<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8" ?><rss version="2.0" xmlns:atom="http://www.w3.org/2005/Atom" xmlns:s="https://govikesgo.com/services/xml_schema/story" xmlns:media="http://search.yahoo.com/mrss/"><channel><title>University of Victoria Athletics</title><link>https://govikesgo.com/rss.aspx?path=mrow</link><description>Latest news items for University of Victoria Athletics</description><atom:link href="https://govikesgo.com/rss?path=mrow" rel="self" type="application/rss+xml" /><language>en-us</language><ttl>60</ttl><item><title>Vikes honour top performers at annual Celebration of Champions</title><link>https://govikesgo.com/news/2026/3/25/vikes-honour-top-performers-at-annual-celebration-of-champions.aspx</link><guid>https://govikesgo.com/news/2026/3/25/vikes-honour-top-performers-at-annual-celebration-of-champions.aspx</guid><category>Women's Field Hockey, General, XC &amp; Track, Men's Rowing, Women's Soccer</category><description><![CDATA[<img alt="President's Cup" src="https://govikesgo.com/common/controls/image_handler.aspx?thumb_prefix=rp_primary&image_path=/images/2026/4/1/Untitled_design__13_.jpg" /><br /><br />VICTORIA - The University of Victoria Department of Athletics and Recreation closed out a remarkable 2025–26 varsity season on March 31, in UVic's Farquar Auditorium, bringing its community together for the annual Celebration of Champions.]]></description><media:thumbnail url="https://govikesgo.com/common/controls/image_handler.aspx?thumb_prefix=rp_system&amp;image_path=/images/2026/4/1/Untitled_design__13_.jpg" /><media:content url="https://govikesgo.com/common/controls/image_handler.aspx?thumb_prefix=rp_primary&amp;image_path=/images/2026/4/1/Untitled_design__13_.jpg"><media:title>President's Cup</media:title></media:content><enclosure url="https://govikesgo.com/common/controls/image_handler.aspx?thumb_prefix=rp_primary&amp;image_path=/images/2026/4/1/Untitled_design__13_.jpg" length="1" type="image/jpg" /><pubDate>Wed, 25 Mar 2026 14:24:00 PST</pubDate><s:sport_id>2</s:sport_id><s:story_id>7702</s:story_id></item><item><title>Men's rowing tallies two second-place finishes against UBC</title><link>https://govikesgo.com/news/2026/3/28/mens-rowing-mens-rowing-tally-two-second-place-finishes-against-ubc.aspx</link><guid>https://govikesgo.com/news/2026/3/28/mens-rowing-mens-rowing-tally-two-second-place-finishes-against-ubc.aspx</guid><category>Men's Rowing</category><description><![CDATA[<img alt="MROW Brown Cup 2026" src="https://govikesgo.com/common/controls/image_handler.aspx?thumb_prefix=rp_primary&image_path=/images/2026/3/28/55174228903_c4a7ac0701_o.jpg" /><br /><br />Victoria, BC – The University of Victoria men's rowing team grabbed a pair of second-place finishes in the Brown Cup and Campbell-Dowd Cup, March 28, on the Gorge Waterway.]]></description><media:thumbnail url="https://govikesgo.com/common/controls/image_handler.aspx?thumb_prefix=rp_system&amp;image_path=/images/2026/3/28/55174228903_c4a7ac0701_o.jpg" /><media:content url="https://govikesgo.com/common/controls/image_handler.aspx?thumb_prefix=rp_primary&amp;image_path=/images/2026/3/28/55174228903_c4a7ac0701_o.jpg"><media:title>MROW Brown Cup 2026</media:title></media:content><enclosure url="https://govikesgo.com/common/controls/image_handler.aspx?thumb_prefix=rp_primary&amp;image_path=/images/2026/3/28/55174228903_c4a7ac0701_o.jpg" length="1" type="image/jpg" /><pubDate>Sat, 28 Mar 2026 15:27:00 PST</pubDate><s:sport_id>6</s:sport_id><s:story_id>7704</s:story_id></item><item><title>Vikes Weekly Preview - March 24, 2026</title><link>https://govikesgo.com/news/2026/3/24/womens-rowing-vikes-weekly-preview-march-24-2026.aspx</link><guid>https://govikesgo.com/news/2026/3/24/womens-rowing-vikes-weekly-preview-march-24-2026.aspx</guid><category>Men's Rowing, Women's Rowing, Men's Rugby, Golf</category><description><![CDATA[<img alt="WROW Vikes Weekly Preview 03-24-2026" src="https://govikesgo.com/common/controls/image_handler.aspx?thumb_prefix=rp_primary&image_path=/images/2026/3/24/55151532894_cde58f6b9b_o.jpg" /><br /><br />Victoria, BC - A look ahead to the games, meets, and tournaments the Vikes will be competing in this week.]]