NCAA Division I Varsity teams 20 | Athletic director Brian Faison | |
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University University of North Dakota Conference Big Sky Conference
NCHC (Men's hockey)
WCHA (Women's hockey)
WAC Location Grand Forks, North Dakota | ||
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The North Dakota Fighting Hawks (formerly known as the Fighting Sioux) are the athletic teams that represent the University of North Dakota (UND), located in the city of Grand Forks, North Dakota.
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- 2015 16 highlights north dakota fighting hawks men s hockey
- Varsity sports
- Ice hockey mens
- Ice hockey womens
- Football
- Athletics hall of fame
- Nickname
- References
Originally in the Division II North Central Conference, UND began transitioning to NCAA's Division I in 2008 with the football program participating in the Division I Football Championship Subdivision. North Dakota is a member of the Big Sky Conference for football and most other sports, the Western Athletic Conference for men's and women's swimming & diving, the National Collegiate Hockey Conference for men's hockey, and the Western Collegiate Hockey Association for women's ice hockey. The Fighting Hawks also competed in the WAC in baseball until dropping the sport after the 2016 season.
On January 24, 2017, reports stated that North Dakota would leave the Big Sky Conference to join the Summit League in all sports but football beginning in 2019. The school would join the Missouri Valley Football Conference for football in 2020. The rumored changes became official on January 26, when UND, the Summit League, and the MVFC announced the Fighting Hawks' move to the Summit in 2018 (instead of 2019) and the MVFC at the reported 2020 date.
Varsity sports
Ice hockey (men's)
Having won eight national championships, the men's hockey team is easily the most recognized of UND teams. A charter member of the National Collegiate Hockey Conference, the Fighting Hawks play in the $100+ million Ralph Engelstad Arena.
Ice hockey (women's)
The women's ice hockey team is a member of the Western Collegiate Hockey Association (WCHA) and competes in National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) Division I women ice hockey. The current women's head coach is Brian Idalski in his sixth season.
Football
The men's football home games are held in the Alerus Center.
Athletics hall of fame
The Letterwinners Hall of Fame recognizes the efforts and achievements of former UND student-athletes, coaches, and other supporters of UND athletics. Inductees are selected by the UND Letterwinners Association and representatives of the UND athletic department. The Hall of Fame induction ceremony, sponsored by the UND Letterwinners Association, is held each fall in conjunction with a football game. The Hall of Fame is located on the upper concourse at the south end of the Ralph Engelstad Arena.
Nickname
UND's nickname was originally The Flickertails, but was unofficially changed to "The Sioux" in 1930 ("Fighting" was added later circa 1999). UND's former athletic logo, revealed in 1999, a Native American figure, was designed by Bennett Brien, a local artist and UND graduate of Ojibwa ethnicity. After more than a decade of controversy, the name and logo were retired in 2012. On November 18, 2015, it was revealed at a press conference held by President Robert Kelley that Fighting Hawks, with 57.24% of the vote, would become the new University nickname.