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The Ottawa Gee Gees are the athletic teams that represent the University of Ottawa in Ottawa, Ontario. The term Gee-Gee is taken from horse racing where a Gee-Gee is the first horse out of the starting gate. The name GGs also describes the university colors, garnet and grey. *
The Gee Gees are most known in Canadian college athletics (Canadian Interuniversity Sport) for a perennially strong football team, winning the national championship, the Vanier Cup, in 1975 and 2000 and appearing in the championship game in 1970, 1980, and 1997. The football Gee Gees practice on campus but play their home games at Frank Clair Stadium at Lansdowne Park. The University of Ottawa's current head football coach is Denis Piche.
The Gee Gees men's basketball team has been ranked in the CIS Top Ten for most of the 2005-2006 season, sitting 2nd as of January 24, 2006. On January 18, 2006, the Gee Gees recorded their first win against the Carleton Ravens, their cross-town rivals. Previous to their 62-61 win, the Gee Gees had dropped 18 straight games against the Ravens, dating back to 1999. The win also snapped the Ravens 56-game winning streak at home. The Gee Gees currently sit at 16-1, and are in first place in the OUA East division. The Gee Gees finished 6th at the 2005 CIS National Basketball Tournament in Halifax.
The Gee Gees men's competitive club baseball team, who plays in the CIBA (Canadian Interuniversity Baseball Association), are hosting the national championships of 2006. They also lost in the semi-finals of the 2005 national CIBA championships held in Sydney, Nova Scotia.
The women's soccer team is very strong, silver medallists most recently in 2005, 2003, CIS gold in 1996. The women's soccer team is ranked #1 in Canada presently.
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