The Mariners Men's Volleyball program has become one of the top programs in Canada. They have won the last two BCCAA Provincial Championships and last year won the Silver Medal at the CCAA National Championships. Under the guidance of head coach Chris Densmore, the Mariners have attended the National Championships 4 out of his 7 years as head coach. The athletes who choose to attend VIU, come to be part of the winning tradition that has been created in this time.
Men's Volleyball - Core Values, Team Buidling .... (pdf)

"The vision of a champion is someone who is bent over, drenched in sweat, at the point of exhaustion when no one else is watching."

28/01/10 - BCCAA ATHLETES OF THE WEEK!!
Once again the Mariners have been recognized by the league as having the top performing athletes of the week. This week Rafal Korkowski and Brittany Knievel have been awarded the Athlete of the week honours !!
Rafal had an impressive 44 kills in two five set victories over CBC and Brittany's 38 points in limited minutes, contributed to the two wins over CBC !!

01/02/10 - A PERFECT WEEKEND FOR VIU MARINERS
VIU volleyball made a clean sweep of the Selkirk Saints on home court this weekend.
The men had a 3-1 win on Friday night followed by a 3-0 win on Saturday afternoon, improving their record to 11-2, while the women went 3-0 on both days placing them 3rd in the BCCAA with a 9-4 record.
Ben Cudmore pounds his spike past the Saints block in photo on left ...
All the Volleyball stats from the weekend

24/01/10 - VOLLEYBALL TAKES 3 of 4!!
VIU volleyball competed in Abbotsford this weekend against the CBC Bearcats. The men's team needed five games in each match to notch the victories. Fidays game look like this 25-21, 22-25, 20-25, 26-24,15-11 and on Saturday the Mariners won the first two and then took the fifth 15-13. Rafal Korkowski and Krzysztof Orman led the offence for VIU, both days.
The women were shutout on Friday 3-0 (27-25, 28-26 and 25-23) and then returned the favor on Saturday with a more convincin g 3-0 win (25-15, 25-17, 25-19). Lindsay McLoughlin had 12 kills each day to lead the Mariners attack.

24/01/10 - LAST SEASON FOR CHRIS DENSMORE
Read it in the NDN

04/01/10 - VOLLEYBALL IN CALIFORNIA
At the 2010 Xmas Getaway Tournament hosted by the San Diego Volleyball Club the VIU Mariners Men's Volleyball team went 1-3 playing some very strong teams and competing in each one of their games. SAIT def VIU 3-1 (25-18, 15-25, 26-24, 25-23), RDC def VIU 3-2 (14-25, 25-16, 25-13, 17-25, 15-13), MRU def VIU 3-1 (25-15, 23-25, 28-26, 25-21), VIU def LIM 3-1 (22-25, 25-20, 25-21, 25-22).
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10/12/09 - RYAN THIBAULT FEATURE
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29/11/09 - MEN'S VBALL UNDEFEATED at 7-0
Men's volleyball took on the Douglas Royals at home and won 3-1 stats link on Friday and Saturday
Coach Densmore Comments

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24/11/09 - VOLLEYBALL ACTION
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The Douglas College Royals have a doublheader this weekend with our VIU Mariner Volleyball teams. LIVE scoring link
Our Men are now undefeated at 5-0 and have a national ranking of #5, while the VIU women are #7 with a 4-1 record. Saturday night following the Douglas vs VIU games the Alumni take to the court and compete against each other. More details to come !! Check out the action from last weeks volleyball games ...PHOTOS !!

18/11/09 - BCCAA ATHLETES OF THE WEEK
Last week Krzysztof Orman from the Men's Volleyball team and this week Sarah Fraser from the Women's Basketball teams have been recognized for having top performances in their sport. Sarah is currently leading the league in scoring averaging almost 20 points a game and Krzysztof is a league leader in Kills.
Read more on Krzyzstof ...


