Varsity sports
Men's basketball
The Trinity Western University men's basketball program made itsWomen's basketball
The Spartans women's basketball team has competed in the Canada West conference since joining the league for the 1999–00 season. The program earned a playoff berth in its very first year in Canada West, but it took until 2015–16 before the Spartans won their first-ever playoff game, beating the Victoria Vikes in Game 2 (84–79) of a best-of-three series. The following year, 2016–17, the Spartans won their first-ever playoff series, beating the Brandon Bobcats in a best-of-three first round series (2–1). In 2017–18, the Spartans advanced to their first-ever Canada West semi-final series, eventually settling for fourth place in the conference playoffs. Since 2010, the Spartans have been led by Head Coach Cheryl Jean-Paul, who won her first Canada West Coach of the Year award in 2017–18.Men's cross country
The Spartans men's cross country team has competed, in its most recent iteration, in the Canada West conference since 2010. The Spartans also had a varsity cross country team from 1999 to 2003. The Spartans are led by Shane Wiebe, Director and Head Coach of Track and Field and Cross Country, who took over the program in 2018. The Men's Cross Country program saw its greatest team success in the latter years of the 2010s, achieving the program's only U Sports team medal (silver in 2016) and five Canada West team medals since 2012. The program's first-ever Canada West team championship came in 2016, now accompanying their three Canada West silver medals (2013, 2014 and 2015) and a Canada West bronze (2017). Individually, the men's program has achieved one U Sports medal and six Canada West medals. In 2014, TWU student-athlete Mihai Prajea won the program's first U Sports major award, the U Sport Student-Athlete Community Service Award.Women's cross country
The Spartans women's cross country team has competed, in its most recent iteration, in the Canada West conference since 2010. The Spartans also had a varsity cross country team from 1999 to 2003. The Spartans are led by Shane Wiebe, Director and Head Coach of Track and Field and Cross Country, who took over the program in 2018. The women's program has earned three U Sports team medals in their history, winning silver in 2014 and 2015, and a bronze in 2016. The programmed has excelled in Canada West competition, winning gold four times (2013, 2014, 2015 and 2016), silver once (2019), and bronze once (2017). Individually, the program achieved its first-ever and only U Sports medal in 2015, when Sarah Inglis captured gold at the national championships. TWU has captured 11 Canada West medals, including a stretch of six years when the Spartans won the conference's individual title fives times (2012, 2013, 2014, 2015 and 2017). The women's team also has won two Canada West silver medals (2014 and 2016), and four Canada West bronze medals (2000, 2015, 2016 and 2019). In 2015, the women's program won its first two U Sports major awards, with Sarah Inglis and Mark Bomba winning the U Sports Athlete of the Year and U Sports Coach of the Year awards, respectively.Men's hockey
The Trinity Western Spartans men's hockey program was voted in to join Canada West and U Sports in 2019 and played in its Canada West season in 2021–22. Prior to joining U Sports, the men's hockey program competed in the BCIHL (British Columbia Intercollegiate Hockey League) since 2006–07. During their BCIHL tenure, the Spartans captured 2 BCIHL Championships in 2018 and 2019. The Spartans have been led by Head Coach Barret Kropf since 2013 before his resignation in 2022.Women's hockey
The Spartans women's hockey program began competing in Canada West competition in 2021–22. The TWU women's hockey team came under the Spartans umbrella in 2018, competing in the South Coast Women's Hockey League as a non-varsity team before entering Canada West and U Sports. TWU announced Coach Jean Laforest took over as the program's head coach in 2019.Men's rugby
Men's rugby at Trinity Western University joined as an official varsity program in 2019. Andrew Evans has served as the Director of Rugby and Head Coach since the program's relaunch. In its first season under Evans, 2019–20, the 15s team beat UBC Okanagan (43–20) in the first game of the latest iteration of the program. The team also won the Shield Championship at the West Coast 7s Treasure Island in San Francisco and finished fourth at the Western Canadian 7s Championship. Prior to its return as a varsity team, there was previously a men's rugby program at TWU from 1988 to 2004, with the team competing at a varsity level from 1996 to 2004.Women's rugby
Women's rugby sevens at Trinity Western University joined as an official varsity program in 2019. Posé Seumanutafa is the Women’s 7s coach, with Andrew Evans serving as the Director of Rugby. The Spartans finished 5th in the 2024 Canada West 7s Circuit and finished the 2023–24 season with a silver medal at the Tropical 7s Elite u23 Division, going 5–1 with a narrow 17–7 loss to Harvard University in the final.Men's soccer
The men's soccer program at Trinity Western University joined Canada West competition in 2001. Prior to joining Canada West and U Sports, the program competed in the BCCAA (British Columbia Colleges’ Athletic Association), which is now the PACWEST (Pacific Western Athletic Association). The program began Canada West competition with Al Alderson as the head coach, serving until 2008, and winning the Canada West Coach of the Year award in 2003. Under Alderson, the program won three U Sports medals, including silver medals inWomen's soccer
