News Stories
Alum of the Month: Yevgeniya (Jane) Lytvynenko
August 13, 2024
The chance to be part of a successful volleyball team motivated Yevgeniya (Jane) Lytvynenko to choose Vancouver Island University for her studies. She quickly became a player that no one would forget, helping to lead the team to two national championships. Other accolades include CCAA Player of the Year, PACWEST Player of the Year and, after helping lead the team to a nationals championship, MVP... Read more
VIU’s Bobbie Taylor named CCAA Women’s Soccer Coach of the Year
November 8, 2023
Bobbie Taylor of the Vancouver Island University (VIU) Mariners has been named the Canadian Collegiate Athletic Association (CCAA) Women’s Soccer Coach of the Year. Taylor was honoured at the 2023 CCAA Women’s Soccer National Championship, hosted by Holland College. The VIU Mariners found themselves in somewhat of a rebuild this season, losing key players to graduation, including the 2022 Player... Read more
VIU's Danielle Hyde named 2023 CCAA Athletic Director of the Year
June 14, 2023
Hyde is the first VIU athletic director to win the award. Danielle Hyde, VIU Director of Athletics and Recreation, has been named the 2023 Canadian Collegiate Athletic Association (CCAA) Athletic Director of the Year. Hyde, colloquially referred to as "D" in the VIU Athletics and Recreation department and already a CCAA Hall of Fame and VIU Wall of Fame inductee as a student-athlete, is the first... Read more
Four VIU Teams Top the First CCAA National Rankings of 2022
February 10, 2022
Say it four times for the first time: the VIU Mariners are number one. According to the Canadian Collegiate Athletic Association (CCAA), the Vancouver Island University Mariners have "made history" by topping four CCAA national rankings simultaneously in women's basketball, men's basketball, women's volleyball, and men's volleyball. The four Mariners squads boast a combined regular season record... Read more
Two VIU Mariners Alumni Take on New Roles as Apprentice Coaches
November 1, 2021
The pair were selected as participants in this year's CCAA Female Apprentice Coach Program. Two Vancouver Island University (VIU) Mariners alumni have returned as apprentice coaches after being selected as participants in the Canadian Collegiate Athletic Association (CCAA) National Female Apprentice Coach Program (FACP). Emma Platner and Kayla Gromme will be on the sidelines this year assisting... Read more
Three VIU Mariner Alumni Take on New Role as Apprentice Coaches
October 23, 2020
The Mariners Athletics and Recreation department is proud to announce three former female student-athletes are joining the ranks of coaches for the 2020-21 sports season. Three Vancouver Island University (VIU) graduates are back with the sports teams they have devoted so much of their time to over the past five years as apprentice coaches. Andrea Čanković, Emma Platner and Nicole Foglietta... Read more
VIU Gets In The Zone For The CCAA National Women's Basketball Championship
March 11, 2020
VIU Mariners women’s basketball team has home court advantage heading into CCAA National Women’s Basketball Championship. The top women’s university and college basketball players from across the country will be giving it their all in high-paced action at the 2020 Canadian Collegiate Athletic Association (CCAA) Women’s National Basketball Championship hosted at Vancouver Island University (VIU)... Read more
VIU Mariners Soccer Teams Heading to Nationals
October 30, 2019
VIU Mariners men’s and women’s soccer teams looking to bring home some hardware at the CCAA Nationals. Vancouver Island University’s (VIU’s) men’s and women’s soccer teams will go for gold at Canadian Collegiate Athletic Association (CCAA) National Championships. Stephanie White, VIU Director, High Performance Sport, Recreation and Physical Literacy says very few programs send both their men’s... Read more
VIU Mariners Secure Deal With Adidas and Kahunaverse Sports Group
October 11, 2019
VIU Mariners, Kahunaverse Sports and Adidas announce partnership on the eve of the PACWEST court sport season openers. Vancouver Island University (VIU) Athletics and Recreation is proud to announce a new partnership with Kahunaverse Sports Group (KSG) and Adidas. Kahunaverse Sports now becomes the official uniform, sports apparel, and T-shirt provider for the VIU Mariners of the PACWEST... Read more
VIU Spotlight News in Brief
September 17, 2019
News happenings from the 2018-19 academic year at Vancouver Island University. EleV Learning Partnership Continues to Grow An innovative learning partnership headquartered at VIU is starting to take root. It’s been two years since EleV, a collaboration between VIU and Indigenous communities that is supported by the Mastercard Foundation, launched. The program, which aims to boost the number of... Read more