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{{Short description|University of Waterloo athletic teams}}
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{{Infobox college athletics
| name = Waterloo Warriors
| logo = Waterloo Warriors logo.svg
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| university = [[University of Waterloo]]
| conference = [[Ontario University Athletics]]
| division =
| association = [[U Sports]]
| conference = [[Ontario University Athletics]]
| director = Roly Webster
| city location = [[Waterloo, Ontario|Waterloo]], [[Ontario]]
| provinceteams = [[Ontario]]37
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| stadium = Warrior Field
| arena = Columbia IceIcefield FieldsArena<br>(Hockey)
| arena2 = Carl Totzke Court<br>(Basketball & Volleyball)
| othersite label = Gymnasium
| othersite = Physical Activities Complex
| arena2 =
| mascot = King Warrior
| nickname = Warriors
| fightsong =[[University of Waterloo#Motto and songs|“The Black and White and Gold”]]
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}}The '''Waterloo Warriors''' are the intercollegiate sports teams that represent the [[University of Waterloo]] in [[Waterloo, Ontario]], Canada. The Warriors have found success over certain spans in [[Canadian football|football]], [[Ice hockey|hockey]], [[Rugby football|rugby]], [[golf]] and [[basketball]] among others, and the Warriors have won national championships in ice hockey (1974), basketball (1975), and women's swimming (1975). For many years from the 1960s through the 1990s, Warrior basketball games attracted the largest and rowdiest basketball crowds in the country. The Warriors Football teams have won two [[Yates Cup]] Championships, in 1997 and in 1999.
| pageurl = http://www.gowarriorsgo.ca
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The Warriors have two sites used for varsity athletics; The Physical Activities Complex (PAC) located on the main campus is the site of the Carl Totzke Court, which is used primarily for basketball, while the Columbia Ice Field (CIF) complex on the north campus houses the Columbia Icefield Arena for Ice hockey, as well as [[Warrior Field]] on the opposite end, which has been the home of Warriors football since 2011.
The '''Waterloo Warriors''' are the athletic teams that represent the [[University of Waterloo]] in [[Waterloo, Ontario]], Canada. The Warriors have found success over certain spans in [[Canadian football|football]], [[Ice hockey|hockey]], [[Rugby football|rugby]], [[golf]] and [[basketball]] among others, and the Warriors have won national championships in hockey (1974), basketball (1975), and women's swimming (1975). For many years from the 1960s through the 1990s, Warrior basketball games attracted the largest and rowdiest basketball crowds in the country. The Warriors Football teams have won two [[Yates Cup]] Championships, in 1997 and in 1999. The team's 2010 season was cancelled after a steroid scandal, the biggest ever in CIS Football history.
 
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==Varsity teams==
Waterloo Warriors teams compete in:
* [[Badminton]] (m/w)
* [[Baseball]] (m)
* [[Basketball]] (m/w)
* [[Cross country running|Cross Country Running]] (m/w)
* [[Curling]] (m/w)
* [[Cheerleading]] (co-ed)
* [[Field hockey]] (w)
* [[Figure Skating]] (w)
* [[Ice hockey]] (m/w)
* [[Canadian football|Football]] (m)
* [[Golf]] (m/w)
* [[Rugby union|Rugby]] (m/w)
* [[Association football|Soccer]] (m/w)
* [[swimming (sport)|Swimming]] (m/w)
* [[Squash (sport)|Squash]] (m/w)
* [[Tennis]] (m/w)
* [[Track & Field]] (m/w)
* [[Volleyball]] (m/w)
 
==Waterloo Warriors= Football ===
{{Main|Waterloo Warriors football}}
The Waterloo Warriors football team has been in operation since 1957, winning two [[Yates Cup]] conference championships in 1997 and 1999. Currently, they are one of six teams to have never appeared in a [[Vanier Cup]] game and the longest tenured program in the [[Ontario University Athletics|OUA]] to have never qualified for the national championship game. The team's 2010 season was cancelled after a steroid scandal, the biggest ever in Canadian Interuniversity Sports (Now U Sports) football history. The team last qualified for the playoffs in 2023.
 
