Trinity Western Spartans
| Trinity Western Spartans | |
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| University | Trinity Western University |
| Association | U Sports |
| 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 |
| Colors | Gold and Blue |
| Website | gospartans |
The Trinity Western Spartans are the athletic teams that represent Trinity Western University in Langley, British Columbia. The university's teams are members of U Sports, and compete in the Canada West Universities Athletics Association, and where applicable, in the Pacific and Pioneers division.
Since joining Canada West and U Sports in 1999, Spartans teams have captured nine U Sports team championships and 16 Canada West team championships. The Spartans women's soccer team has won five U Sports 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 U Sports 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."
Men's and women's teams compete in the following sports:
Although TWU only joined U Sports in 1999, the Spartans have already made a notable impression. Their victories at the U Sports level include:
The Spartans have also done well at the regional level, in the Canada West Universities Athletic Association conference of U Sports:
The Spartans have also won several individual awards at the U Sports level:
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/.
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