></description><media:thumbnail url="https://govikesgo.com/common/controls/image_handler.aspx?thumb_prefix=rp_system&amp;image_path=/images/2026/3/24/55151532894_cde58f6b9b_o.jpg" /><media:content url="https://govikesgo.com/common/controls/image_handler.aspx?thumb_prefix=rp_primary&amp;image_path=/images/2026/3/24/55151532894_cde58f6b9b_o.jpg"><media:title>WROW Vikes Weekly Preview 03-24-2026</media:title></media:content><enclosure url="https://govikesgo.com/common/controls/image_handler.aspx?thumb_prefix=rp_primary&amp;image_path=/images/2026/3/24/55151532894_cde58f6b9b_o.jpg" length="1" type="image/jpg" /><pubDate>Tue, 24 Mar 2026 14:57:00 PST</pubDate><s:sport_id>12</s:sport_id><s:story_id>7695</s:story_id></item><item><title>Ralmax Group of Companies named title sponsor of 2026 Brown Cup</title><link>https://govikesgo.com/news/2026/3/19/womens-rowing-ralmax-group-of-companies-named-title-sponsor-of-2026-brown-cup.aspx</link><guid>https://govikesgo.com/news/2026/3/19/womens-rowing-ralmax-group-of-companies-named-title-sponsor-of-2026-brown-cup.aspx</guid><category>Men's Rowing, Women's Rowing</category><description><![CDATA[<img alt="Brown Cup 2026" src="https://govikesgo.com/common/controls/image_handler.aspx?thumb_prefix=rp_primary&image_path=/images/2026/3/19/ATRS_2026_Brown-Cup-digi-1_qKmMr.jpg" /><br /><br />VICTORIA, B.C. — The University of Victoria is proud to announce the Ralmax Group of Companies as the title sponsor of the 2026 Brown Cup, set for Saturday, March 28, on Victoria's Gorge Waterway.]]></description><media:thumbnail url="https://govikesgo.com/common/controls/image_handler.aspx?thumb_prefix=rp_system&amp;image_path=/images/2026/3/19/ATRS_2026_Brown-Cup-digi-1_qKmMr.jpg" /><media:content url="https://govikesgo.com/common/controls/image_handler.aspx?thumb_prefix=rp_primary&amp;image_path=/images/2026/3/19/ATRS_2026_Brown-Cup-digi-1_qKmMr.jpg"><media:title>Brown Cup 2026</media:title></media:content><enclosure url="https://govikesgo.com/common/controls/image_handler.aspx?thumb_prefix=rp_primary&amp;image_path=/images/2026/3/19/ATRS_2026_Brown-Cup-digi-1_qKmMr.jpg" length="1" type="image/jpg" /><pubDate>Thu, 19 Mar 2026 15:58:00 PST</pubDate><s:sport_id>12</s:sport_id><s:story_id>7693</s:story_id></item><item><title>Finalists unveiled for 2025-26 varsity major awards</title><link>https://govikesgo.com/news/2026/3/16/mens-basketball-finalists-unveiled-for-2025-26-varsity-major-awards.aspx</link><guid>https://govikesgo.com/news/2026/3/16/mens-basketball-finalists-unveiled-for-2025-26-varsity-major-awards.aspx</guid><category>Women's Field Hockey, General, Men's Basketball, XC &amp; Track, Men's Rowing, Men's Soccer, Women's Basketball, Women's Soccer, Men's Rugby, Women's Rugby, Swimming, Golf</category><description><![CDATA[<img alt="Celebration of Champions" src="https://govikesgo.com/common/controls/image_handler.aspx?thumb_prefix=rp_primary&image_path=/images/2024/4/3/ATRS_2023_COC-Story-graphic-gold.jpg" /><br /><br />VICTORIA - The University of Victoria has announced the finalists for its 2025–26 varsity athletics major awards, with the winners to be revealed at the annual Celebration of Champions on March 31 at UVic's Farquhar Auditorium.]]