Toronto Varsity Blues#Football

The Varsity Blues men's basketball team competes in the 18-team Ontario University Athletics conference, in the Central division.{{cite web|url=https://oua.ca/sports/mbkb/2023-24/standings |title=2023-24 OUA Men's Basketball Standings |publisher=Ontario University Athletics |access-date=January 6, 2024}} The team has won 14 Wilson Cup conference championships, second only to the Western Mustangs, including the first ever awarded for the 1908–09 season.{{cite web|url=https://varsityblues.ca/sports/2008/7/28/MBB_0728082111?path=mbball |title=Awards |publisher=Toronto Varsity Blues |access-date=January 6, 2024}} The team most recently won the Wilson Cup in 1995. The team has yet to play in a national championship gold medal game. The team's head coach has been Madhav Trivedi since 2022.{{cite web|url=https://varsityblues.ca/sports/mens-basketball/roster/coaches/madhav-trivedi/6928 |title=Madhav Trivedi |publisher=Toronto Varsity Blues |access-date=January 6, 2024}}

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The Varsity Blues women's basketball team competes in the 18-team Ontario University Athletics conference, in the Central division.{{cite web|url=https://oua.ca/sports/mbkb/2023-24/standings |title=2023-24 OUA Women's Basketball Standings |publisher=Ontario University Athletics |access-date=January 6, 2024}} The team has won nine Critelli Cup conference championships, most recently in 2002.{{cite web|url=https://varsityblues.ca/sports/2008/10/1/FASTP_1001083442?path=wbball |title=Awards |publisher=Toronto Varsity Blues |access-date=January 6, 2024}} The team won a national championship in 1986 and also won silver medals in 1994 and 1996. Tamara Tatham was appointed the team's head coach in April 2021 after serving as the interim head coach during the 2020-21 season.{{cite web|url=https://varsityblues.ca/sports/womens-basketball/roster/coaches/tamara-tatham/6805 |title=Tamara Tatham |publisher=Toronto Varsity Blues |access-date=January 6, 2024}}

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The Varsity Blues football team was first organized in 1877 and hold the distinction of winning the first Grey Cup in 1909 and the first Vanier Cup in 1965. The team won national dominion championships in 1895, 1905, 1909, 1910, 1911, and 1920 when university teams played against other amateur clubs.{{cite web|url=https://varsityblues.ca/documents/2020/1/15//All_Time_Game_Results_as_of_November_2019.pdf?id=4742|title=Toronto Varsity Blues All-Time Game Results|publisher=Toronto Varsity Blues|access-date=January 6, 2024}} The team also won the first Yates Cup conference championship in 1898 and has won 25 overall, which are the second-most in U Sports, but have not won since 1993, when they also won the 29th Vanier Cup.

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The Varsity Blues men's ice hockey team plays in the Ontario University Athletics conference and is coached by Ryan Medel. The team is based at Varsity Arena. The current Varsity Blues have won ten U Sports Championships.[http://www.azhockey.com/Un.htm www.azhockey.com] The men's ice hockey team was founded in 1891.[http://www.torontomarlboros.com/index.php?option=com_content&task=blogcategory&id=20&Itemid=36 Toronto Marlboros history] The Varsity Blues senior team won the Allan Cup in 1921 and 1927 and won the gold medal at the 1928 Winter Olympics. Conn Smythe (U of T 1920), the principal owner of the NHL Toronto Maple Leafs (1927–61) and builder of Maple Leaf Gardens (1931), chose Royal Blue and White as his team's colours to honour his alma mater. The Maple Leafs are popularly known as "The Blue and White" by many of their older fans.

