University of North Dakota's teams are now the...

[SLCBengal]

Fighting Hawks.

The University of North Dakota has announced that Fighting Hawks will be the University’s new nickname. The results of the nickname runoff vote, held online November 12-16 for eligible voters, were tallied and provided to UND by Qualtrics, the third-party voting platform management firm that conducted the voting process. Final results of the vote were:

Total votes: 27,378

Fighting Hawks: 15,670 votes (57.24 percent)
Roughriders: 11,708 votes (42.76 percent)

UNDSports: Fighting Hawks selected as new nickname

 

[otis campbell]

Fighting PC Crocks.

 

[sasquatch]

It's pretty anti-climatic, isn't it? Geez, I would have gone with Roughriders over the F'n Hawks.