to be selected winner of the prestigious Bobby Gaul Award.
CIS Swimming titles
The women's and men's swimming teams have won a combined 28 CIS Championships.  Since 1998, these two teams have won 22 of those CIS titles.
UBC's First Canadian Championship
Eddie Mulhern won the Canadian amateur featherweight boxing championship in 1926 – the first Canadian championship won by a UBC athlete or team.
Women's golf NAIA
The women's golf team claimed their third NAIA National Championship in team history in 2010, adding to the banners they won in 2000 and 2004.
First Hall of Fame Inductions
The first inductions into the UBC Sports Hall of Fame were celebrated in 1993.
Men's basketball
The UBC Thunderbirds men's basketball team has qualified for seven of the last CIS Final 8 National Championships. In 2008-09 and 2009-10 they brought home silver medals.
Cory Renfrew
Golfer Cory Renfrew is the first male T-Bird to earn the Bobby Gaul Memorial Trophy (Graduating athlete of the year) and the Bus Phillips Memorial Trophy (athlete of the year). He won the Phillips in 2009 and then added the Gaul in 2010.
BLG winners
Three UBC Thunderbirds have brought home BLG Awards as the CIS Athlete of the Year. Liz Cordonier (Female, 2010) from women's volleyball is the most recent winner. Swimmers Annamay Pierse (Female, 2009) and Brian Johns (Male, 2002) have also earned this recognition.
Doug Reimer
UBC Thunderbirds women's volleyball coach Doug Reimer became the first coach in his sport's CIS history to claim five national Coach of the Year honours. He has won the award twice while at UBC (2006, '10), once at Victoria, and twice at Winnipeg.
WFH CW titles overall
The UBC Thunderbirds women's field hockey team has won 21 Canada West Championships, the most of any UBC team.
UBC women's volleyball
The UBC Thunderbirds women's volleyball team are three-time defending CIS Champions (2008-2010).
MSOC CW titles
The UBC men's soccer team has won 12 Canada West titles, the most of any male T-Bird squad.
UBC T-Birds Basketball Champs in 1937
George Pringle, one of UBC's basketball stars of the 1930s, led the Thunderbirds to the Canadian championship in 1937.
WFH CW titles streak
The UBC Thunderbirds women's field hockey team has won seven straight Canada West Championships.
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