Island Heat and Island Mixx Teams Enter Wave 4 of the 2026 AAU National Volleyball Championships

Four teams from the United States Virgin Islands have entered the fourth wave of the 2026 Amateur Athletic Union National Volleyball Champions, held in Orlando, Florida, June 28 – July 1.

Island Heat, based in St. Croix, has registered its 15U and 16U girls in the 15U Select and 16U Select Divisions, respectively. The AAU National Tournament age categories range from 10 and under to 18 and under. Each category is further broken into nine levels. Select is the fourth highest level. IM 15U matches will all take place on Court 164 in the West Concourse of the Orange County Convention Center.

Here is Island Heat 15-1 schedule:

4 p.m. – Ozark Junior 15 National vs. Island Heat 15-1

5 p.m. – Miami Hype 15U vs Island Heat 15-1

7 p.m. – Island Heat vs Boston United 15 National

IH 16U is also competing in the Select Division.   They will play in the North Concourse of the OCCC on Court 24.

Their schedule is as follows:

4 p.m. – GSA 16 National vs Island Heat 16-1

5 p.m. – MVA 16 Stephania vs Island Heat 16-1

7 p.m. – Island Heat 16-1 vs Mizuno MI 163

Island Mixx, hailing from St. Thomas, entered their 15U and 16U girls teams in the event. IM 15-1 is one of 162 teams registered in the 15U Classic Division. They will play all three of their matches on Court 90 of the South Concourse of the OCCC.

Here is the Island Mixx 15-1 schedule:

9 a.m. – Top Flight 15 Omega vs Island Mixx 15-1

10 a.m. – TVC 15 AP vs Island Mixx 15-1

Noon – Island Mixx 15-1 vs Gulfside 15U Elite

IM 16-1 Elite will be playing in their fifth national tournament of the 2025-2026 club season. They hold a 10-10 overall record, ranking them 2487th place out of 6073 other 16U teams in the country according to the SportsEngine AES Power Rankings. In USAV tournaments, IM 16-1 ranks 2101st out of 4608 teams.   Court 44 of the North Concourse at the OCCC is where all three of IM 16-1 matches will take place on Sunday, June 28, 2026.

This is the IM 16-1 Elite schedule:

2:30 p.m. – Black Bear 16-1 vs Island Mixx 16-1

5:30 p.m. – Club Apex 16 Grey vs Island Mixx 16-1

6:30 p.m. – Island Mixx 16-1 vs Sideout 15/16 Navy