2013 UBC THUNDERBIRDS
BIG BLOCK AWARDS
& SPORTS HALL OF FAME BANQUET
PRESENTED BY THE UBC DEPARTMENT OF ATHLETICS & RECREATION
HAIL! UBC
HAIL! TO THE THUNDERBIRDS, HAIL! U B C, THUNDER AND LIGHTNING, ONWARD TO VICTORY! HAIL! TO THE BLUE AND GOLD, HAIL! U B C, U B C FOREVER! ONWARD TO VICTORY!
SCHEDULE OF EVENTS Master of Ceremonies - Scott Rintoul Parade of New Blockers Welcome Service Awards Rookies of the Year Dinner Thunderbird Alumni Ring Ceremony du Vivier Team of the Year Hall of Fame Inductions Order of the Thunderbird TAC Awards Marilyn Pomfret Trophy “Bus” Phillips Memorial Trophy Big Block Video May Brown Trophy Bobby Gaul Memorial Trophy
HONOURING OUR ATHLETES Since March of 1921, UBC student-athletes have been gathering at the Big Block Banquet to welcome the newest members into the Block Club and to celebrate the success of a season gone by. More recently, with the inclusion of the UBC Sports Hall of Fame inductions, the Block Banquet has brought together past UBC Thunderbird greats with the stars of today and tomorrow. This evening, 147 athletes, coaches, trainers and managers will join the 9,000-member Block Club; several will join the impressive list of past award winners; and five former athletes, one builder and two teams will take their rightful place in the Hall of Fame alongside UBC sports luminaries from years gone by. These latest inductees, together with the biographies and photos of athletes, builders and teams previously enshrined, can be viewed at www. ubcsportshalloffame.com. These distinguished UBC’ers are also showcased in the UBC Sports Hall of Fame located in the foyer of the Doug Mitchell Thunderbird Sports Centre. All current photos by Richard Lam except where noted All historic photos from the UBC Athletics Archives
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HALL OF FAME INDUCTEES
UBC Sports Hall of Fame Inductees ATHLETES Penny Cooper - Field Hockey
Penny Cooper led the Thunderbirds field hockey team to many a victory from 1987 to 1992, including a CIS national championship title in 1990. She was a four-time Canada West all-star and All Canadian; a two-time Academic All Canadian, and was twice voted to the CIS Championship Eleven. Throughout much of her UBC playing days she was a member of Canada’s national team and an Olympian in Seoul in 1988, where along with UBC team mate Melanie Slade, she helped Canada to a respectable sixth-place finish. She was awarded the Harry Jerome Comeback Award by Sport BC in 1988 and UBC’s Kay Brearley Award for service to women’s athletics in 1992.
Jessica Deglau - Swimming
Jessica Deglau was a butterfly specialist on five CIS Championship swim teams at UBC between 1995 and 2002, winning a total of 29 medals and taking home CIS Swimmer of the Year honours in 1999 and 2000. An Academic All Canadian and co-winner of the Marilyn Pomfret Trophy in 2002, she was also a top-flight international competitor, finishing sixth in 200 metre butterfly in the 1996 Olympic Games and setting a new Canadian record in the process. She was also a finalist in 400 and 800 metre freestyle relays at both the 1996 and 2000 Olympics, and won a total of five medals in the 1998 and 2002 Commonwealth Games.
Jack Henwood – Football
Jack Henwood was a multi-purpose player throughout his UBC football career from 1956 to 1959, playing quarterback, running back, defensive back and added kicking and punting duties in his final two seasons. Playing in his freshman year against tough US opponents, he was the only UBC player to be named to the 1956 Evergreen Conference all-star team. In UBC’s first season in the Canada West conference in 1959, he was instrumental in the Thunderbirds winning the conference title and earning a berth in the team’s first-ever national championship. The 1960 Bobby Gaul Trophy winner, Jack set numerous team records, and his 100 per cent, 10-for-10 single-game pass completion record set in 1959 remains unbroken.
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ATHLETES Jessica Mills – Basketball
After a brilliant athletic and academic career from 1995 to 2000, Jessica Mills graduated as UBC’s all-time women’s basketball scoring leader with 1,993 points, and was named an Academic All Canadian in each of her five seasons. In just her second season she led Canada West in field-goal percentage, and for the remainder of her career she was consistently ranked in the top 15 in the conference in numerous statistical categories. She was named a first-team All Canadian in 1999 and 2000; the Top Female Academic All Canadian in the Canada West conference for the 1998-99 season, and graduated as the Marilyn Pomfret Trophy winner in 2000.
Victor Warren – Field Hockey
A member of one of UBC’s best-known families, Victor Warren is the brother of 1996 UBC Sports Hall of Fame inductee Charlotte Warren and the son of 1993 inductee Dr. Harry Warren. As one of Canada’s top field hockey players, he led the Thunderbirds to Vancouver City League Championships in 1958, 60 and 63 and is still recognized as UBC’s all-time scoring leader, with 114 goals in 92 games over six seasons. He was also selected to the provincial team on six occasions, leading BC to four national championships. A member of the national team in the 1960’s, he played in the 1964 Olympic Games along with other former UBC greats Peter Buckland, Lee Wright and John Young.
BUILDERS Dr. Rob Lloyd-Smith - Builder
Dr. Rob Lloyd-Smith has been the head physician for UBC Thunderbird teams for over three decades, and has contributed to numerous conference and national championship victories by providing topflight injury treatment to a countless number of UBC athletes. In 1982, a few short years after completing medical training at McGill, Rob joined UBC Student Health Service and the Allan McGavin Sports and Exercise Medicine Centre, where he was the first to complete a newly developed Fellowship in Sports Medicine. In addition to UBC, he has loaned his expertise to a vast range of organizations, including Canada’s national biathlon, nordic ski and field hockey teams, the International Ski Racing Federation, the NHL Players Association, the National Ballet, and the 2010 Olympic and Paralympic Winter Games.
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HALL OF FAME INDUCTEES
TEAMS
1989-91 Men’s Soccer Team Between 1989 and 1991, the highly revered UBC men’s soccer team was undefeated against Canadian university competition, won three consecutive CIS Championships, and consisted of a core of many of the country’s most outstanding and officially recognized players. Led by UBC coaching legend, Dick Mosher, this talented cohort represented Canada at the World Collegiate Soccer Championships in 1990, 1991 and 1992, and qualified for the championship final in 1991, losing by one goal to the University of Sao Paulo, Brazil. Over the course of three seasons, four UBC players were first-team All Canadians, five were second-team all Canadians, and a total of nine players played professionally in the Canadian Soccer League.
1972-74 Women’s Volleyball Team The 1972-73 UBC women’s volleyball team was just the second UBC women’s team in any sport to claim a national university championship, winning the 1973 Canadian Women’s Interuniversity Athletic Union Volleyball Championship at Acadia University in Wolfville, Nova Scotia following an undefeated regular season. Led by a core of returning players, the Thunderbirds followed that up with another undefeated season the following year, and claimed a second consecutive national championship before a home-town crowd at War Memorial Gymnasium. Coached by 1994 UBC Sports Hall of Fame inductee Marilyn Pomfret, the roster consisted of a complete slate of outstanding players, including future national team members Betty Baxter, Sandy Vosburgh and Maureen Fishleigh.
