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Varsity Blues remember Andy Higgins
Posted:Under his leadership, the Blues won 21 Ontario University Athletics (OUA) track titles, six Canadian Interuniversity Athletic Union (recently renamed to University Sports) titles and 21 national…
U of T's Alina Dormann honoured at Rideau Hall for being elite athlete
Posted:Dormann was selected by the university sports governing body U Sports as one of Top 8 Academic All-Canadians for the 2017-18 season. In order to achieve academic all-Canadian status, athletes must…
Gabriela DeBues-Stafford breaks another Canadian record
Posted:On January 4, at her first race of the 2019 indoor season, DeBues-Stafford broke the Canadian indoor 5000m record at the GAA Miler Meet in Glasgow, Scotland, running 14:57.45 to smash the previous…
Top student-athletes celebrated with hearty breakfast and pins
Posted:“This morning we are celebrating student-athletes who have achieved honours standing at one of the world’s most prestigious institutions of higher learning,” said Professor Cheryl Regehr, U of T's…
Dormann named U Sports Top 8 Academic All-Canadian
Posted:The elite group will be honoured on January 29 at Rideau Hall in Ottawa by Her Excellency the Right Honourable Julie Payette, Governor General of Canada.
The Governor General's Academic All-…
Masse adds swimmer of the year to long list of titles
Posted:The award recognizes the backstroker’s accomplishments throughout the year: including two gold medals (and two silver) in April at the Commonwealth Games in Gold Coast, Australia, and gold at the Pan…
Friends of the forest: U of T mountain bike team recognized for Don Valley clean-up program
Posted:Over the past 18 years, the team has organized an annual event where team members, alumni and volunteers have helped remove a total of 44,000 pounds of garbage from the forest floor.
“This…
What swimming on U of T's varsity team taught Environment Minister Catherine McKenna
Posted:McKenna, the federal minister for the environment and climate change, was a student at U of T’s University of St. Michael's College, studying international relations and French. But you could say her…
Blues swimmers go from virtual to physical race against Britain's Loughborough University
Posted:Varsity Blues swimmers going into battle (photo by Martin Bazyl)
"This was a big initiative and I thank the Loughborough folks for getting onboard to help make it happen," he said. "I am always…
KPE remembers Guido Geisler, mental training coach for the Varsity men’s soccer program
Posted:Previous to that he led theoretical and applied courses in sport/performance psychology at the University of Edinburgh and at the University of Toronto (U of T), where he taught the theory and…
Varsity Blues lacrosse team meets legendary stick maker
Posted:Alf Jacques demonstrates how to carve a wooden lacrosse stick, while coach Calder looks on
"I've played this game my entire life. I played at all levels, all over the world and as I got older, I got…
Wave your flags: U of T soccer coach on the World Cup
Posted:What’s so special about the World Cup?
The World Cup is widely regarded as the biggest sporting event in the world. There will be a worldwide audience cheering on their respective teams. It’s…