16/11/09 - VOLLEYBALL TEAMS WIN IN CRANBROOK
The men's and women's volleyball teams returned from Cranbrook with a 3-1 and 3-2 wins for the men and two 3-0 victories for the women.
Head Men's Coach Chris Densmore comments .... Although the two wins this past weekend were not picture perfect, they were great for the team. Everyone got to play and contribute to the win. On Friday, 1st year leftside Greg Howe stepped up coming off the bench and played well. On Saturday, another 1st year player, Jan Engel played great for the Mariners. In the 5th set, Jan served 3 straight points as a serving sub to give the Mariners a 2 point cushion. The 5th set ended 15-13. That 2 point cushion helped give the Mariners some breathing room. The Mariners will need to play much better this upcoming weekend at the Island Rivalry. I am excited for the match as I know the boys will step up their game and come prepared to compete against the Chargers.

09/11/09 - GOOD FIRST WEEKEND FOR VOLLEYBALL !!
The Men's team went 3-1 (20-25, 27-25, 25-20, 25-22) in Fridays game followed by Saturdays 3-2 STATS (21-25, 18-25, 25-21, 25-16, 17-15) nail biter, battling back for the win after dropping the first two games.Coaches Comments
The women struggled with a depleted line-up due to the flu lost 3-1 (STATS) in Friday's match, but managed to find the magic on Saturday to win 3-1(STATS).
All stats posted are unofficial. Coaches Comments
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09/11/09 - ALL MARINERS NATIONALLY RANKED
Mariners crack the top ten national rankings in the first posting of the CCAA rankings on Nov 3rd!!
Women's volleyball has the highest ranking at #4 followed by women's basketball at #5, then men's volleyball #6 and men's basketball at #7.
What will this weeks rankings be ?? Check the CCAA site at CCAA Rankings

09/11/09 - MARINER MEN'S VOLLEYBALL OUTLOOK
Read it in the NNB

01/10/09 - MEN'S VOLLEYBALL WIN!!
The VIU Men's Volleyball team defeated the Camosun Chargers in match one of a two game Island Series. A 3-2 win (25-21, 25-16, 21-25, 20-25, 15-9) ...had some moments of brilliance and moments of rust! Overall it was a great start to see what kind of team both ourselves and Camosun will have. This weekend down in Victoria the Mariners will compete in a three team tournament . Each team will play 4-5 best 2 of 3 matches. Coach Densmore comments "I am looking forward to seeing all the guys play and work out some of their kinks from having the summer off".

19/08/09 - DENSMORE OFF TO BEACH NATIONALS!!
Read it in the NDN also a featured in the NNB

03/08/09 - MEN'S VOLLEYBALL STAR WINS EUROPEAN CHAMPIONSHIPS!!
CONGRATULATIONS ... Krzysztof Orman on winning the 6th Annual European Universities Beach Volleyball Championships. Krysztof's partner was Rafal Szyernel.
Krysztof will be competing in his first year as a VIU Mariner in September !!

02/05/09 - HIGH SCHOOL VOLLEYBALL TOURNAMENTS
Once again the VIU Mariners will be hosting Junior and Senior High School Tournaments.
Tournament info (pdf)

06/04/09 - NEW STATISTICAL LEADERS ADDED
Drew Manson from Comox BC has tied an eleven year old record of averaging .72 aces a game, set in 97/98 by Shawn Adams. Also cracking the All-Time Mariner leaders board, Scott Weninger for kills and Brett Weninger for digs. In basketball, both Jessica Stubbs and Brittany Knievel have been added to the Mariner All-Time rebounding leaders.
These stats date back to the mid 80's and to make this list is a great achievement.
See the records links on each team page.
Congratulations!!

05/05/09 - GREG HOWE SIGNS WITH VIU VOLLEYBALL
Greg graduated from Mount Boucherie Secondary School and played on the senior volleyball team for two seasons; with the team placing in the top ten at the High School Provincial Championships both years.  He was awarded with most improved player in both grades 10 and 11. Greg was also awarded with Most Valuable Player at the Mount Boucherie Men’s Volleyball Invitational tournament in both 2007 and 2008 and Most Valuable Player of the UBC-O Invitational Tournament in 2008. Greg has been playing with the Kelowna Volleyball Club for the past 4 years and placed second at the 2009 Club Volleyball Provincial Championships.
I am looking forward to becoming a member of the Mariner’s volleyball team, working with the great coaching staff and players I have played against previously.   I’m looking forward to advancing my skills and game with the Mariner’s program. Comments Greg.

