Thunderbirds bring home gold at NAIA's

Reid Gustavson, Liz Gleadle, and Curtis Moss all won gold medals in their respective events at the 2010 NAIA Track and Field Championships held in Marion, Indiana.

Reid Gustavson of UBC and the Vancouver Thunderbirds won the NAIA decathlon with a come from behind, clutch performance in the last event. Reid defeated his rival by over 12 seconds in the 1500m to eek out a 33 point victory with his 7026 points. His teammate Ivan Staeheli took 5th with 6709 points.

Liz Gleadle and Curtis Moss, both of UBC and the Vancouver Thunderbirds, both won the NAIA javelin titles. Liz made it 4 titles in 4 years, as she set the NAIA record with her toss of 56.02m. Curtis won with an impressive throw of 73.13m. 

Congratulations to Liz, Curtis, and Reid!