Atlantic University Sport

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Atlantic University Sport
Sport universitaire de l'Atlantique
Atlantic University Sport Logo.svg
Association U Sports
Founded1974;51 years ago (1974)
CommissionerJohn Keefe (Interim)
Division1
No. of teams11 (+ 1 football-only associate)
Headquarters Halifax, Nova Scotia
Official website atlanticuniversitysport.com

Atlantic University Sport (AUS; French : Sport universitaire de l'Atlantique) is a regional membership association for universities in Atlantic Canada which assists in co-ordinating competition between their university level athletic programs and providing contact information, schedules, results, and releases about those programs and events to the public and the media. This is similar to what would be called a college athletic conference in the United States. The AUS, which covers Canada east of the province of Quebec, is one of four such bodies that are members of the country's governing body for university athletics, U Sports. The other three regional associations coordinating university-level sports in Canada are Ontario University Athletics (OUA), the Canada West Universities Athletic Association (CW), and the Réseau du sport étudiant du Québec (RSEQ).

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History

The Atlantic Universities Athletics Association was founded in 1974, with the merging of the Atlantic Intercollegiate Athletic Association and the Atlantic Women's Intercollegiate Athletic Association. Prior to the acceptance of Memorial University of Newfoundland, the AIAA, which dates back to the late 19th century, was known as the Maritime Intercollegiate Athletic Association. The AUAA changed its name to Atlantic University Sport (AUS) in 1999.

Member schools

Full members

InstitutionNicknameLocationFoundedJoinedTypeEnrollment [1] Endowment
Acadia University Axemen/Axewomen Wolfville, Nova Scotia 18381974Public3,621$40M
Cape Breton University Capers Sydney, Nova Scotia 19511982Public3,107$6.1M
Dalhousie University Tigers Halifax, Nova Scotia 18181974Public15,970$337.7M
Memorial University of Newfoundland Sea-Hawks St. John's, Newfoundland 19251974Public18,172$93M
Mount Allison University Mounties Sackville, New Brunswick 18391974Public2,486$215.1M
Université de Moncton Aigles Bleus/Aigles Bleues Moncton, New Brunswick 18641974Public6,219---
University of New Brunswick Reds Fredericton, New Brunswick 17851974Public10,587---
University of Prince Edward Island Panthers Charlottetown, Prince Edward Island 19691974Public4,435---
Saint Mary's University Huskies Halifax, Nova Scotia 18021974Public7,281$16.9M
St. Francis Xavier University X-Men/X-Women Antigonish, Nova Scotia 18531974Public4,875$59.4M
St. Thomas University Tommies Fredericton, New Brunswick 19101974Public2,579---

Single-sport members

The AUS accepted its first ever single-sport member at the start of the 2017–18 school year, when the Bishop's Gaiters football team transferred from the Réseau du sport étudiant du Québec (RSEQ).

InstitutionNicknameLocationFoundedJoinedTypeEnrollment [1] EndowmentSportPrimary league
Bishop's University Gaiters Sherbrooke, Quebec 18432017Public2,756$32.5MFootballRSEQ

Member maps

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Locations of the Nova Scotia and PEI based Atlantic University Sport member institutions
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Locations of the New Brunswick based Atlantic University Sport member institutions
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Locations of the Newfoundland based Atlantic University Sport member institution

Facilities

Facilities
InstitutionFootball
Field		Seated
Capacity		Basketball/Volleyball
Gym		Seated
Capacity		Hockey
Arena		Seated
Capacity		Soccer
Stadium		Seated
Capacity
Acadia Raymond Field 3,000 War Memorial Gymnasium 1,800 Andrew H. McCain Arena 2,300 Raymond Field 3,000
Bishop's Coulter Field 2,200Football-only member
Cape Breton Non-football school Sullivan Field House 2,200Non-hockey school Ness Timmons Soccer Field 2,000
Dalhousie Sexton Memorial Gymnasium 500 Halifax Forum 5,796 F.B. Wickfire Memorial Field 2,000
Memorial Memorial University Fieldhouse 1,400Non-hockey school King George V Park 6,400 [2]
Mount Allison MacAulay Field2,500 McCormack Gymnasium 800 Tantramar Regional Veteran's Civic Centre 750MacAulay Field2,500
Moncton Non-football school Gymnasium J.-Louis-Levesque (Women’s Volleyball only)N/A Aréna J.-Louis-Levesque 2,500 Croix-Bleue Medavie Stadium 8,300
UNB Richard J. Currie Center 1,400 Aitken Centre 3,685Chapman Field1,500
UPEI Chi-Wan Young Sports Centre 2,000 MacLauchlan Arena 1,300 UPEI Field Turf 3,000
Saint Mary's Huskies Stadium 4,000* The Tower 1,200 The Dauphinee Centre 1,200 Huskies Stadium 2,000 [3]
St. F.X. Oland Stadium 4,000 Oland Centre Gymnasium 2,500 KMC 1,501 Oland Stadium 4,000
St. Thomas Non-football schoolNon-basketball school Grant • Harvey Centre (Women’s only)1,500Non-soccer school

(Data mined from the U Sports homepage's member directory [4] and WorldStadiums.com. [5]

See also

References

  1. 1 2 "Full-time plus Part-time Enrollment". Association of Atlantic Universities. October 14, 2009. Retrieved December 4, 2009.[ permanent dead link ]
  2. ↑ "King George V Park".
  3. ↑ "About the Facility".
  4. ↑ U Sports directory Archived July 27, 2009, at the Wayback Machine
  5. ↑ World Stadiums.com
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