The UTM Eagles are the athletic teams in various intramural and extramural sports at the University of Toronto Mississauga (UTM), organized by the campus Recreation, Athletics and Wellness department. The campus has been an associate member of the Ontario Colleges Athletic Association (OCAA)'s Ontario Collegiate Recreation (OCR) extramurals since 1993, and had a short-lived varsity sports program from 2014–2021.[2][3]
UTM remains an associate member of the OCR extramural program despite no longer participating in the OCAA, and competes in the University of Toronto Tri-Campus League.
Sports
University of Toronto Tri-Campus League
Men's sports
Women's sports
Ice hockey
Ice hockey
Basketball
Basketball
Indoor soccer
Indoor soccer
Outdoor soccer
Outdoor soccer
Volleyball
Volleyball
Co-ed sports
Ultimate frisbee
The UTM Eagles represent the Mississauga campus in the University of Toronto Tri-Campus League, an intramural sporting program at the university for athletes to compete at a level below the Varsity Blues, the intercollegiate teams. In Tri-Campus sports, teams represent their home campus and face those from the other University of Toronto campuses. Apart from the Eagles, the Scarborough campus is represented by UTSC ("Maroons") and the St. George campus by two teams: UTSG Red and UTSG Blue.[4][5]
Ontario Collegiate Recreation
The UTM Eagles have been an associate member of the extramural Ontario Collegiate Recreation (OCR) program since 1993, when the campus was then known as Erindale College (as the Erindale Eagles).[6][7] U of T Mississauga has hosted OCAA tournaments since the mid-2000s, and competes in OCR extramural games including basketball, soccer, and cricket. In April 2025, the Eagles competed in the OCR's first ever women’s cricket tournament, hosted at Conestoga College.[8]
Former varsity sports
Men's sports
Women's sports
Basketball
Basketball
Soccer
Soccer
Co-ed sports
Badminton
Cross country
UTM became the 30th member of the Ontario Colleges Athletic Association (OCAA) on April 28, 2014. It joined Ontario university satellite campuses such as Laurier Brantford and the Lakehead University Orillia Campus in the College Association rather than University.[2] Under the direction of Ken Duncliffe, head of the campus's Department of Recreation, Athletics and Wellness, the Eagles varsity program was created to give UTM students an option to participate in varsity sports at a lower level than the Varsity Blues. The Blues, which participate in Ontario University Athletics (OUA), are based at the main St. George campus and serve as the primary intercollegiate sports program available to students from all three University of Toronto campuses.[9]
The UTM Eagles varsity program consisted of six teams: women's basketball, men's basketball, women's soccer, men's soccer, badminton, and cross country.[10][11] Basketball games were held in the Recreation, Athletics and Wellness Centre (RAWC) and soccer on the South Athletic Field.[3]
In 2020 during the COVID-19 pandemic the OCAA temporarily ceased operations, and a year later in November 2021, the athletics department announced the unexpected suspension of the Eagles varsity sports program, citing low participation numbers. This decision was met with resistance from students, who created a change.org petition and social media campaign with an account called @bring.back.varsity to reinstate the program.[3] Despite the push-back, the varsity program remains suspended, with the University of Toronto recommending that students participate in sports through its Tri-Campus league or the Varsity Blues.[3]
References
↑Padillo, Arianne Joyce (May 1, 2023). "Gaining Professional Experience on Campus". University of Toronto Mississauga. The mascot is an eagle whose name is sometimes spelled "Rocky," as in this source.
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