=== Basketball ===
The Waterloo Warriors football team has been in operation since 1957, winning two [[Yates Cup]] conference championships in 1997 and 1999. Currently, they are one of six teams to have never appeared in a [[Vanier Cup]] game and the longest tenured program in the [[Ontario University Athletics|OUA]] to have never qualified for the national championship game. The football team has not qualified for the playoffs since 2003. The team is led by Chris Bertoia, Head Coach and Manager of Football Operations since the 2015 season.<ref>[http://www.oua.ca/sports/fball/2014-15/releases/20141218ya554k Chris Bertoia named Waterloo Warriors Head Coach and Manager of Football Operations]</ref>
'''Men's Basketball'''{{Main|Waterloo Warriors men's basketball}}
The men's basketball team has won 6 provincial championships and one national championship:
 
* [[W. P. McGee Trophy]] - National Champions (1): 1974-75
==Waterloo Warriors Golf==
* [[Wilson Cup (basketball)|Wilson Cup]] - Conference Champions (6): 1973-74, 1974-75, 1975-76, 1976-77, 1982-83, 1985-86
{{Main|Waterloo Warriors Golf}}
 
The Warriors men's basketball team competes in the West Division of the OUA conference of U Sports. The team began competing in 1957, the same year the university was founded. The team dominated the OUAA in the early 1970s, and a defining moment of the program was the 1975 CIAU final against the [[Manitoba Bisons]], where in the last seconds of play, forward Phil Goggins made two consecutive shots to bring the Warriors to an 80-79 victory, which won them the championship.<ref>{{Citation |title=1975 CIAU Mens Basketball Championship University of Waterloo vs University of Manitoba |url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1OCxsgwM9TA |access-date=2023-08-15 |language=en}}</ref>
The first men’s team was created in 1958 and coached by Carl Totzke, the Director of Atletics from 1957 until 1989 when he retired.
Jack Pearse became the golf coach in 1968 and in 1969 guided the Warrioirs to their first ever conference title.
 
==== Women's Basketball ====
The first women’s golf team was fielded in 2005 under the guidance of coach Carla Munch.
The Waterloo Warriors women's basketball program first competed in the 1971-72 season as the Waterloo Athenas. Prior to the 1997-98 season, they competed in the Ontario Women's Interuniversity Athletic Association (OWIAA), until their merger with the OUA. They entered the 1998-99 season as the Waterloo Warriors, since the Athenas name was abandoned for all female varsity teams. The team's best finish was in the 1978-79, when they finished in third place. They have also finished as semifinalists on three occasions, in 1976-77, 1985-86, and more recently in 2022-23.<ref>{{Cite web |title=U Sports Hoops - University Basketball in Canada |url=https://usportshoops.ca/history/team-history.php?Gender=WBB&Team=Waterloo |access-date=2023-08-15 |website=usportshoops.ca}}</ref>
 
=== Ice Hockey ===
Warrior men’s teams have won the Ruttan Cup awarded to conference champions eleven times. Until 1970 the Warriors played in the OQAA (Ontario-Quebec Athletic conference). Since 1970 they have been part of the OUA (Ontario University Athletics)
<gallery>
File:Waterloo Warriors white goalie 2014.jpg|Warriors men's goalie in 2014–2015
File:Waterloo Warriors white player 2014.jpg|Warriors men's player in 2014–2015
File:Waterloo Warriors women goalie 2014.jpg|Warriors women's goalie in 2014
File:Waterloo Warriors women 2014.jpg|Warriors women's player in 2014
</gallery>'''Men's Ice Hockey'''
{{Main|Waterloo Warriors men's ice hockey}}
The men's hockey team has won 2 provincial championships and one national championship:
 
'''Ruttan* [[David Johnston University Cup]] Team- National Champions''' (1): 1973-74
* [[Queen's Cup (ice hockey)|Queen's Cup]] - Conference Champions (2): 1973-74, 1995-96
 
