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Washington Huskies is the nickname of the University of Washington's athletic teams. The school is a member of the Pacific-12 Conference. The athletic program is made up of 9 men's sports (baseball, basketball, crew, cross country, football, golf, soccer, tennis, track and field) and 10 women's sports (basketball, crew, cross country, golf, gymnastics, soccer, softball, tennis, track and field, volleyball, Sand Volleyball. Among its facilities on campus are Husky Stadium (football), Hec Edmundson Pavilion (basketball, gymnastics and volleyball), Husky Ballpark (baseball), (Husky Softball Stadium ) (softball), the Nordstrom Tennis Center, the (Dempsey Indoor ) practice facility, and the (Conibear Shellhouse ) (rowing). Recently added was the (Husky Track ) located just north of the Husky Ballpark. The golf team's home course is at the (Washington National Golf Club ) in Auburn. UW students, sports teams, and alumni are called Huskies. The husky was selected as the school mascot by student committee in 1923.〔(【引用サイトリンク】first=Hugo )〕 It replaced the "Sun Dodger," an abstract reference to the local weather that was quickly dropped in favor of something more tangible. The costumed "Harry the Husky" performs at sporting and special events, and a live Alaskan Malamute, currently named Dubs, has traditionally led the UW football team onto the field at the start of games. The school colors of purple and gold were adopted in 1892 by student vote. The choice was purportedly inspired by the first stanza of Lord Byron's ''The Destruction of Sennacherib'':〔(【引用サイトリンク】url=https://www.lib.washington.edu/SpecialColl/searching/uchronology.pdf )〕 ''The Assyrian came down like the wolf on the fold,'' ==Varsity athletic teams== The University of Washington sponsors teams in ten men's and twelve women's NCAA sanctioned sports:〔(【引用サイトリンク】title=University of Washington Official Athletics Site - GOHUSKIES.COM )〕 Men's Intercollegiate Sports * Baseball * Basketball * Cross Country * Football * Golf * ''Rowing/Crew'' ‡ * Soccer * Tennis * Track & Field (Indoor # & Outdoor) Women's Intercollegiate Sports * Basketball * Beach volleyball * * Cross Country * Golf * Gymnastics * Rowing/Crew * Soccer * Softball * Tennis * Track & Field (Indoor # & Outdoor) * Volleyball * ‡ = ''Men's rowing/crew'' is sanctioned by the Intercollegiate Rowing Association, not by the NCAA. * # =The Indoor track & field teams compete in the Mountain Pacific Sports Federation. * * = Beach volleyball is a fully sanctioned NCAA sport which will have its first national championship in the spring of 2016. 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Washington Huskies」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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