The UNBC Timberwolves are the athletic teams that represent the

University of Northern British Columbia The University of Northern British Columbia (UNBC) is a small, research-intensive public university in British Columbia, Canada. The main campus is located in Prince George, with additional campuses located in Prince Rupert, Terrace, Quesnel, and ...

in Prince George,

British Columbia British Columbia (commonly abbreviated as BC) is the westernmost province of Canada, situated between the Pacific Ocean and the Rocky Mountains. It has a diverse geography, with rugged landscapes that include rocky coastlines, sandy beaches, ...

and currently compete in the

Canada West The Province of Canada (or the United Province of Canada or the United Canadas) was a British colony in North America from 1841 to 1867. Its formation reflected recommendations made by John Lambton, 1st Earl of Durham, in the Report on the ...

conference of

U Sports U Sports (stylized as U SPORTS) is the national sport governing body of university sport in Canada, comprising the majority of degree-granting universities in the country. Its equivalent body for organized sports at colleges in Canada is the C ...

. The Timberwolves field varsity teams in basketball and soccer.

History

The Timberwolves were members of the

Canadian Collegiate Athletic Association The Canadian Collegiate Athletic Association (CCAA) is the national governing body for organized sports at the collegiate level in Canada. Its name in French is l'Association canadienne du sport collégial (ACSC). National championships CCAA me ...

(CCAA), primarily competing in the

Pacific Western Athletic Association The Pacific Western Athletic Association is a Canadian college athletic conference affiliated in the Canadian Collegiate Athletic Association (CCAA). The Commissioner of the PWAA is Scott Foot, esq. Members * Camosun College Chargers (Victori ...

(PacWest) until the 2011-12 season. In 2011, however, they were granted probationary membership for the 2012-2013 season by the Canada West Universities Athletic Association (Canada West) of the then-named

Canadian Interuniversity Sport U Sports (stylized as U SPORTS) is the national sport governing body of university sport in Canada, comprising the majority of degree-granting universities in the country. Its equivalent body for organized sports at colleges in Canada is the Ca ...

. The program first admitted the men's and women's soccer teams, as well as the men's and women's

basketball Basketball is a team sport in which two teams, most commonly of five players each, opposing one another on a rectangular court, compete with the primary objective of shooting a basketball (approximately in diameter) through the defender's h ...

teams that season. In 2014, UNBC was granted full membership to Canada West and has continued to field the aforementioned four varsity programs.

Gallery

Image:Heading the ball.jpg, Timberwolves men's soccer team Image:Timberwolves Basketball.jpg, UNBC Timberwolves men's basketball team playing the UBC Okanagan Heat Image:Cascades soccer - women vs UNBC 12 (9906310093).jpg, UNBC women's soccer team versus the University of Fraser Valley Cascades

References

External links

Official website
{{U Sports soccer University of Northern British Columbia University and college sports clubs in Canada U Sports teams