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{{Short description|University athletic team in Canada}}
{{Infobox college athletics
| name = Victoria Vikes
| logo = Victoria Vikes Logo.png
| logo_width = 
| university = [[University of Victoria]]
| association = [[U Sports]]
| conference  = [[Canada West Universities Athletic Association|Canada West]]<br>[[British Columbia Intercollegiate Hockey League|BCIHL]]<br>[[NAIA independent schools|NAIA independents]]
| director = Clint Hamilton
| location = [[Victoria, British Columbia|Victoria, BC]]
| teams = 9
| basketballarena             = CARSA<ref name=facil/>
| icehockeyarena              = Ian Stewart Rink<ref name=facil/>
| baseballfield               = 
| softballstadium             = 
| soccerstadium               = [[Centennial Stadium]]<ref name=facil/> 
| lacrossestadium             = Artifical Fields<ref name=facil/>
| natatorium                  =
| tenniscourt                 =
| sailingvenue                =
| rowingvenue                 =
| golfcourse                  =
| trackvenue                  = [[Centennial Stadium]]<ref name=facil/> 
| arena2                      = 
| othersite label             = Gym
| othersite                   = 
| mascot = 
| nickname = Vikes
| fightsong = 
| color1 = Blue
| hex1 = 055EAA
| color2 = Gold<ref name=brand>{{cite web|url=https://govikesgo.com/documents/2019/9/11//ATRS_2019_Vikes_Brand_Guidelines.pdf?id=2308|title=Graphic Standard Guidelines|publisher=[[University of Victoria]]|access-date=August 2, 2020}}</ref>
| hex2 = FFC528
| pageurl = https://govikesgo.com/ 
| altlogo = [[File:Victoria vikes seclogo.png|70px]]
}}

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.<ref name=brand/>

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

{| class="wikitable"; style= "text-align: "
! width= 150px style="{{CollegePrimaryStyle|Victoria Vikes|border=1|color= white }}"| Men's sports
! width= 150px style="{{CollegePrimaryStyle|Victoria Vikes|border=1|color= white }}"| Women's sports
|-
| Basketball || [[Victoria Vikes women's 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 [[Victoria Vikes men's ice hockey|a club men's hockey team]] that competes in the [[British Columbia Intercollegiate Hockey League]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.bcihl.ca/leagues/custom_page.cfm?leagueID=11139&clientID=3692&pageID=2638|title=About the BCIHL|publisher=[[British Columbia Intercollegiate Hockey League]]|access-date=August 2, 2020}}</ref>

==Facilities==
Victoria's athletics facilities include:<ref name=facil>[https://govikesgo.com/sports/2009/7/14/facilities.aspx Facilities] at govikesgo.com</ref>

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| image1 = Centennial stadium victoria canada.jpg
| caption1 = Centennial Stadium 
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{| class="wikitable"; style= "text-align: "
! width= 200px style="{{CollegePrimaryStyle|Victoria Vikes|border=1|color= white }}"| Venue
! width= 150px style="{{CollegePrimaryStyle|Victoria Vikes|border=1|color= white }}"| Sport(s)  
|-
| rowspan=2| [[Centennial Stadium]] || Soccer 
|-
| Track and field 
|-
| CARSA {{refn|Acronym for "Centre for Athletics, Recreation and Special Abilities".|group=n|name=cars}} || Basketball 
|-
| Field Hockey Turf || Field hockey  
|-
| rowspan=2| McKinnon Building and Gym || Basketball 
|-
| Swimming 
|-
| Wallace Field || Rugby union 
|-
| Artificial Fields || ''(various)''{{refn|Soccer, field hockey, lacrosse, and other outdoor sports.|group=n|name=var}} 
|-
| Ian Stewart Rink || Ice hockey  
|}

