Brock Badgers and Niagara College Knights return to action

The squeaking of shoes and whistles from coaches will be heard as almost 30,000 students return to campus at either Brock University and Niagara College this week.

Niagara’s two post-secondary school institutions feature almost 30,000 students, and over a one-thousand student athletes.

Brock University features the Badgers, while Niagara College features the Knights.

The Badgers feature 37 varsity sports teams, while the Knights offer six and two tournament teams as the graphics below illustrate.

 

The Brock women’s and men’s soccer teams 2024-25 seasons are already underway, while Niagara’s soccer seasons kickoff later this week.

Both programs have featured success at the provincial and national levels.

The Badgers have now won 96 OUA (Ontario University Athletics) Championships and 49 U Sports (Canadian – National) Championships

Canadian Championships

1991-92 Men’s Basketball
1991-92 Men’s Wrestling
1994-95 Men’s Wrestling
1995-96 Men’s Wrestling
1998-99 Men’s Baseball
1998-99 Men’s Wrestling
1999-00 Men’s Rowing
1999-00 Men’s Wrestling
1999-00 Men’s Baseball
2000-01 Men’s Wrestling
2001-02 Men’s Wrestling
2001-02 Women’s Wrestling
2002-03 Men’s Soccer
2002-03 Men’s Rowing
2002-03 Men’s Wrestling
2003-04 Men’s Rowing
2003-04 Men’s Wrestling
2004-05 Men’s Rowing
2004-05 Men’s Lacrosse
2004-05 Men’s Wrestling
2005-06 Men’s Wrestling
2005-06 Men’s Lacrosse
2006-07 Men’s Lacrosse
2006-07 Men’s Wrestling
2007-08 Men’s Lacrosse
2007-08 Men’s Wrestling
2007-08 Men’s Basketball
2009-10 Men’s Lacrosse
2011-12 Women’s Wrestling
2012-13 Men’s Rowing
2012-13 Women’s Wrestling
2013-14 Men’s Wrestling
2013-14 Women’s Wrestling
2014-15 Men’s Wrestling
2014-15 Women’s Wrestling
2015-16 Men’s Wrestling
2015-16 Women’s Wrestling
2016-17 Men’s Wrestling
2016-17 Women’s Wrestling
2017-18 Men’s Wrestling
2017-18 Women’s Wrestling
2018-19 Men’s Wrestling
2018-19 Women’s Wrestling
2019-20 Men’s Wrestling
2019-20 Women’s Wrestling
2021-22 Men’s Lacrosse
2022-23 Men’s Wrestling
2023-24 Men’s Wrestling
2023-24 Women’s Wrestling

Ontario Championships (96)

1967-68 Men’s Rowing
1971-72 Men’s Curling
1972-73 Men’s Rowing
1982-83 Women’s Basketball
1984-85 Women’s Fencing
1986-87 Men’s Lacrosse
1989-90 Men’s Lacrosse
1990-91 Men’s Lacrosse
1990-91 Women’s Curling
1991-92 Men’s Basketball
1991-92 Men’s Wrestling
1991-92 Men’s Lacrosse
1992-93 Men’s Lacrosse
1993-94 Men’s Lacrosse
1994-95 Men’s Wrestling
1994-95 Men’s Lacrosse
1995-96 Men’s Wrestling
1996-97 Women’s Curling
1996-97 Men’s Wrestling
1996-97 Men’s Lacrosse
1997-98 Women’s Curling
1997-98 Men’s Wrestling
1997-98 Men’s Lacrosse
1998-99 Men’s Lacrosse
1998-99 Men’s Rowing
1998-99 Men’s Wrestling
1998-99 Women’s Wrestling
1999-00 Men’s Wrestling
1999-00 Men’s Lacrosse
1999-00 Men’s Rowing
2000-01 Men’s Wrestling
2000-01 Women’s Wrestling
2001-02 Men’s Rowing
2001-02 Men’s Wrestling
2001-02 Women’s Wrestling
2002-03 Men’s Baseball
2002-03 Men’s Lacrosse
2002-03 Men’s Rowing
2002-03 Men’s Wrestling
2002-03 Women’s Wrestling
2003-04 Women’s Wrestling
2003-04 Women’s Curling
2003-04 Men’s Lacrosse
2003-04 Men’s Rowing
2003-04 Men’s Wrestling
2004-05 Men’s Baseball
2004-05 Men’s Wrestling
2004-05 Women’s Wrestling
2005-06 Men’s Wrestling
2005-06 Women’s Wrestling
2005-06 Women’s Curling
2006-07 Men’s Wrestling
2006-07 Men’s Curling
2007-08 Men’s Rugby
2007-08 Women’s Wrestling
2007-08 Men’s Wrestling
2008-09 Men’s Wrestling
2008-09 Women’s Wrestling
2009-10 Men’s Wrestling
2009-10 Women’s Wrestling
2010-11 Men’s Baseball
2010-11 Men’s Rowing
2010-11 Women’s Wrestling
2011-12 Women’s Wrestling
2012-13 Men’s Rowing
2012-13 Women’s Wrestling
2014-15 Men’s Baseball
2014-15 Men’s Rowing
2014-15 Women’s Wrestling
2015-16 Men’s Wrestling
2015-16 Women’s Wrestling
2016-17 Men’s Wrestling
2016-17 Women’s Wrestling
2017-18 Men’s Wrestling
2017-18 Women’s Wrestling
2017-18 Men’s Rowing
2017-18 Men’s Curling
2018-19 Men’s Wrestling
2018-19 Women’s Wrestling
2019-20 Men’s Wrestling
2019-20 Women’s Wrestling
2019-20 Women’s Basketball
2021-22 Men’s Rowing
2021-22 Women’s Volleyball
2021-22 Women’s Hockey
2021-22 Men’s Basketball
2021-22 Men’s Wrestling
2021-22 Women’s Wrestling
2022-23 Men’s Rowing
2022-23 Men’s Wrestling
2022-23 Women’s Wrestling
2022-23 Women’s Volleyball
2023-24 Men’s Rowing
2023-24 Men’s Wrestling
2023-24 Women’s Wrestling
2023-24 Women’s Volleyball

