Huskie Athletics

Huskie Athletics provides Saskatoon and area with a little bit of everything for all types of sports fans.

The 15 different athletic teams compete in the Canada West Universities Athletic Association that spans from Victoria to Winnipeg. The Canada West is one of four regions (others include the Ontario Universities Association, Atlantic Universities Association and Quebec Student Sports Federation) in the 52 member Canadian Interuniversity Sport (CIS). The CIS spans from Victoria to St. John’s, Nfld.

With 92 Canada West Championships and 24 CIS Championships, under its belt Huskie Athletics is one of the most dominant programs in the country. The program has hosted four CIS championship tournaments in the last 10 years.

Huskie teams play at premier facilities built with the fan in mind. At Griffiths Stadium in PotashCorp Park, one can take in a football game feature the three-time Vanier Cup champion Huskies under the tutelage of 25-year CIS coaching veteran Brian Towriss. Or catch the fast-paced action on the soccer pitch.

At the Physical Activity Complex, the basketball and volleyball squads field some of the top teams in the conference.  Both basketball teams won the Canada West championship just two seasons ago, while the volleyball squads have won a combined seven CIS championship banners since 1972.

In the rustic and homey Rutherford Rink (the third oldest in Canada), the Huskie hockey teams are perennial favourites for the top spot in the conference. The men’s hockey team full of junior hockey players now finishing their careers, has won eight Canada West titles and has competed at the CIS Championship nine times in the last 11 years.

Huskie Athletics is also home to wrestling, track & field and cross country teams.

As the sports governing body for student-athletes at the University of Saskatchewan, Huskie Athletics provides the opportunity to students to play sport at an elite level while obtaining a university degree. Huskie athletes leave the campus and the University of Saskatchewan with the skills to become successful at work, with family and in the community.

Home to 773 all-stars since 1920, Huskie Athletics strives each year to provide quality programs for athletes while they prepare for the future. 

Checking out these athletes is worth your time!

Huskie Athletics Wall of Fame Inductees

Huskie Athletics Major Awards Recipients