Similar to many older institutions, their teams were long referred to by the school's colours as the Garnet and Grey (French: Grenat et Gris).

Derouin was an assistant coach for the UBC Thunderbirds for the previous two years and was captain of the Gee-Gees men's basketball team for both the 2000–01 and 2001–02 seasons.

The Gee-Gees came into the 2012–13 season with the last chance to make a deep run with star Warren Ward and the rest of their graduating players.

Highly ranked[clarification needed] nationally all season, the Gee-Gees posted a 15–5 regular-season record and were dead-set on making an appearance in the CIS tournament.

Ali Mahmoud Alex McLeod Joshua Gibson-Bascombe Warren Ward Terry Thomas Johnny Berhanemeskel The Gee-Gees women's soccer program was founded in 1994 by current head coach Steven Johnson.

The team went on to become national champions in 1996, in just their third season of play, after which Johnson was recognized as CIAU coach of the year (an honour he would again receive in 2005).

The University of Ottawa women's soccer team became national champions on November 11, 2018, with a 2–1 victory over the Trinity Western Spartans in front of a home crowd.

[14] The following year the Gee-Gees would fall short, finishing third in the tournament by defeating Laval 20–19, after a perfect 7–0 season to claim the RSEQ championship.

[16] McNaughton will retire following the 2024 season to make way for Canada Senior Women's Sevens head coach Jack Hanratty, who most recently won led the team to a silver medal at the Paris Olympics.

Ottawa's most memorable run took place in 2004, as the Gee-Gees ousted their rival UQTR Patriotes 2–1 in the OUA playoffs, and then advanced to the Queen's Cup, hosted by the University of Western Ontario.

The Gee-Gees lost the OUA final to York, but they still earned a spot in the University Cup, held in Fredericton, New Brunswick, where the power-house UNB Varsity Reds played host to the tournament.

[18] On March 3, 2014, the University of Ottawa men's varsity hockey team was suspended from any activity due to "severe misconduct".

It was later discovered that some of the players on the hockey team were allegedly involved in a gang sexual assault on the weekend of February 1 while in Thunder Bay playing Lakehead University.

University officials gave information to Thunder Bay police, who confirmed they were in the initial stages of an investigation regarding a sexual assault.

January 2015, Rock announced that uOttawa would sit out the 2015–16 season as well in order to give university officials more time to implement reforms.

Ross regatta is raced annually on the Rideau Canal between the Bank Street and Pretoria bridges in early September.

Audra Vair (2003-2006) Andrew Todd (2009-2012) Kate Goodfellow (2009-2012) Jenna Pelham (2010-2013) Christy Nurse (2012-2013) Kennedy Burrows (2020-2022)