CiTR -- Thunderbird Eye

On this week's show, Liz sat down with UBC swimming legend and three-time Canadian Olympian Brian Johns! He discussed his time as a Thunderbird, his transition to coaching, and his thoughts on the UBC "Decade of Dominance" swim teams being inducted into the Canada West Hall of Fame.

For the first time, we interview a non-UBC athlete, as Diana sits down with Darren Wong, a Vancouver native and a team captain on the UC Berkeley Men's Gymnastics team. They discuss a wide range of topics, including why Darren went to the US for university, the pros and cons of NCAA competition, his experience with the Canadian National Team setup, and more!

This is a massive milestone for CiTR Sports, as we have now reached 100 episodes of Thunderbird Eye! To celebrate, we got the group together (while bringing back to former contributors as well) to take a look back at some of our favourite moments from the show's history.

Mike Liu sat down with Lief Olsen, a student trainer for the UBC Baseball team. As someone with a unique perspective of one of our Thunderbird teams, Lief shared what his job entails, how he serves as an important link between all the different people involved with the team, and how his role has only increased in scope with the pandemic. Also, our swim teams receive another accolade, and we look at a legendary UBC coach for our alum of the week.

After a one week hiatus we are back with another episode! Our resident aquatic experts Alan and Byron brought a couple fellow swimmers on the show, as they interviewed two members of the UBC Water Polo Club, Taylor Goldblatt and Amelia Milne. They discussed how the club has adjusted how it operates due to the pandemic, their personal journeys within the sport and shared some advice for those who are interested in the sport

This week, Mike Liu sat down with the president of the UBC Dance Club, Juliana Chow! They discussed the structure of the club and all of its events, how they find a fit for people of all skill levels, and how she has taken the task of running such a social group from social distance. we have news from the UBC Aquatic Centre and our recent Thunderbird men's soccer draft picks, while the whole UBC community mourns the loss of one of the biggest figures in school athletic history.

This week's show saw Liz sit down with two UBC track athletes, cross country runner and PhD student Jenna Melanson, and race walker and undergrad student Joean Lu, as they discussed their very different paths to UBC and what it's been like having basically full training yet no competitions this season. Also, we introduce a new member of the collective, as masters student and member of the Thunderbirds football team Nelson Uzonwa joins us for the first time.

Given that this is Fundrive week here at CiTR, we got the whole gang together for a special group segment where we brought a very important guest back on to the show: former leader of CiTR Sports Jacob Aere! He shared what he's been up to since he graduated and what he learned from his time at CiTR. As well, everyone took a look back at the history of the show and what CiTR has meant to all of us.

We have a packed show this week, as Cory sits down with former UBC Football star and current member of the San Francisco 49ers, Dakoda Shepley! They discuss his professional career to this point, how he and his team dealt with relocating to Arizona partway through this past season, and how he landed a role in Deadpool 2. Also, it was a banner day for Thunderbirds Soccer at the CPL draft, a former UBC Swimming great was honoured by Canada West, and a UBC baseball exec has taken up a new job.

Alan sits down with UBC Badminton Club exec Stephenie Ho to discuss both the club and her own personal history with the sports. Also, we cover some great news for one of our Thunderbirds swimmers, and look at one of UBC's most successful soccer players for our Alum of the Week.