TWU Spartans Hall of Fame
YEARS ACTIVE: 1995-2000
TWU SPARTANS HALL OF FAME 2025
HIGHLIGHTS:
- Two-time CCAA All-Canadian 1995-96, 1996-97
- Two-time BCCAA Player of the Year: 1995-96, 1996-97
- Over four years in BCCAA averaged 4.75 kills/set, and 0.56 aces/set
In his five years at TWU, from 1995 to 2000, the high-flying Dan Bainard was one of the best collegiate men's volleyball players in the country. A dominant player throughout his Spartans career, Bainard was twice named a Canadian Collegiate Athletic Association All-Canadian, in 1995-96 and 1996-97, and in those same years was also a British Columbia Colleges' Athletic Association First Team All-Star.
In 1996-97, Bainard was named the BCCAA Player of the Year in 1996-97, while twice earning national athlete of the month honours that season.
Over his four years in the BCCAA, Bainard averaged an otherworldly 4.75 kills per set to go with 0.56 aces per set. In his final year as a Spartan, Bainard was part of TWU's inaugural season in Canada West and what is now U SPORTS. That year, he finished with 3.12 kills per set and 0.69 blocks per set.
A player who helped build the foundation of the men's volleyball program at TWU, Bainard's legacy lives on as he is now inducted into the Trinity Western University Spartans Hall of Fame.
