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Tag: NAIA national championships

UBC Thunderbirds men celebrate their historic NAIA national track and field title on Saturday in Alabama. (UBC athletics photo)
Feature University Track and Field

UBC makes history: ‘Birds first Canadian school to win U.S. men’s track and field title

May 27, 2017May 27, 2017Howard TsumuraComment(0)

It was a fabulous fib, and in the end, it helped the UBC Thunderbirds deliver some Canadian collegiate track and field history on Saturday in steamy Gulf Shores, Ala.

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