The Waterloo Warriors men's ice hockey team competes in the West division of the Ontario University Athletics (OUA) conference of U Sports. Brian Borque has served as head coach since the 2002-03 season. First competing in 1962, the team has won one national championship, in 1974. 22 years after their first national championship in 1996, they won the Queen's Cup again, but were unsuccessful in the national tournament.
* '''1969''' Paul Knight, Dave Cooper, Brian White, Dave Hollinger, Bob Skura
* '''1970''' Brian White, Dave Cooper, Byron Radtke, Dave Hollinger, Bob Skura
* '''1972''' Dave Hollinger Tim McCutcheon, Dave Bogdon, Ed Heakes, Fred Wilder
* '''1975''' Fred Wilder, Don McLean, Rick Haynes, Rob Ackford, Bob Pontin
* '''2003''' Justin Fluit, Mark Burke Jud Whiteside, Mark VanderBeek, Jaspreet Walia
* '''2005''' Justin Fluit, Mark VanderBeek, Jimmy Latta, Jud Whiteside, Arjun Walia
* '''2006''' Jud Whiteside, Victor Ciesielski, Jimmy Latta, Matt Robson, Arjun Walia
* '''2011''' Garrett Rank, Smon McInnis, Gajan Sivabalasingham, James Krantz, Adam Wilson
* '''2014''' Gajan Sivabalasingham, Dylan Cave, Dan Wilson, Brandon Pearce, David French
* '''2015''' Gajan Sivabalasingham, Dylan Cave, Jake Adams , Devin Bartlett , David French
* '''2016''' Jake Adams, David French, Devin Bartlett, Tyson Turchanski, Jordy Denomme
 
'''Women's Ice Hockey'''{{Main|Waterloo Warriors women's ice hockey}}
The Waterloo Warriors Women's Ice Hockey team competes in the West division of the Ontario University Athletics (OUA) conference of U Sports. Prior to the 2019-20 season, the conference was not split into divisions. Head coach Shaun Reagan has led the team since 2011, winning coach of the year in his first season. <ref>{{Cite web |last=Staffieri |first=Mark |title=Shaun Reagan Ready to Bring Waterloo into the Playoffs |url=https://bleacherreport.com/articles/1334816-shaun-reagan-ready-to-bring-waterloo-into-the-playoffs |access-date=2023-08-12 |website=Bleacher Report |language=en}}</ref> Initially starting off as a club team, they became a varsity team and joined the OUA in 2002-03. The team clinched their first playoff berth in their third season, and have been had varying results since the team's inception, with most of their success coming after the 2019-2020 season, which was cancelled due to the [[COVID-19 pandemic]]. In both the 2021-22 and 2022-23 seasons, they clinched the first place spot in their conference, finishing .867 and .778 respectively. In recent years, the team has also occasionally been on the U SPORTS top 10 list, a ranking of all teams nationally. The team has yet to appear in an OUA finals or U Sports championship.
 
=== Golf ===
'''Warrior women’s teams have won the Liz Hoffman Cup awarded to OUA conference champions two times as follows'''
 
==== Men's Golf ====
* '''2010''' Tiffany Terrier, Devon Rizzo, Jane Tang, Mandy Wong
The men's golf team has won 11 provincial championships in team golf, and 8 individuals have won provincial championships representing the Warriors:
* '''2011''' Devon Rizzo, Jane Tang, Mandy Wong, Heather Wogden
 
* Ruttan Cup - Team Championships (11): 1969, 1970, 1972, 1975, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2011, 2014, 2015, 2016
* McCall/Len Shore Award - Individual Golf Championships (8): 1961, 1972, 1995, 2006, 2010, 2011, 2014, 2015
 
