Vaughn Taylor took home the best finish among University of Victoria track athletes at the national championships in New Brunswick over the weekend.

However, Taylor couldnB次元官网网址檛 defend his 2020 national title in the 600-metres, finishing fourth during SaturdayB次元官网网址檚 final at the U Sports Track and Field Championships in Saint John.

Vikes runners Jack Boden and Brandon Vail also had top-10 finishes at the University of New Brunswick-hosted competition, placing fifth in the 1,000m, and eighth in the 3,000m, respectively. The Vikes menB次元官网网址檚 4 x 800m relay team of David Waller, Benjamin Seshadri, Anton Kuipers and Boden wound up sixth.

Overall, the Vikes menB次元官网网址檚 team placed 16th out of 24 schools with a total of 13 points.

Jennifer Erickson, the lone member of the Vikes womenB次元官网网址檚 track team to qualify for nationals, finished 11th in the 3,000m.

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Also competing at nationals over the weekend was the UVic menB次元官网网址檚 basketball team.

The Vikes fell 94-77 to the Carleton Ravens in the opener of the U Sports MenB次元官网网址檚 Final 8 tournament in Edmonton, and wound up sixth following a 98-72 loss to Dalhousie Tigers in SundayB次元官网网址檚 consolation final. The Vikes beat McGill 77-68 Saturday to reach the final.

UVic was the higher-seeded team entering the tournament, but faced a tough test in the Ravens, who went on to win the schoolB次元官网网址檚 third straight U Sports championship and 16th national title. The Ravens took the lead a few minutes into the April 1 game and never gave it up, beating the Vikes for a fourth consecutive time in head-to-head play at the Final 8 tournament.

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