<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8" ?><rss version="2.0" xmlns:atom="http://www.w3.org/2005/Atom" xmlns:s="https://varsityblues.ca/services/xml_schema/story" xmlns:media="http://search.yahoo.com/mrss/"><channel><title>University of Toronto Athletics</title><link>https://varsityblues.ca/rss.aspx?path=wcurl</link><description>Latest news items for University of Toronto Athletics</description><atom:link href="https://varsityblues.ca/rss?path=wcurl" rel="self" type="application/rss+xml" /><language>en-us</language><ttl>60</ttl><item><title>CHOWN, GROUT NAMED VARSITY BLUES ATHLETES OF THE YEAR</title><link>https://varsityblues.ca/news/2026/3/27/general-chown-grout-named-varsity-blues-athletes-of-the-year.aspx</link><guid>https://varsityblues.ca/news/2026/3/27/general-chown-grout-named-varsity-blues-athletes-of-the-year.aspx</guid><category>Badminton, Baseball, Cross Country, Men's Curling, Softball, Fencing, Field Hockey, Figure Skating, Football, General, Golf, Men's Basketball, Men's Ice Hockey, Men's Lacrosse, Men's Water Polo, Men's Soccer, Men's Squash, Men's Volleyball, Rowing, Swimming, Men's Tennis, Track and Field, Women's Basketball, Women's Ice Hockey, Women's Lacrosse, Women's  Water Polo, Women's Soccer, Women's Squash, Women's Volleyball, Wrestling, Women's Rugby, Men's Rugby, Women's Badminton, Women's Cross Country, Women's Curling, Women's Fencing, Women's Golf, Women's Rowing, Women's Tennis, Women's Track &amp; Field, Women's Swimming, Women's Wrestling</category><description><![CDATA[<img alt="Award Winners" src="https://varsityblues.ca/common/controls/image_handler.aspx?thumb_prefix=rp_primary&image_path=/images/2026/3/27/jill_athletic_banquet_-27032026-3.jpg" /><br /><br />Women's soccer MVP Hannah Chownn and men's national high jump champion Aiden Grout were named the 2025-26 University of Toronto Varsity Blues T-Holders' athletes of the year on Friday, March 27.]]></description><media:thumbnail url="https://varsityblues.ca/common/controls/image_handler.aspx?thumb_prefix=rp_system&amp;image_path=/images/2026/3/27/jill_athletic_banquet_-27032026-3.jpg" /><media:content url="https://varsityblues.ca/common/controls/image_handler.aspx?thumb_prefix=rp_primary&amp;image_path=/images/2026/3/27/jill_athletic_banquet_-27032026-3.jpg"><media:title>Award Winners</media:title></media:content><enclosure url="https://varsityblues.ca/common/controls/image_handler.aspx?thumb_prefix=rp_primary&amp;image_path=/images/2026/3/27/jill_athletic_banquet_-27032026-3.jpg" length="1" type="image/jpg" /><pubDate>Fri, 27 Mar 2026 21:30:00 EST</pubDate><s:sport_id>11</s:sport_id><s:story_id>13017</s:story_id></item><item><title>WOMEN'S CURLING SPLIT ROUND-ROBIN RESULTS AT OUA CHAMPIONSHIP</title><link>https://varsityblues.ca/news/2026/2/7/womens-curling-womens-curling-split-round-robin-results-at-oua-championship.aspx</link><guid>https://varsityblues.ca/news/2026/2/7/womens-curling-womens-curling-split-round-robin-results-at-oua-championship.aspx</guid><category>Women's Curling</category><description><![CDATA[<img alt="WCURL Stella Armstrong" src="https://varsityblues.ca/common/controls/image_handler.aspx?thumb_prefix=rp_primary&image_path=/images/2026/2/7/TORONTO-IM5G3199.jpg" /><br /><br />The University of Toronto Varsity Blues women's curling team finished their journey at the 2026 OUA Curling Championships this weekend with a 2-2 round-robin record, just missing out on advancing to the elimination matches.]]