BIG BLOCK CLUB AWARDS
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Big Block Club Awards Baseball
Basketball (m)
New Blockers Jerod Bartnik Kevin Biro Vincent Ching Cameron Firth Alexander Graham Brody Hawkins Michael Hole Conor Lillis-White Connor Smith James Stewart Matthew Trimble
New Blockers Sanaz Bahrami Geoffrey Pippus David Wagner
Varsity Recognition Sean Callegari Tyler Enns Aaron Horanski Jeremy Kral Gabriel Lapierre Cody Malloy Jeremy Newton Bryan Pawlina Tyson Popoff Turner Spears Matthew Thornton Alexander Webb Bruce Yari Rewins Tavis Bruce Austin Fruson Greg Densem Andrew Firth Miles Verweel Sebastian Wong Coaching Terry McKaig Shawn Corness Wayne Corness Mike Elias Fred Bietler Mike Styrna
Varsity Recognition Jared Casey Jordan Jensen-Whyte Brylle Kamen Conor Morgan Beth Rizzardo TR Isaiah Solomon Michael Steele O’Brian Wallace
Coaching Deb Huband Cait Haggarty Sheila Townsend Jesse Tupper
Rewins Tommy Nixon Douglas Plumb
New Blockers Michael Bourgeois Jake Bruchet William Cliff Matthew Galea Reid Mitchell Devin Rajala Bilal Shamsi Jack Williams
HC AC AC AC AC AC
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Coaching Kevin Hanson Casey Archibald Dahman Boudraa Vern Knopp Jamie Oei
HC AC AC AC AC
New Blocker Stephanie Bell Alicia Dorsch Cassandra Knievel Amanda Mow
TR
Basketball (w) 2 2 3 3 3 3
TR
Rewins Alyssa Binns Zana Williams Kristjana Young Tori Spangehl Leigh Stansfield
Varsity Recognition Jaime Hills Cherub Lum Adrienne Parkin Andrea Strujic Margaret Sundberg Susan Thompson
TR
Cross Country & Track (m)
2 2 2 3 4 HC AC AC AC
Varsity Recognition Stephen Abosi Filip Backiel Jonathan Heinz Thomas Kellner Hyun Kim Seongsoon Kim Cole Larsen Sean McKenzie Michael Przystupa Rewins Simon Bill Patrick Grzelak Andrew White Lucas Bruchet Timothy Huebsch David Slade
2 2 2 3 3 3
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BIG BLOCK CLUB AWARDS
Timothy Smith Ivan Staeheli Coaching Marek Jedrzejek
Cross Country & Track (w)
3 3 HC
New Blockers Christine Ausman Maria Bernard Amelie De Fenoyl Naomi Fuglem Addison Kramer Damanpreet Rai Jacqueline Regan Devan Wiebe Varsity Recognition Emily Allin Kaylee Beales Adrianne Erdman Diana Foxall Erika Fridfinnson Vanora Guerard Tamara Harris Julia Hawkins Britney Hearn Carina Helm Sarah Hughes Emily Huser Manisha Kandola Kirsten Lee Tanyaradzwa Motsi Hersimran Rai Joy Spear Chief-Morris Katherine Tourigny Fiona Tsun Heather Van Tassel
Rewins Catharine Farish Michelle Gutmanis Mikaela Hannam Katherine Huang Kathryn Hutchins Madison McCarthy Jennifer McCormack Sarah Reimer Heather Slinn Ketty Alfaro Lopez Danielle Douglas Rhiannon Evans Alix Thomson Maggie Woodward Lissa Zimmer Coaching Marek Jedrzejek
2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 3 3 3 3 3 3
HC
Field Hockey (m) New Blocker Jack Cubbon Harmann Grewal Gordon Johnston Oliver Scholfield Alex Gatien Paul Wharton Lachlan Glen
TR
Varsity Recognition Spencer Der TR Spencer Curran Andrew Kanerva Tristan Burgoyne Nick Hignell John Sharp Rewins Keegan Pereira Campbell Munsie
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Taylor Curan Arne Oswald Arif Virjee Harshan Grewal Hudson Stewart Brian Hobkirk John Smyth Coaching Shiaz Virjee
2 2 2 2 4 4 4 HC
Field Hockey (w) New Blockers Molly Driscoll Katrina Davis Sara McManus Samantha Saddler Katrina Waldron
Varsity Recognition Taylor Auguston TR Jean Hu TR Tim Smith TR Alex Bland Rachel Donohoe Kate Gilis Hannah Haughn Gabby Jayme Brittany Quinville Rewins Erin De Sousa Bea Francisco Shanlee Johnston Abigail Raye Poonam Sandhu Natalie Sourisseau Cassandra Tayler Caitlin Evans Katie Jameson Miranda Mann
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BIG BLOCK CLUB AWARDS Coaching Hash Kanjee HC Kimo Linders AC Stephanie Jameson AC Football New Blockers Sam Adu Ben Bahrami Jordan Bosa Vivie Bojilov Patrick Bull Brandon Deschamps Donovan Gratton Pierre Lacerte Sebastien Martibault Domenic Mercuri Geoff Piper Ethan Schnell Spencer Wilson Jake Woodson Daved Benefield AC Matt Gratton AC Neil Cartwright AC Jamie Stoddard AC Varsity Recognition Christopher Adams Eric Angerman Miguel Barker Dominik Bundschuh Brydon Cotter Peter Credico Andrew Darcovich Jaskaran Dhillon Daniel English Ian Henderson Ross Hilliam Riley Jones Josh Kronstrom Mitchell Lesyck Mark McCutcheon Thomas Moult Alec Pennell Gordon Randall Warren Reece
Ethan Sadowski Adam Senuik Kehl Snyder Taylor Souster Nikolaas Termansen Charlie Thorpe Jamie Young Kevin Kraft AC Nikki Antonopolous TR Shaneese Nowlan TR Sunny Virk TR Rewins Kareem Ba Thomas Harris Justice Osei Bryan Rideout Micha Theil Carson Williams Justin Carpenter Ryan Couper Kelly Kurisu Martin Park David Scott Steve Zakrzewski Billy Greene Jordan Grieve Joey Gabrick Coaching Shawn Olson Paul Orazietti Eric Dewolf Bob Beveridge Scott Rintoul Dan Smith Mark Nohra Brent Frid Dave Adolph
Golf (m) New Blocker Jeremy Demers Conner Kozak Nicholas Russell Scott Secord
2 2 2 2 2 2 3 3 3 3 3 3 4 4 4 HC AC AC AC AC AC AC EQ TR
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Varsity Recognition Kieran Standen Aaron Vogel Joshua Zhang Rewins Scott Malo Conrado Paderes Andrew Ledger Andrew Robb
2 2 3 4
Coaching Chris MacDonald HC Lindsay Bernakevitch AC
Golf (w)
New Blockers Stephanie Wong Varsity Recognition Megan Paul Valentina Trillo Rewins Casara Hong Reagan Wilson Kylie Barros Haley Cameron Coaching Chris MacDonald Keri Moffat Hockey (m)
2 2 3 3 HC AC
New Blockers Kraymer Barnstable Scott Brkich Ilan Cumberbirch Nate Fleming Cole Pruden Steven Stanford Marcus Toye Moses Vega TR Brendon Wall Michael Wilgosh
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BIG BLOCK CLUB AWARDS
Cole Wilson Jason Yee Varsity Recognition Joe Antilla Jessi Hilton Brad Hoban Scott MacDonald Neil Manning Linden Saip Kevin Smith Dillon Wagner Rewins Dustin Kimber Michael McGurk Ben Schmidt Matthew Wray Max Grassi Wyatt Hamilton Justin McCrae Scott Wasden Jordan White
