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:
Basketball
Cross Country
Hockey (men's only)
Soccer
Track and Field
Volleyball
Although TWU only joined U Sports in 1999, the Spartans have already made a notable impression. Their victories at the U Sports level include:
Women's Track and Field (1500m - Fiona Benson), 2015
Women's Track and Field (Long Jump - Claudette Allen), 2015
Women's Volleyball, 2015
Women's Track and Field (High Jump - Emma Nuttall), 2014
Women's Track and Field (1500m - Sarah Inglis), 2014
Women's Track and Field (Long Jump - Sabrina Nettey), 2014
Women's Track and Field (1000m - Fiona Benson), 2014
Women's Soccer, 2013
Women's Soccer, 2012
Men's Volleyball, 2012
Women's Track and Field (High Jump - Emma Nuttall), 2012
Men's Volleyball, 2011
Women's Soccer, 2009
Women's Soccer, 2008
Men's Volleyball, 2006
Women's Soccer, 2004
Women's Track and Field (60m - Laura Wilson), 2001
The Spartans have also done well at the regional level, in the Canada West Universities Athletic Association conference of U Sports:
Women's Track and Field, 2015
Women's Volleyball, 2015
Women's Track and Field, 2014
Women's Soccer, 2014
Women's Cross Country, 2014
Women's Cross Country, 2013
Men's Volleyball, 2012
Women's Soccer, 2012
Women's Soccer, 2011
Women's Soccer, 2009
Men's Volleyball, 2007
Men's Soccer, 2007
Women's Soccer, 2006
Men's Soccer, 2006
Men's Soccer, 2005
Women's Soccer, 2004
The Spartans have also won several individual awards at the U Sports level:
2015 Women's Track and Field Claudette Allen named CIS Rookie of the Year
2015 Men's Volleyball Nick Del Bianco named CIS Player of the Year
2014 Women's Soccer Jessica King named CIS Player of the Year
2014 Men's Cross Country Mihai Prajea named Outstanding Student-Athlete Award
2014 Women's Track and Field Sabrina Nettey named CIS Athlete of the Year (Field)
2014 Men's Volleyball Adam Schriemer named CIS Rookie of the Year
2014 Men's Volleyball Ben Josephson named CIS Coach of the Year
2012 Men's Volleyball Ben Ball named CIS Player of the Year
2012 Men's Volleyball Ben Josephson named CIS Coach of the Year
2012 Men's Volleyball Jarrod Offereins named CIS Libero of the Year
2012 Men's Volleyball Rudy Verhoeff named CIS Outstanding Student-Athlete - Dale Iwanoczko Award
2011 Women's Soccer Graham Roxburgh named CIS Coach of the Year
2011 Women's Volleyball Ryan Hofer named CIS Coach of the Year
2010 Women's Soccer Alicia Tesan named CIS Rookie of the Year
2009 Men's Basketball Jacob Doerksen named CIS Player of the Year
2009 Men's Soccer Paul Hamilton named CIS Player of the Year
2008 Women's Soccer Nikki Wright named CIS Rookie of the Year
2008 Women's Volleyball Saralyn Stel named CIS Outstanding Student-Athlete - Thérèse Quigley Award
2007 Men's Soccer Nic Perugini named CIS Player of the Year
2007 Men's Volleyball Josh Howatson named CIS Male Athlete of the Year - BLG Award
2007 Men's Volleyball Josh Howatson named CIS Player of the Year
2007 Men's Volleyball Josh Howatson named CIS Outstanding Student-Athlete - Dale Iwanoczko Award
2006 Women's Volleyball Julie Blackburn named CIS Libero of the Year
2006 Women's Volleyball Rhonda Schmuland named CIS Outstanding Student-Athlete - Thérèse Quigley Award
2005 Men's Volleyball Ron Pike named CIS men's volleyball Coach of the Year
2002 Men's Volleyball Chris Meehan named CIS Rookie of the Year
2015 Men's Hockey Silas Matthys named BCIHL MVP
2015 Men's Hockey Silas Matthys named BCIHL Goalie of the Year
2015 Men's Hockey PJ Buys named BCIHL Rookie of the Year
2015 Men's Hockey Barret Kropf named BCIHL Coach of the Year
2014 Men's Hockey JP Villeneuve named BCIHL MVP
2014 Men's Hockey JP Villeneuve named BCIHL Rookie of the Year
2014 Men's Hockey Barret Kropf named BCIHL Coach of the Year
2012 Men's Hockey Tim Zwiers named BCIHL Goalie of the Year
2011 Men's Hockey John-Paul Chapman named BCIHL Goalie of the Year
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/.