OTTAWA (CIS) – The University of Toronto Varsity Blues have been named the host institution of the 2012-13 women’s hockey, 2013 women’s soccer and 2014-15 women’s volleyball national championships as announced by Canadian Interuniversity Sport (CIS) on Monday, July 5.

U of T is one of 18 schools that bid to host 22 national championships from 2011-15. All sites have been selected pending the next step in the process which involves the signing of a championship agreement by both parties.

A number of events that received single bids in the spring were reviewed and supported. This included U of T’s women’s hockey and women’s soccer bids. The Blues came out victorious in the 2014-15 women’s volleyball bid over Canada West powerhouses Brandon University, University of Regina, Trinity Western University and the University of Winnipeg.

The Blues have hosted 18 national championships since 1988, including the 1995-96 women’s volleyball championship, the second-ever women’s hockey championship in 1998-99 and most recently the 2009 women’s soccer championship at the state-of-the-art Varsity Centre. U of T is also set to host their second (1986) men’s soccer national event in November 2010.

This latest round of bidding for CIS championships included the following sports: men’s basketball (2013 and 2014), women’s basketball (2011, 2012, 2013), cross country running (2012, 2013), men’s hockey (2013, 2014), women’s hockey (2013, 2014), women’s rugby (2012, 2013), men’s soccer (2013, 2014), women’s soccer (2013, 2014), men’s volleyball (2014, 2015), women’s volleyball (2014, 2015) and wrestling (2011, 2012, 2013).

CIS CHAMPIONSHIP HOSTS (in alphabetical order of sport):

Men’s Basketball

2011 & 2012: AUS (in Halifax)
2013 & 2014: Carleton (awarded in July 2010)

Women’s Basketball

2011: Windsor (awarded in July 2010)
2012: Calgary (awarded in July 2010)
2013: Regina (awarded in July 2010)

Cross Country

2010: Sherbrooke
2011: Laval
2012: TBD (will call for 2012 in Fall of 2010)
2013: Western Ontario (awarded in July 2010)

Men’s Hockey

2011 & 2012: UNB
2013 & 2014: Saskatchewan (awarded in July 2010)

Women’s Hockey

2011: Wilfrid Laurier
2012: Alberta
2013: Toronto (awarded in July 2010)

Women’s Rugby

2010 & 2011: Trent
2012: StFX (awarded in July 2010)
2013: Laval (awarded in July 2010)

Men’s Soccer

2010: Toronto
2011: Victoria
2012: Laval
2013: UNB (awarded in July 2010)
2014: UPEI (awarded in July 2010)

Women’s Soccer

2010: UPEI
2011: McGill
2012: Victoria
2013: Toronto (awarded in July 2010)
2014: Laval (awarded in July 2010)

Men’s Volleyball

2011: Trinity Western
2012: Queen’s
2013: Laval
2014: Calgary (awarded in July 2010)
2015: Saskatchewan (awarded in July 2010)

Women’s Volleyball

2011: Laval
2012: McMaster
2013: Sherbrooke
2014: Regina (awarded in July 2010)
2015: Toronto (awarded in July 2010)

Wrestling

2011 & 2012: Lakehead (awarded in July 2010)
2013: Western Ontario (awarded in July 2010)

Source: CIS