2 2 2 2 3 3 3 3 3
Coaching Milan Dragicevic Tyler Kuntz Jeff Battah Charles An Shingo Sasaki
HC AC AC AC TR
Hockey (w)
New Blockers Nadine Burgess Cailey Hay Samantha Langford Lisa Trainor Rebecca Unrau Pasco Valana AC Julia Melanson TR
Varsity Recognition Danielle Lemon Genevieve Carpenter-Boesch Danielle Dube Alanna McMullen Emily O’Neill Haneet Parhar Nicole Saxvik Stephanie Schaupmeyer Graham Thomas HC Barbara Bilko AC Vika Gorodetsky TR
Rewins Graeme Blaskovich Evan Cheng Robert Gage
Rewins Nikola Brown-John 2 Sarah Casorso 2 Tatiana Rafter 2 Haley Voytechek 2 Christina Capozzi 3 Dayle Poulin 3 Kelsey Halvorson 3 Kaylee Chanakos 4 Emily Grainger 4 Kaitlin Imai 4
New Blockers Ella Champion Zoe Fettig-Winn Lia Hart
Coaching Kim Coates Justin Tsang Angela Pettit
Rowing (m) New Blockers Benjamin Coull Angus Todd Varsity Recognition Justin Becker Valentin Dunsing Mark Goudie Alex Janzen Joshua Kofman Max Lattimer
AC TR TR
Coaching Mike Pearce Ben Rutledge Andrew Knorr Rowing (w)
2 2 3 HC AC AC
Varsity Recognition Sonia Brodie Olivia Fischer Emily Gerson Hillary Janssens Amelie Schumacher Alexis Thind Rewins Molly Lai Krisha Rose Lim Janelle Mackoff Julie Sheppard Martha Smith Katherine Enns Samantha Harris Chloe O’Neill Jocelyn Plant Teena Schneider Coaching Craig Pond Sheryl Preston
2 2 2 2 2 3 3 4 4 4 HC AC
BIG BLOCK CLUB AWARDS
Rugby (m)
Rugby (w)
New Blockers Shane Bates Eric Hunter-James Paul Reid Ross Weymark Mallory White
New Blocker Annabel Arnott Cassidy Gale Haley Glendinning Taylor Kapaiwai Margarita Pacis Paniz Pahlavanlu Rebecca Thomas Alyi Berson AC Alex Rebchuk AC
TR
Varsity Recognition Paul Ahn Daniel Barrends Jordan Best Dimitri Bonnis Cameron Graham Colin Graydon Conner Hamilton Kyle Leeners Rafael Malcolm Alex Mascott Angus McWhirter Ben Middlestead Liam Murphy-Burke Mike O’Toole Brock Staller Bryan Tyrer Carson White 2 2 2 2 2 3 3 4
Coaching Spence McTavish Kaz Futawatari David Johnston Ramses Longsten Jem Arnold Lisa Ruggles
HC AC AC AC TR TR
Varsity Recognition Jamie Fisher
Varsity Recognition Louisa Hadley Natasha Lieuson Stephanie MacKinnon Ciara Malone Heather McEachern Amy Norgaard Paige Smith
Rewins Alexander Daniel Francois du Toit Connor Fuller Carlin Hamstra Chris Holt Adam Gosselin Alexander Kam Sean Ferguson
Rewins Tanya Bennet Megan Hamm Gabrielle Hindley Sagal-Maria Kahin Bailey Komishke Carolyn McEwen Shawnee Monchalin Catherine Ohler Lindsay Reynoldson Erin Ryan Beverley Cheng Erika Sutherland Coaching Lesley McKenzie Maria Gallo Derek Monkman
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2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 3 3
HC AC AC
Rewins Michael Bisnaire Austin Taylor Ben Middleton
2 2 3
Skiing, Alpine (w) New Blockers Samantha Bisnaire Varsity Recognition Ella Both Kayla Johnston Rachel Warner Rewins Christina Donnelly
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Skiing, Nordic (m) New Blockers Robert Ragote Kristofer Rhude Varsity Recognition Adam Woods Rewins Mikhail Fain 2 Alistair Hardy-Poirier 3 Nico Petch 3 Skiing, Nordic (w)
Skiing, Alpine (m)
New Blockers Kirsty Bock Katerina Dutkiewicz
New Blockers Luke Terhart
Rewins Solen Roth
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Soccer (m)
Varsity Recognition Shayla Chorney Alyssa Ciona Samantha Drescher Madison Guy Meghan Pasternak Tamara Roughead Nicole Sydor Kym Van Duynhoven
New Blockers Daniel Gazzola Harry Lakhan Kent O’Connor Alex Orasa Luke O’Shea Varsity Recognition Chris Beck Bryan Fong Andre Herath Milad Mehrabi Tyler Mertens Reynold Stewart David Hendry AC Rewins Brandon Bonifacio Paul Clerc Gagandeep Dosanjh Sean Haley Navid Mashinchi Richard Meister Brandon Ho William Hyde Steve Johnson Gregory Smith Devin Gunenc Marco Visintin
2 2 2 2 2 2 3 3 3 3 4 4
Coaching Mike Mosher HC Srdjan Djekanovic AC
Soccer (w) New Blockers Katherine Caverly Taryn Lim Sydney Morrison Amy Roneki Taylor Shannik Krista Whittaker Alyssa Williamson
Rewins Alisha Penev Rachel Ramsden Christina Donnelly Janine Frazao Jordan Kitagawa Rachael Sawer Kelly Cook Leah Peric Coaching Andrea Neil Gary Moody
Nicole Day 3 Molly Gosnell 3 Lindsay McElroy 3 Brittany Meyer 3 Tayla Westgard 3
2 2 3 3 3 3 4 4 HC AC
Softball
New Blockers Yasmin Bains Sarah Hillsdon Jamie Randall Kelly Rumley Alana Westerhof Chris Wong Andrew Yuen
TR TR
Varsity Recognition Quinn Dhaliwal Lauren Du Toit Brittany Hince Siwicki Leanne Jung Jenna Neufeld Margarita Sison Rewins Leigh Della Siega 2 Cassandra Dypchey 2 Carlyn Shimizu 2
Coaching Erin Thomas Tanya McLean Phil Thom
AC AC HC
Swimming (m) New Blockers Philip Mackie Varsity Recognition Coleman Allen Evan Broderick Sergey Holson Jonathan Kraft Kevin Nelson Lucas Otruba Luke Peddie Ross Phillips Jason Terrillon Rewins Samuel Acton Kelly Aspinall Mitchell Benkic Patrick Cowan Anton Moshynskyy Zachary Zeiler Matthew Godbeer Nicholas Quenville Coaching Steve Price Janice Hanan Brian Johns
2 2 2 2 2 2 4 4 HC AC AC
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Swimming (w)
MacKenzie McNicol Quentin Schmidt Jeffrey Ross
New Blockers Erin Assman Rebecca Terejko Tera Van Beilen
Rewins Ian Perry
Varsity Recognition Melissa Jung Patricia Pierse Erin Stamp Rewins Savannah King Heather MacLean Colleen Nesbitt Fionnuala Pierse Brittney Harley Grainne Pierse Laura Thompson Coaching Steve Price Janice Hanan Brian Johns
2 2 2 2 3 3 3 HC AC AC
Volleyball (m) New Blockers Benjamin Chow Noah Derksen Rob Gotch Jarrid Ireland Parker Jobin Milan Nikic Alexander Russell David Zeyha Varsity Recognition Matt Ng AC Jenna McEwen-Doris TR Shelby Pudek TR Gabriel Aaron Austin Hinchey Christopher Howe
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Coaching Richard Schick Matt Lebourdais Ken Li
HC AC AC
New Blockers Kathleen Hui Sally Lin Begum Pulas
