University of Victoria Athletics

Sara Ballantyne Brant competed all five years for the Vikettes women's field hockey team from 1982 to 1987. Brant was a Canada West champion in three seasons (1983, 1984, 1986) and was a part of the inaugural team that won a CIAU National Championship banner. Brant also captured three CIAU bronze medals in her career. At a time where there were few awards to win, Brant was still recognized. The Victoria native was a Canada West All-Star in all five of her seasons with UVic. She was also a CIAU All-Canadian from 1985 to 1986 with 1985 being the first year that the All-Canadian awards were formed. Brant was also named to the CIAU Tournament XI for her performance at national championships in four of her five seasons (1983 to 1986).
 
Brant's accomplished almost all that was athletically possible as a field hockey athlete while at UVic, while her talents were also on display at a national and international level. In 1985, Brant helped Team B.C. win gold at the Canada Summer Games and was a B.C. Player of the Year in that time. A long-standing member and contributor, still to this day, in the Vancouver Island Ladies Field Hockey Association (VILFHA), Brant was awarded the VILFHA Most Valuable Player Award three times, as well as the Christine Trophy for her service to the league. Internationally, Brant was a member of the Canadian Junior National side from 1983 to 1985 and the Canadian senior national team from 1985 to 1990. She competed for Canada at the 1986 World Cup (3^rd), the 1988 Seoul Olympics (6^th), the 1990 World Cup (10^th) and the 1987 Pan American Games (3^rd). She also competed for Canada in Champions Trophy Tournaments where the Top 6 teams in the world compete.

UVic Achievements
- Three time Canada West Champion (1983, 1984, 1986)
- CIAU Champion (1984)
- CIAU bronze medalist (1983, 1985, 1986)
- Canada West All-Star (1982, 1983, 1984, 1985, 1986)
- CIAU All-Canadian (1985, 1985, 1986) 
- CIAU Tournament 11 (1983, 1984, 1985, 1986)

Other Achievements
- Gold medalist at 1985 Canada Summer Games
- BC Player of the Year
-Three time Vancouver Island Ladies Field Hockey Association (VILFHA) MVP




Note: The name for the Canadian Interuniversity Sport national body that UVic student-athletes compete under has changed names throughout time. From 1906 to 2000 they were known as the CIAU (Canadian Interuniversity Athletic Union) and then adopted CIS (Canadian Interuniversity Sport) in 2001, before officially becoming U SPORTS in April 2017. References above relate to what the national body was called when the inductee(s) competed.