University of Victoria - Tower Yearbook (Victoria, British Columbia Canada)

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ICE HOCKEY The Viking Hockey team, playing in the senior amateur division of the Vancouver Island Hockey League, asserted their superiority this year by cap- turing first place in the four team league standing. Winning twenty of their total of 26 league games, they tied three more. Although the Vikings won only two of their seven exhibition games, they represented UVic at UBC, Nanaimo, Port Alberni, and Notre Dame at Nelson. FIELD HOCKEY One of UVic's most successful sports groups, two women,s Field Hockey teams, represented the Uni- versity this year. The First Division team finished first in the Vancouver Island Women's Field Hockey League, winning thirteen and tieing two of their fifteen games. Their record remained intact by winning thirteen of the fourteen exhibition games. The second division team won six and drew one of its fifteen games, recovering to win seven of the eight exhibition games. The men's Held hockey team also finished first in the league, winning eight and tieing one of the fourteen games played. They also won two of the four exhibition games. WATER POLO Another first was registered by the Water Polo team who won eleven and tied one of their twelve league games. Of four exhibition games played against Vancouver Life Guards and the Vancouver Water Polo Club, they won two.

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SOCCER The Soccer Club fielded two teams this year, the first Division Vikings and the second Division Norse- men. Coached respectively by Wally Milligan and Tony DeGroot, both teams finished third in the league standings. The Vikings lost only three of their fourteen games played and despite their failure to maintain the second and first league standings they won last year, they proved the most popular teams as far as spec- tator attendance. All young fellows, rather than experienced, they were a popular team and drew good crowds. Upper right: UVic Vikingsg centre right: Norsemeng below: Vikings. ! kick

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TRACK AND FIELD The Cross-Country team was re-formed in 1967-68 after four years' absence from university athletics. The full team entered in six races, and won four, including the Vancouver Island Open Champion- ship. It has established itself as the leading cross- country team on the Island, consistently beating Spartans Athletic Club, Nanaimo Track and Field Club, Royal Roads, CFB Esquimalt and the High School teams. The two losses were against main- land clubs. In the Admiral Nelles Trophy at Royal Roads, the University placed second to UBC out of seventeen teams from the Island and the Main- land. At the Courtenay Road Race, the University were beaten by Vancouver Olympic Club into second place from nine teams. A member of the team also won an individual championship, this was Charles Thorne, the team's leading runner, who won the Vancouver Island Junior Champion- ship. These results were achieved in spite of a late start to the season. Dr. Ellis, of the Biology Department, was appointed Amateur Coach in October, and had the team into competition by the end of the month. About twelve runners were initially in- volved, with eliminations reducing the number to tive by the spring term. VIKINGS ROWING TEAM The Rowing Club, entered in the North American League, entered six regattas. In June 1967, at the Shawnigan Regatta, the ueightf' under coxswain Richard Wright, won the B.C. Championship Cen- tennial Trophy. On July l, they finished third in eight at the Pan-American Trials. . .. ggi- ,ll . e, ,, , 1 W ,...,... . ., ' 6 I V'i's'3- - 1 W Vi-frwczf'--wi Hamel.-. .. . . ,.-...-. ' 1- 'f '