TR TR
Volleyball (w)
Varsity Recognition Alissa Coulter Kaitlin Crawford Danielle Brisebois Juliana Kaufmanis Alana Hansen Rewins Abigail Keeping 2 Lisa Barclay 2 Rosie Schlagintweit 2 Mariah Bruinsma 2 Kristine Johnson 2 Kirsty Setterlund 2 Briana Liau Kent 3 Jessica von Schilling 3 Brina Derksen-Bergen 4 Danielle Richards 4 Shanice Marcelle 4 Coaching Leah Allinger Doug Reimer
AC HC
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14 CONFERENCE RECOGNITION
Conference Recognition Baseball Andrew Firth (AR) David Otterman (AR) Basketball (m) Doug Plumb (1st) Basketball (w) Kris Young (1st) Field Hockey (w) Kate Gillis Hannah Haughn Miranda Mann Poonam Sandhu Natalie Sourisseau Ice Hockey (m) Jordan White (2nd) Ice Hockey (w) Danielle Dube (1st) Christi Capozzi (2nd) Tatiana Rafter (2nd) Swimming (m) Coleman Allen (1st) Kelly Aspinall (1st) Patrick Cowan (1st) Sergey Holson (1st) Luke Peddie (1st) Swimming (w) Brittney Harley (1st) Savannah King (1st) Heather MacLean (1st) Grainne Pierse (1st) Erin Stamp (1st) Tera Van Beilen (1st) Rugby (w) Haley Glendinning (1st) Megan Hamm (1st) Carolyn McEwen (1st)
Soccer (m) Paul Clerc (1st) Gagandeep Dosanjh (1st) Will Hyde (1st) Navid Mashinchi (1st) Marco Visintin (1st) Brandon Bonifacio (2nd) Soccer (w) Kelly Cook (1st) Janine Frazao (1st) Rachael Sawer (1st) Alisha Penev (2nd) Volleyball (m) Milan Nikic (2nd) Volleyball (w) Lisa Barclay (1st) Shanice Marcelle (1st) Brina Derksen-Bergen (2nd) 1st - First Team 2nd - Second Team AR - All-Region Team (NAIA) Athlete of the Year Kris Young, Women’s Basketball Kate Gillis, Women’s Field Hockey Gagandeep Dosanjh, Men’s Soccer Janine Frazao, Women’s Soccer Coleman Allen, Men’s Swimming Savannah King, Women’s Swimming Shanice Marcelle, Women’s Volleyball Rookie of the Year Hannah Haughn, Women’s Field Hockey Special Awards Zana Williams (Tracy MacLeod Award nominee) Laura Thompson (Student Athlete Community Service)
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Conference Champions Men’s Basketball Men’s Soccer Women’s Cross Country Women’s Field Hockey Women’s Golf Women’s Ice Hockey Women’s Swimming Women’s Volleyball Coach of the Year Graham Thomas, Women’s Ice Hockey Steve Price, Women’s Swimming Craig Pond, Women’s Rowing
16 NATIONAL RECOGNITION
National Recognition All-Canadians / All-Americans
Recognition is for the 2012-13 season. Baseball, Golf and Track awards are for spring 2012 Basketball (m) Doug Plumb (2nd) Basketball (w) Kris Young (1st) Cross Country (m) Luc Bruchet (1st) Tim Huebsch (1st) Cross Country (w) Maria Bernard (1st) Amelie De Fenoyl (1st) Jackie Regan (1st) Sarah Reimer (1st) Field Hockey (w) Kate Gillis (1st) Natalie Sourisseau (1st) Hannah Haughn (2nd) Miranda Mann (2nd) Golf (w) Kylie Barros (1st) Stephanie Wong (1st) Alyssa Human (HM) Ice Hockey (m) Neil Manning (RT) Ice Hockey (w) Danielle Dube (2nd)
Soccer (m) Gagandeep Dosanjh (1st) William Hyde (2nd) Soccer (w) Janine Frazao (1st) Kelly Cook (2nd) Swimming (m) Coleman Allen (1st) Kelly Aspinall (1st) Sergey Holson (1st) Luke Peddie (1st) Swimming (w) Brittney Harley (1st) Savannah King (1st) Heather MacLean (1st) Tera Van Beilen (1st) Grainne Pierse (2nd) Fionnuala Pierse (2nd) Erin Stamp (2nd) Rebecca Terejko (2nd) Volleyball (w) Lisa Barclay (1st) Shanice Marcelle (1st) Brina Derksen-Bergen (2nd) 1st - First Team 2nd - Second Team RT - All-Rookie Team
CIS All-Tournament Team Men’s Soccer Brandon Bonifacio Paul Clerc Gagandeep Dosanjh Steve Johnson Luke O’Shea Reynold Stewart Women’s Volleyball Lisa Barclay Brina Derksen-Bergen Shanice Marcelle Women’s Field Hockey Kate Gillis Hannah Haughn Sara McManus Natalie Sourisseau
NATIONAL RECOGNITION 17 CIS Athlete of the Year Kelly Aspinall, Swimming (m) Savannah King, Swimming (w) Shanice Marcelle, Volleyball (w) CURA Athlete of the Year Katherine Enns, Women’s Rowing CIS Championship MVP Gagandeep Dosanjh, Soccer (m) Lisa Barclay, Volleyball (w) Hannah Haughn, Field Hockey (w) CIS Rookie of the Year Hannah Haughn, Field Hockey (w) Coach of the Year Marek Jedrzejek, Cross Country (w) Chris MacDonald, Golf (w) Steve Price, Swimming (w) Craig Pond, Rowing (w) Graham Thomas, Ice Hockey (w)
CIS Champions Men’s Soccer Women’s Field Hockey Women’s Swimming Women’s Volleyball NAIA Champions Women’s Cross Country Women’s Golf Golf Canada National Champions Women’s Golf
18 INTERNATIONAL RECOGNITION
International Recognition This lists includes those UBC athletes, coaches and staff who represented Canada this past season. Basketball (m) Conor Morgan Cross Country (m) Luc Bruchet Marek Jedrzejek (HC) Cross Country (w) Maria Bernard Field Hockey (m) Hudson Stewart Keegan Pereira Paul Wharton Spencer Curran Gordon Johnston Tristan Burgoyne Taylor Curran Andrew Kanerva Field Hockey (w) Rachel Donohoe Bea Francisco Kate Gillis Hannah Haughn Sara McManus Abigail Raye Poonam Sandhu Natalie Sourisseau Golf (w) Kylie Barros Ice Hockey (m) Max Grassi
Swimming (m) Coleman Allen Kelly Aspinall Luke Peddie Swimming (w) Savannah King Heather MacLean Tera Van Beilen Rowing (w) Katherine Enns Rugby (w) Paniz Pahlavanlu Megan Hamm Gabrielle Hindley Lesley McKenzie (HC) Track (m) Ben Thorne Track (w) Maria Bernard Devan Wiebe Volleyball (m) Ben Chow Milan Nikic Alex Russell Jarrid Ireland Volleyball (w) Lisa Barclay Danielle Brisebois Juliana Kaufmanis Shanice Marcelle
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Career UBC Thunderbirds Those student-athletes who have played out (or will play out this spring) their entire eligibility as a UBC Thunderbird. Baseball Greg Densem Andrew Firth Miles Verweel Sebastian Wong
Skiing Alpine (m) Ben Middleton
Basketball (w) Leigh Stansfield
Skiing Nordic (m) Alistair Hardy-Poirier Nico Petch
