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CiTR -- Thunderbird Eye

CiTR Sports Collective interviews UBC"s premier athletes, discovers the off-field stories of the Thunderbirds, and provides your weekly roundup of UBC sports action with hosts who are a little too passionate about the T-birds.

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From Dominance to Teaching

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2021/04/07

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.

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A Look Down South

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2021/03/31

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!

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EPISODE 100!!! Group Celebration Time

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2021/03/24

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.

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A Closer Point of View

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2021/03/17

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.

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Polo Tales

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2021/03/10

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

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From the Ballroom to Zoom

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2021/02/24

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.

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Still on (the) Track

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2021/02/17

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.

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Coming Together for Fundrive

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2021/02/10

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.

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Taking it to the Gridiron

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2021/02/03

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.

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Serving up a Racket

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2021/01/27

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.

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Mental Health Support

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2021/01/20

For the first time we have a guest returning to the show for a second time, as Jake sits down with former UBC women's hockey player Mikayla Ogrodniczuk to discuss the UBC Athlete's Hub, a mental health resource specifically for student athletes that she co-founded. Also, the Thunderbirds community mourns the loss of UBC and Canadian Olympic rowing great Kathleen Heddle.

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The View From the Top

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2021/01/13

After a few weeks off we are BACK with our first episode of 2021, where Jake sits down with Kavie Toor, UBC's Athletic Director, to discuss his personal history with UBC, his rise through the athletic department's ranks and how he has handled taking over his current position during the pandemic. Also, we wrap up some of the most important Thunderbird stories from over the winter break.

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Shoes Made for Walking

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2020/11/25

In our FINAL show of the 2020 calendar year, Mike sits down with former Thunderbird and current Canadian Olympic race walker Evan Dunfee, to discuss his time at UBC and how the pandemic has affected his preparations for the upcoming Olympics. We will now be going on a short hiatus over winter break, but we will be back in January with plenty more content!

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On-Court Adjustments

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2020/11/18

After attending a UBC Men's Volleyball practice, we have two interviews to share! First, Coltyn Liu and Michael Dowhaniuk talk about how they've dealt with the cancelled season, and how they're preparing for next year. Then, Coach Mike Hawkins talks about how he's had to change up what he's doing from a coaching perspective, and the challenges that has entailed.

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A Big Swing

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2020/11/11

Cory sits down with UBC Men's Golf star Ethan de Graaf to discuss his time at UBC, how he’s handled the big changes to competitions this season, and nearly breaking the school single-round record the other week. Also, Thunderbird athletes were honoured virtually for their academic achievements, and before the province's new health guidelines were put in place there was some long-awaited action for the UBC Women's Hockey team.

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Change of Direction

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2020/11/04

This week, Diana Hong sat down with two-time Canadian National Champion figure skater, and current UBC kinesiology student, Alaine Chartrand! She spoke about her career to this point, why she decided to come to UBC, and why she feels becoming a student was a great decision. Also, UBC golf wrapped up the fall portion of its BC Rivalry Series with a pair of good performances.

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Making a Splash

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2020/10/28

On this week's episode, we hear from the head coach of one of UBC's most dominant programs: swimming! Derrick Schoof sat down with Alan and Byron to discuss his beginnings as a coach, what it's like coaching such a strong team, and his time as one of the head coaches for Team Canada. Also, women's golf continued to roll, and while the men's team didn't reach the same heights as a collective, one individual had quite a stellar week.

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One Sport is not Enough!

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2020/10/21

What's better than playing a varsity sport at UBC? How about playing two? Jake sat down with Jessica Williams of UBC women's soccer & track and Sophia Kramer of women's soccer & basketball to discuss what it's like being a dual-sport athlete, and the benefits and challenges that decision entails. Elsewhere, UBC golf continued their BC series with a pair of rounds, women's soccer played another exhibition match, and Canada West made a major (and sad) announcement on the status of second semester

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Path to Pro

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2020/10/14

In this week's episode Cory Branson sat down with former UBC men's soccer and current Pacific FC player Jordan Haynes to discuss the wide range of experiences he's had in his career to this point, as well as what it was like playing the Canadian Premier League's bubble setup in PEI. Also, the defending national champion UBC women's soccer team took to the field in a friendly for their first competitive action in nearly a year.

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Thunderbird Eye - The Story of a Runner

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2020/10/07

For this week's show, Ryan Alfonso sat down for an in-depth interview with Conner Pierce, a UBC varsity track runner who is also a successful para-athlete with cerebral palsy. Conner shared his story as an athlete - his beginnings as a teenager, his recruitment to UBC, his most memorable events to this point and what his goals are for the future. Also, we had new sports action for the first time this semester, as the UBC golf teams played two rounds over the weekend in Kelowna in the first event of

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