| Brock Badgers | |
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| University | Brock University |
| Association | U Sports |
| Conference | Ontario University Athletics |
| Athletic director | Melissa Krist |
| Location | St. Catharines, Ontario |
| Arena | Canada Games Park |
| Baseball | George Taylor Field |
| Other venues | Bob Davis Gymnasium |
| Mascot | Boomer the Badger |
| Nickname | Badgers |
| Colours | Blue |
| Website | www |
The Brock Badgers are the athletics teams that represent Brock University in St. Catharines, Ontario. To date, the Badgers have won 47 National Championships and 94 Ontario Championships, and are members of the OUA, U Sports, CUFLA, CURC, OIWFA and OUBHL.
While technically not considered a varsity team, Brock has a university ringette team which competes annually in the Canadian national University Challenge Cup.
Championships
As of the end of the 2022–23 season.
Canadian Championships
Men's Wrestling (19)
- 1991–92, 1994–95, 1995–96, 1998–99, 1999–00, 2000–01, 2001–02, 2003–04, 2004–05, 2005–06, 2006–07, 2007–08, 2013–14, 2014–15, 2015–16, 2016–17, 2017–18, 2018–19, 2019–20
Women's Wrestling (9)
- 2001–02, 2011–12, 2012–13, 2013–14, 2014–15, 2015–16, 2016–17, 2017–18, 2019–20
Men's Lacrosse (5)
- 2004–05, 2005–06, 2006–07, 2007–08, 2009–10
Men's Rowing (5)
- 1999–00, 2002–03, 2003–04, 2004–05, 2012–13
Men's Baseball (2)
- 1998–99, 1999–00
Men's Basketball (2)
- 1991–92, 2007–08
Men's Soccer (1)
- 2002–03
Provincial Championships
Men's Wrestling (22)
- 1991–92, 1994–95, 1995–96, 1996–97, 1997–98, 1998–99, 1999–00, 2000–01, 2001–02, 2002–03, 2003–04, 2004–05, 2005–06, 2006–07, 2007–08, 2008–09, 2009–10, 2015–16, 2016–17, 2017–18, 2019–20, 2021–22
Women's Wrestling (20)
- 1998–99, 1999–00, 2000–01, 2001–02, 2002–03, 2003–04, 2004–05, 2005–06, 2007–08, 2008–09, 2009–10, 2010–11, 2011–12, 2012–13, 2014–15, 2015–16, 2016–17, 2017–18, 2019–20, 2021–22
Men's Rowing (9)
- 1998–99, 2001–02, 2002–03, 2003–04, 2004–05, 2010–11, 2012–13, 2014–15, 2017–18
Women's Curling (5)
- 1990–91, 1996–97, 1997–98, 2003–04, 2005–06
Men's Baseball (4)
- 2002–03, 2004–05, 2010–11, 2014–15
Men's Basketball (3)
- 1991–92, 1994–95, 2021–22
Men's Lacrosse (3)
- 1998–99, 2002–03, 2003–04
Men's Curling (2)
- 2006–07, 2017–18
Men's Ball Hockey (2)
- 2015–16, 2016–17
Women's Volleyball (2)
- 2021–22, 2022–23
Women's Basketball (2)
- 1982–83, 2019–20
Men's Rugby (1)
- 2007–08
Women's Fencing (1)
- 1984–85
Women's Ice Hockey (1)
- 2021–22
Rowing (2)
- 1967–68, 1972–73
Curling (1)
- 1971–72
Hosting
- Brock men's hockey hosts the Steel Blade Classic.
- Brock men's basketball hosts Paint the Meridian Red
- Brock men's and women's basketball used to host the Peninsula Hoops Classic each year versus Niagara College. All proceeds went to the United Way of Canada.
