News & Features
Masse, Turner named Varsity Blues Athletes of the Year
Posted:Badminton players Jonathan Lai and Bethany So earned the third annual Frank Pindar male and female athlete of the year awards, which is given annually to athletes competing in a sport whose official…
12th annual President’s Reception honours outstanding graduating athletes
Posted:“It’s great to be here celebrating our outstanding Varsity Blues athletes,” said President Meric Gertler, calling this another spectacular year for the Blues. “You’ve each carried our colours with…
Carson to receive Mary Jo Haverbeck Trailblazer Award
Posted:Paul Carson never envisioned himself as a trailblazer. All he desired to do was help Canadian sports information directors get better.
"To receive an award such as this is so humbling especially when…
Cooper awarded 2016 Squash Ontario Award for Outstanding Contribution
Posted:The award recognized Cooper’s 18 years as head coach of the University of Toronto Varsity Blues Women’s Squash team from 1998-2015 and his contribution to Squash Canada for growing and hosting the…
Why this U of T Varsity Blues flag is flying over a Florida high school
Posted:University of Toronto pride occasionally pops up in unusual places. That’s definitely the case for the U of T Varsity Blues flag flying proudly over Father Lopez Catholic High School in Daytona Beach…
Blues sign Mullen, Surya as full-time coordinators
Posted:The University of Toronto Varsity Blues football program is pleased to announce that 2016 national semifinalists Bob Mullen and Mark Surya have been hired as the team’s new defensive and offensive…
Blues raise over $13,000 in Think Pink campaign
Posted:The University of Toronto Varsity Blues are proud to announce that $13,073.05 was raised over the course of the 10th annual Think Pink campaign, January 20-28.
The Blues more than doubled the total…
The Blues host Canada’s largest soccer coaching conference
Posted:The University of Toronto and the Varsity Blues partnered with Bell Canada, Toronto FC and the Canadian Soccer Association to present the sixth annual National Soccer Coaching Conference (NSCC) in…
Varsity Blues join student athletes across Canada to make #OneTeamForMentalHealthDay
Posted:The University of Toronto’s 900 Varsity Blues athletes are among the 20,000 student athletes from 53 Canadian universities joining forces for Bell Let's Talk Day.
Wearing Bell Let's Talk toques, the…
Varsity Blues Achievement Awards build faith and character
Posted:Speaking at the Varsity Blues Achievement Awards on January 18, the fourth-year psychology student explained the transformation was physical, but more importantly mental and emotional, as her belief…
Varsity Blues celebrate fall 2016 OUA championship teams
Posted:The University of Toronto Varsity Blues celebrated the champions of the fall 2016 Ontario University Athletics (OUA) season with a banner raising ceremony at the U of T Athletic Centre on November 29…
Varsity Blues treats TDSB students to a hockey game
Posted:The University of Toronto Varsity Blues men's hockey team hosted the Ryerson Rams on November 23 at the Varsity Arena, but the raucous crowds on the stands were decidedly different than usual. With…