></description><media:thumbnail url="https://govikesgo.com/common/controls/image_handler.aspx?thumb_prefix=rp_system&amp;image_path=/images/2024/4/3/ATRS_2023_COC-Story-graphic-gold.jpg" /><media:content url="https://govikesgo.com/common/controls/image_handler.aspx?thumb_prefix=rp_primary&amp;image_path=/images/2024/4/3/ATRS_2023_COC-Story-graphic-gold.jpg"><media:title>Celebration of Champions</media:title></media:content><enclosure url="https://govikesgo.com/common/controls/image_handler.aspx?thumb_prefix=rp_primary&amp;image_path=/images/2024/4/3/ATRS_2023_COC-Story-graphic-gold.jpg" length="1" type="image/jpg" /><pubDate>Mon, 16 Mar 2026 15:52:00 PST</pubDate><s:sport_id>2</s:sport_id><s:story_id>7691</s:story_id></item><item><title>Living in the present: Preston Curtis rows toward the future</title><link>https://govikesgo.com/news/2026/3/5/mens-rowing-living-in-the-present-preston-curtis-rows-toward-the-future.aspx</link><guid>https://govikesgo.com/news/2026/3/5/mens-rowing-living-in-the-present-preston-curtis-rows-toward-the-future.aspx</guid><category>Men's Rowing</category><description><![CDATA[<img alt="Preston Curtis" src="https://govikesgo.com/common/controls/image_handler.aspx?thumb_prefix=rp_primary&image_path=/images/2026/3/5/ATRS_2025_Story-graphics.jpg" /><br /><br />Preston Curtis begins each day in the present. His memory is a shelf with limited space, and much like a shelf, anything not reinforced eventually falls away.]]></description><media:thumbnail url="https://govikesgo.com/common/controls/image_handler.aspx?thumb_prefix=rp_system&amp;image_path=/images/2026/3/5/ATRS_2025_Story-graphics.jpg" /><media:content url="https://govikesgo.com/common/controls/image_handler.aspx?thumb_prefix=rp_primary&amp;image_path=/images/2026/3/5/ATRS_2025_Story-graphics.jpg"><media:title>Preston Curtis</media:title></media:content><enclosure url="https://govikesgo.com/common/controls/image_handler.aspx?thumb_prefix=rp_primary&amp;image_path=/images/2026/3/5/ATRS_2025_Story-graphics.jpg" length="1" type="image/jpg" /><pubDate>Thu, 5 Mar 2026 14:58:00 PST</pubDate><s:sport_id>6</s:sport_id><s:story_id>7678</s:story_id></item><item><title>Men's rowing wins three medals at Canadian University Rowing Championships</title><link>https://govikesgo.com/news/2025/11/3/mens-rowing-mens-rowing-wins-three-medals-at-canadian-university-championships.aspx</link><guid>https://govikesgo.com/news/2025/11/3/mens-rowing-mens-rowing-wins-three-medals-at-canadian-university-championships.aspx</guid><category>Men's Rowing</category><description><![CDATA[<img alt="Rowing 11.02.2025" src="https://govikesgo.com/common/controls/image_handler.aspx?thumb_prefix=rp_primary&image_path=/images/2025/11/2/ROWING_2025-11-01_NAtionals_Montreal_CREDIT_Sarah-Maude_Comtois-223.jpg" /><br /><br />Montreal, QC – The University of Victoria men's rowing team finished third at the 2025 Canadian University Rowing Championships, winning three medals on Nov. 1 and 2, hosted by McGill University.]]></description><media:thumbnail url="https://govikesgo.com/common/controls/image_handler.aspx?thumb_prefix=rp_system&amp;image_path=/images/2025/11/2/ROWING_2025-11-01_NAtionals_Montreal_CREDIT_Sarah-Maude_Comtois-223.jpg" /><media:content url="https://govikesgo.com/common/controls/image_handler.aspx?thumb_prefix=rp_primary&amp;image_path=/images/2025/11/2/ROWING_2025-11-01_NAtionals_Montreal_CREDIT_Sarah-Maude_Comtois-223.jpg"><media:title>Rowing 11.02.2025</media:title></media:content><enclosure url="https://govikesgo.com/common/controls/image_handler.aspx?thumb_prefix=rp_primary&amp;image_path=/images/2025/11/2/ROWING_2025-11-01_NAtionals_Montreal_CREDIT_Sarah-Maude_Comtois-223.jpg" length="1" type="image/jpg" /><pubDate>Mon, 