Meet the Teams
Develop your skills alongside VIU's varsity student-athletes!
VIU Mariners Women’s Volleyball
A true powerhouse program! VIU's women's volleyball teams have earned a top-three finish in the provincial conference playoffs every season since 1994 and have earned Canadian collegiate gold medals in 6 of the past 11 seasons. Develop your volleyball skills with some of Canada's top collegiate athletes--who never forget that fun is an essential element of play!
VIU Mariners Men’s Volleyball
Supercharge your sets and spikes alongside the high-flying members of VIU's men's volleyball squad! With five provincial collegiate medals in the past six seasons, the Mariners draw upon their successful seasons to pass on essential skills to young volleyball enthusiasts.
VIU Mariners Women’s Basketball
Take your game to the top with the 2022-23 Canadian collegiate champions! VIU women's basketball coaches Tony Bryce and Luke Holmes and the varsity Mariners will lead skill development and training sessions dedicated to bringing young basketball players to championship levels of their own while instilling a dedication to team success.
VIU Mariners Men’s Basketball
With four national medals in the past ten years--including two Canadian championships--VIU Mariners men's basketball has solidified itself as one of the top programs in the country. The VIU coaches and athletes are ready to teach young basketball enthusiasts how they can take their game to the next level while further encouraging a love for sport and athletics.
VIU Mariners Women's Soccer
VIU's women's soccer squad is on a roll with CCAA national medals in 2019 and 2022 and a PACWEST conference championship in 2022. Grow your confidence and develop your soccer skills in camps led by 2023 CCAA Women's Soccer National Coach of the Year Bobbie Taylor and our accomplished VIU student-athletes.
VIU Mariners Men's Soccer
Nanaimo is a soccer hotbed and varsity soccer is a big part of that with the Mariners! The VIU men's team won the PACWEST provincial conference championship in 2022 under head coach Kevin Lindo and he and the student-athletes look forward to passing on skills and knowledge to the next generation of young soccer players.
VIU Mariners Spirit
Share the spirit of dance with the VIU Mariners Spirit team! Spirit runs competitive and recreational dance programs and performs at VIU varsity games, events, and dance competitions. Spirit will introduce young dancers to various rhythms and routines -- all in the pursuit of having fun and loving music!