The women's soccer program has seen extended success since joining Canada West and U Sports in 2001. The Spartans have been led by Head Coach Graham Roxburgh since 1999, who coached TWU for two years in the BCCAA before entering U Sports competition. Under Roxburgh, the Spartans have won a total of five national championships (2004, 2008, 2009, 2012 and 2013) and nine Canada West championships (2004, 2006, 2009, 2011, 2012, 2013, 2017, 2018 and 2021). In total, the program has won 10 U Sports medals and 16 Canada West medals. Roxburgh has won the U Sports Coach of the Year award twice, in 2011 and 2021, and the Canada West Coach of the Year award five times (2009, 2011, 2014, 2016 and 2021). When the women's soccer team won the 2004 national championship, the victory marked Trinity Western University's first U Sports Championship. Individually, members of the Spartans women's soccer program have earned multiple individual U Sports awards. This includes three U Sports Player of the Year awards ( Chantal Navert Memorial Award) in 2014 (Jessica King), 2018 (Seina Kashima), and 2019 ( Jenaya Robertson), and three U Sports Rookie of the Year awards in 2008 (Nikki Wright), 2009 (Alicia Tesan), and 2015 (Rachel Hutchinson).Men's track and field
Spartans men's track and field has competed in the Canada West conference, in its most recent iteration, since 2010. The Spartans also had a varsity track and field team from 1999 to 2003. The Spartans are led by Shane Wiebe, Director and Head Coach of Track and Field and Cross Country, who took over the program in 2018. The program has won five Canada West team medals in its history, including a gold medal in 2017, a silver medal in 2014, and three bronze medals, in 2015, 2018 and 2020. The program has won 15 individual U Sports medals and 64 individual Canada West medals. Nathan George captured the school's first-ever U Sports gold medal in 2016, winning the 300m. Since then, Jaime Eduardo Martin Huerta also capture a U Sports gold medal, winning in pole vault in 2022.Women's track and field
Spartans women's track and field has competed in the Canada West conference, in its most recent iteration, since 2010. The Spartans also had a varsity track and field team from 1999 to 2003. The Spartans are led by Shane Wiebe, Director and Head Coach of Track and Field and Cross Country, who took over the program in 2018. The women's program has won two U Sports team medals, and two Canada West Team medals, which includes U Sports silver in 2015 and bronze in 2014, and Canada West gold in both 2014 and 2015. The Spartans women's program has won 27 individual U Sports medals, and 76 individual Canada West medals. Laura Wilson won the program's first-ever U Sports gold medal in 2001 when she won the 60m. Since then, TWU has won 11 more individual national titles, with Emma Nuttall and Regan Yee leading the way, with each earning three national championship gold medals.Men's volleyball
The men's volleyball program at TWU began Canada West andWomen's volleyball
The TWU women's volleyball program joined the Canada West conference andNational Championships
Since 1999, the TWU Spartans have won 13 national championships in three sports and have medaled 40 times in eight sports.Canada West Championships
Since 1999, the TWU Spartans have won 32 Canada West Championships in eight sports and have medaled 73 times in nine sports.Lieutenant Governor Athletic Award winners
Athletes fromAthletic facilities
The Spartans compete at three main venues: The Langley Events Centre, Chase Office Field and the David E. Enarson Gymnasium. The Langley Events Centre, a multi-purpose facility in the Township of Langley is the home of TWU's basketball, hockey, rugby and volleyball teams. Chase Office Field is the on-campus home of TWU's soccer programs. The David E. Enarson Gymnasium is the former home of the indoor sports programs, and occasionally hosts preseason or Canada West conference games for TWU's basketball and volleyball teams. The Spartans have hosted the National Championships on three occasions in two sports. Chase Office Field (then Rogers Field) hosted the CIS (now U Sports) Women's Soccer Championship in 2008 and the CIS (now U Sports) Men's Soccer Championship in 2009. TWU also hosted the CIS (now U Sports) Men's Volleyball Championship in 2011. In both 2008, in women's soccer, and in 2011, in men's volleyball, the Spartans won the national championship in front of their home crowd. In 2009, the Spartans men's soccer team won bronze when hosting the national tournament.Awards and honours
*Alicia Perrin, Canada's Flag Bearer for the opening ceremony of the 28th Summer Universiade (2015)Complete Champion Award winners
Canada West Hall of Fame
* Paul Hamilton, Soccer:Fight song
''Here we go, Here we go, Here we go,'' ''Team Spartan, we’re the Best,''Alumni
* Elijah Adekugbe – professional soccer player * Paul Hamilton – professional soccer player * Josh Howatson – professional volleyball player, Canadian Men's National Team * Alison Jackson – professional cyclist, 2020 Olympian * Brie O'Reilly – professional volleyball player, Canadian Women's National Team * Steven Marshall – professional volleyball player, Canadian Men's National Team, 2016 and 2020 Olympian * Emma Nuttall – British track and field athlete * Lauren O'Reilly – professional volleyball player, Canadian Women's National Team * Jake Ruby – professional soccer player * Chaim Schalk – professional beach volleyball player, 2016 Olympian * Adam Schriemer – professional volleyball player * Ryan Sclater – professional volleyball player, Canadian Men's National Team, 2020 Olympian * Lucas Van Berkel – professional volleyball player, Canadian Men's National Team * Daniel Jansen Van Doorn - professional volleyball player, Canadian Men's National Team, 2016 Olympian *Media
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