Transfer student to join men’s volleyball
Kyle Pankratz, a 6’7’’, 225lb right side hitter has committed to playing for the Heat men’s volleyball squad under head coach Greg Poitras next fall. Pankratz, from Surrey, BC, will come to the Heat after starring for Briercrest College in Caronport SK. Poitras and his coaching staff have been keeping track of Kyle since he […]
Brett Uniat UBC Okanagan Heat Male Student Athlete of the Year
For the fifth year in a row and the eighth time in the last nine years the UBC Okanagan Heat Male Student Athlete of the Year has played for the men’s volleyball team. Miraculously there has also never been a repeat winner in the history of the award as Brett Uniat finishes his career off […]
5th Annual UBC Okanagan Heat Athletic Awards Banquet
Download PDF of all award winners:UBC Okangan Heat All Award Winners 2012-13 Photogallery of the banquet. Sport Category Name The following team awards were selected by the coaches: Men’s Soccer Dedication Award Dustin Luck Most Valuable Player Donald Straith Coaches’ Award Nicholas Kmet Women’s Soccer Rookie of the Year Mairi Horth […]
CIS Top 10 Tuesday: Heat women’s volleyball 9th heading into postseason
OTTAWA (CIS) – There are no changes at the top in this week’s CIS national rankings. Windsor (women’s basketball), Carleton (men’s basketball), McGill (women’s hockey), UNB (men’s hockey), UBC (women’s swimming & women’s volleyball), Toronto (men’s swimming), Guelph (women’s & men’s track and field), Alberta (men’s volleyball & men’s wrestling) and Brock (women’s wrestling) all maintain […]
From the Capital News: Historic weekend as UBCO seniors closing out careers
By Kelowna Capital News – Kelowna Capital News Published: February 11, 2013 11:00 AM Updated: February 11, 2013 11:07 AM It was one of those moments that will likely not be forgotten for some time, especially for fifth-year UBCO women’s volleyball player Alex Basso. Playing in her final regular season game with UBCO, Basso put down the […]
McFarland with 26 kills in final match of his career as Bobcats claw the Heat
KELOWNA, BC – Senior outside-hitter Riley McFarland (Surrey, BC) wouldn’t go away quietly as he tried to will his team back into the fourth set but, ultimately, the Heat were unable to catch the visiting Brandon Bobcats in a four set loss (25-16, 22-25, 28-26, 25-20).
“I thought we had opportunities to control that team,” commented Heat head coach Greg Poitras following the game. “They [Brandon] came in without their top player, but props to them for dealing with that adversity and playing us tough.”
McFarland has 22 kills yet prowling Bobcats take five-set thriller
Kelowna – The UBC Okanagan Heat’s Riley McFarland (fifth-year, Surrey, BC) had a game-high 22 kills on 56 attempts, but he could not carry the Heat to a victory over the Sam Tuivai-less Bobcats as Brandon took a five-set thriller (25-22, 22-25, 25-18, 22-25, 15-13).
“I thought we had opportunities to control that team,” commented Heat head coach Greg Poitras following the game. “They [Brandon] came in without their top player, but props to them for dealing with that adversity and playing us tough.”
Season wraps up for Heat men’s volleyball
UBC Okanagan (4-26/2-18 CanWest) vs. No. 8 Brandon Bobcats (18-12/11-9 CanWest) – 8 p.m. Fri Feb. 8 – in the UBC Okanagan campus Gymnasium, Kelowna, BC UBC Okanagan vs. No. 8 Brandon Bobcats – 7 p.m. Sat Feb. 9 – in the UBC Okanagan campus Gymnasium, Kelowna, BC This Week: The No. 8 Brandon […]
This Week in UBC Okanagan Athletics (Feb 8-10)
Home Events No. 9 Women’s Volleyball vs. Brandon Bobcats, Friday, Feb 8 (6 p.m.), at the UBC Okanagan campus Gymnasium Men’s Volleyball vs. No. 8 Brandon Bobcats, Friday, Feb 8 (8 p.m.), at the UBC Okanagan campus Gymnasium No. 9 Women’s Volleyball vs. Brandon Bobcats, Saturday, Feb 9 (5 p.m.), at the UBC Okanagan campus […]
CIS Top 10 Tuesday: Heat women’s volleyball 6 straight weeks in Top 10
OTTAWA (CIS) – There are two changes atop CIS national rankings this week as the Guelph Gryphons move into the pole position in women’s track and field, while the Brock Badgers do the same in women’s wrestling. In other CIS sports, Windsor (women’s basketball), Carleton (men’s basketball), McGill (women’s hockey), UNB (men’s hockey), UBC (women’s swimming […]