The health and safety of UVic’s students, staff, faculty and community members remains the highest priority. In response to the global progression of the COVID-19 virus, Vikes Athletics and Recreation have cancelled marquee events on the spring calendar as we follow the institution’s policies and guidelines.
Both the Keg Spring Cup soccer tournament and Brown Cup rowing regatta have been cancelled, along with the Celebration of Champions Banquet and Graduating Athletes Ceremony.
The Keg Spring Cup is an annual men’s and women’s soccer tournament that was scheduled to operate on March 21 and 22 at Centennial Stadium.
The Brown Cup was ready for its 29th annual race between the Vikes and University of British Columbia Thunderbirds on the Gorge Waterways on March 28, but it too has been cancelled.
The Celebration of Champions Banquet was scheduled for April 1 at the Victoria Conference Centre. Along with handing out the yearly athletic awards, Christina Proteau and Trish Wellmann-Fougner would have been inducted into the UVic Sports Hall of Fame.
The Graduating Athletes Ceremony was an annual event where all varsity athletes that spent at least three years with the program and any other athletes graduating their educational programs gather at the University Club and receive a commemorative gift thanking them for their time and success with the Vikes.
Men’s rugby saw their game in Vancouver against the Thunderbirds over the weekend get cancelled. Men’s and women’s golf were supposed to compete in a tournament this week in California, but that has also been cancelled.
Yesterday, the Centre for Athletics, Recreation and Special Abilities shut its doors for the foreseeable future in an attempt to contain the coronavirus.
