Shailah Adams (Welland, Ont.) of the women's basketball team and Yazdan Farokhizad (Tehran, Iran) of the men's wrestling team have been named the Brock University Athletes of the Week for the period ending Sunday, Nov. 16. 

Returning home to Bob Davis Gymnasium, Adams and the Badgers looked to respond after splitting games on their Toronto road trip. In the Throwback Jam theme game against the Western Mustangs on Saturday, Nov. 15, Adams poured in 15 points, three assists and three rebounds on an impressive 6-for-9 from the field, including 3-for-4 from beyond the arc. Playing 31 minutes, the Kinesiology major's most impactful moment came when she hit a three-pointer to put Brock up 68-65 with 5.7 seconds left on the clock. Following her shot, Adams was able to secure a steal on the ensuing Mustangs' inbound pass to clinch the victory. In the 77-64 victory on Friday, Nov. 14 against the No. 10 nationally ranked Windsor Lancers, the third-year guard logged a game-high 37 minutes and contributed five points, four assists and two rebounds. 

Travelling to Toronto for the Pat Bolger Open on Sunday, Farokhizad placed first in the men's 100-kg division, winning all three of his matches by technical fall. The Sport Management major's first victory of the day came when he defeated the Toronto Varsity Blues Andrija Rasovic in two minutes and 30 seconds with a 10-0 technical fall result. In the semifinal, the two-time Ontario University Athletics (OUA) medallist earned another 10-0 technical fall win; this time in 1:12 over Jacques Chevolot of the Brock Wrestling Club. In the final, the third-year wrestler faced Brock's Callum Knox, defeating him in 3:21 via 11-0 technical fall. Remaining undefeated on the university season, Farokhizad's performance gave him his third gold medal and helped the Badgers earn a first-place finish in the tournament.