></description><media:thumbnail url="https://varsityblues.ca/common/controls/image_handler.aspx?thumb_prefix=rp_system&amp;image_path=/images/2026/2/7/TORONTO-IM5G3199.jpg" /><media:content url="https://varsityblues.ca/common/controls/image_handler.aspx?thumb_prefix=rp_primary&amp;image_path=/images/2026/2/7/TORONTO-IM5G3199.jpg"><media:title>WCURL Stella Armstrong</media:title></media:content><enclosure url="https://varsityblues.ca/common/controls/image_handler.aspx?thumb_prefix=rp_primary&amp;image_path=/images/2026/2/7/TORONTO-IM5G3199.jpg" length="1" type="image/jpg" /><pubDate>Sat, 7 Feb 2026 23:15:00 EST</pubDate><s:sport_id>38</s:sport_id><s:story_id>12915</s:story_id></item><item><title>CHAMPIONSHIP PREVIEW: OUA CURLING</title><link>https://varsityblues.ca/news/2026/2/4/mens-curling-championship-preview-oua-curling.aspx</link><guid>https://varsityblues.ca/news/2026/2/4/mens-curling-championship-preview-oua-curling.aspx</guid><category>Men's Curling, Women's Curling</category><description><![CDATA[<img alt="CURL Rock" src="https://varsityblues.ca/common/controls/image_handler.aspx?thumb_prefix=rp_primary&image_path=/images/2026/1/21/BM-Curling-atThornhill-NOV29-072.jpg" /><br /><br />Both the University of Toronto Varsity Blues men's and women's curling teams head to the Welland Curling Club this weekend to compete in the 2026 OUA Curling Championships, hosted by Brock University from Feb. 6-8.]]></description><media:thumbnail url="https://varsityblues.ca/common/controls/image_handler.aspx?thumb_prefix=rp_system&amp;image_path=/images/2026/1/21/BM-Curling-atThornhill-NOV29-072.jpg" /><media:content url="https://varsityblues.ca/common/controls/image_handler.aspx?thumb_prefix=rp_primary&amp;image_path=/images/2026/1/21/BM-Curling-atThornhill-NOV29-072.jpg"><media:title>CURL Rock</media:title></media:content><enclosure url="https://varsityblues.ca/common/controls/image_handler.aspx?thumb_prefix=rp_primary&amp;image_path=/images/2026/1/21/BM-Curling-atThornhill-NOV29-072.jpg" length="1" type="image/jpg" /><pubDate>Wed, 4 Feb 2026 09:00:00 EST</pubDate><s:sport_id>5</s:sport_id><s:story_id>12858</s:story_id></item><item><title>STUDENT-ATHLETE STORIES: JOUANEH FORGING HER PATH AND FINDING A VOICE</title><link>https://varsityblues.ca/news/2026/1/29/womens-curling-student-athlete-stories-jouaneh-forging-her-path-and-finding-a-voice.aspx</link><guid>https://varsityblues.ca/news/2026/1/29/womens-curling-student-athlete-stories-jouaneh-forging-her-path-and-finding-a-voice.aspx</guid><category>Women's Curling</category><description><![CDATA[<img alt="No alternative text provided." src="https://varsityblues.ca/common/controls/image_handler.aspx?thumb_prefix=rp_primary&image_path=/images/2026/1/29/Student_Athlete_Stories_1920x1080_Website_Twitter_-_Nadia.png" /><br /><br />Majoring in Near and Middle Eastern Civilizations (NMC), with minors in Diaspora and Transnational Studies (DTS) and Critical Studies in Equity and Solidarity (CSES), Nadia Jouaneh is developing a full breadth of knowledge in hopes of using what she has learned as a voice for those who are unheard.]]