Carleton Ravens
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The Carleton Ravens are the athletic teams that represent Carleton University in Ottawa, Ontario, Canada. The most notable sports team for Carleton is the men's basketball team. In men's basketball, the Ravens have won the last five national men's championships. The Ravens' had their 87-game winning streak snapped on January 8, 2006 by the Brock Badgers. Ten days later, the Ottawa Gee Gees ended the Ravens' 56-game home winning streak. The Ravens finished 2nd in the World University Basketball Championships in 2004.
They are also current nordic skiing provincial champions in both men's and women's events (2 time defending men's champion). Carleton is located in the OUA Conference.
Carleton used to have a Canadian football team that had some success in the mid 1980's, but due to poor performances and a number of other reasons, the sport was cut in 1998. [1]
Carleton's biggest rivals are the Ottawa Gee Gees of the University of Ottawa.
Teams:
- Women's and men's: basketball, fencing, ice hockey, nordic skiing, rowing, soccer, swimming, water polo
- Women's: field hockey
- Men's: golf, rugby
[edit] Notable athletes
Basketball
- Osvaldo Jeanty
- Dave Smart (coach)
- Mike Smart
