Athletics and Recreation Vancouver

Thunderbird student athletes have long been a source of pride for the University of British Columbia, combining unmatched academic and athletic excellence to produce some our community’s finest citizens. UBC has now won 90 championships in CIS competition, the most of any school in Canada, thanks in part to your support of the Thunderbird programs.

Success in the classroom and in competition requires the support of the entire UBC community. In 2013, UBC had 138 Academic All-Canadians – those student-athletes who achieved more than an 80% average in a full course load while being a member of varsity team – one of the highest number of Academic All-Canadians in the country.

Projects and Success Stories:

  • Priority Project

    Support The Starting 9

    Support The Starting 9

    The Starting 9 Fund supports UBC Thunderbirds Baseball, one of the top collegiate programs in North America. Your gift will provide scholarships, awards, and academic support for players. It will more

  • Priority Project

    Starting XI

    Starting XI

    For a soccer team to succeed on the field, each member of the starting 11 must work together and follow the game plan. When each member of a united team more

  • Priority Project

    The Lane 4 Club

    The Lane 4 Club

    As a member of the Lane 4 Club, you can make a huge impact on UBC Swimming through monthly giving. All funds raised by the Lane 4 program support the more

    Community Engagement, Student Learning

  • Special Appeals

    100 Years of Impact: Mapping Donor Support

    100 Years of Impact: Mapping Donor Support

    If you take a walk around our campus, you will see the impact of our supporters everywhere. Click on the points below to find out more—where will you make a more

    Community Engagement, Research Excellence, Student Learning

  • Priority Project

    Join the Short Corner Club and Support UBC Women’s Field Hockey

    Join the Short Corner Club and Support UBC Women’s Field Hockey

    The UBC Women’s Field Hockey “Short Corner Club” is a new avenue for alumni, friends and supporters to be part of the Thunderbird Women’s Field Hockey program and help drive more

  • Priority Project

    Honouring a Legend: the Frank Read Endowment

    Honouring a Legend: the Frank Read Endowment

    On June 17, 2015 Frank Read, a Canadian athletics pioneer and celebrated UBC rowing coach, was inducted into the Canada’s Sports Hall of Fame. Gold for Life, a group of UBC rowing more

  • Special Appeals

    POWER 10 Club

    POWER 10 Club

    A “Power 10” has always been a call to action in rowing. The Power 10 Club is a monthly giving program that is an easy way for alumni and friends more

  • Priority Project

    The Rick Hansen Difference Maker Award in Women's Volleyball

    The Rick Hansen Difference Maker Award in Women’s Volleyball

    The Rick Hansen Difference Maker Award in Women’s Volleyball recognizes individuals as leaders within the women’s volleyball team and as contributing members of the UBC community. The more

  • Success Story

    Twenty-8 Group – Supporting Female Student Athletes

    Twenty-8 Group – Supporting Female Student Athletes

    The Twenty-8 Group is a group of women dedicated to providing financial support and leadership to UBC’s female varsity athletes. more

    Student Learning

  • Priority Project

    UBC Men’s Volleyball - Legacy of Excellence Fund

    UBC Men’s Volleyball – Legacy of Excellence Fund

    The UBC Men’s Volleyball “Legacy of Excellence Fund” supports Men’s Volleyball in its drive to win the National Championship.  The Fund creates financial support which will enable more

    Community Engagement

  • Special Appeals

    Support Thunderbirds Women’s Hockey – Canada West Champions

    Support Thunderbirds Women’s Hockey – Canada West Champions

    Support the UBC Thunderbirds Women’s Hockey team as it approaches 100 years of hockey seeking to build on a season of unprecedented success. jQuery(document).ready(function($) { more

    Community Engagement

  • Special Appeals

    UBC Recreation: Build the Walls

    UBC Recreation: Build the Walls

    For more than 30 years, Storm the Wall has been an iconic UBC tradition. Tens of thousands of students have scaled the 12-foot walls. It is an experience like no more

    Student Learning

Contact Us

Point Grey Campus:

Janis Horne
Interim Director of Development
Tel: 604.822.9959
Email: janis.horne@ubc.ca

Gareth Bowley
Program Manager
Tel: 604.822.1972
Email: gareth.bowley@ubc.ca

Brigitte Scholte
Development Coordinator
Tel: 604.822.6183
Email: brigitte.scholte@ubc.ca

Michelle Lindsay
Alumni Relations Manager, Athletics
Tel: 604.827.3081
Email: michelle.lindsay@ubc.ca

RSS University of British Columbia

  • 'Birds take Homecoming momentum on the road to Alberta September 20, 2017
  • UBC opens women's golf season with seventh-place result at WSU Cougar Cup September 19, 2017
    The UBC Thunderbirds women's golf team battled through cold and wet weather conditions to earn a seventh-place finish – and top NAIA team status – at the Cougar Cup tournament, hosted by Washington State at Palouse Ridge Golf Course Monday and Tuesday.
  • Victory Shumbusho named Canada West 'First Star of the Week' September 19, 2017
    First-year standout forward Victory Shumbusho led the way for the Thunderbirds this weekend, scoring the game-winner in a closely fought 1-0 battle over the visiting Calgary Dinos Friday, before adding his first career Canada West hat trick Saturday in a convincing 5-0 win in UBC's first-ever meeting with MacEwan.
  • Thunderbirds sweep through exhibition tournament September 19, 2017
    VANCOUVER – The UBC Thunderbirds swept through their opening action of the 2017-18 season with three straight exhibition wins at the Griffin-Panda Classic over the weekend in Edmonton.
  • Prolific Pinto wins Canada West Offensive Player of the Week September 18, 2017
    VANCOUVER - In front of the third largest crowd in Canada West football history, UBC's Trivel Pinto put on a show Saturday night in Vancouver to earn the Canada West offensive player of the week award. The third-year arts student posted 165 receiving yards on 10 catches in the Thunderbirds 31-10 win over the Saskatchewan […]