></description><media:thumbnail url="https://varsityblues.ca/common/controls/image_handler.aspx?thumb_prefix=rp_system&amp;image_path=/images/2026/1/29/Student_Athlete_Stories_1920x1080_Website_Twitter_-_Nadia.png" /><media:content url="https://varsityblues.ca/common/controls/image_handler.aspx?thumb_prefix=rp_primary&amp;image_path=/images/2026/1/29/Student_Athlete_Stories_1920x1080_Website_Twitter_-_Nadia.png"><media:title /></media:content><enclosure url="https://varsityblues.ca/common/controls/image_handler.aspx?thumb_prefix=rp_primary&amp;image_path=/images/2026/1/29/Student_Athlete_Stories_1920x1080_Website_Twitter_-_Nadia.png" length="1" type="image/jpg" /><pubDate>Thu, 29 Jan 2026 08:22:00 EST</pubDate><s:sport_id>38</s:sport_id><s:story_id>12880</s:story_id></item><item><title>BLUES WIN FIVE MATCHES IN ST. CATHARINES</title><link>https://varsityblues.ca/news/2026/1/18/mens-curling-blues-win-five-matches-in-st-catharines.aspx</link><guid>https://varsityblues.ca/news/2026/1/18/mens-curling-blues-win-five-matches-in-st-catharines.aspx</guid><category>Men's Curling, Women's Curling</category><description><![CDATA[<img alt="MCURL/Marshall MacPherson" src="https://varsityblues.ca/common/controls/image_handler.aspx?thumb_prefix=rp_primary&image_path=/images/2026/1/19/BrockCurlingInvitational-Jan18-D31A6461.jpg" /><br /><br />The University of Toronto men's and women's curling teams competed in the Brock University Bonspiel on Saturday Jan. 17 and Sunday Jan. 18 in St. Catharines. The Blues men's team finished the weekend with a 3-0-1 (W-L-T) record, while the women finished with a 2-2 record.]]></description><media:thumbnail url="https://varsityblues.ca/common/controls/image_handler.aspx?thumb_prefix=rp_system&amp;image_path=/images/2026/1/19/BrockCurlingInvitational-Jan18-D31A6461.jpg" /><media:content url="https://varsityblues.ca/common/controls/image_handler.aspx?thumb_prefix=rp_primary&amp;image_path=/images/2026/1/19/BrockCurlingInvitational-Jan18-D31A6461.jpg"><media:title>MCURL/Marshall MacPherson</media:title></media:content><enclosure url="https://varsityblues.ca/common/controls/image_handler.aspx?thumb_prefix=rp_primary&amp;image_path=/images/2026/1/19/BrockCurlingInvitational-Jan18-D31A6461.jpg" length="1" type="image/jpg" /><pubDate>Sun, 18 Jan 2026 23:00:00 EST</pubDate><s:sport_id>5</s:sport_id><s:story_id>12852</s:story_id></item><item><title>BUSY WEEKEND FOR BLUES AT MCMASTER INVITATIONAL BONSPIEL</title><link>https://varsityblues.ca/news/2026/1/4/womens-curling-busy-weekend-for-blues-at-mcmaster-invitational-bonspiel.aspx</link><guid>https://varsityblues.ca/news/2026/1/4/womens-curling-busy-weekend-for-blues-at-mcmaster-invitational-bonspiel.aspx</guid><category>Women's Curling</category><description><![CDATA[<img alt="WCURL Nadia Jouaneh" src="https://varsityblues.ca/common/controls/image_handler.aspx?thumb_prefix=rp_primary&image_path=/images/2026/1/4/BM-Curling-atThornhill-NOV29-115.jpg" /><br /><br />The University of Toronto Varsity Blues women's curling team opened 2026 at the McMaster Invitational Bonspiel, competing in five matches across two days in Hamilton this weekend.]]