University of Toronto

The deadline to submit nominations for representatives on the Council for Athletics and Recreation (St. George campus) has been extended to Wednesday, October 1st at 5:00pm. 

There must be one male and one female representative on CAR and one of the two must be a part-time undergraduate student.

Both positions are for a term of seven months (October 10, 2008 to April 30, 2009).

The council is responsible for overall athletics and recreation policy including: allocation of funds to program areas and staffing, rental and fees policies.

Nomination forms are available online, in the main office or program office at the Athletic Centre and in room 2083 or 1060 of the Warren Stevens building. Nomination papers must be filed at one of these offices.

For full information, please contact the Chief Returning Officer, 978-2136. 

For more on CAR, or to download the nomination forms, click here. 

 On Saturday, September 13th the University of Toronto’s Faculty of Physical Education and Health is honouring the 1993 Vanier Cup team with a special presentation during the halftime festivities of the annual Red and Blue Bowl.

With several confirmed attendees, including the 1993 Churchill Bowl MVP Mario Sturino, Lou Tiro, the 1993 CIS President’s Trophy winner as the country’s outstanding defensive player, and the 1993 Vanier Cup MVP Glenn McCausland, this is sure to be a memorable moment as they approach the 15th anniversary of their national championship title.

1992 OUA Coach of the Year and Blues head coach from 1988-2001, Bob Laycoe, and his wife Sue are making the trek across Canada to attend and rekindle this storied event in Blues history.

The Varsity Blues are also honoured to have Nick Volpe, a football operations consultant with the Toronto Argonauts, on hand this Saturday. Nick will present the Argonaut Cup to the winning team of the Red and Blue Bowl.

As per usual, U of T is please to offer first-class performers as well as some excellent promotions that include Paramount movie passes, Vanier Cup giveaways, Wilson prizing, and a chance to kick you way to Cancun, Mexico, courtesy of Breakaway Tours.

All of this with a lot more in store for this Saturday’s OUA football match-up featuring the visiting York Lions (0-2) and the Toronto Varsity Blues (1-1). The action takes place at Varsity Centre (299 Bloor St. W). Game time is 1 p.m.

For more ticket and promotional information, please visit www.varsityblues.ca.
 

The University of Toronto Varsity Blues football team ended their 49-game losing streak as they defeated the Waterloo Warriors 18-17 on Saturday night at Varsity Centre.

The Warriors were up 9-1 in the third quarter when Scarborough, Ont. native, Matthew Morris, made a 92-yard kick off return that led to a Mark Stinson (Calgary, Alta.) touchdown two plays later to pull the Blues within one.

Waterloo responded minutes later when Evan Martin (Kitchener, Ont.) connected on a beautiful 19-yard pass to Joshua Svec (Blenheim, Ont.) for his second touchdown of the game that put Waterloo up 17-8.

The Blues did not give up and with 2:39 remaining in the fourth quarter, Toronto receiver Drew Meerveld (Guelph, Ont.) caught a touchdown pass, through traffic, from quarterback David Hamilton (Mississauga, Ont.) to narrow the score 17-15.

Hamilton kept the fire going as he found Michael Prempeh for a big 35-yard gain, his longest toss of the night, to put the Blues in field goal range. First-year kicker Andrew Lomasney (Toronto, Ont.) stepped up under pressure and knocked in a 32-yard field goal, with 26.2 seconds remaining in the game, to put the Varsity Blues up by one.

The final seconds of the game were not without excitement but the Blues held on for their first win in six seasons. The Blues last victory came on October 13, 2001 when they defeated the Windsor Lancers 13-11.

Hamilton completed 13 passes for 189 yards and Walter Cariazo (Toronto, Ont.) rushed for 76 yards. Meerveld posted three receptions for 67 yards for the Blues.

Running back Marvin McCoody (Mississauga, Ont.) rushed 13 times for 64 yards while Martin completed 21 passes for 375 yards and two touchdowns for the Warriors. Svec notched two touchdowns in his eight receptions for 375 yards against the Blues.

The Varsity Blues (1-0) travel to face the Windsor Lancers (1-0) next Saturday, September 7 at 1:00 p.m. The Waterloo Warriors (0-1) will host the McMaster Maurders(0-1) on Saturday at 1:00 p.m. as well.

Game winning FG: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YQ-M9B_TNJ8

On the field post game celebration: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9PpSr2-HFa4