Team Championships, Awards, Milestones & Streaks
(1977 - 2008)
(Updated June 2008)

CIS National Awards

1
CIS Silver Medal
(1979-1980)

1
CIS Bronze Medal
(1980-1981)

3
6th place CIS finishes
(1985-1986, 1986-1987, 2006-2007)

4
1st Team CIS All-Canadians

5
2nd Team CIS All-Canadians

3
CIS All-Canadian Honourable Mentions

1
CIS Coach of the Year

1
CIS Championship MVP

1
CIS Championship Fair Play Awards

43
Academic All Canadians
OUA Conference Awards

4
OUA Gold Medals
(1979-1980, 1980-1981, 1985-1986, 2006-2007)

5
OUA Silver Medals
(1983-1984, 1986-1987, 1989-1990, 1992-1993, 2000-2001)

3
OUA Bronze Medals
(1987-1988, 1988-1989, 2007-2008)

1
OUA Player of the Year

38
OUA League All-Stars

5
OUA Award of Merit winners

3
OUA Rookie of the Year

2
OUA Coaching staff of the Year

1
OUA Final Four MVP

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OUA Final Four All-Stars
 


University of Ottawa Awards

5
U of O Athlete of the Year winners

2
President's award winners

  
       

Streaks & Runs

Current Team Streaks:
... Four consecutive "20-win" seasons, (04-05, 05-06, 06-07, 07-08...)
... Three consecutive OUA Final Four appearances (05-06, 06-07, 07-08)
... Two consecutive OUA medals (06-07 Gold, 07-08 Bronze)
... Fifteen consecutive years with at least one OUA All-Star (1993-present)
... Four consecutive years with a Top Ten National ranking (2004-present)
... Twelve consecutive years with at least two CIS Academic All-Canadians (1996-present)

Playoff Streaks:
... Gee-gees volleyball has qualified for playoffs 30 of its 31 year history
... 24 consecutive playoff appearances (1977-2001)
... 11 consecutive OUA Final Four appearances (1982-1993)

League Streaks:
... 27 winning seasons since 1977
... The Gee-Gees have played 293 league matches since 1989


Historical Notes and Milestones

Milestones:
... The Gee-Gees won back to back OUA championships 1979-1980 & 1980-1981
... The program has seen 22 years of side-out scoring and 9 years of rally point scoring

Staff Notes:
... The Gee-Gees have had 4 head coaches over 31 years: Lorne Sawula (1977-1979), Betty Baxter (1979-1981), Al Jeffrey (1981-1991), Lionel Woods (1991-present)

... Current head coach, Lionel Woods, is the Longest standing head coach of any Gee-Gees CIS sport: 20 years with the program and counting (3 years as assistant coach, 17 years as head coach)

... The Gee-Gees have the longest standing assistant coach in the country: Ling Lee- 15 years with the program and counting

... The Gee-Gees have had 18 assistant coaches in 31 years: Al Jeffrey (79-81), Lorne Sawula (79-81), Peter Biasone (84), Paul Papineau (years to be confirmed), Lionel Woods (88-91), Susan Buckman (90), Bill Swyers (93-96, 05-present), Rhonda Dubois (94-01), Ed McNeilly (Strength Coach 92-94), Beth Houston (98-00), Mary Ellen Barber (99-02), Erinn Steringa (01), Lisa Wallace (02), Amanda Purdy (03, 05-present), Amanda Morgan (04-06), Lenny Sabourin (04-present), Ling Lee (93-present)