Cross Country & Track (m) Luc Bruchet Tim Huebsch David Slade Cross Country & Track (w) Danielle Douglas Rhiannon Evans Alix Thomson Maggie Woodward Lissa Zimmer Field Hockey (m) John Smyth Football Joey Gabrick Billy Greene Jordan Grieve Golf (w) Kylie Barros Haley Cameron Ice Hockey (w) Kaylee Chanakos Emily Grainger Kelsey Halvorson Kaitlin Imai Dayle Poulin Rugby (m) Sean Ferguson
Skiing Nordic (w) Solen Roth
Soccer (m) Devin Gunenc Marco Visintin Soccer (w) Kelly Cook Leah Peric Softball Nicole Day Molly Gosnell Lindsay McElroy Brittany Meyer Tayla Westgard Swimming (m) Matthew Godbeer Nicholas Quenville Volleyball (w) Brina Derksen-Bergen Shanice Marcelle Danielle Richards
20 ACADEMIC ALL-CANADIANS
Academic All-Canadians Those student-athletes who achieved 80 per cent or higher during the 2011-12 varsity season. Baseball Tavis Bruce, Kinesiology Blake Carruthers, Arts Andrew Firth, Kinesiology Austin Fruson, Science Michael Hole, Commerce Matthew Spillman, Commerce Lucas Webster, Kinesiology Basketball (m) Balraj Bains, Arts Field Hockey (m) Taylor Curran, Applied Science Hamish Love, Arts William Marsh, Kinesiology Arne Oswald, Kinesiology Oliver Scholfield, Natural Resource Conservation Field Hockey (w) Erin de Sousa, Arts Bea Francisco, Kinesiology Natalie Sourisseau, Kinesiology Cassandra Tayler, Science Football Ben Bahrami, Kinesiology (Masters) Kelly Kurisu, Applied Science Jacob Woodson, Commerce Golf (w) Vanessa Leon, Kinesiology Reagan Wilson, Kinesiology Hockey (m) Wyatt Hamilton, Commerce Jordan Inglis, Kinesiology Ryan Kakoske, Commerce Dustin Kimber, Kinesiology Carson Loveday, Arts Justin McCrae, Kinesiology Scott Wasden, Commerce Jordan White, Kinesiology Jason Yee, Kinesiology
Hockey (w) Amanda Asay, Science (Masters) Emily Grainger, Kinesiology Rowing (m) Matthew Smyth, Science Rowing (w) Ella Champion, Arts Katherine Enns, Arts Robyn Fashler, Arts Charlotte Greenhaf, Exchange Molly Lai, Fine Arts Krisha Lim, Arts Janelle Mackoff, Arts Jocelyn Plant, Arts Martha Smith, Science Rugby (m) Matthew Heeps, Forestry Taylor Dalziel, Science Wayne Fernandes, Commerce Rugby (w) Cassidy Gale, Arts Gabrielle Hindley, Science Marie Jones, Science Janet Jorgensen, Applied Science Bailey Komishke, Science Carolyn McEwen, PhD Human Kinetics Catherine Ohler, Natural Resource Conservation Paniz Pahlavanlu, Science Shaylee Peterson, Phamacy Lindsay Reynoldson, Kinesiology Rebecca Thomas, Arts Skiing, Alpine (m) Austin Taylor, Science Skiing, Alpine (w) Kelsey Nilsen, Environmental Design Skiing, Nordic (m) Mikhail Fain, Science (Masters) Robert Ragotte, Science Kristofer Rhude, Arts Normand Richard, Science (Masters)
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Skiing, Nordic (w) Lilla Roy, Science (Masters) Soccer (m) Matthew Allard, Science (Masters) Paul Clerc, Kinesiology Sean Haley, Science Navid Mashinchi, Arts Kent O’Connor, Arts Connor Radil, Commerce Soccer (w) Natalie Hirayama, Science Diane Rizzardo, Kinesiology Softball Yasmin Bains, Kinesiology Swimming (m) Matthew Godbeer, Kinesiology Stefan Mikuska, Arts Swimming (w) Heather MacLean, Kinesiology Martha McCabe, Kinesiology Grainne Pierse, Arts Rachelle Salli, Applied Science Track & Field / Cross Country (m) Parmveer Brar, Science Matthew Galea, Applied Science Jonathan Heinz, Science Andrew Nathan, Arts Benjamin Thorne, Science
Track & Field / Cross Country (w) Nelly Amenyogbe, Science Amelie De Fenoyl, Kinesiology Danielle Douglas, Arts Naomi Fuglem, Science Ashley Hearn, Kinesiology Kathryn Hutchins, Arts Addison Kramer, Arts Jennifer McCormack, Science Cara McCulloch, Kinesiology Jacqueline Regan, Science Sarah Reimer, Science Norika Takacs-Rehm, Arts Erin Templeton, Arts Alix Thomson, Science Sophie Tran, Kinesiology Alexandra Venner, Arts Volleyball (m) Cary Brett, Kinesiology Parker Jobin, Science Alexander Russell, Applied Science Volleyball (w) Kristine Johnson, Kinesiology Rayel Quiring, Commerce Danielle Richards, Science Kyla Richey, Kinesiology
22 KAY BREARLEY SERVICE AWARD
Kay Brearley Service Award This award, donated by Kay Brearley who taught in the French department at UBC, is given to the student or non-student whose service to women’s athletics is judged to be exceptional. Dr. Brearley was both a member and Chair of the Women’s Athletic Committee for many years and had a genuine interest in students. She was also committed to encouraging student involvement and leadership. Past Winners 1974 Anne Taggart 1975 Pam Aiken 1976 (award not presented) 1977 Louisa Zerbe 1978 (award not presented) 1979 Amanjit Dhillon 1980 Doramy Ehling, Cindy Thompson 1981 Kathy Armstrong, Georgina Gray 1982 Irena Jarosinski 1983 Brenda Chinn 1984 Terri Drain, Michelle Jensen 1985 Brenda Chinn, Ken Radford 1986 Brenda Chinn 1987 Leigh Anne Merlo 1988 Linda Diano 1989 Laura Farres, Robyn McCreery 1990 Mitch Ring 1991 Harj Sandhu 1992 Penny Cooper 1993 Harj Sandhu 1994 Sheena Scott 1995 Laura Bennion 1996 Heather Andrews 1997 Rob Traynor 1998 (award not presented) 1999 Fred Hume 2000 Sandy Silver 2001 Sean Rollo 2002 (award not presented)
2003 Dana Mersich 2004 Cathy L’Orsa 2005 Jim Day 2006 Mary Campbell 2007 Jonathan Figueroa 2008 Chrissie Arnold 2009 Tiana Blouin 2010 (award not presented) 2011 (award not presented) 2012 (award not presented)
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Carolyn Dobie-Smith Award This award is in recognition of Carolyn Dobie-Smith, the student trainer for the women’s volleyball team from September 1989 to April 1990, who died suddenly in the summer of 1992. Carolyn displayed an exemplary level of dedication and commitment to the athletes with whom she worked, both as a trainer and a friend. She willingly shared her knowledge and expertise with less experienced student trainers, providing an excellent role model. This award will be presented annually, as appropriate, to a student trainer who best exemplifies Carolyn Dobie-Smith.