></description><media:thumbnail url="https://varsityblues.ca/common/controls/image_handler.aspx?thumb_prefix=rp_system&amp;image_path=/images/2026/1/4/BM-Curling-atThornhill-NOV29-115.jpg" /><media:content url="https://varsityblues.ca/common/controls/image_handler.aspx?thumb_prefix=rp_primary&amp;image_path=/images/2026/1/4/BM-Curling-atThornhill-NOV29-115.jpg"><media:title>WCURL Nadia Jouaneh</media:title></media:content><enclosure url="https://varsityblues.ca/common/controls/image_handler.aspx?thumb_prefix=rp_primary&amp;image_path=/images/2026/1/4/BM-Curling-atThornhill-NOV29-115.jpg" length="1" type="image/jpg" /><pubDate>Sun, 4 Jan 2026 15:45:00 EST</pubDate><s:sport_id>38</s:sport_id><s:story_id>12808</s:story_id></item><item><title>BOTH WOMEN AND MEN CLAIM THE OVERALL WIN AT U OF T BONSPIEL</title><link>https://varsityblues.ca/news/2025/11/30/mens-curling-both-women-and-men-claim-the-overall-win-at-u-of-t-bonspiel.aspx</link><guid>https://varsityblues.ca/news/2025/11/30/mens-curling-both-women-and-men-claim-the-overall-win-at-u-of-t-bonspiel.aspx</guid><category>Men's Curling, Women's Curling</category><description><![CDATA[<img alt="CURL Both Teams" src="https://varsityblues.ca/common/controls/image_handler.aspx?thumb_prefix=rp_primary&image_path=/images/2025/12/1/BM-Curling-TeamPhotos-6.jpg" /><br /><br />Both the University of Toronto Varsity Blues women's and men's curling teams earned the overall win at the annual U of T Bonspiel, hosted at the Thornhill Curling Club on Saturday, Nov. 29.]]></description><media:thumbnail url="https://varsityblues.ca/common/controls/image_handler.aspx?thumb_prefix=rp_system&amp;image_path=/images/2025/12/1/BM-Curling-TeamPhotos-6.jpg" /><media:content url="https://varsityblues.ca/common/controls/image_handler.aspx?thumb_prefix=rp_primary&amp;image_path=/images/2025/12/1/BM-Curling-TeamPhotos-6.jpg"><media:title>CURL Both Teams</media:title></media:content><enclosure url="https://varsityblues.ca/common/controls/image_handler.aspx?thumb_prefix=rp_primary&amp;image_path=/images/2025/12/1/BM-Curling-TeamPhotos-6.jpg" length="1" type="image/jpg" /><pubDate>Sun, 30 Nov 2025 19:44:00 EST</pubDate><s:sport_id>5</s:sport_id><s:story_id>12800</s:story_id></item><item><title>WOMEN'S CURLING COMPETES AT TRENT INVITATIONAL</title><link>https://varsityblues.ca/news/2025/11/23/womens-curling-womens-curling-competes-at-trent-invitational.aspx</link><guid>https://varsityblues.ca/news/2025/11/23/womens-curling-womens-curling-competes-at-trent-invitational.aspx</guid><category>Women's Curling</category><description><![CDATA[<img alt="WCURL/Stella Armstrong" src="https://varsityblues.ca/common/controls/image_handler.aspx?thumb_prefix=rp_primary&image_path=/images/2025/11/24/StellaArmstrong_BarryMcCluskey__3_.jpg" /><br /><br />The University of Toronto Varsity Blues women's curling team competed at the Trent Invitational on Saturday (Nov. 22) in Peterborough, Ont., finishing the tournament with one win and two losses.]]