UBC Okanagan Heat

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UBC Okanagan Heat
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University University of British Columbia Okanagan
Association U Sports
Conference Canada West
Athletic directorTom Huisman
Location Kelowna, British Columbia
Varsity teams12
ArenaUBC Okanagan Gymnasium
(Also known as the "Furnace")
Soccer stadiumNonis Sports Field
MascotScorch
NicknameHeat
ColoursBlue and gold
   
Website goheat.ca

The UBC Okanagan Heat are the athletic teams that represent the University of British Columbia Okanagan in Kelowna, British Columbia and currently compete in the Canada West conference of U Sports. [1] The Heat field varsity teams in basketball, cross country, golf, soccer, rugby, and volleyball.

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History

The Heat received a probationary membership in Canada West in 2010 and had both the men's and women's volleyball and basketball teams began competing there in the 2011–2012 season. [2] [3] The program was granted full membership in 2013 and the men's and women's soccer programs began competing in the 2014–2015 season. [2] Since the Heat's entry into Canada West, the women's volleyball team has been the most successful, qualifying for the playoffs six times and earning two appearances in the U Sports national tournament.

Men's basketball

The UBCO men's basketball team won their first men's basketball conference game on November 25, 2011, when they defeated the Regina Cougars 78-76 during their inaugural 2011-12 Canada West season. As of the 2023 season, the Heat have yet to qualify for a spot in a Canada West or U Sports post season. [4]

Women's basketball

The UBCO women's basketball team first began play in Canada West in the 2011–2012 season and finished outside of the playoffs with a 2–16 record. [5] The team has not yet qualified for the Canada West playoffs as of the 2019–2020 season. [5]

Men's volleyball

The UBCO men's volleyball team made the post-season in their first season in Canada West during the 2011–2012 season and were the only Heat team to qualify for the playoffs in that inaugural year. [3] That stood as the only year that the team had qualified for the playoffs in Canada West up until the 2021-2022 season. [6]

Women's volleyball

The UBCO women's volleyball team first began competing in Canada West in the 2011–2012 season and finished out of the playoffs with a 6–14 record. [3] [7] However, the team rapidly improved the following year where they finished with a 15–7 record and a third place conference finish where they lost to the Mount Royal Cougars in their first Canada West playoff appearance. [8] While the team regressed to a 12–10 record and a seventh-place finish in the 2013–2014 season, the Heat claimed their first post-season series victory against the Brandon Bobcats before ultimately losing the Canada West Bronze Medal match to the Trinity Western Spartans. [9] The team finished third in the regular season in 2014–2015, but once again fell short in the playoffs, losing the bronze medal game to the UBC Thunderbirds. [10]

For the 2015–2016 season, the Heat finished in first place in the Canada West conference regular season with a 22–2 record and subsequently hosted the Canada West Final Four. [11] After defeating the Thunderbirds in the semi-final, the Heat lost a five-set match to the Spartans in the Canada West Championship game. However, because the Heat finished in the top three in the Canada West playoffs, the team qualified for their first U Sports women's volleyball championship tournament and were the third-seeded team. [12] After defeating the Dalhousie Tigers in the quarter-finals, the Heat lost in the Semi-Finals to the eventual champion Toronto Varsity Blues. [13] However, in the bronze medal match, the Heat once again defeated the UBC Thunderbirds to claim third place in their first ever appearance in the CIS national tournament. [11] [14]

The Heat finished with a 15–9 record and a fifth-place finish for the 2016–2017 season but lost the Bronze Medal match in the Canada West playoffs to the Trinity Western Spartans. [15] In 2017–2018, the team finished in third place with a 19–5 record but lost in the Canada West semi-finals to the Thunderbirds. [16] However, since the 2017 national championship tournament qualified four Canada West teams, no bronze medal game was played and the Heat automatically qualified for the eight-team tournament. [16] [17] However, the fifth-seeded Heat lost to the fourth-seeded, and eventual champion, Ryerson Rams after giving up a 2-0 set lead. [16] [18]

The 2018–2019 season saw the Heat tumble down the standings with a 2-22 last-place finish and an absence from the playoffs for the first time since their inaugural season in Canada West. [19] The following 2019-2020 season was an improvement with a 7-17 finish, but the team still finished in tenth place and out of the playoffs. [20]

Awards and honors

Athletes of the Year

The female athlete of the year is awarded the Bakewell Trophy while the Wilson Challenge Trophy is presented to the male athlete of the year.

YearFemale AthleteSportMale AthleteSport
2019-20 [21] Natalie LivingstonVolleyballHamish WaldeSoccer

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References

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  8. ↑ "2012-13 Women's Volleyball" (PDF). Canada West . Retrieved August 3, 2020.
  9. ↑ "2013-14 Women's Volleyball" (PDF). Canada West . Retrieved August 3, 2020.
  10. ↑ "2014-15 Women's Volleyball" (PDF). Canada West . Retrieved August 3, 2020.
  11. 1 2 "2015-16 Women's Volleyball" (PDF). Canada West . Retrieved August 3, 2020.
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  14. ↑ "UBC Okanagan claim national medal". University of British Columbia Okanagan. March 13, 2016.
  15. ↑ "2016-17 Women's Volleyball" (PDF). Canada West . Retrieved August 3, 2020.
  16. 1 2 3 "2017-18 Women's Volleyball" (PDF). Canada West . Retrieved August 3, 2020.
  17. ↑ "Women's Volleyball Championship presented by Hôtel Universel Québec Preview: Calgary earns No.1 seed ahead of national tournament". U Sports. March 11, 2018.
  18. ↑ "Quarter-final 4: Ryerson comes back from 2-0 down to defeat UBC Okanagan". U Sports. March 16, 2018.
  19. ↑ "2018-19 Women's Volleyball" (PDF). Canada West . Retrieved August 3, 2020.
  20. ↑ "2019-20 Women's Volleyball". Canada West . Retrieved August 3, 2020.
  21. ↑ "UBCO Heat: Livingston, Walde attain top athlete status for 2019-20". usports.ca/. 2020-04-14. Retrieved 2021-07-26.
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