Victoria Vikes

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.[1]

Victoria Vikes
UniversityUniversity of Victoria
AssociationU Sports
ConferenceCanada West
BCIHL
Athletic directorClint Hamilton
LocationVictoria, British Columbia
Varsity teams9
Football stadiumCentennial Stadium
GymCentre for Athletics, Recreation and Special Abilities (CARSA)
NicknameVikes
ColorsBlue and Gold[1]
   
Websitegovikesgo.com/index.aspx

Varsity teams

The Vikes have both men's and women's varsity teams in the following sports:

Club teams

The Vikes operate a club men's hockey team that competes in the British Columbia Intercollegiate Hockey League.[2]

Championships

U Sports Championships

Men's Basketball (8)

  • 1979-80, 1980–81, 1981–82, 1982–83, 1983–84, 1984–85, 1985–86, 1996-97

Women's Basketball (9)

  • 1979-80, 1980–81, 1981–82, 1984–85, 1986–87, 1991–92, 1997–98, 1999-00, 2002–03

Women's Field Hockey (13)

  • 1984, 1987, 1989, 1991, 1992, 1994, 1995, 1997, 2000, 2002, 2008, 2018, 2019

Men's Soccer (5)

  • 1975, 1987, 1996, 2004, 2011

Women's Soccer (1)

  • 2005

Women's Cross-Country (9)

  • 1980, 1985, 1986, 1987, 1994, 1998, 1999, 2000, 2001

Men's Cross-Country (5)

  • 1994, 1995, 1996, 1997, 2015

Canadian University National Championships

Women's Rowing (11)

  • 1997, 1998, 1999, 2000, 2001, 2002, 2003, 2005, 2010, 2011, 2012

Men's Rowing (6)

  • 1997, 1998, 2000, 2001, 2009, 2010

Men's Rugby (3)

  • 1997-98, 1998–99, 2019–20

Men's Rugby 7s (5)

  • 2011, 2013, 2014, 2015, 2016

Women's Rugby 7s (2)

  • 2017, 2019

Men's Golf (3)

  • 2003, 2005, 2006

Women's Golf (1)

  • 2008

References
  1. "Graphic Standard Guidelines" (PDF). University of Victoria. Retrieved August 2, 2020.
  2. "About the BCIHL". British Columbia Intercollegiate Hockey League. Retrieved August 2, 2020.


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