Trinity Western Spartans

Trinity Western Spartans
University Trinity Western University
Association Canadian Interuniversity Sport
Conference Canada West
BCIHL
Athletic director Murray Hall
Location Langley, British Columbia
Varsity teams 11
Football stadium Rogers Field
Arena Langley Events Centre
Mascot Sparty
Nickname Spartans
Colours          
Website gospartans.ca

The Trinity Western Spartans are the athletic teams that represent Trinity Western University in Langley, British Columbia. The university's teams are members of Canadian Interuniversity Sport, and compete in the Canada West Universities Athletics Association, and where applicable, in the Pacific and Pioneers division.[1]

Since joining Canada West and the CIS in 1999, Spartans teams have captured nine CIS team championships and 16 Canada West team championships. The Spartans women's soccer team has won five CIS national championships, while the men's volleyball team has one three and the women's volleyball team has won one. The men's volleyball team has won eight CIS medals, followed by the women's soccer team, who has six, the men's soccer team, who has four, the women's volleyball team, who has three, the women's track and field team, who has two, and the men's basketball and women's cross country teams, who each have one. The Spartans hockey team plays in the BCIHL and has advanced to the championship series once, in 2014, since coming under the TWU umbrella. The men's basketball team advanced to the Final 8 for the first and only time in 2011, finishing second.

The Spartans are known for their spirited fans, who have earned the title of "The Spartan Faithful."

Varsity Sports

Men's and women's teams compete in the following sports:

Results from CIS Championships

Although TWU only joined the CIS in 1999, the Spartans have already made a notable impression. Their victories at the Canadian Interuniversity Sport level include:

Canada West Team Championships

The Spartans have also done well at the regional level, in the Canada West Universities Athletic Association conference of Canadian Interuniversity Sport:

CIS Individual Awards

The Spartans have also won several individual awards at the Canadian Interuniversity Sport level:

BCIHL Individual Awards

Media

Spartan Canada West Universities Athletic Association games can be seen live on www.Canadawest.tv while British Columbia Intercollegiate Hockey League hockey games can be seen live on http://bcihl.fasthockey.com/.

References

  1. ↑ http://www.canadawest.org/index.aspx?path=twu
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