Rashpal Dhillon Track and Field Oval
Completed in the summer of 2009, this project was partly funded by a major donation from Peter Dhillon and family in memory of their late father. This facility provides a home on campus for the UBC Track and Field team and allows for all disciplines to be contested. The track is all-weather while the field inside the oval is grass.
Tourmaline West Baseball Stadium
Completed in April 2018, the Tourmaline West Baseball Stadium is home to the UBC Thunderbirds Varsity and Junior Varsity teams. The new baseball grandstand seats 480 people with both individual and bench seating, and includes a press box at the top of the bleachers. Prior to the stadium, the area was home to the Thunderbird Park Baseball Diamond, which was completed prior to the 2009 season.
Thunderbird Park Soccer Pitch
Completed prior to the 2008 season, the soccer pitch at Thunderbird Park is one of the premier fields in all of Vancouver. A turf pitch, it allows for games to be played in all weather conditions. Furnished with a score clock and stands before the 2009 season, the field hosted its first Canada West Championship that season with the men welcoming the best from the conference. The field is also used by UBC Rec and community leagues.
Wolfson Fields
It was announced on October 4, 1960, that a grant of $13,450 had been obtained through the U.K. Playing Fields Association and the B.C. Playing Fields Association for a new playing field at the south end of the UBC campus. “This five-acre area, to be named Wolfson Field, will accommodate rugby, cricket, field hockey, soccer and lacrosse,” announced then Athletic Director Bus Phillips.
Wright Field
Wright Field is named in honour of Harold Wright, father of Thunderbird standout Lee Wright, who led the fundraising efforts with alumni and community partners that brought the world-class turf facility to life in 2001 at a cost of approximately $1.5 million.
The first sod was turned ceremonially at the site, formerly Harry Logan Athletics Track, on April 20, 2001, before major earthmoving began on August 9, 2001, kickstarting the redevelopment of athletic facilities into what is now known as Thunderbird Athletic Park.
Since the Thunderbirds began competition at Wright Field in fall 2002, the pitch has hosted multiple Canada West Championships, two CIS Championships and numerous major international competitions as the premier venue for Field Hockey Canada, helping to recruit top talent to the UBC field hockey programs. Wright Field is also in constant use by UBC Recreation and community field hockey teams, generating sustainable revenue for the Department of Athletics and Recreation.
Harold Wright competed in athletics at the 1932 Olympic Games in Los Angeles and earned an M.A. in geology from the University of British Columbia in 1933. He later served as president of the Canadian Field Hockey Association from 1966 to 1969 and as president of the Canadian Olympic Association, now the Canadian Olympic Committee, from 1969 to 1977, where he was instrumental in Montreal’s successful bid to host the 1976 Olympic Games.