Past Winners 1993 Yvette Vienneau 1994 Sharon Spinder 1995 Craig Goodmurphy 1996 (award not presented) 1997 Teresa Lui 1998 (award not presented) 1999 Brent Neeve 2000 Faye Leung 2001 D’Arcy Boulton 2002 Amanda Nichol 2003 Rohan Roy 2004 Kathleen Jeanes 2005 Behrad Honarbakhsh 2006 Nicole Sullivan 2007 (award not presented) 2008 Krisi Serwa and Daniel Schultes 2009 Mischa Harris 2010 Karl Sundin 2011 Jayne Blank 2012 Claire Toffelmire
24 ARTHUR W DELAMONT SERVICE AWARD
Arthur W. Delamont Service Award This award, commemorating the internationally known Vancouver musician, teacher, and band leader Arthur Delamont, is awarded to the individual or group emulating the perennial freshman spirit that was exhibited by this man, who, for 45 years, was the leader of the University Pep Band. Those who exemplify Delamont’s contribution of service, goodwill and cheerfulness to students and athletes are eligible for this award.
Past Winners 1979 Engineering Undergraduate Society 1980 Music Education Students 1981 Thunderbird Ice Hockey Alumni 1982 Steve Campbell & Scott McDonald 1983 CiTR Radio 1984 UBC Swimming Team 1985 Thunderbird Cheerleaders 1986 UBC Pep Band 1987 CiTR Radio and UBC Pep Band 1988 UBC Big Block Club 1989 Thunderbird Ice Hockey Team 1990 (award not presented) 1991 Paul Buckley 1992 Paul Buckley 1993 Tony Ivancic 1994 Buzz Moore 1995 Thunder Productions 1996 Tailgators Booster Club 1997 Dave Thomson 1998 Wolf Depner & Richard Lam 1999 Casey Smith 2000 Bruce Arthur 2001 Darrell Yip 2002 J anice Hanan & Kyle Bangen 2003 Scott Locke 2004 Tyler Kuntz & Amber Hunt 2005 J oel O’Gorman & Darren Karpluk 2006 (award not presented) 2007 Robin Leuty 2008 Shawn McIsaac & Dan Cooper 2009 Claudia Richard 2010 Tuesday Knights 2011 Ben Millar 2012 Kevin Johns
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Thunderbird Rookies of the Year For the seventh time in the history of the Big Block Banquet, one male and one female Thunderbird rookie of the year will be honoured for their outstanding achievements in their first year of competing at the university level.
Past Winners 2007 Matt Hawes, Swimming Caitlin Davie, Soccer 2008 Jorge Angel-Mira, Soccer Natalie Hirayama, Soccer 2009 Spencer Betts, Football Matt Pepe, Hockey Shanice Marcelle, Volleyball 2010 Luc Bruchet, Track & Field Abigail Raye, Field Hockey 2011 Gagan Dosanjh, Soccer Kylie Barros, Golf & Savannah King, Swimming 2012 Jarrid Ireland, Volleyball Tera Van Beilen, Swimming
2013 Male Finalists
CONNER KOZAK GOLF
NEIL MANNING ICE HOCKEY
ISAIAH SOLOMON BASKETBALL
2013 Female Finalists
HANNAH HAUGHN FIELD HOCKEY
STEPHANIE SCHAUPMEYER ICE HOCKEY
STEPHANIE WONG GOLF
26 DU VIVIER TEAM OF THE YEAR
du Vivier Team of the Year Award The du Vivier Trophy, whose donor remains anonymous, was originally awarded to the outstanding UBC team of the year based on performance, sportsmanship and deportment. The trophy returned to its roots in 2007 after recognizing all UBC national champions for the past few years. Past Winners 1974 Women’s Volleyball 1975 Women’s Basketball 1976 Women’s Cross Country/ Track and Field 1977 Women’s Volleyball 1978 Women’s Volleyball 1979 Women’s Field Hockey 1980 Women’s Gymnastics 1981 Women’s Field Hockey 1982 Women’s Swimming and Diving 1983 Women’s Gymnastics 1984 Women’s Field Hockey 1985 Women’s Swimming and Diving 1986 Women’s Swimming and Diving 1987 Women’s Soccer 1988 Women’s Soccer 1989 Women’s Field Hockey 1990 Women’s Field Hockey
1991 Women’s Field Hockey and Men’s Soccer 1992 Men’s Soccer 1993 Men’s Soccer 1994 Women’s Soccer and Men’s Cross Country 1995 Women’s Swimming and Men’s Soccer 1996 Women’s Swimming 1997 Women’s Volleyball and Men’s Skiing 1998-2006 All UBC National Champions 2007 Men’s Swimming 2008 Women’s Volleyball 2009 Men’s Golf 2010 Women’s Volleyball 2011 Women’s Volleyball and Women’s Golf 2012 Women’s Swimming
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2013 Finalists WOMEN’S GOLF
WOMEN’S CROSS COUNTRY
MEN’S SOCCER
WOMEN’S FIELD HOCKEY
WOMEN’S VOLLEYBALL
WOMEN’S SWIMMING
WOMEN’S ICE HOCKEY
28 TAC BUZZ MOORE LEADERSHIP AWARD
TAC Buzz Moore Leadership Award The leadership award was established in 1995-96 by the Thunderbird Athletes Council. The award is unique in that it represents peer recognition for outstanding qualities and achievements in individuals. It is meant to represent UBC student athletes who would otherwise remain too often unrecognized. The award is meant to acknowledge students at UBC who are outstanding athletes, leaders, contributors and, above all, outstanding people. In 2008 the TAC Leadership Award was re-named after the legendary Dr. Douglas “Buzz” Moore, a member of the Athletics Department for more than 40 years. Buzz arrived at UBC in 1964 and worked full-time with the Athletics Department until his retirement in 1986. During that time he filled various roles – everything from coaching to alumni relations to business manager – but he is best knows a being the