The term Huskie Athletics is defined as those student athletes from the University of Saskatchewan that compete in elite interuniversity competition administered by Canadian Interuniversity Sport ( CIS ) and its members, both as regions and as individual institutions.

At various times in its history, Huskie Athletics has offered teams in 24 different sports.

Huskie Athletics is an integral part of the University of Saskatchewan's goal of providing intellectual, cultural, social and physical activities as part of the University's Mission of achieving academic excellence.

The mission of Huskie Athletics is to provide elite interuniversity sport opportunities for students as part of their educational experience.

The Huskie Athletics program pursues excellence within the parameters of the resources that are available.

At a press conference in conjunction with the annual Northern Illinois Spring Football Game, first-year Athletics Director Jim Phillips announced on April 23, 2005, that Huskie Intercollegiate Athletics would embark on the largest capital project in its history.

The most successful Huskie team is the Men's and Women's Track and Field teams.

The Huskie Bus Line, the largest student-run university bus system in Illinois, operates seven days a week while school is in session during the fall and spring semesters. On the weekends it runs a different route.

Opened in 2002, the NIU Convocation Center is a 10, 000-seat multipurpose facility that hosts more than 200 events each year, including concerts, family shows, theatrical productions, job fairs, trade shows, Huskie athletics and commencement ceremonies.

On the west side of campus is Brigham Field at Huskie Stadium, the home of NIU football games, which also often hosts other significant outdoor events.

Huskie Stadium, which has a seating capacity over 30, 000, is surrounded by large open grassy areas which provide recreation, and also serve as the tailgating lots for football games.

There is also a baseball field, Ralph McKinzie Field, a softball field, Mary M. Bell Field, a soccer field, Huskie Soccer Complex, and tennis courts, Gullikson Tennis Courts, which flank Huskie Stadium.

The team mascot is Harley D. Huskie.

Brigham Field at Huskie Stadium in DeKalb, Illinois is the home field of the Northern Illinois University " Huskies.

Huskie Stadium is on the west end of the campus, bordered by Stadium Drive to the south, the Yordon Athletic Center to the north, Mary Bell Field to the east, and Ralph McKinzie Field to the west.

* Brigham Field at Huskie Stadium-Northern Illinois Huskies

On July 12, 2001 the corps was practicing at Huskie Stadium at Northern Illinois University.

University of Saskatchewan Huskie plaque

* Northern Illinois University – Huskie Fight Song

* Elliot Flanders-member of Huskie ; wanted to tell his son he loved him after which he was destroyed by Blade

Invented by Anton Flettner and used in Flettner Fl 282, Kaman HH-43 Huskie, and Kaman K-MAX.

In 1939 the last Siberia imports, along with several of Seppala ’ s dogs, became the breed foundation for the “ Siberian Huskie ” in Canada.

; April 1953: Ordered for the U. S. Marine Corps, the HOK-1 first flies ; Air Force version was the H-43A Huskie

; October 1961: The H-43 Huskie sets an altitude record of 10. 000 m and numerous rate of climb records.

: During the Korean and Vietnam Wars, the Huskie flew more rescue missions than all other aircraft combined — with the best safety record of any U. S. military aircraft.

Kaman OH-43D Huskie: Kaman HH-43 Huskie Serial Number: 139974 Markings: Marine Observation Squadron 6 ( VMO-6 ), Camp Pendleton, California, 1965.

The town also has their own organized sports program, the Westport Youth Athletics Association ( WYAA ) which serves sports from as soon as even three years old, all the way up until 8th grade.

Quincy's only college sports program is the " Lions " of Eastern Nazarene College, in the DIII Commonwealth Coast Conference of the National Collegiate Athletics Association ( NCAA ) and the Eastern College Athletic Conference ( ECAC ).

The township has individual organizations that run each youth sports program, including Little League Baseball ( WMLL ), Police Athletic League ( PAL ) Basketball, PAL Soccer, West Milford-Star Athletics Cheerleading, Midget Football Association ( WMMFA ) Football, WMMFA Cheerleading, Amateur Baseball Association ( WMABA ) Baseball, and Girls Softball Association softball ( WMGSA ).

These teams include ( or have previously included ) West Milford Xtreme softball, West Milford Wolverines baseball, West Milford Wolfpack baseball, West Milford Warhawks baseball, West Milford Wildcats basketball, West Milford-Star Athletics competition cheerleading, West Milford / Jackson Elite-Hurricanes baseball, PC Crush baseball, and the Connie Mack baseball program.

* UDC Firebirds, University of the District of Columbia Athletics program

On March 18, 2002, Boston College's Athletics program was named to the College Sports Honor Roll as one of the nation's top 20 programs by U. S. News & World Report.

Athletics, swimming, fencing, diving, baseball, boxing, basketball, equestrian, football, artistic gymnastics, rowing, wrestling, shooting, tennis, weightlifting and water polo are the only summer sports that have never been absent from the Pan American Games program.

Women's heptathlon is the combined event for women contested in the Athletics program of the Olympics and in the IAAF World Championships in Athletics.

The University of Western Ontario's Athletics program currently supports 39 varsity programs.

In October 2009 Idaho State University Director of Athletics Jeff Tingey announced that the contract of head football coach John Zamberlin would be extended for two more years, meaning Zamberin will be on the Bengal sidelines manning the program through the 2011 season.

Former Oakland Athletics manager Ken Macha was named a rotating analyst on this program in April 2007, but left after the 2008 season to become the manager of the Milwaukee Brewers.

Basketball was one of twelve women's sports added to the NCAA championship program for the 1981-82 school year, as the NCAA engaged in battle with the Association for Intercollegiate Athletics for Women for sole governance of women's collegiate sports.

Gymnastics was one of twelve women's sports added to the NCAA championship program for the 1981-82 school year, as the NCAA engaged in battle with the Association for Intercollegiate Athletics for Women for sole governance of women's collegiate sports.

Fencing was one of twelve women's sports added to the NCAA championship program for the 1981-82 school year, as the NCAA engaged in battle with the Association for Intercollegiate Athletics for Women for sole governance of women's collegiate sports.

The University, in anticipation of the return of football program in 2010, renovated and upgraded Provost Umphrey Stadium ( formerly Cardinal Stadium ) and a new state-of-the-art Athletics Complex.

Every year since 1983, the National Association of Collegiate Directors of Athletics ( NACDA ) has recognized the Gators athletic program as one of the ten best overall Division I athletic programs in the country in its annual NACDA Directors ' Cup standings.

On Saturday, 3 October 1964, the first Little Athletics meet was held at Landy Field, just before the senior competition, with more than 80 children taking part in a short program of running events.

Playing as the Crusaders, Madonna University athletics has developed into a National Association of Intercollegiate Athletics ( NAIA ) 11-sport program for men and women, including: baseball, basketball, cross country, golf, soccer, softball and volleyball.

In 1993, the legislature and the Board of Regents approved a student fee to help support an athletics program and authorized the creation of the current UTPB Athletics.

It wasn't until the early 60's that Principal Ogden Glass gave the University the direction Athletics needed to provide the necessary moral and financial support that ultimately shaped the modern day success of the Gaiters football program.

In 2007, in recognition of a gift of $ 5 million in support of Columbia's intercollegiate athletics program, the playing field at Columbia's Lawrence A. Wien Stadium at the Baker Field Athletics Complex was named " Robert K. Kraft Field.

The women ’ s athletic programs became the IU Southeast's first accredited athletic program when they became affiliated with the AIAW ( Association of Intercollegiate Athletics for Women ) in 1975-76.