ST. CATHARINES, ON - The Brock University wrestling team took home two major awards at the 4th Annual Niagara Sports Awards. Olivia Di Bacco (Orillia, ON) was named the Niagara Female Athlete of the Year while the women's wrestling team was named the Niagara Team of the Year.

Olivia Di Bacco had an outstanding final season for the Brock women's wrestling program. She helped lead the Badgers to their 15th OUA Championship over the past 17 years and their fifth straight CIS National Championship.

Di Bacco finished the 2015-16 season with five golds, which included winning the Senior Provincials, Brock Open, Western Open, OUA Championships and CIS Championships. She also captured a silver medals at the 2016 Senior Nationals and a bronze at the Olympic Trials.

At the 2015 OUA and CIS Championships, she went a perfect 8-0 at 67kg. At the CIS Nationals, Di Bacco became the first women's wrestler to lead her team to five straight National titles. For her performance, she was named an OUA first team All-Star and first team CIS All-Canadian. 

In the classroom, Di Bacco has been a five-time Academic CIS All-Canadian and OUA All-Academic holding an 88% average. In the community she had been highly active in Athletes in Action, SeniorFit and Brock Junior Badgers Wrestling. She has also been a guest speaker at many sporting conferences talking about her experiences as an athlete.

The 2015-16 Brock Women's Team of the Year captured their sixth CIS National title and 15th OUA title in school history. The Brock women dominated both the OUA and CIS Championships. They qualified all eight weight classes at the OUA Championships, highlighted by six gold medal performances. At the CIS National Championships, they had six All-Canadian selections.