;Notes
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==Championships==

===U Sports Championships===
{| class="wikitable"; style= "text-align: "
! width= 200px style="{{CollegePrimaryStyle|Victoria Vikes|border=1|color= white }}"| Sport
! width= px style="{{CollegePrimaryStyle|Victoria Vikes|border=1|color= white }}"| Titles
! width= px style="{{CollegePrimaryStyle|Victoria Vikes|border=1|color= white }}"| Winning years
|-
| Basketball (men's) || {{center|9}} || 1979–80, 1980–81, 1981–82, 1982–83, 1983–84, 1984–85, 1985–86, 1996–97, 2024-25
|-
| Basketball (women's) || {{center|9}} || 1979–80, 1980–81, 1981–82, 1984–85, 1986–87, 1991–92, 1997–98, 1999–00, 2002–03
|-
| Cross country (men's) || {{center|5}} || 1994, 1995, 1996, 1997, 2015
|-
| Cross country (women's) || {{center|9}} || 1980, 1985, 1986, 1987, 1994, 1998, 1999, 2000, 2001
|-
| Field Hockey (women's) || {{center|13}} || 1984, 1987, 1989, 1991, 1992, 1994, 1995, 1997, 2000, 2002, 2008, 2018, 2019
|-
| Soccer (men's) || {{center|5}} || 1975, 1987, 1996, 2004, 2011
|-
| Soccer (women's)|| {{center|1}} || 2005
|}

===Canadian University National Championships===

{| class="wikitable"; style= "text-align: "
! width= 200px style="{{CollegePrimaryStyle|Victoria Vikes|border=1|color= white }}"| Sport
! width= px style="{{CollegePrimaryStyle|Victoria Vikes|border=1|color= white }}"| Titles
! width= px style="{{CollegePrimaryStyle|Victoria Vikes|border=1|color= white }}"| Winning years
|-
| Golf (men's) || {{center|3}} || 2003, 2005, 2006
|-
| Golf (women's) || {{center|1}} || 2008
|-
| Rowing (women's) || {{center|11}} || 1997, 1998, 1999, 2000, 2001, 2002, 2003, 2005, 2010, 2011, 2012
|-
| Rowing (men's) || {{center|7}} || 1997, 1998, 2000, 2001, 2009, 2010, 2021
|-
| Rugby  (men's) || {{center|3}} || 1997–98, 1998–99, 2019–20
|-
| Rugby 7s (men's) || {{center|5}} || 2011, 2013, 2014, 2015, 2016
|-
| Rugby 7s (women's) || {{center|2}} ||2017, 2019

|}

==Awards and honors==

===Canada West Hall of Fame===
*[[Kathy Shields]]: [[Canada West Universities Athletic Association|Canada West]] Hall of Fame - 2019 Inductee <ref>{{Cite news|url= https://www.canadawesthalloffame.org/post/kathy-shields-wbb-coach|title=Kathy Shields (WBB Coach)|website=canadawesthalloffame.org/|date=2019-08-19|access-date=2021-08-25|language=en}}</ref>
*Nicci Wright, Soccer: [[Canada West Universities Athletic Association|Canada West]] Hall of Fame - 2019 Inductee <ref>{{Cite news|url= https://www.canadawesthalloffame.org/post/nicci-wright-wsoc-student-athlete|title=Nicci Wright (WSOC Student-athlete)|website=canadawesthalloffame.org/|date=2019-09-06|access-date=2021-08-25|language=en}}</ref>
*[[Victoria Vikes women's basketball|Victoria Vikettes, Basketball]]: [[Canada West Universities Athletic Association|Canada West]] Hall of Fame - 2019 Inductee <ref>{{Cite news|url= https://www.canadawesthalloffame.org/post/victoria-vikettes-wbb-team|title=Victoria Vikettes (1979-93) (WBB Team)|website=canadawesthalloffame.org/|date=2019-11-09|access-date=2021-08-25|language=en}}</ref>

== 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.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Legends Cup Series – University of Victoria |url=https://www.uvic.ca/news/topics/2018+vikes-legends-cup+news |access-date=2022-07-30 |website=UVic.ca |date=28 August 2018 |language=en |archive-date=2023-04-03 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230403231728/https://www.uvic.ca/news/topics/2018+vikes-legends-cup+news |url-status=live }}</ref> 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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