COLLINGWOOD, Ont. - Wednesday night at the OUA Annual Awards Dinner, Brock University Assistant Athletic Director Chris Critelli was presented with the John McManus Award.

For over 35 years, former Brock Badgers women's basketball head coach Chris Critelli has played a large part in the development and overall growth of women's basketball in Canada both as a player and a coach.

The St. Catharines, Ont. native led her hometown Badgers to the playoffs in 22 of her 25 seasons and retired in April 2009 as the all-time winningest coach in Brock women's basketball history with 393 career victories.

In 2005-06, Critelli established a new Brock single season OUA record with 19 conference wins, on the way to capturing first place in the OUA West Division.

As a player, Critelli had much success on both sides of the border, as she was a three-time All-Canadian and one-time Academic All-American. She is the only individual to ever win both an NCAA and CIAU title, winning two CIAU titles at Laurentian (1976-78) and two NCAA titles with Old Dominion (1978-80).

At the age of 17, Critelli joined the Canadian National Team was a member for seven years including the 1976 and 1980 Olympic Teams. As a member of Team Canada, she won three bronze medals in 1979 at the Pan-Am Games, the World Championships and FISU games.  When her playing days were over, Critelli took on an assistant coaching role with the Canadian National Team, a position she held from 1989-94.

Since retiring from coaching, Critelli has been the Assistant Athletic Director at Brock University and is a vital member of different OUA committees.