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| University | University of Alberta |
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| Association | Canadian Interuniversity Sport |
| Conference | Canada West Universities Athletic Association |
| Division | East Division (Basketball only) |
| Athletics director | Dale Schulha |
| Location | Edmonton, Alberta |
| Varsity teams | 10 |
| Football stadium | Foote Field |
| Arena | Clare Drake Arena |
| Other arenas | Universiade Pavilion |
| Mascot | GUBA (Great University Bear of Alberta) |
| Nickname | Golden Bears |
| Fight song | Alberta Cheer Song |
| Colours | Green and Gold
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| Website | University of Alberta Athletics |
The Alberta Golden Bears are the men's athletic teams that represent the University of Alberta in Edmonton, Alberta, Canada. The women's teams are known as the Alberta Pandas. The Golden Bears compete in 12 sports administered by Canadian Interuniversity Sport in the Canada West conference.
The football and soccer teams play their home games at Foote Field, while the hockey team plays at Clare Drake Arena, and the basketball and volleyball teams' home is the Universiade Pavilion Main Gym.
The sports in which they field teams are:
- Basketball
- Cross-Country
- Curling
- Football
- Golf
- Hockey
- Soccer
- Swimming
- Tennis
- Track and Field
- Volleyball
- Wrestling
Awards and standings
The Bears are year after year one of the top sport schools in Canada. The hockey and volleyball teams are frequent challengers in Canadian Interuniversity Sport national championships.
The hockey team has won a total of 13 National Championships and 20 Canada West championships, having won the National Championship 3 times in the past 5 seasons (04-05, 05-06, 07-08).
The volleyball team has been dominant over the past decade, having been crowned National Champions on four occasions in 2002, 2005, 2008 and 2009 as well as having been runner up in 2003, 2004, 2006 and 2007. They have also won the Canada West 11 times in 37 seasons. In addition to their success over Canadian competition, the Golden Bears host the annual Husky Energy Can-Am Challenge of Champions tournament, where they frequently spearhead the Canadian contingent's success. This tournament sees four top teams from both Canada and the USA competing for supremacy, with the Canadian teams holding the overall title, having won 9 of the 13 tournaments.
Championships
| Sport | National Championships | National Appearances | Conference Championships | Conference Podiums |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Basketball | 3 (1994, 1995, 2002)[1] [2] | 10 (1974, 1977, 1990 (7th), 1996 (2nd), 1998 (7th), 1999 (2nd), 2000 (5th), 2003 (t3), 2005 (t5), 2008 (t7) | 10 (1973, 1974, 1977, 1985, 1987, 1990, 1994, 1999, 2000, 2005)[3][4] | 24 (1st - 10, 2nd - 6, 3rd - 8) |
| Cross-Country | 1 (1980)[5] [6] | 16 (1983 (2nd), 1984 (4th), 1985 (4th), 1986 (2nd), 1997 (5th), 1998 (12th), 1999 (9th), 2000 (2nd), 2001 (4th), 2002 (3rd), 2003 (3rd), 2004 (3rd), 2005 (4th), 2006 (7th), 2007 (12th), 2008 (t9) | 12 (1975, 1976, 1980, 1982, 1983, 1984, 1986, 2000, 2001, 2002, 2003, 2004)[7] [8] | 22 (1st - 12, 2nd - 6, 3rd - 4) |
| Curling | 0 [9] | 1 (2008) | - | - |
| Football | 3 (1967, 1972, 1980)[10] [11] | 3 (1965, 1971, 1981) | 16 (1922, 1926, 1928, 1944, 1946, 1947, 1948, 1960, 1963, 1964, 1967, 1971, 1972, 1979, 1980, 1981)[12] [13] | 22 (1st - 16, 2nd - 6) |
| Hockey | 13 (1964, 1968, 1975, 1978, 1979, 1980, 1986, 1992, 1999, 2000, 2005, 2006, 2008)[14] [15] | 19 (1966 (2nd), 1969 (3rd), 1970, 1972 (3rd), 1973, 1977 (2nd), 1984, 1985 (2nd), 1987, 1989, 1991 (2nd), 1993, 1997, 1998, 2001, 2002, 2003 (3rd), 2004 (4th), 2009) | 20 (1973, 1975, 1977, 1978, 1979, 1984, 1985, 1989, 1991, 1992, 1993, 1997, 2001, 2002, 2003, 2004, 2005, 2006, 2008, 2009) [16] [17] | 34 (1st - 20, 2nd - 10, 3rd - 4) |
| Soccer | 4 (1972, 1979, 2003, 2006)[18] [19] | 7 (1973 (2nd), 1981 (2nd), 1988 (3rd), 1994 (2nd), 1995 (2nd), 1998 (2nd), 1999 (2nd)) | 9 (1972, 1973, 1979, 1981, 1988, 1995, 1998, 1999, 2003)[20] [21] | 31 (1st - 9, 2nd - 8, 3rd - 14) |
| Swimming | 0[22] [23] | 37 (1972-2009: 2nd - 2, 3rd - 10, 4th - 7, 5th - 2, 6th - 5, 7th - 2, 8th - 2, 9th - 1, 10th - 2, 12th - 3, 18th - 1) | 9 (1973, 1974, 1975, 1976, 1978, 1979, 1992, 1993, 1996 (tied))[24] [25] | 32 (1st - 9, 2nd - 7, 3rd - 16) |
| Track and Field | 1 (2001)[26] [27] | 27 (1981-1987, 1989-2000, 2002-2009: 2nd - 3, 3rd - 5, 4th - 2, 5th - 3, 6th - 4, 7th - 2, 8th - 1, 10th - 2, 11th - 2, 14th - 1, 16th - 1, 19th - 1) | 6 (1978, 1979, 1980, 1982, 1993, 2006)[28] [29] | 25 (1st - 6, 2nd - 11, 3rd - 8) |
| Volleyball | 6 (1981, 1997, 2002, 2005, 2008, 2009)[30] [31] | 14 (1975 (2nd), 1980 (3rd), 1990 (6th), 1993 (5th), 1994 (4th), 1995 (4th), 1996 (2nd), 1998 (3rd), 1999 (3rd), 2001 (5th), 2003 (2nd), 2004 (2nd), 2006 (2nd), 2007 (2nd)) | 11 (1975, 1981, 1995, 1996, 1997, 1999, 2005, 2006, 2008, 2009) [32] [33] | 26 (1st - 11, 2nd - 11, 3rd - 4) |
| Wrestling | 3 (1970, 1971, 1972)[34] [35] | 27 (1980, 1983-1987, 1989-2009: 3rd - 2, 5th - 4, 6th - 3, 7th - 4, 8th - 2, 9th - 3, 10th - 4, 11th - 2, 13th - 1, 14th - 1, 16th - 1) | 12 (1963, 1968, 1970, 1971, 1972, 1973, 1977, 1979, 1980, 1981, 1983, 1985) [36] [37] | 24 (1st - 12, 2nd - 7, 3rd - 5) |
| Total | 33 | 161 | 105 | 240 (1st - 105, 2nd - 72, 3rd - 63) |
See also Canadian Interuniversity Sport.
