Fighting Sioux
| North Dakota Fighting Hawks | |
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| University | University of North Dakota |
| Conference |
Big Sky Conference NCHC (Men's hockey) WAC |
| NCAA | Division I |
| Athletic director | Brian Faison |
| Location | Grand Forks, North Dakota |
| Varsity teams | 20 (17 in 2017–18) |
| Football stadium | Alerus Center |
| Basketball arena | Betty Engelstad Sioux Center |
| Ice hockey arena | Ralph Engelstad Arena |
| Nickname | Fighting Hawks |
| Fight song |
It's For You, North Dakota U Stand Up and Cheer |
| Colors | Kelly Green and White |
| Website | www |
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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.
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 and the National Collegiate Hockey Conference for men's hockey. The Fighting Hawks competed in the Western Athletic Conference in baseball, plus men's and women's swimming & diving, before dropping all three sports. Baseball was dropped after the 2016 season, and the swimming & diving teams were dropped after the 2016–17 season. Women's ice hockey competed in the Western Collegiate Hockey Association before also being dropped after the 2016–17 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.
Men's sports
Women's sports
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.
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