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The Varsity Blues women's ice hockey team competes in the 18-team Ontario University Athletics conference, in the OUA East division.{{cite web|url=https://oua.hockeytech.com/women/stats/standings |title=2023-24 OUA Women's ice hockey standings |publisher=Ontario University Athletics |access-date=January 6, 2024}} The team has won 19 McCaw Cup conference championships, most recently in 2023.{{cite web|url=https://varsityblues.ca/sports/2008/10/1/FASTP_1001083705?path=whockey |title=Awards |publisher=Toronto Varsity Blues |access-date=January 7, 2024}} The team won a national championship in 2001 and also won silver medals in 1998 and 2003. Vicky Sunohara has served as the team's head coach since the 2011–12 season.{{cite web|url=https://varsityblues.ca/sports/womens-ice-hockey/roster/coaches/vicky-sunohara/6909 |title=Vicky Sunohara |publisher=Toronto Varsity Blues |access-date=January 7, 2024}}

The Nordic skiing team competes against Ontario universities each year at the OUA Championships in February after qualifying races earlier in the season. The team has steadily grown in size and experience since Hans Fischer stepped up to the position of coach in the 2005–06 season.

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The University of Toronto Rowing Club represents the Varsity Blues at local and international regattas. The UTRC was founded on February 10, 1897, and throughout the years has had many successes, including Royal Canadian Henley Regatta victories, OUA titles, and a silver medal at the 1924 Summer Olympics in Paris.

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The Varsity Blues men's soccer team competes in the 18-team Ontario University Athletics conference, in the East division.{{cite web|url=https://oua.ca/sports/msoc/2023-24/standings |title=2023-24 OUA Men's Soccer Standings |publisher=Ontario University Athletics |access-date=January 7, 2024}} The team has won 50 Blackwood Cup conference championships, including seasons where they were co-champions and division champions.{{cite web|url=https://varsityblues.ca/sports/2008/7/28/MSOC_0728084400?path=wsoc |title=Awards |publisher=Toronto Varsity Blues |access-date=January 7, 2024}} The team won a national championship in 1988. Ilya Orlov has been the team's head coach since January 2019.{{cite web|url=https://varsityblues.ca/sports/mens-soccer/roster/coaches/ilya-orlov/6836 |title=Ilya Orlov |publisher=Toronto Varsity Blues |access-date=January 7, 2024}}

The Varsity Blues women's soccer team competes in the 18-team Ontario University Athletics conference, in the East division.{{cite web|url=https://oua.ca/sports/wsoc/2023-24/standings |title=2023-24 OUA Women's Soccer Standings |publisher=Ontario University Athletics |access-date=January 7, 2024}} The team has yet to win a conference championship or a national championship.{{cite web|url=https://varsityblues.ca/sports/2008/10/1/CHEER_1001085712?path=wsoc |title=Awards |publisher=Toronto Varsity Blues |access-date=January 7, 2024}} The team is led by associate head coach Angelo Cavalluzzo.{{cite web|url=https://varsityblues.ca/sports/womens-soccer/roster/coaches/angelo-cavalluzzo/6848 |title=Angelo Cavalluzzo |publisher=Toronto Varsity Blues |access-date=January 7, 2024}}

Middle and long distance runner Sasha Gollish was named 2015 Canadian Interuniversity Sport (CIS) Female Athlete of the Year (track events) for her performance at the CIS Championships, winning three gold medals in the 1000m, 3000m, and 4x800 m relay events and two silver medals in the 600m and 1500m events, the most individual medals ever won by a distance athlete.{{cite web|url=http://olympic.ca/team-canada/sasha-gollish/|title=Sasha Gollish|date=3 July 2015|publisher=|accessdate=27 February 2018}}[http://runningmagazine.ca/sasha-gollish-wins-indianapolis-monumental-half-breaks-course-record/ "Sasha Gollish wins Indianapolis Monumental Half, breaks course record,"] Canadian Running Magazine.[https://www.insidetoronto.com/news-story/5556675-distance-runner-sasha-gollish-33-recognized-as-athlete-of-the-year/ "Distance runner Sasha Gollish, 33, recognized as Athlete of the Year"], City Centre Mirror. She was also named MVP of the 2015 Ontario University Athletics (OUA) Championships after winning three individual gold medals in the 600m, 1500m, and 3000m events. In November 2015, she was named one of the Top 8 Academic All-Canadians by Canadian Interuniversity Sport.[http://news.engineering.utoronto.ca/sasha-gollish-honoured-as-one-of-the-top-8-academic-all-canadians/ "Sasha Gollish honoured as one of the Top 8 Academic All-Canadians,"] U of T Engineering News.