The first men's team was created in 1958 and coached by Carl Totzke, the director of athletics from 1957 until 1989, when he retired. Jack Pearse became the golf coach in 1968 and in 1969 guided the Warriors to their first-ever conference title. The men's golf team is currently the Warriors' most successful sports team in terms of provincial championships, with 11. In 2015, they won the Warriors' 100th provincial championship. <ref>{{Cite web |date=2015-11-03 |title=Waterloo Warriors win 100th provincial title |url=https://uwaterloo.ca/news/waterloo-warriors-win-100th-provincial-title |access-date=2023-08-13 |website=Waterloo News |language=en}}</ref>
'''Warrior men who have won the McCall/Len Shore Individual Golf Champion Award for the conference the Warriors plays in are'''
 
==== Women's Golf ====
* '''1961''' Mike Whitney
The women's golf team has won 2 provincial championships in team golf, and 3 individuals have won provincial championships representing the Warriors:
* '''1972''' Tim McCutcheon
* '''1995''' Steve Woods
* '''2006''' Jimmy Latta
* '''2010''' Garrett Rank
* '''2011''' Garrett Rank
* '''2014''' Gajan Sivabalasingham
* '''2015''' Gajan Sivabalasingham
 
* Liz Hoffman Cup - Team Championships (2): 2010, 2011
'''Warrior women who have won the Individual Golf Champion Award for the conference Warriors plays in are'''
* Individual Golf Championships (3): 2009, 2010, 2013
 
The first women's golf team was fielded in 2005 under the guidance of coach Carla Munch.
* '''2009''' Tiffany Terrier
* '''2010''' Tiffany Terrier
* '''2013''' Devon Rizzo
 
== Other Sports ==
 
The Waterloo Warriors also fields 16 other club competitive teams. These teams compete against club teams at other universities in organized leagues and tournaments. Certain club teams also play exhibition matches against varsity teams at other universities. Club teams include [[ringette]], [[Women's gridiron football|women's football]], [[Rowing (sport)|rowing]], [[dragon boat]], [[ball hockey]], [[Lifesaving (sport)|lifesaving]], and [[Synchronized swimming|artistic swimming]], among others.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Warrior Recreation Sports Clubs |url=https://athletics.uwaterloo.ca/sports/2012/9/4/Warrior_Recreation_Clubs.aspx |access-date=2023-08-13 |website=University of Waterloo Athletics |language=en}}</ref>
'''Best finish in RCGA University College/University Team Championships'''
 
'''Men'''
* '''2012''' - 2nd Simon McGinnis, Gajan Sivabalasingham, Adam Wilson, James Krantz
 
'''Women'''
* '''2011''' - 3rd Tiffany Terrier, Devon Rizzo, Jane Tang, Mandy Wong
 
 
The golf Warriois have a long history of excellent coaches. Using a philosophy of encouraging players to be both excellent athletes and well rounded individuals they created a culture that has attracted many talented players. As a result the following coaches have been recognized by the OUA and RCGA as coach of the year
 
'''Men’s OUA Coach of the Year'''
* '''2003''' Doug Painter
* '''2005''' Dave Hollinger
* '''2006''' Dave Hollinger
* '''2010''' Dave Hollinger
* '''2011''' Dave Hollinger
* '''2014''' Dave Hollinger
* '''2015''' Dave Hollinger
* '''2016''' Dave Hollinger
 
'''Women’s OUA Coach of the Year'''
* '''2007''' Carla Munch
* '''2008''' Carla Munch
 
'''RCGA Men's Coach of the Year - Pearse Trophy'''
* '''2011''' Dave Hollinger
 
==Waterloo Warriors Hockey==
{{Main|Waterloo Warriors Hockey}}
 
<gallery>
File:Waterloo Warriors white goalie 2014.jpg|Warriors men's goalie in 2014-15.
File:Waterloo Warriors white player 2014.jpg|Warriors men's player in 2014-15.
File:Waterloo Warriors women goalie 2014.jpg|Warriors women's goalie in 2014.
File:Waterloo Warriors women 2014.jpg|Warriors women's player in 2014.
</gallery>
 
==See also==
* [[U Sports]]
* [[Canadian Interuniversity Sport]]
 
==References==
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==External links==
* [{{Official website|http://www.athletics.uwaterloo.ca University of Waterloo athletics]}}
 
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