External links
- ^ http://www.universitysport.ca/e/m_basketball/2006MBB.pdf CIS Men's BB Almanac
- ^ http://www.universitysport.ca/e/m_basketball/index.cfm CIS Men's BB Page
- ^ http://www.bears.ualberta.ca//pdfs/2006-BearsBasketball.pdf U of A Men's BB History
- ^ http://www.canadawest.org/sports_team.aspx?id=1 Canada West Men's BB Page
- ^ http://www.universitysport.ca/e/m_xcountry/almanac_men07.pdf CIS Men's XC Almanac
- ^ http://www.universitysport.ca/e/m_xcountry/index.cfm CIS Men's XC Page
- ^ http://www.bears.ualberta.ca//pdfs/2006-XC.pdf U of A Men's XC History
- ^ http://www.canadawest.org/sports_team.aspx?id=3 Canada West Men's XC Page
- ^ http://www.universitysport.ca/e/championships/curling/2009/index.cfm CIS Men's Curling Page
- ^ http://www.universitysport.ca/e/football/documents/10_2008Football-final.pdf CIS Football Almanac
- ^ http://www.universitysport.ca/e/football/ CIS Football Page
- ^ http://www.bears.ualberta.ca//pdfs/2007BearsFootballHistory.pdf U of A Football History
- ^ http://www.canadawest.org/sports_team.aspx?id=5 Canada West Football Page
- ^ http://www.universitysport.ca/e/m_icehockey/documents/11_2008MIceHockey-final.pdf CIS Men's Hockey Almanac
- ^ http://www.universitysport.ca/e/m_icehockey/ CIS Men's Hockey Page
- ^ http://www.bears.ualberta.ca//pdfs/2006-BearsHockey.pdf U of A Men's Hockey History
- ^ http://www.canadawest.org/sports_team.aspx?id=6 Canada West Men's Hockey Page
- ^ http://www.universitysport.ca/e/m_soccer/MSoccer.pdf CIS Men's Soccer Almanac
- ^ http://www.universitysport.ca/e/m_soccer/ CIS Men's Soccer Page
- ^ http://www.bears.ualberta.ca//pdfs/2006-BearsSoccer.pdf U of A Men's Soccer History
- ^ http://www.canadawest.org/sports_team.aspx?id=9 Canada West Men's Soccer Page
- ^ http://www.universitysport.ca/e/m_swimming/documents/16_2008MSwimming-final.pdf CIS Men's Swimming Almanac
- ^ http://www.universitysport.ca/e/m_swimming CIS Men's Swimming Page
- ^ http://www.bears.ualberta.ca//pdfs/2006-Swimming.pdf U of A Men's Swimming History
- ^ http://www.canadawest.org/sports_team.aspx?id=11 Canada West Men's Swimming Page
- ^ http://www.universitysport.ca/e/m_track/2007_almanacM.pdf CIS Men's Track Almanac
- ^ http://www.universitysport.ca/e/m_track CIS Men's Track Page
- ^ http://www.bears.ualberta.ca//pdfs/2006-TrackandField.pdf U of A Men's Track History
- ^ http://www.canadawest.org/sports_team.aspx?id=12 Canada West Men's Track Page
- ^ http://www.universitysport.ca/e/m_volleyball/documents/20_2008MVB-final.pdf CIS Men's VB Almanac
- ^ http://www.universitysport.ca/e/m_volleyball/ CIS Men's VB Page
- ^ http://www.bears.ualberta.ca//pdfs/2008-Bears%20Volleyball.pdf U of A Men's VB History
- ^ http://www.canadawest.org/sports_team.aspx?id=13 Canada West Men's VB Page
- ^ http://www.universitysport.ca/e/m_wrestling/MWrestling.pdf CIS Men's Wrestling Almanac
- ^ http://www.universitysport.ca/e/m_wrestling/ CIS Men's Wrestling Page
- ^ http://www.bears.ualberta.ca//pdfs/2006-Wrestling.pdf U of A Men's Wrestling History
- ^ http://www.canadawest.org/sports_team.aspx?id=15 Canada West Men's Wrestling Page
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