2004 University of Victoria Men’s Soccer
Men’s Roster
No. | NAME | POSITION | HOMETOWN |
1 | Trevor Stiles | GK | Victoria, BC |
2 | Greg Sawers | M/F | North Vancouver, BC |
3 | Matt Wilson | D | Victoria, BC |
4 | Mark Cristante | D | Powell River, BC |
5 | Jagminder Sajan | D | Nanaimo, BC |
6 | Terry Krueger | D | Victoria, BC |
7 | Aaron Arnold | M | Maple Ridge, BC |
8 | Brian Eggiman | M | Victoria, BC |
9 | Carl Speed | F | Victoria, BC |
10 | Chris Craveiro | F | Victoria, BC |
11 | Chad Kalyk | M | Burnaby, BC |
12 | Sean Battistoni | M | Victoria, BC |
13 | Kingsley Jones | M | Coquitlam, BC |
14 | Kyle Finner | D | Victoria, BC |
15 | Pat Gawrys | F | Victoria, BC |
16 | Lance Grisdale | D | Vancouver, BC |
17 | Colin Wilson | D | Victoria, BC |
18 | Jeremy Boileau | M | Coquitlam, BC |
19 | Will Moore | M | Victoria, BC |
20 | Shaun Foster | D | Sidney, BC |
21 | Jeff Hagen | M | Calgary, AB |
22 | Adam Guy | GK | Inglewood, ON |
23 | Kieran Magzul | M | Surrey, BC |
Bruce Wilson (Head Coach)
BiographyIn his 17th season as the Vikes head coach,
Bruce Wilson led the UVic Vikes men’s soccer team to the program’s first national championship title since 1996, increasing the record to four national titles.
Starting the regular season with a tough loss against Trinity Western University, the Vikes went undefeated in their next 10 games, ending the regular season with an impressive record of 8-2-2. This ranked them second in the Canada West standings behind rivals Trinity Western.
In the Canada West final four, which featured Trinity Western, Calgary and Alberta, the Vikes then defeated the defending CIS and Canada West champions University of Alberta Golden Bears 4-1 and advanced to the gold medal game against Calgary. Two goals from
Kingsley Jones (Coquitlam, BC) helped the Vikes defeat the University of Calgary Dinos. The Vikes men’s soccer team became the 2004 Canada West champions.
Goalkeeper
Trevor Stiles, defender
Jagminder Sajan, and midfielders
Will Moore and Jones were named Canada Wes First Team All-Stars. Defender
Terry Krueger and midfielder
Sean Battistoni were named Canada West Second Team All-Stars. Stiles was also named Canada West most valuable player (MVP).
The Vikes faced the University of Western Ontario Mustangs in their first match at the Canadian Interuniversity Sport (CIS, formally CIAU). Goals from Sajan (Nanaimo, BC) and Battistoni (Victoria, BC) helped the Vikes come from behind to defeat the Mustangs. The next day, a scoreless draw in their game against University of Montreal was enough for the Vikes to advance to the gold medal championship match.
Facing McGill University in the finals,
Carl Speed (Victoria, BC) put the Vikes upfront but McGill would equalize before the end of the first half. In the second half, McGill could not get past the Vikes goalkeeper Stiles (Victoria, BC). A goal each from Battistoni and
Patrick Gawrys, for the Vikes, in the 76
th and 86
th minutes berthed the Vikes to a CIS national banner and winning the program’s fourth Sam Davidson Memorial Trophy.
Many Vikes were named to CIS All-Star teams including Stiles, Sajan, Moore, Krueger, Battistoni and Jones who made up six members of the CIS Tournament XI All-Star team. Battistoni was names CIS championship MVP, while teammate Stiles was named CIS All-Canadian.
HighlightsCanada West Record: 8-2-2 (2nd)
Canada West Final Four: 2-0-0 (Gold)
Canada West All-Stars First Team: Trevor Stiles, Jag Sajan, Will Moore, Kingsley Jones
Canada West All-Stars Second Team: Terry Krueger, Sean Battistoni
Canada West MVP: Trevor Stiles
CIS Championship Record: 2-0-1 (Gold)
CIS MVP of the Championship: Sean Battistoni
CIS Tournament XI All-Stars: Trevor Stiles, Jagminder Sajan, Will Moore, Terry Krueger, Sean Battistoni, Kingsley Jones
CIS All-Canadian: Trevor Stiles