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4.21.10 | Football

T-Birds unveil 2010 Canada West schedule

A fresh start for the UBC Thunderbirds football program begins at home in 2010 as the T-Birds, under the direction of first-year head coach Shawn Olson, host the Alberta Golden Bears on Saturday, September 4 for a matinee tilt (1:00 p.m.) to open their Canada West campaign.

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4.12.10 | Football

Babalos, Boyd, and Kaminsky will represent UBC at East West Bowl

Three UBC Thunderbird standouts were selected travel to London for the eighth annual East West Bowl scheduled for May 8, 2010. Conference all-star Dave Boyd as well as defensive lineman Serge Kaminsky and safety Alex Babalos will all be making the trip to London.

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4.7.10 | Football

Spring Camp opens this Friday with Olson in charge

His tenure as the 17th head coach of the UBC Thunderbirds football team began on January 20, 2010, however, for Shawn Olson this weekend's spring camp will be his first opportunity to be at the helm of the program in full swing.

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3.15.10 | Football

Olson puts stamp on T-Birds with coaching hires

One of the first tasks Shawn Olson took on as the new head coach of the UBC Thunderbirds football program was building a coaching staff that fit his philosophy about returning excellence to the program he once led on the field to a national title. The first-time head coach has put his stamp on the T-Birds, bringing in full-time assistants Jerome Erdman (defensive coordinator) and Paul Orazietti (recruiting coordinator and running backs).

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3.9.10 | Football

Dream job not without its challenges for Olson

Shawn Olson has come home. UBC’s 1997 Vanier Cup winning quarterback has been tapped to revamp a Thunderbirds football program that is a shadow of its former self. Olson recognizes the immense task ahead of him, but he’s up for the challenge.

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1.20.10 | Football

Vanier Cup winner Olson named T-Birds head coach

Shawn Olson, the last quarterback to lead the UBC Thunderbirds to a Vanier Cup title, was named the Thunderbirds’ head football coach on Wednesday by UBC athletic director Bob Philip. Olson, who navigated UBC to the 1997 Vanier Cup title, returns to Point Grey as the 17th head coach in the program’s history.

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11.10.09 | Football

Boyd, Carino earn Canada West all-star status

Third-year running back Dave Boyd and fourth-year corner Sam Carino were both selected to the 2009 Canada West all-star squad on Thursday.

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11.9.09 | Football

UBC announces football coaching change

The University of British Columbia Department of Athletics announced today that football head coach Ted Goveia will not be returning to the program for the 2010 season.

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Thunderbird Facts

Did You Know...

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

WFH CW titles streak

The UBC Thunderbirds women's field hockey team has won seven straight Canada West Championships.

MSOC CW titles

The UBC men's soccer team has won 12 Canada West titles, the most of any male T-Bird squad.

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.

WFH CW titles overall

The UBC Thunderbirds women's field hockey team has won 21 Canada West Championships, the most of any UBC team.

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.

UBC women's volleyball

The UBC Thunderbirds women's volleyball team are three-time defending CIS Champions (2008-2010).