The Varsity Blues men's volleyball team competes in the 13-team Ontario University Athletics conference.{{cite web|url=https://usports.ca/en/sports/volleyball/m/standings |title=Men's Volleyball Standings |publisher=U Sports |access-date=January 7, 2024}} The team has won 15 Forsyth Cup conference championships, most recently in 2004.{{cite web|url=https://varsityblues.ca/sports/2008/7/28/MVB_0728085533?path=mvball |title=Awards |publisher=Toronto Varsity Blues |access-date=January 7, 2024}} The team most recently won the Wilson Cup in 1995. In the national championship tournament, the team won a silver medal in 1991 and a bronze medal in 1985.{{cite web|url=https://presto-en.usports.ca/championships/mvball/2009-10/files/past_champ_results_mvball.pdf |title=CIS Championship Results |access-date=January 7, 2024 |website=usports.ca |publisher=U Sports}} The team has been led by head coach John Barrett since the 2011-12 season.{{cite web|url=https://varsityblues.ca/sports/mens-volleyball/roster/coaches/john-barrett/6940 |title=John Barrett |publisher=Toronto Varsity Blues |access-date=January 7, 2024}}

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The Varsity Blues women's volleyball team competes in the 14-team Ontario University Athletics conference.{{cite web|url=https://usports.ca/en/sports/volleyball/f/standings |title=Women's Volleyball Standings |publisher=U Sports |access-date=January 7, 2024}} The team has won 12 Quigley Cup conference championships, most recently in 2020.{{cite web|url=https://varsityblues.ca/sports/2008/7/28/MVB_0728085942?path=wvball |title=Awards |publisher=Toronto Varsity Blues |access-date=January 7, 2024}} The team won a national championship in 2016, becoming the first OUA team to win since 1976, and also won a silver medal in 1971. Kristine Drakich has served as the team's head coach since the 1989-90 season and was named U Sports coach of the year in 2015.

Five Varsity Blues athletes have won Lois and Doug Mitchell U Sports Athletes of the Year Awards.{{cite web|url=https://usports.ca/en/awards/athletes-of-the-year |title=Awards Athletes of the Year |publisher=U Sports |access-date=January 7, 2024}}

• 1996: Justine Ellison (Basketball)
• 1998: Foy Williams (Track & Field)
• 2002: Elizabeth Warden (Swimming){{Cite news|url=https://varsityblues.ca/honors/hall-of-fame/elizabeth-warden/291#:~:text=She%20won%20the%20BLG%20award,medals%20and%20one%20bronze%20medal.|title=Hall of Fame: Elizabeth Warden|website=varsityblues.ca/| access-date=2021-07-12|language=en}}
• 2016: Kylie Masse (Swimming){{Cite news|url=https://presto-en.usports.ca/sports/cis_news/2015-16/releases/blgwinners|title=24th Annual BLG Awards: Toronto's Masse, Calgary's Buckley named CIS athletes of the year|website=presto-en.usports.ca/|date=2016-03-02| access-date=2021-07-12|language=en}}
• 2023: Gabriel Mastromatteo (Swimming)

Presented annually to a male/female varsity athlete competing in a sport whose official season concludes with either an OUA or other university recognized championship event, who exhibits the highest degree of excellence while representing the University of Toronto at competitions during the team's intercollegiate schedule for the current academic year.{{cite web | url=https://varsityblues.ca/sports/2008/12/16/GEN_1216083422?tab=athleticawards | title=Major Award Winners }}

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