Atlantic University Sport

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).

Atlantic University Sport
Sport universitaire de l'Atlantique
ConferenceU Sports
Founded1974
CommissionerMr. Phil Currie
Division1
No. of teams11 (+ 1 football-only associate)
HeadquartersHalifax, Nova Scotia
Official websitehttp://www.atlanticuniversitysport.com

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
Locations of the Nova Scotia and PEI based Atlantic University Sport member institutions
Locations of the New Brunswick based Atlantic University Sport member institutions
Locations of the Newfoundland based Atlantic University Sport member institution
Institution Nickname Location Founded Type Enrollment[1] Endowment Joined
Acadia University Axemen/Axewomen Wolfville, Nova Scotia 1838 Public 3,621 $40M 1974
Cape Breton University Capers Sydney, Nova Scotia 1951 Public 3,107 $6.1M 1982
Dalhousie University Tigers Halifax, Nova Scotia 1818 Public 15,970 $337.7M 1974
Memorial University of Newfoundland Sea-Hawks St. John's, Newfoundland 1925 Public 18,172 $93M 1974
Mount Allison University Mounties Sackville, New Brunswick 1839 Public 2,486 $215.1M 1974
Université de Moncton Aigles Bleus/Aigles Bleues Moncton, New Brunswick 1864 Public 6,219 --- 1974
University of New Brunswick Reds Fredericton, New Brunswick 1785 Public 10,587 --- 1974
University of Prince Edward Island Panthers Charlottetown, Prince Edward Island 1969 Public 4,435 --- 1974
Saint Mary's University Huskies Halifax, Nova Scotia 1802 Public 7,281 $16.9M 1974
St. Francis Xavier University X-Men/X-Women Antigonish, Nova Scotia 1853 Public 4,875 $59.4M 1974
St. Thomas University Tommies Fredericton, New Brunswick 1910 Public 2,579 --- 1974

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).

Institution Nickname Location Founded Type Enrollment[1] Endowment Joined Sport Primary league
Bishop's University Gaiters Sherbrooke, Quebec 1843 Public 2,756 $32.5M 2017 Football RSEQ

Facilities
Facilities
InstitutionFootball
Field		Seated
Capacity		Basketball/Volleyball
Gym		Seated
Capacity		Hockey
Arena		Seated
Capacity		Soccer
Stadium		Seated
Capacity
AcadiaRaymond Field3,000War Memorial Gymnasium1,800Andrew H. McCain Arena2,300Raymond Field3,000
Bishop'sCoulter Field2,200Football-only member
Cape BretonNo Football--Sullivan Field House2,200No Hockey--Ness Timmons Soccer Field2,000
DalhousieNo Football--Sexton Memorial Gymnasium500Halifax Forum5,796F.B. Wickfire Memorial Field2,000
MemorialNo Football--Memorial University Fieldhouse1,400No Hockey--King George V Park6,400[2]
Mount AllisonMacAulay Field2,500McCormack Gymnasium800Tantramar Regional Veteran's Civic Centre750MacAulay Field2,500
MonctonNo Football--Gymnasium J.-Louis-Levesque (Women’s Volleyball only)N/AAréna J.-Louis-Levesque2,500Croix-Bleue Medavie Stadium8,300
UNBNo Football--Richard J. Currie Center1,400Aitken Centre3,685Chapman Field1,500
UPEINo Football--Chi-Wan Young Sports Centre2,000MacLauchlan Arena1,300UPEI Field Turf3,000
Saint Mary'sHuskies Stadium4,000*The Tower1,200The Dauphinee Centre1,200Huskies Stadium2,000[3]
St. F.X.Oland Stadium4,000Oland Centre Gymnasium2,500KMC1,501Oland Stadium4,000
St. ThomasNo Football--No Basketball--Grant • Harvey Centre (Women’s only)1,500No Soccer--

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

References

  1. "Full-time plus Part-time Enrollment". Association of Atlantic Universities. 2009-10-14. Retrieved 2009-12-04.
  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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