Notable former Brock Badgers
- Michelle Fazzari (Women's Wrestling) Team Canada
- Jasmine Mian (Women's Wrestling) Team Canada
- Eric Woefl (Men's Rowing) Team Canada
- Tim Schrijver (Men's Rowing) Team Canada
- Ray Barkwill (Men's Rugby) Team Canada
- Marty Calder (Wrestling) 2-Time Olympian, Olympic Coach
- Iain Brambell (Rowing) Olympic Medallist
- Ryan Del Monte (Men's Hockey) Pro Hockey Player ECHL & Germany
- Jessica MacDonald (Wrestling) 3-Time World Medallist
- Sean Pierson (Wrestling / Baseball) UFC Fighter
- Andrew Tinnish (Baseball) Toronto Blue Jays Assistant GM
- Tonya Verbeek (Wrestling) 3-Time Olympic Medallist
- Elisabeth Walker-Young (Swimming) Multiple Paralympic Gold Medallist
- Shawn Williams (Men's Lacrosse) NLL star (first lacrosse player inducted into Brock Hall of Fame)
- Logan Thompson(Men's Hockey) Vegas Golden Knights Goalie
Retired Jerseys
Men's Basketball
- #50 Ken Murray
- #9 Kevin Doran
- #31 David Picton
- #44 Kevin Stienstra
- #4 Brad Rootes
Men's Hockey
- #6 Dave Burt
- #24 Vince Scott
Women's Hockey
- #9 Jessica Fickel
All-Time Leading Scorers
- David Picton (Men's Basketball)
- Jodie Ebeling (Women's Basketball)
- Darren Macoretta (Men's Hockey)
- Jessica Fickel (Women's Hockey)
- Ally Fast (All-Time Assists) (Women's Volleyball)
- Shawn Williams (Men's Lacrosse)
Awards and honours
Athletes of the Year
This is an incomplete list
| Year | Female Athlete | Sport | Male Athlete | Sport | Ref. |
| 2010–11 | Beth Clause | Hockey | Ben Cushnie | Rowing | |
| 2011–12 | Jade Parsons | Wrestling | Mike Lewis | Rowing | |
| 2012–13 | Diana Ford | Wrestling | CJ Hudson | Wrestling | |
| 2013–14 | Jessica Fickel | Hockey | Matt Abercrombie | Hockey | |
| 2014–15 | Carlene Sluberki | Wrestling | Nick Rowe | Wrestling | |
| 2015–16 | Olivia di Bacco | Wrestling | David de Groot | Rowing | |
| 2016–17 | Katie Desveaux | Figure Skating | Eric Bradey | Soccer and Curling | |
| 2017–18 | Jessica Brouilette | Wrestling | Clint Windsor | Hockey | |
| 2018–19 | Emily Schaefer | Wrestling | Jevon Balfour | Wrestling | |
| 2019–20 | Hannah Taylor | Wrestling | Clayton Pye | Wrestling | |
| 2020–21 | Not awarded due to the COVID-19 pandemic. | ||||
| 2021–22 | Cassidy Maplethorpe | Hockey | Stephen Harris | Rowing | |
| 2022–23 | Mia Friesen | Wrestling | Stephen Harris | Rowing | |
| 2023–24 | Sara Rohr | Volleyball | Connor Ungar | Hockey | |
Notes
- "Brock University Badgers Athletics - Championship Success". Archived from the original on September 27, 2013. Retrieved September 25, 2013.
- http://brocku.sidearmsports.com/documents/2013/9/12/201-14_Athlete_Manual1.pdf Archived 2013-09-27 at the Wayback Machine?
- "Taylor, Pye named 2019-20 Athletes of the Year". gobadgers.ca/. March 25, 2020. Retrieved June 25, 2021.
- "Rohr, Ungar named 2023-24 Brock Athletes of the Year". Brock University Athletics. March 27, 2024. Retrieved December 18, 2024.
Sources
- Brock Athletics Mission Statement
- Brock Athletics Athletes of the Year
- Brock Athletics Hall of Fame
- Lapinski, Stan (2006), Brock University athletics: 40 exciting seasons of Generals and Badgers, Brock University, ISBN 0-9682851-4-7
External links
| Ontario University Athletics | |
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| Full members |
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| Men's hockey members | |
| OUA championships |
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| See also | |