The North Dakota Fighting Hawks (formerly known as the Fighting Sioux) program fields the varsity athletic teams of the University of North Dakota (UND), which is located in the city of Grand Forks, North Dakota. Originally in the Division II North Central Conference, UND began transitioning to NCAA`s Division I in 2008 with the football program participating in Division I`s Football Championship Subdivision. North Dakota is a member of the Big Sky Conference for football and most other sports, the Western Athletic Conference for baseball and men`s and women`s swimming & diving, the National Collegiate Hockey Conference for men`s hockey, and the Western Collegiate Hockey Association for women…