❚❚❚ Women's Basketball

Contact: Carrie Watts (Head Coach)

Tryout Information

Interested players can email vikeswbb@uvic.ca for more information.
 

All tryout athletes must bring the following forms, printed and filled out to the first day of their tryout:

• the FWC Waiver filled out and signed by the athlete
• the Fit to Play form - Part 1 filled out and signed by the athlete
• the Fit to Play form - Part 2 filled out by a physician

❚❚❚ Cross Country & TRACK

Contact: Hilary Stellingwerff (Head Coach)

Tryout Information

Cross Country Tryout date: TBA
Track Tryout date: Contact Head Coach Hilary Stellingwerff for more information.

NOTE: UVic competes as an endurance-only track program. Athletes on the Vikes track team compete in 800m and greater distance events only.

All tryout athletes must bring the following forms, printed and filled out to the first day of their tryout:

• the FWC Waiver filled out and signed by the athlete
• the Fit to Play form - Part 1 filled out and signed by the athlete
• the Fit to Play form - Part 2 filled out by a physician

❚❚❚ Men's Rugby

Contact: Scott Manning (Head Coach)

Tryout Information

Tryout date: TBA

Contact vikesmrug@uvic.ca for more information.

All tryout athletes must bring the following forms, printed and filled out to the first day of their tryout:

• the FWC Waiver filled out and signed by the athlete
• the Fit to Play form - Part 1 filled out and signed by the athlete
• the Fit to Play form - Part 2 filled out by a physician

❚❚❚ Men's Soccer

Contact: Larry Stefanek (Head Coach)

All tryout athletes must bring the following forms, printed and filled out to the first day of their tryout:

• the FWC Waiver filled out and signed by the athlete
• the Fit to Play form - Part 1 filled out and signed by the athlete
• the Fit to Play form - Part 2 filled out by a physician

❚❚❚ Men's Rowing

Contact: Aalbert Van Schothorst (Head Coach)

Vikes men's rowing is home to one of the most dominant intercollegiate rowing programs in Canada.  The program fosters an environment that has for the last 50 years consistently produced countless National, World and Olympic Champions.

Each year the program seeks to add strong, athletic, self-driven individuals who aspire to compete athletically and academically at one of the best universities in the world.

The program's recruitment policy opens the door to anyone, experienced or not, who aspires to meet the standards and expectations of national and international competition. If you're uncertain whether you fit that criterion, reach out to the head coach, and they can answer any questions you bring forward.

Existing Experience - Walk-on and Recruit Selection Camp: August 31, 2026

• Athletes coming into camp will be allowed to move into residence a week early to accommodate the camp
• Meet at CARSA at 9:00 a.m. for a pre-brief and camp outline
• Athletes will row twice a day and execute a battery of athletic tests to be selected into the program
• Assessments will occur on an ergometer (CARSA) and Elk Lake waters (5100 Patricia Bay Highway)
• Athletes intending to try out for the camp need to email aalbertv@uvic.ca  to receive key information that will set them up for success.

Sport Transfer – New Talent - Novice Rowing 

General information meeting: Wednesday, Sept. 9 at 6:00 p.m.
Location: CARSA, CanAssist Boardroom

General information meeting: Thursday, Sept. 10 at 6:00 p.m.
Location: CARSA, CanAssist Boardroom

Novice tryout date/final selection day: Sunday, Sept. 13 from 12:00-3:00 p.m.
Location: CARSA, Fieldhouse
Fitness testing; wear athletic clothes 

Details:

• Sport transfer athletes are identified as having no rowing experience whatsoever
• Have a strong athletic / farming background that they want to transfer to a new sport
• Testing will include non-sport-specific field tests
  • Anthropometric measurements (height, weight, wingspan)
  • Aerobic base (arm/leg bike step test)
  • Power Testing (Concept 2 dynometer)
• Wear athletic clothing, expect there to be a lineup and allocate sufficient time for testing

All tryout athletes must bring the following forms, printed and filled out to the first day of their tryout:

• the FWC Waiver filled out and signed by the athlete
• the Fit to Play form - Part 1 filled out and signed by the athlete
• the Fit to Play form - Part 2 filled out by a physician