></description><media:thumbnail url="https://varsityblues.ca/common/controls/image_handler.aspx?thumb_prefix=rp_system&amp;image_path=/images/2025/11/24/StellaArmstrong_BarryMcCluskey__3_.jpg" /><media:content url="https://varsityblues.ca/common/controls/image_handler.aspx?thumb_prefix=rp_primary&amp;image_path=/images/2025/11/24/StellaArmstrong_BarryMcCluskey__3_.jpg"><media:title>WCURL/Stella Armstrong</media:title></media:content><enclosure url="https://varsityblues.ca/common/controls/image_handler.aspx?thumb_prefix=rp_primary&amp;image_path=/images/2025/11/24/StellaArmstrong_BarryMcCluskey__3_.jpg" length="1" type="image/jpg" /><pubDate>Sun, 23 Nov 2025 09:00:00 EST</pubDate><s:sport_id>38</s:sport_id><s:story_id>12782</s:story_id></item><item><title>MEN'S CURLING EARNS FIRST-PLACE FINISH AT GUELPH INVITATIONAL</title><link>https://varsityblues.ca/news/2025/11/10/mens-curling-mens-curling-earns-first-place-finish-at-guelph-invitational.aspx</link><guid>https://varsityblues.ca/news/2025/11/10/mens-curling-mens-curling-earns-first-place-finish-at-guelph-invitational.aspx</guid><category>Men's Curling, Women's Curling</category><description><![CDATA[<img alt="MCURL/Team Photo" src="https://varsityblues.ca/common/controls/image_handler.aspx?thumb_prefix=rp_primary&image_path=/images/2025/11/15/582261159_2184159612076303_6766397948110293083_n.jpg" /><br /><br />The University of Toronto Varsity Blues curling teams competed at the Guelph Invitational on Saturday, Nov. 8 and Sunday, Nov. 9. The men's team won the invitational while the women's team reached the quarter-final round.]]></description><media:thumbnail url="https://varsityblues.ca/common/controls/image_handler.aspx?thumb_prefix=rp_system&amp;image_path=/images/2025/11/15/582261159_2184159612076303_6766397948110293083_n.jpg" /><media:content url="https://varsityblues.ca/common/controls/image_handler.aspx?thumb_prefix=rp_primary&amp;image_path=/images/2025/11/15/582261159_2184159612076303_6766397948110293083_n.jpg"><media:title>MCURL/Team Photo</media:title></media:content><enclosure url="https://varsityblues.ca/common/controls/image_handler.aspx?thumb_prefix=rp_primary&amp;image_path=/images/2025/11/15/582261159_2184159612076303_6766397948110293083_n.jpg" length="1" type="image/jpg" /><pubDate>Mon, 10 Nov 2025 09:00:00 EST</pubDate><s:sport_id>5</s:sport_id><s:story_id>12759</s:story_id></item><item><title>SLAPNICAR ANNOUNCED AS NEW VARSITY BLUES CURLING HEAD COACH</title><link>https://varsityblues.ca/news/2025/8/6/mens-curling-slapnicar-announced-as-new-varsity-blues-curling-head-coach.aspx</link><guid>https://varsityblues.ca/news/2025/8/6/mens-curling-slapnicar-announced-as-new-varsity-blues-curling-head-coach.aspx</guid><category>Men's Curling, Women's Curling</category><description><![CDATA[<img alt="CURL" src="https://varsityblues.ca/common/controls/image_handler.aspx?thumb_prefix=rp_primary&image_path=/images/2025/8/6/Sean_Web.png" /><br /><br />The University of Toronto Varsity Blues are excited to share the appointment of Sean Slapnicar as Varsity Blues curling head coach, effective immediately.]]></description><media:thumbnail url="https://varsityblues.ca/common/controls/image_handler.aspx?thumb_prefix=rp_system&amp;image_path=/images/2025/8/6/Sean_Web.png" /><media:content url="https://varsityblues.ca/common/controls/image_handler.aspx?thumb_prefix=rp_primary&amp;image_path=/images/2025/8/6/Sean_Web.png"><media:title>CURL</media:title></media:content><enclosure url="https://varsityblues.ca/common/controls/image_handler.aspx?thumb_prefix=rp_primary&amp;image_path=/images/2025/8/6/Sean_Web.png" length="1" type="image/jpg" /><pubDate>Wed, 6 Aug 2025 12:22:00 EST</pubDate><s:sport_id>5</s:sport_id><s:story_id>12420</s:story_id></item></channel></rss>