The Victoria Vikes are the athletic teams that represent the University of Victoria of Victoria, British Columbia, Canada in both men's and women's U Sports. Vikes was previously a longstanding nickname for both the men's teams (previously the Vikings) and women's teams (previously the Vikettes) until it was officially adopted as the teams' name in 1989.
Varsity teams The Vikes have both men's and women's varsity teams in the following sports:
Men's sports Women's sports Basketball Basketball Golf Field hockey Rowing Golf Rugby Rowing Soccer Rugby Swimming Soccer Cross Country Swimming Track and field Cross Country Track and field
Club teams The Vikes operate a club men's hockey team that competes in the British Columbia Intercollegiate Hockey League.
Facilities Victoria's athletics facilities include:Facilities at govikesgo.com
Venue Sport(s) Centennial Stadium Soccer Track and field CARSA Basketball Field Hockey Turf Field hockey McKinnon Building and Gym Basketball Swimming Wallace Field Rugby union Artificial Fields (various) Ian Stewart Rink Ice hockey
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Championships
U Sports Championships Sport Titles Winning years Basketball (men's) 1979–80, 1980–81, 1981–82, 1982–83, 1983–84, 1984–85, 1985–86, 1996–97, 2024–25 Basketball (women's) 1979–80, 1980–81, 1981–82, 1984–85, 1986–87, 1991–92, 1997–98, 1999–00, 2002–03 Cross country (men's) 1994, 1995, 1996, 1997, 2015 Cross country (women's) 1980, 1985, 1986, 1987, 1994, 1998, 1999, 2000, 2001, 2025 Field Hockey (women's) 1984, 1987, 1989, 1991, 1992, 1994, 1995, 1997, 2000, 2002, 2008, 2018, 2019, 2021, 2022, 2023, 2024 Soccer (men's) 1975, 1987, 1996, 2004, 2011 Soccer (women's) 2005
Canadian University National Championships
Sport Titles Winning years Golf (men's) 2003, 2005, 2006 Golf (women's) 2008 Rowing (women's) 1997, 1998, 1999, 2000, 2001, 2002, 2003, 2005, 2010, 2011, 2012 Rowing (men's) 1997, 1998, 2000, 2001, 2009, 2010, 2021 Rugby (men's) 1997–98, 1998–99, 2019–20 Rugby 7s (men's) 2011, 2013, 2014, 2015, 2016 Rugby 7s (women's) 2017, 2019
Awards and honors
Canada West Hall of Fame Kathy Shields: Canada West Hall of Fame - 2019 Inductee Nicci Wright, Soccer: Canada West Hall of Fame - 2019 Inductee Victoria Vikettes, Basketball: Canada West Hall of Fame - 2019 Inductee
Rivalries
UBC As the two oldest universities in the province, the University of Victoria and the University of British Columbia (UBC) have long been fierce rivals in sports and athletics, including in rowing, rugby, and soccer. The UVic Vikes and UBC Thunderbirds rivalry is a symbol of good sportsmanship. The "Annual UBC I UVic Soccer Classic" is one of the largest university sporting events in Canada and pits the UBC Men's Soccer Team against the UVic Men's Soccer Team. The annual classic alternates between the UVic Centennial Stadium and the UBC Thunderbird Stadium.
Vikes Nation fans and UBC Thunderbird fans pack into the Centennial stadium for the classic, with the UVic Cheerleaders and Marching Band also present. In 2015, UVic also constructed a new and expanded Athletics Facility (CARSA) which includes a major auditorium/gymnasium for Vikes Basketball Teams, and significantly more seating, stands, and court facilities.
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