University athletic team in British Columbia, Canada
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]
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)
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 (7)
- 1997, 1998, 2000, 2001, 2009, 2010, 2021
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)
Men's Golf (3)
Women's Golf (1)