3 Nov 2025 11:00:00 PST</pubDate><s:sport_id>6</s:sport_id><s:story_id>7575</s:story_id></item><item><title>Vikes Weekly Preview - October 28, 2025</title><link>https://govikesgo.com/news/2025/10/28/mens-basketball-vikes-weekly-preview-october-28-2025.aspx</link><guid>https://govikesgo.com/news/2025/10/28/mens-basketball-vikes-weekly-preview-october-28-2025.aspx</guid><category>Women's Field Hockey, Men's Basketball, Men's Rowing, Women's Basketball, Women's Rowing, Men's Rugby, Women's Rugby</category><description><![CDATA[<img alt="WFH 10.19.2025 " src="https://govikesgo.com/common/controls/image_handler.aspx?thumb_prefix=rp_primary&image_path=/images/2025/10/28/54868362441_84eeedf5e5_o.jpg" /><br /><br />Women's Rugby]]></description><media:thumbnail url="https://govikesgo.com/common/controls/image_handler.aspx?thumb_prefix=rp_system&amp;image_path=/images/2025/10/28/54868362441_84eeedf5e5_o.jpg" /><media:content url="https://govikesgo.com/common/controls/image_handler.aspx?thumb_prefix=rp_primary&amp;image_path=/images/2025/10/28/54868362441_84eeedf5e5_o.jpg"><media:title>WFH 10.19.2025 </media:title></media:content><enclosure url="https://govikesgo.com/common/controls/image_handler.aspx?thumb_prefix=rp_primary&amp;image_path=/images/2025/10/28/54868362441_84eeedf5e5_o.jpg" length="1" type="image/jpg" /><pubDate>Tue, 28 Oct 2025 14:20:00 PST</pubDate><s:sport_id>3</s:sport_id><s:story_id>7560</s:story_id></item><item><title>Vikes Weekly Preview - 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Oct 14, 2025</media:title></media:content><enclosure url="https://govikesgo.com/common/controls/image_handler.aspx?thumb_prefix=rp_primary&amp;image_path=/images/2025/10/14/54844466896_389d8d9820_o.jpg" length="1" type="image/jpg" /><pubDate>Tue, 14 Oct 2025 15:56:00 PST</pubDate><s:sport_id>3</s:sport_id><s:story_id>7531</s:story_id></item><item><title>UVic celebrates 60 years of men’s rowing with 2026 Hall of Fame inductees</title><link>https://govikesgo.com/news/2025/10/8/mens-rowing-uvic-celebrates-60-years-of-mens-rowing-with-2026-hall-of-fame-inductees.aspx</link><guid>https://govikesgo.com/news/2025/10/8/mens-rowing-uvic-celebrates-60-years-of-mens-rowing-with-2026-hall-of-fame-inductees.aspx</guid><category>Men's Rowing</category><description><![CDATA[<img alt="Hall of Fame 2026" src="https://govikesgo.com/common/controls/image_handler.aspx?thumb_prefix=rp_primary&image_path=/images/2025/10/8/ATRS2024_HOF-graphics.jpg" /><br /><br />Marking 60 years of rowing excellence, the University of Victoria will induct three rowing legends into the UVic Sports Hall of Fame, Class of 2026: coach Howard Campbell, builder/coach Doug White, and the 1985–86 men's 8+ crew, one of the most dominant university teams in Canadian rowing history. The announcement came during the Vikes Championship Breakfast on Oct. 8, 2025, the university's premier fundraiser supporting student-athlete scholarships.]]></description><media:thumbnail url="https://govikesgo.com/common/controls/image_handler.aspx?thumb_prefix=rp_system&amp;image_path=/images/2025/10/8/ATRS2024_HOF-graphics.jpg" /><media:content url="https://govikesgo.com/common/controls/image_handler.aspx?thumb_prefix=rp_primary&amp;image_path=/images/2025/10/8/ATRS2024_HOF-graphics.jpg"><media:title>Hall of Fame 2026</media:title></media:content><enclosure url="https://govikesgo.com/common/controls/image_handler.aspx?thumb_prefix=rp_primary&amp;image_path=/images/2025/10/8/ATRS2024_HOF-graphics.jpg" length="1" type="image/jpg" /><pubDate>Wed, 8 Oct 2025 11:22:00 PST</pubDate><s:sport_id>6</s:sport_id><s:story_id>7524</s:story_id></item></channel></rss>