heart and soul of the UBC Big Block Club. Even after his retirement, Buzz worked tirelessly to build alumni support and due to his efforts, the Big Block Club has grown to over 8,000 members. Every year, T-Birds old and new come together at the annual Big Block banquet to celebrate the best of UBC Athletics. Although Buzz passed away in March 2011, his memory will live on forever. Past Winners 1997 Jen Keefer, Track & Field; James Prescott, Soccer 1998 Jen Dowdeswell, Field Hockey; Jason Singer, Swimming 1999 Ann Harada, Field Hockey Alex Charles, Football 2000 S arah Cunningham, Soccer Nick Seddon, Soccer 2001 Sabrina Celms, Rugby Chad Grimm, Volleyball 2002 S herie Sallie, Ice Hockey Kevin Johns, Swimming 2003 Stephanie Rodenkirchen, Alpine Skiing Darrell Yip, Field Hockey 2004 Carrie Watson, Basketball Leon Denenfeld, Football
2005 K ristin Carpenter, Track Anthony Wright, Field Hockey 2006 Cloe Hewitt, Track Dave Wong, Soccer 2007 Eric Wilson, Rugby Barbara Lelj, Rugby Claire Hanna, Volleyball 2008 Mike McMillan, Nordic Skiing Henry McQueen, Rugby Stuart Allester, Track 2009 Ben Millar, Alpine Skiing Antoni Kindler, Field Hockey 2010 Danielle Richards, Volleyball Mariah Bruinsma, Volleyball 2011 Nicole Schuurman, Rowing Jen Wilson, Rugby 2012 Hayley Pipher, Swimming Alexandra Leask, Rowing
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TAC Performance Award The Thunderbird Athletes Council performance award was established in 2007 to recognize the best single performance of the year, as voted by the TAC team representatives. Each of the TAC Athlete of the Month winners throughout the year are nominated for this award. The TAC votes on the best performance of the year at their final meeting of the year and the winner is decided by majority.
Past Winners 2007 Brian Johns, Swimming 2009 Annamay Pierse, Swimming 2010 Martha McCabe, Swimming 2011 Blair Bann, Volleyball 2012 Savannah King, Swimming
30 MARILYN POMFRET TROPHY
Marilyn Pomfret Trophy Outstanding Female Athlete of the Year Awarded to the year’s female athlete who has distinguished herself in university, national or international competition, exhibited sportsmanship and who, according to her peers, has contributed significantly to her team. This trophy, formerly the Sparling Trophy, was renamed The Marilyn Pomfret Trophy in 1984, in honour of the popular UBC athlete, teacher, coach and Director of Women’s Athletics.
2013 Finalists
JANINE FRAZAO SOCCER
SAVANNAH KING SWIMMING
SHANICE MARCELLE VOLLEYBALL
KRIS YOUNG BASKETBALL
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Past Winners 1970 Sandra Hartley, Gymnastics 1971 Shirley Cazalet, Swimming 1972 Penny May, Track & Field 1973 Karen James, Swimming 1974 Maureen Fishleigh, VolleyballThelma Wright, Track & Field 1975 Carol Turney, Basketball 1976 Shelley Winter, Field Hockey 1977 Anne Mackie-Morelli, Track & Field 1978 Janet Livingston, Volleyball Dorothy Schwaiger, Volleyball 1979 Nancy Moore, Field Hockey 1980 Patti Sakaki, Gymnastics 1981 Patti Sakaki, Gymnastics 1982 Ronda Thomasson, Swimming 1983 Alison Palmer, Field Hockey Patti Sakaki, Gymnastics 1984 Cathy Bultitude, Basketball 1985 Nancy Bonham, Diving Jeannie Cockcroft, Track & Field 1986 Jody Blaxland, Field Hockey Barb McBain, Swimming 1987 Joanne Gaspard, Track & Field 1988 Melanie Slade, Field Hockey Jeannie Cockcroft, Track & Field 1989 Melanie Slade, Field Hockey 1990 Mitch Ring, Soccer 1991 Darcy Vogel, Field Hockey 1992 Lori Durward, Track & Field 1993 Anne Barnes, Swimming Andrea Neil, Soccer 1994 Sam Le Riche, Field Hockey 1995 Adair Duncan, Basketball Sarah Evanetz, Swimming 1996 Sarah Evanetz, Swimming 1997 Jenny Rauh, Volleyball 1998 Sarah Evanetz, Swimming 1999 Joanne Ross, Volleyball 2000 Jessica Mills, Basketball 2001 Jen Dowdeswell, Field Hockey 2002 S tephanie Hume, Field Hockey Jessica Deglau, Swimming 2003 Kristine Jack, Soccer 2004 Carrie Watson, Basketball Rosalyn Hicks, Soccer
2005 E mily Cordonier, Volleyball Stephanie Jameson, Field Hockey 2006 Kelsey Blair, Basketball Kelly Stefanyshyn, Swimming 2007 Erica McGuinness, Basketball 2008 Annamay Pierse, Swimming 2009 Annamay Pierse, Swimming 2010 Liz Cordonier, Volleyball 2011 Shanice Marcelle, Volleyball 2012 Kylie Barros, Golf & Robyn Pendleton, Field Hockey
32 BUS PHILLIPS MEMORIAL TROPHY
Bus Phillips Memorial Trophy Outstanding Male Athlete of the Year Created in 2007 to honour UBC’s top male athlete of the year, the R.J. “Bus” Phillips Memorial Trophy is named after the elder statesman of the UBC Athletic Department who passed away at the age of 91 in 2006. The builder of athletic opportunity and tradition at UBC, “Bus” served as Director of Men’s Athletics for 27 years, helping the athletic department become one of the strongest in the country and setting the stage for today’s success. One of the founding fathers of both the modern Canada West Conference and the CIAU (CIS), he raised the profile of Canadian university athletics and of UBC.
