u sports

Vikes golfer named Male Rookie Athlete of the year

When COVID-19 hit, golf became Owen Croft's new obsession. A year and a half later, he placed second at Canada’s most prestigious junior golf event. 

A season of champions

“Watching UVic when I was younger, they're not that good. Then I get here, and we start playing well and the goal is the national championship."

Player poll reveals concerns about gender gap in UVic varsity funding

“It’s always frustrating,” said the player who first raised the fundraising issue, “When we have been working our asses off to only pull in a fourth of what the guys…

Vikes women’s basketball seek U Sports tournament berth

“Our goal is to finish as one of the top two teams in the B.C. division,” said Pankratz. Doing so would allow the Vikes the opportunity to host a quarterfinal…

Flying under the radar

Cheer is, surprisingly, one of the more dangerous contact sports when it comes to serious injuries. The combined skills and trust required to execute stunts leave little room for error.…

Vikes women’s field hockey stars rise to national dominance

In 2003, current head coach Krista Thompson, who was the program’s assistant coach at the time, started the Rising Stars program, which allowed the Vikes to offer scholarships to future…

Meet highly recruited cross country runner Ian McAllister

McAllister is the reigning two-time Ontario High School Cross Country Champion — only the twelfth runner since 1957 to win the senior men’s event back-to-back, at what’s widely considered one…