The University of Waterloo School of Pharmacy and University of Toronto Leslie Dan Faculty of Pharmacy have gone head-to-head at the annual Soccer Cup since 2015, an event fully organized and led by the students. Waterloo Pharmacy’s team held a 1-0 lead for the majority of the game and took home the trophy for the fourth year in a row in penalty shootouts.
“The Ontario Pharmacists Association (OPA) Cup game against the University of Toronto is always a highly anticipated event by students,” says Viktoria Cubelic says, society of pharmacy students (SOPhS) athletic rep. “There's definitely a little bit of a friendly rivalry but there's always that sense of comradery in the background, and it's a really exciting way to bring both schools together."
The teams headed over to University of Waterloo’s Grad House to celebrate together with student that came to support their peers and cheer them on.
This year Waterloo’s roster included 24 pharmacy students. Congratulations to all the members of the soccer team!
Jenna Awasthi, Rx2027
Julio Baratta, Rx2025
Daniel Botros, Rx2026
Chloe Cabral, Rx2027, MVP
Charles Couture, Rx2026
Viktoria Cubelic, Rx2025
Kevin Espiro , Rx2027
Aidan Gudmundson, Rx2025
Mina Habib, Rx2025, Team Captain
Brian Hui, Rx2025
Zaid Lahham, Rx2025
Carolyne Lavallee, Rx2025
Maya Abdul Majed, Rx2026
Nathan Mekhail, Rx2027
Julian Moussa, Rx2026
Ali Nassar, Rx2027
Sean Park, Rx2025
Alanna Parker, Rx2027
Jaskaran Saggi, Rx2025
Adam Sharifi, Rx2027
Noah Spitzl, Rx2027, MVP
David Stewart, Rx2024
Daniel Tadrous, Rx2027
Pierre Wadeie, Rx2026
“The SOPhS athletics council would like to thank all of the players, fans and anyone involved in the planning and execution of this year’s OPA Cup, as well as OPA for your support of this student initiative. We’re excited to run it back next year and hopefully key the win streak going,” says Cubelic.