Past Winners 2007 Brian Johns, Swimming 2008 Mike Mason, Track & Field 2009 Cory Renfrew, Golf 2010 Josh Whyte, Basketball 2011 Inaki Gomez, Track and Field 2012 Tommy Gossland, Swimming Billy Greene, Football
2013 Finalists
KELLY ASPINALL SWIMMING
LUC BRUCHET CROSS COUNTRY
GAGANDEEP DOSANJH SOCCER
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May Brown Trophy Outstanding Graduating Female Athlete of the Year A UBC coach, teacher and supporter of athletics, May Brown was an advocate and force in the UBC sporting world, most notably with women’s field hockey and synchronized swimming. In the later decades, through her career as a politician, she found time to serve Athletics in an advisory capacity. Among her honours include the Order of British Columbia and the Order of Canada. Created in 2007, this award honours UBC’s outstanding graduating female athlete, taking into consideration career achievement and contribution at UBC, in addition to performance during the current season.
Past Winners 2007 Amy Bobb, Soccer 2008 Erica McGuinness, Basketball 2009 Marisa Field, Volleyball 2010 Liz Cordonier, Volleyball 2011 Liz Gleadle, Track and Field, Jen Hinze, Volleyball 2012 Martha McCabe, Swimming Kyla Richey, Volleyball
2013 Finalists
JESS HODGE SOFTBALL
SHANICE MARCELLE VOLLEYBALL
GRAINNE PIERSE SWIMMING
34 BOBBY GAUL MEMORIAL TROPHY
Bobby Gaul Memorial Trophy Outstanding Graduating Male Athlete of the Year Bobby Gaul passed away at the age of 24 just before UBC opened for the 1935-36 session. His rugby and track teammates, deeply touched by this person of special qualities, immediately created a UBC award bearing his name – an award to the graduating male athlete who best combines the qualities of leadership and sportsmanship, in addition to athletic achievement, attributes that made Bobby loved by everyone to whom he was known. This award also takes into consideration career achievement and contribution at UBC.
2013 Finalists
KELLY ASPINALL SWIMMING
BILLY GREENE FOOTBALL
DAVID OTTERMAN BASEBALL
DOUG PLUMB BASKETBALL
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Past Winners 1936 George Pringle, Basketball 1938 Dave Carey, Rugby & Cricket 1939 Rann Matthison, Basketball 1940 Howie McPhee, Rugby & Track 1941 Pat Flynn, Basketball 1942 (award not presented) 1943 Art Barton, Basketball 1944 James Morton, Soccer 1945 Jack McKercher, Rugby 1946 Don Petrie, Soccer 1947 John Wheeler, Rugby 1948 Pat McGeer, Basketball 1949 Reid Mitchell, Basketball Bud Spiers, Rugby 1950 Les Hempsall, Rugby 1951 Bobby Moulds, Soccer 1952 Dave Macfarlane, Football 1953 Bob Hindmarch, Football, Baseball & Basketball 1954 Dan Zaharko, Basketball 1955 Bill Whyte, Rugby & Baseball 1956 John McLeod, Basketball 1957 Ted Hunt, Rugby 1958 Ed Wild, Basketball 1959 Frank Sealy, Soccer & Cricket 1960 Jack Henwood, Football 1961 Ken Winslade, Basketball 1962 Donald Arnold, Rowing 1963 Ray Wickland, Football & Rugby 1964 Marc Lemieux, Rowing Dave Way, Basketball 1965 Dick Hayes, Rugby 1966 Ken Broderick, Ice Hockey 1967 Eldon Worobieff, Rowing 1968 John Haar, Soccer 1969 Mickey McDowell, Ice Hockey 1970 Sam Vandermeullen, Track 1971 Jack Moores, Ice Hockey 1972 Ron Thorsen, Basketball 1973 Rod Bell-Irving, Rowing Spence McTavish, Rugby 1974 Ken Elmer, Track & Soccer 1975 George Smith, Swimming
1976 Kelvin Wood, Field Hockey 1977 Preston Wiley, Rugby 1978 Gary Warner, Volleyball 1979 Alan Hobkirk, Field Hockey 1980 Kevin Konar, Football Tim Hirose, Judo 1981 Robin Russell, Rugby Jim McLaughlin, Ice Hockey 1982 Rob Forsyth, Basketball 1983 Martin Gleave, Wrestling 1984 Paul Thiessen, Volleyball 1985 Bill Holowaty, Ice Hockey Glenn Steele, Football 1986 Simon Hoogewerf, Track 1987 Brian Kennedy, Soccer 1988 Roy Radu, Rugby 1989 Perrie Scarlett, Basketball 1990 Tom Vlasic, Football 1991 Jim Yeganegi, Rugby Kevin Draxinger, Swimming 1992 J.D. Jackson, Basketball 1993 Tom Kim, Soccer 1994 Conrad Leinemann, Volleyball 1995 Ken Morris, Basketball 1996 Jeff Schiebler, Cross Country 1997 Bob Beveridge, Football 1998 Mark Nohra, Football 1999 Mike Dalziel, Volleyball 2000 Guy Davis, Volleyball 2001 Mark Versfeld, Swimming 2002 Jeff Francis, Baseball 2003 Javier Glatt, Football Kyle Russell, Basketball 2004 Aaron Richer, Soccer 2005 Nathan Beveridge, Football 2006 Ben Rutledge, Rowing 2007 Casey Archibald, Basketball 2008 Michael Elliott, Soccer Anthony Wright, Field Hockey 2009 Chris Dyck, Basketball Callum Ng, Swimming 2010 Cory Renfrew, Golf 2011 Blair Bann, Volleyball 2012 Andrew Robb, Golf
36 THUNDERBIRD ALUMNI RINGS
Thunderbird Alumni Rings This year marks the sixth annual awarding of Thunderbird Alumni Rings. In partnership with the UBC Alumni Association and its sponsor, UBC Alumni MBNA MasterCard®, Thunderbird Rings are being awarded to members of UBC varsity teams who have completed their eligibility and will be graduating this year. The work of First Nation’s carver Rick Johnson, the Thunderbird alumni ring will symbolize the commitment of UBC’s athletes to the pursuit of excellence and serve as a constant reminder of their affinity to UBC and their years as a Thunderbird. Proudly worn on the small finger, Thunderbird alumni will be easily recognizable to one another and should serve as an opportunity to reconnect with fellow varsity alumni in any setting. A special thank you to the UBC Alumni Association for helping to make this initiative happen. If you are already a Thunderbird alumni member and would like a ring, please contact Steve Tuckwood at (604) 822-1972 for details on the program. For more information on all alumni services chosen with care by your alumni association, please see www.alumni.ubc.ca or call 604-822-3313.
BOB PHILIP: ORDER OF THE THUNDERBIRD
Bob Philip: 20 Years of Success The Order of the Thunderbird was established in 2010 to recognize those who have given service to the UBC Thunderbirds above and beyond the call of duty. This year’s recipient is Bob Philip. Bob Philip arrived at UBC from Montreal’s Concordia University July 15, 1992 to take over as Director of Athletics and Recreation. Exactly 20 years to the day later he walked out of his War Memorial Gym office for the last time. Under his watch UBC Thunderbird teams claimed 54 CIS championships, as well as five NAIA championships, taking over the number one position in Canada for the most all-time national crowns. He also brought unprecedented growth to almost every aspect of UBC’s varsity sport and campus recreational programs, including more than $100 million in sports facility upgrades and new construction. Congratulations Bob on 20 years of success! Past Winners 2010 Dr. “Buzz” Moore
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