19/04/09 - MEN'S VOLLEYBALL ADDS POLISH PAIR !!
Krzysztof Orman will be a great addition to the Mariners team in the 2009/10 season.  His international beach experience will help bring some experience to the team.  When utilized the right way, beach volleyball players make great indoor players.  They make smarter decisions, have great ball control, and have a variety of attacking weapons.  With Milo Warren not returning and Scott Weninger finishing his eligibility, Krzysztof will help fill the gap.  "I am looking forward to seeing what Krzysztof can bring to the Mariners next year" comments VIU Men's Volleyball Head Coach Chris Densmore. A member of Polish National Beach Volleyball Team (2005-2007), won a Bronze Medal at FIVB Under 21 World Beach Championship (2006), Silver Medalist at Under 20 European Beach Championship (2006)
Sticking with the Polish theme, past season assistant coach Raf Korkowski has decided to trade in the coaching position for a spot on the team.  Raf's experience and leadership will for sure help the Mariners get back to their winning ways in the BCCAA and CCAA.  It will be great to have Raf's offense as well as his consistent all round play.  This past season the Mariners had a great season, but were very inexperienced.  Adding the Polish pair of Raf and Krzysztof will help to add valuable knowledge and experience to the team.  Watch out for the Polish connection next year as I think they will both have great seasons for the Mariners.

18/03/09 - MARC CAMENZIND JOINS VIU MARINERS!!
Marc has graduated from Brooks Secondary in Powell River and will be looked at as a libero for the Mariners.
Marc's Bio ..Team BC indoor 2006, Team BC indoor 2007 Captain, Team BC Beach 2007 2nd at Beach Provincials, Team BC Beach 2008 3rd at National, All Star game participant and received All Star, Summer Games Beach 3rd
Marc comments ... I am very excited to be part of the Mariners volleyball team next year. VIU has been a school that I have considered going to for quite some time and I am glad that I can continue my volleyball career with in such a great program.

12/03/09 - JAN ENGEL JOINS VIU MARINERS
Jan will be wearing a VIU Mariners jersey in 2009-2010 !!
Jan played on the Kelowna club team for 4 years, captained his high school team in his senior year and club team for the past 2 years, provincial all-star at 2008 high school provincials, provincial all-star at 2008 club provincials, played BC summer games indoor (2006) and beach (2008) squads.
I am very excited to take my volleyball to the next level. I am looking forward to the high level of training and a very successful season !!

12/03/09 - JORDAN CHURCH JOINS VIU MARINERS
Jordan Church will continue his volleyball career at VIU this fall. Jordan is a graduate of Dover Bay !!
Jordan's Bio:
2005 and 2006 male athlete of the year for Dover Bay, Captains of grade 8, junior and senior volleyball teams, Captain of Mariner Club Volleyball 2006-2009, Member of 2006 indoor volleyball summer games team finishing 5th, Member of 2007 indoor volleyball Team BC team finishing 4th at western elites, Member of 2008 beach volleyball summer games team finishing 3rd, Member of 2008 beach volleyball Team BC team finishing 3rd at Nationals, Bronze medal U14 beach provincials, 2005, 4th place U15, U16 beach provincials, 2006, 2nd place U17 beach provincials, 2008, Finished first in Island Championships for Dover Bay, earning MVP honours, 2008, 7th place finish in provincial championships for Dover Bay, earning All-star recognition, 2008 Member of the 2009 Island All-star team earning All-star honours at the game
Jordan comments ..... I am very excited to become a member of the VIU volleyball program! It has been a very strong and consistent team over the years and I look forward to keep up that tradition. I know most of the current players and coaching staff very well and should be an easy transition to make to play at this level. VIU also got me interested by the academic courses it offers and fits what I have planned for my future, I feel like I have made a great decision coming to VIU and look forward to come and compete.