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 national collegiate medals in 9 of the past 11 seasons. Develop your volleyball skills with the 2025 PACWEST champions and 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! Provincial collegiate medal winners in each of the past four seasons along with national bronze in 2024, the MVB Mariners draw upon successful seasons to pass on essential skills to young volleyball enthusiasts.
VIU Mariners Women’s Basketball
Take your game to the top with the 2025 provincial champions and 2023 Canadian national 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 unparalled PACWEST conference success and two national medals in the past five seasons--including a national title in 2019--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 2024. Grow your confidence and develop your soccer skills in camps led by 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 has medalled in four of the past five PACWEST conference championship tournaments including a gold in 2022. Head coach Kevin Lindo and the VIU student-athletes look forward to passing on skills and knowledge to the next generation of young soccer players.