The talent in Canadian University sports continues to grow. Look no further than reigning Brock Male Athlete of the Year Connor Ungar who became the second Badgers goaltender in five years to sign an NHL contract after playing U Sports hockey.

The first being former Vegas Golden Knight and Stanley Cup Champion, now member of the Washington Capitals, Logan Thompson.

As for the Knights, here’s how things have played out.

Nine National Championships
41 Provincial Championships
Five ICHL Championships
11 Regional Titles

Badminton

1974-1975 Mixed Doubles OCAA Champions
1983-1984 Men’s Doubles OCAA Champions
1984-1985 Men’s Doubles OCAA and CCAA Champions
1985-1986 Men’s Doubles OCAA and CCAA Champions
1986-1987 Men’s Doubles OCAA and CCAA Champions
1992-1993 Men’s Singles OCAA Champion (Sean Ellis)
1993-1994 Men’s Singles OCAA Champion (Sean Ellis)
1994-1995 Mixed Doubles OCAA Champions
1995-1996 Women’s Doubles OCAA and CCAA Champion

Basketball

1968-1969 Women’s OCAA Champions
1969-1970 Women’s OCAA Champions
2002-2003 Men’s OCAA West Region Title
2005-2006 Men’s OCAA West Region Title

Curling

1991-1992 Mixed OCAA Champions
1996-1997 Mixed OCAA Champions
2012-2013 Women’s OCAA Champions
2017-2018 Women’s OCAA Champions

2019-2020 Mixed Doubles OCAA Champions

Golf

1975-1976 Men’s OCAA Champions
2003-2004 Men’s OCAA Champion (Robert Pelletier)
2005-2006 Men’s CCAA Champions
2007-2008 Men’s OCAA Champion (Matt Hunter)
2008-2009 Women’s OCAA Champion (Daniele Dunlop)
2009-2010 Men’s CCAA Champion (Chris Hargest)
2014-2015 Women’s CCAA Champion (Lorelle Weavers)
2015-2016 Men’s OCAA Champions
2015-2016 Men’s OCAA Champion (Evan Littlefield)
2015-2016 Women’s OCAA Champion (Lorelle Weavers)
2016-2017 Men’s OCAA Champions
2016-2017 Men’s OCAA Champion (Josiah Dixon)
2016-2017 Women’s OCAA Champion (Lorelle Weavers)
2016-2017 Men’s CCAA Champions
2016-2017 Men’s CCAA Champion (Josiah Dixon)
2017-2018 Men’s OCAA Golf Div. 2 Champions

Hockey

1980-1981 ICHL Champions
1987-1988 ICHL Champions
1989-1990 ICHL Champions
1990-1991 ICHL Champions
1991-1992 ICHL Champions

Tennis

1974-1975 Mixed Doubles OCAA Champions
1984-1985 Women’s Doubles OCAA Champions
1984-1985 Men’s Singles OCAA Champion (Lorne Demoe)

Touch Football

1993-1994 OCAA Champions
1994-1995 OCAA Champions
1995-1996 OCAA Champions
1998-1999 OCAA Champions
2003-2004 OCAA Champions
2004-2005 OCAA Champions

Volleyball

1969-1970 Women’s OCAA Champions
1999-2000 Men’s OCAA West Region Title
1999-2000 Men’s OCAA Champions
2000-2001 Men’s OCAA Champions
2000-2001 Men’s OCAA West Region Title
2001-2002 Men’s OCAA West Region Title
2002-2003 Men’s OCAA West Region Title
2002-2003 Women’s OCAA West Region Title
2003-2004 Men’s OCAA Champions
2003-2004 Men’s OCAA West Region Title
2006-2007 Men’s OCAA West Region Title
2006-2007 Women’s OCAA West Region Title
2012-2013 Men’s West Region Title
2014-2015 Men’s OCAA Champions

College sports are on the rise in Canada as well. And so are the coaches behind the athletes. For instance, the latest coaching announcement at Niagara is current pro basketball player with the Canadian Elite Basketball League (CEBL) Niagara River Lions, Kimbal Mackenzie – named Interim Head Coach of the Knights Women’s Basketball team.

Some of the best athletes to witness live in person during the fall, winter and spring months play right down the street in St. Catharines, Thorold and Welland on campus at Brock University or Canada Games Park and Niagara College.

For more information on the Niagara College Knights visit goknights.ca

For more information on the Brock Badgers visit gobadgers.ca