Results

The University of Toronto Varsity Blues cross country teams notched top results at the 2026 Don Mills Open on Saturday, October 3 at Columbia Lake.

Toronto's men finished first overall with 30 points, ahead of the host Waterloo Warriors (61) and Brock Badgers (83).

Fifth-year veteran Nima Ashtari (18:23.9) and Nathan Morris (18:23.9) placed second and third, respectively, as Toronto's top finishers in the 6km race, while Ben Gates placed fifth in 18:40.1.

Jabez Siu (18:42.6) and Oliver Tagalog (18:57.3) also scored for the Blues, crossing the finish line in eighth and 12th, respectively.

First-year standout Bianca Grossi continued her impressive rookie campaign, winning the women's 6km race in 21:11.1, 47 seconds ahead of the second-place runner from McMaster.

That led Toronto to a second-place overall finish in the team standings with 41 points, just behind McMaster (39) and ahead of the Laurentian Voyageurs (87).

Fourth-year veteran Shelby Spencer was the next Varsity Blue to cross the finish line in fourth place in 22:33.1, while Kaitlyn Koyanagi was sixth in 22:49.5.

Maria Sanchez was 11th in 23:09.7, while Maya Allibon was 19th in 23:55.8.

The Blues are back in action on Friday, October 16 when they travel to Hamilton, Ont., for the McMaster Invitational.