CiTR -- Thunderbird Eye

After a long time away, we kick off the school year with our first live show in 18 months! To celebrate the occasion we look back at some of the highlights of the summer for our Thunderbird athletes and also look ahead at what this season will look like.

In our first show in around a month, Cory sits down with UBC Cheer captain and coach Marika Butzelaar to discuss what university cheerleading is like and how it differs from some common misconceptions about the sport. Also, we cover a busy few weeks in Thunderbirds news and Liz joins the show for the final time.

For the first time we have an interview with a UBC commit, as Cory sat down with high school senior and Manitoba basketball star Olivia Weekes, who will be joining the Thunderbirds women's basketball program in the fall. Also, we have a ton of news to cover from the past few weeks, including a retirement and plenty of Hall of Fame inductions.

One of the biggest events on the UBC campus, Storm The Wall is an open to all students triathlon with a twist in the form of a 12 foot wall you have to scale at the end of the course! To dive into what makes this event so fun, Byron sat down with two Storm The Wall veterans, Daniel Duncombe and JM Jamet!

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.