Three female student athletes spilt prestigious Vikes Provost Award December 16, 2021December 16, 2021 Isabella Kennedy At the 17th annual Vikes Honour Roll Luncheon, three female student athletes were surprised to hear their names called for the distinguished Provost Award. Trinity Kettyls from the women’s soccer
Meet Avalon Wasteneys: UVic student and Olympic champion October 20, 2021December 2, 2021 Isabella Kennedy Avalon Wasteneys was sitting in a second year UVic anthropology course when the class discussion sidetracked to the Olympic Games. The psychology major contributed to the conversation, and her peers
Vikes women’s softball plays in first home opener series October 13, 2021October 13, 2021 Isabella Kennedy The Vikes women’s softball team battled hard in their first home opener series on a sunny fall Saturday at Hyacinth Park. After dropping two games to the top ranked UBC
Sporting arenas across Greater Victoria open their doors October 13, 2021October 13, 2021 Alec Lazenby The sight of yellow and red leaves coating the sidewalks means two things in B.C.: winter is just around the corner, and sports are back.
Former Vikes on Canada’s rugby sevens team place a respectable eighth at Tokyo August 11, 2021August 11, 2021 Isabella Kennedy Four Vikes alumni wore the Canadian jersey for the Olympics men’s rugby sevens tournament in Tokyo this July but fell short of a chance at an Olympic me
Three UVic rowers are headed to the Tokyo Olympic Games July 16, 2021July 16, 2021 Isabella Kennedy Patrick Keane and Avalon Wasteneys talk about their Olympic debut goals and the benefits and drawbacks from training during the pandemic with the Martlet.
Jane Gumley to lead women’s rowing team as interim coach June 18, 2021June 18, 2021 Kate Korte UVic alumnus takes over following resignation of Barney Williams Photo sourced from UVic. The Vikes women's rowing team will have a new head coach for the 2021-22 season: UVic alumnus and former...
UVic athletes stoked to return to play following Canada West announcement May 14, 2021May 18, 2021 Alec Lazenby Regional schedules await approval from university, province File photo. Canada West has announced their plans for the 2021-22 season. After a year without competition, Canada West plans for most sports to be...
UVic esports to introduce a paid ‘battle pass’ in January January 15, 2021January 15, 2021 Michael John Lo There is currently no finalized price point, but the paid premium battle pass allows participating students to unlock prizes, such as a $500 tuition credit. UVic administration says that a
UVic soccer teams rally behind former men’s captain November 20, 2020November 20, 2020 Alec Lazenby Mackenzie Rigg, former captain of the UVic men’s soccer team, had his education plans sidelined when he was diagnosed with an aggressive type of brain tumour. To support Rigg, his
