The University of British Columbia showed they are still a force to be reckoned with this week, sweeping the men's and women's cross country athlete of the week honors with John Gay and Madelyn Brunt earning the inaugural cross country nods.

The UBC Thunderbirds men were third and the women fifth at the 2016 cross country season-opening Sundodger Invitational on a rainy Saturday morning at Seattle's Lincoln Park.

UBC will start their 2016 season in the "Emerald City" with the Washington Sundodger Invitational. The meet at Lincoln Park in the heart of Seattle, Washington will be the first test for the T-Birds after the NAIA national ranking were released.

This week, UBC men's soccer and Thunderbirds football open up their seasons at home at Thunderbird Stadium.

It was a big night for UBC football at the 95th Big Block Awards and Sports Hall of Fame Banquet, presented by Freedom 55 Financial, at the Vancouver Convention Centre East on Monday night.

Three extraordinary athletes, two unique builders and one historically significant national championship-winning team have been selected for induction in 2016 into the UBC Sports Hall of Fame.